For those of you interested – Today’s gift count (286): you currently have 11 pipers piping, 20 hyperactive effete British gentlemen, knocking furniture over, 27 Pole dancers (draw the shades, the neighborhood kids are staring into your windows), 32 organized dairy workers striking for better working conditions, 35 Swans making a racket, befouling your secondContinue reading “Just stop answering the door”
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Always trolling for trivia
Today is National Trivia Day. It is observed across the United States each year on January 4. We observe trivia day, everyday here. The oldest survivor Of The Crimean War passed away in 2004 Timothy the Tortoise, the last survivor of the Crimean War (which ended in 1856,) died in April of 2004 at theContinue reading “Always trolling for trivia”
Ed Sullivan wasn’t the first
January 3, 1964 –A month before The Beatles make their iconic live debut in the US on the Ed Sullivan Show, Americans get their first look at the Fab Four when Jack Paar shows a film clip of the band performing She Loves You on his TV show. In the fall of 1963, TV hostContinue reading “Ed Sullivan wasn’t the first”
Saturday Night topped the charts
January 3, 1976 –The Bay City Rollers single, Saturday Night reached the No. 1 position on the US Billboard Charts (their only US No. 1 single,) on this date. This song was first recorded in 1973 with original Rollers vocalist Nobby Clarke, but this version tanked when it was released in the UK. The band,Continue reading “Saturday Night topped the charts”
Then, no more
January 3, 2000 –The last daily Peanuts strip ran on this date. The comic strip, which centered around the iconic Charlie Brown, his dog Snoopy, and their friends, had been running since 1950. Almost 20,000 strips were published in total, not to mention the musicals, movies, and television specials that featured the Peanuts gang.
Original Star Trek: Whom Gods Destroy
January 3, 1969 – Captain Kirk visits an asylum where he is held hostage by an insane starship captain who believes that he is destined to control the universe in the Star Trek series episode Whom Gods Destroy, which aired on NBC TV on this date. The plot of inmates taking over the asylum andContinue reading “Original Star Trek: Whom Gods Destroy”
The Dragnet series started
January 3, 1952 –The ominous, four-note introduction to the brass and tympani theme music, then the staccato voice over intoned, Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true. The first regularly scheduled episode of Dragnet premiered on this date (Badge 714 is the name of the syndication version of the series.)
Mortality defines the human condition.
Today is Memento Mori Day, a tradition started in ancient Rome that serves as a reminder that we will all die, one day soon. It is said that in ancient Rome, when a victorious general would return to the city for his triumph (victory parade), a slave would walk behind him, whispering in his ear:Continue reading “Mortality defines the human condition.”
You’re going to need a short order cook soon
Today’s gift count (220): you currently have 10 Leaping Lords, (the ten lords represent the Ten Commandments,) 18 Rockettes, 24 young milkmaid, 28 Swans making a racket, 30 geese a’ laying, 30 golden rings, 28 calling birds, 24 French hens, 18 turtledoves and 10 partridges in their respective pear trees. The ten lords represent theContinue reading “You’re going to need a short order cook soon”
Where are you putting all this stuff?
Today’s gift count (156): you currently have Nine ladies dancing, 16 young woman engaged in the dairy industry (and possibly their union rep. I’ve also never considered whether or not the cows come with them), 21 Swans making a racket, 24 geese a’ laying (check to see if you can make omelets for all thoseContinue reading “Where are you putting all this stuff?”
