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December 3, 1990 –Madonna was interviewed by Forrest Sawyer on the news program Nightline, where she debuts her video for Justify My Love, which MTV has refused to play on this date. It was unusual for an entertainment story to be the focus of Nightline, but this one made the news because it raised censorshipContinue reading “Madonna interviewed on Nightline”

December 3, 1965 – Rubber Soul, the sixth album by The Beatles was released on this date. With the 14 new songs, the British band expanded their sound using a wide range of instruments. Influences included soul music and the new folk-rock of Bob Dylan. George Harrison’s use of a sitar on Norwegian Wood sparkedContinue reading “The Beatles offered to let you drive their car for the first time”

December 2, 1986 –Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III died from lung cancer, on this date. Although recognized as a great innovator of television, I guess he might have had second thoughts about that Philip Morris sponsorship of the I Love Lucy show.

December 2, 1969 – Jeanie finally married Major Anthony Nelson (her ‘master’) on the I Dream of Jeannie episode, The Wedding, on this date. Although personally Barbara Eden strongly disagreed with the decision for Tony and Jeannie to marry, she has mentioned several times that this was one of her favorite episodes, mainly because itContinue reading “Even Genies get married”

December 2, 1988 –Paramount Pictures’ very silly film, (based on the short lived TV series)The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalbán, and George Kennedy, opened on this date. Several years later, Queen Elizabeth II attended a Oakland A’s versus Baltimore Orioles game in Baltimore, Maryland, andContinue reading “The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! premiered”

December 2, 1972 –Carly Simon released her hit, You’re So Vain, with background harmonies supplied by Mick Jagger (who just happened to be in an adjoining studio at the time,) on this date. Carly Simon started recording this with Harry Nilsson singing backup, but Mick Jagger ended up singing on it instead (listen for himContinue reading “The first time you figured out what ‘Gavotte’ was”

He knows just how I like my martini – full of alcohol Homer Simpson The first Friday of December is National Bartender Appreciation Day, (as opposed to World Bartender Appreciation Day, which is on February 24.) Raise a toast to the men and women working the late nights, quenching their patron’s thirst.

For those of you playing the home game, you may open the first window in your calendar, (usually the chocolate isn’t very good, this one may be different.)

December is the twelfth and last month of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. This is used in almost all the world today. It was the tenth month in the early Roman calendar. It became the twelfth month in a later Roman calendar. Until 46 B.C., December only had 29 days. But the RomanContinue reading “Kindness is like snow — it beautifies everything it covers”

December 1, 1989 –The very silly National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid, Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki, opened on this date. After failing to get the Christmas lights to work one last time, Clark Griswold takes his frustration out on the plastic decorations in the front yard. Chevy Chase actuallyContinue reading “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation premiered”