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It’s the Feast of Saint Nicholas (yes, that St. Nick.) Amongst other things, he is the patron saint of children and was known for his generosity. He’s also known as the patron saint of sailors, fishermen, merchants, the falsely accused, prostitutes (Huh), repentant thieves, pharmacists and broadcasters. Let’s check out some other ways St. NickContinue reading “Must be Santa”

December 6, 1940 – MGM released the 10th Marx Brothers film, Go West, on this date. Winston Churchill was informed of Rudolf Hess’ capture in Scotland just before he was about to see a private screening of this film. Spurning a more detailed briefing, Churchill famously commented, “Well, Hess or no Hess, I’m off toContinue reading “Time wounds all heels”

December 6, 1955 –N.Y. psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers won the top prize on the TV quiz show The $64,000 Question by correctly answering questions on boxing. Dr. Joyce Brothers is the only person to win both The $64,000 Question and The $64,000 Challenge.

December 6, 1969 –Led Zeppelin made their debut on the US singles chart with Whole Lotta Love on this date, which eventually reached No.4 and was the first of six Top 40 singles for the group in the US. During the bands career, Zeppelin never released any singles in the UK.

December 6, 1986 –Ringo Starr becomes the first Beatle to use his name in an advertisement, for Sun Country wine cooler. He was reportedly paid “in the seven figures.”

Supposedly, there is a very old Christmas eve tradition in Germany was to hide a pickle [ornament] deep in the branches of the family Christmas Tree. The parents hung the pickle last after all the other ornaments were in place. In the morning, the child who first spots the ornament would receive an extra giftContinue reading “Do you put your pickle in the tree?”

December 5, 1932 – Rev. Richard Wayne Penniman, (Little Richard) singer, songwriter, pianist and one of the seminal influences in Rock and Roll first graced this earth on this date. To experience his true healing powers, as with St. Elvis, remove all your clothes, including your undergarments, dance with wild abandon, frequently touching the screenContinue reading “Little Richard”

December 5, 1974 – The last episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Party Political Broadcast, was shown on BBC on this date. The sketch about the doctor making his patient fill in a form while bleeding to death was co-written by Douglas Adams, creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

December 5, 1952 –The local New York City affiliate of CBS-TV, WCBS begin carrying The Abbott and Costello Show on this date. During filming, one camera was always kept on Lou Costello because he was constantly improvising. The funniest bits of business were then edited into the episode whether they had anything to do withContinue reading “We heard ‘Hey Abbott’ for the first time on NYC TV”

December 5, 1876 –Daniel Chapman Stillson patented the Stillson wrench (U.S. Patent #184,993), on this date. The device was the first practical pipe wrench, the design is still in use today.