February 6, 1982 –The J. Geils Band song Centerfold hit No. #1 on the Billboard charts on this date. The J. Geils Band signed with Atlantic Records in 1970 and made a name for themselves as a great live act with a blues-based sound. Centerfold was a musical departure for the band – a newContinue reading “What magazines are your reading?”
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Hear the drums echoing tonight
February 5, 1983 –The Toto single off their album Toto IV, Africa, went to No. 1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. The video was directed by Steve Barron, who also did Rosanna and many other early MTV favorites. Toto was one of the few American bands that was making videos even before MTV,Continue reading “Hear the drums echoing tonight”
I can almost guarantee that you never saw this premiere
February 5, 1969 –ABC premiered a television pilot for a comedy series titled Turn-On, on this date. The cast included Teresa Graves, Hamilton Camp, Mel Stewart, Chuck McCann, and guest host Tim Conway. The show was cancelled while it was on the air, making it one of the shortest runs of any program. The stationContinue reading “I can almost guarantee that you never saw this premiere”
Everyone should support their local weatherman (or woman)
Today is National Weather Forecasters Day. It is observed on February 5 to commemorate the birthday of John Jeffries, one of the first people in America to begin observing the weather in a scientific way. The day was created to celebrate meteorologists, the men and women who predict – Dark. Turning partly light by morning.
The General premiered
February 5, 1927 –Buster Keaton’s movie The General first opened on this date. Keaton’s picture received both poor reviews by critics and weak box-office results when it premiered. Buster Keaton wanted to use the real locomotive ‘General’, which was at the Nashville, Chattanooga, and St Louis Union Depot in Chattanooga, TN. The railroad initially permittedContinue reading “The General premiered”
Hey, it’s been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years
The Eighth day of the Lunar New Year is believed to be the birthday of millet, an important crop in ancient China. According to the folk proverbs, if this day is bright and clear, then this whole year will be a harvest year; however, if this day is cloudy or even rainy, then the wholeContinue reading “Hey, it’s been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years”
Unfortunately, you have to keep cleaning
Today is the Sixth day of Lunar New Year, and the garbage from the first five days of celebrating is piling up. The rubbish from the first to the fourth day of the Chinese New Year is considered “wealth”, but after the fifth day, the garbage will turn into a sign of “poverty”. So onContinue reading “Unfortunately, you have to keep cleaning”
One of the most stylized B & W films
February 3, 1932 – Paramount Pictures released Josef von Sternberg’s Shanghai Express, starring Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook and Anna Mae Wong in Los Angeles on this date. The extras in the film are mostly speaking Cantonese – a Chinese dialect used mainly in southern China. If the film were to be more accurate, the extrasContinue reading “One of the most stylized B & W films”
… cruisin’ in my Stingray late one night …
February 3, 1978 –The TV-movie Dead Man’s Curve, the first to deal with the tragic Jan & Dean story, premieres on ABC-TV on this date. Wolfmand Jack, Dick Clark, and Beach Boys Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, appear in the movie. In the film, Wolfman Jack introduces himself to Jan and Dean in a smallContinue reading “… cruisin’ in my Stingray late one night …”
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
February 3, 1959 –The Day the Music Died: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper were on a tour called “Winter Dance Party” tour. The musicians were traveling from venue to venue on tour buses. A small plane carrying The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson), Buddy Holly and Richie Valens crashed near Mason City, Iowa,Continue reading “I can still remember how that music used to make me smile”
