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March 22, 1978 –The seminal mockumentary about The Pre-Fab Four, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, directed by Eric Idle and Gary Weis and starring some people from Monty Python and some other people from SNL, premiered on NBC-TV on this date. Neil Innes, Ricky Fataar and John Halsey regrouped in 1996 to recordContinue reading “I’d like to own a squadron of tanks.”

March 22, 1977 –Yet another John Denver television special, Thank God I’m a Country Boy, premiered on ABC. TV, on this date. John Denver had already earned his country cred with the crossover hit Take Me Home Country Roads in 1971. While that song was inspired by a longing to settle in West Virginia (neitherContinue reading “For some reason, another John Denver special”

March 21, 1964 –The Beatles‘ single She Loves You, went #1 and stayed #1 for two weeks on this date. The Beatles released a German version translated as Sie Liebt Dich in the US in 1964. They learned some German when they became the house band in Hamburg in 1962, but needed a German speakerContinue reading “She Loves You topped the charts”

March 21, 1980 –Pink Floyd’s powerful protest song Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it remained for 11 consecutive weeks. This track was part of their iconic rock opera album The Wall, which was released in 1979. The song stood out notContinue reading “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 topped the charts”

March 21, 1990 –The short-lived CBS sitcom, Sydney, starring Valerie Bertinelli and a pre-Friends Matthew Perry, premiered on this date. The theme song for Sydney was Finish What Ya Started By Van Halen from their album OU812. Valerie was married to the guitarist Eddie Van Halen at the time.

March 21, 1995 –We all get to spend Dave Nelson’s first day at WNYX when NewsRadio, starring Dave Foley, Phil Hartman, Maura Tierney and Andy Dick premiered on NBC-TV, on this date. Jon Lovitz appeared as three different characters in the series: 1. A guest appearance as a mental patient who befriends Bill McNeal, 2.Continue reading “NewsRadio first went on the air”

Today is World Poetry Day. It’s a time to appreciate and support poets and poetry around the world. It is held on March 21 each year and is an initiative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking – Emily Dickinson

March 20, 1982 –Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ single I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll begins a seven week run at #1 on this date. Jett was touring England as a member of an all teenage girl group called The Runaways when she discovered this song, originally recorded by a British group called The Arrows inContinue reading “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll topped the charts”

March 20, 1985 –For some unknown reason, CBS TV decided to bring back Betty Boop in a TV special, The Romance Of Betty Boop, which aired on this date. According to the director Bill Melendez, the short was supposed to be a pilot for an animated series.

March 20, 1973 –The TV movie pilot for the series The Police Story, Slow Boy, starring Vic Morrow, Edward Asner, Diane Baker, Chuck Connors, and Harry Guardino premiered on NBC TV on this date. In the opening stakeout scene, the squad is watching Slow Boy (Chuck Connors) outside a theater showing the movie The NewContinue reading “The Police Story pilot”