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January 30, 1889 –Bunkies, your history teachers lied to you once again – World War I really started on this date. The bodies of Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, syphilitic, depressive, whore mongering heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, and his air headed 17 year old mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera, were discovered in the ImperialContinue reading “The stuff you don’t know”

January 30, 1988 –INXS’ single from their fourth album Kick, Need You Tonight, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. It is the only INXS single to reach No. 1 The song segues seamlessly into the next track on the album, a poem Andrew Farriss wrote and put to music called Mediate.Continue reading “Need You Tonight premiered”

January 30, 1649 –If history teaches us anything, it’s that sometimes, it NOT good to be the king. King Charles I of England, was beheaded for treason at Banqueting House on this date. It is reputed that he wore two shirts as to prevent the cold January weather causing any noticeable shivers that the crowdContinue reading “Try not losing your head following along”

January 30, 1981 –Universal Pictures released the Joel Schumacher film The Incredible Shrinking Woman, starring Lily Tomlin and Charles Grodin, on this date. Initially planned as a Holiday 1980 release, Universal delayed the release until January 1981, hoping to take advantage of the buzz surrounding the release of 9 to 5, which also stars LilyContinue reading “The Incredible Shrinking Woman premiered”

January 30, 1969 –At a free concert at their Apple corporate headquarters in London, The Beatles made their last-ever public appearance as a group on this date. The performance, filmed for the documentary Let It Be, was eventually halted when police arrived after neighbors complained about the racket. (Once again, I strongly encourage you toContinue reading “A bunch of millionaires jammed on their corporate rooftop”

Today is National Inane Answering Machine Day, observed on January 30th every year. This holiday encourages you on this day to bring an end to all of the mindless and endlessly long answering machine messages that annoy and waste the time of callers. Or, you could leave a long, drawn out, insane message on someone’sContinue reading “Does anyone still have a stand-alone answering machine?”

January 29, 1880 –Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake. W.C. Fields, vaudevillian, film actor and juggler was born on this date.

January 29, 2000 –The PBS series In the Spotlight presented Steely Dan, showcasing selections from Two Against Nature, their first new studio recording in more than 20 years, on this date. This is the Home Version of Steely Dan’s PBS In The Spotlight Special, with additional documentary footage, (I didn’t think anyone would complain.)

January 29, 2018 –The Marvel film Black Panther directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis premiered in Los Angeles on this date. While in London promoting the film, Martin Freeman introduced his young son Joseph to his co-star Danai Gurira who playedContinue reading “Wakanda was put on the map”

But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,Who is already sick and pale with grief,That thou, her maid, art far more fair than she. William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet was probably first performed on this date (unless it wasn’t).Continue reading “A plague o’ both your houses!”