May 1, 1972 –The Eagles’ first single, Take It Easy, written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, was released on this date. The Eagles played this live long before they recorded it. It was one of the songs they played when they were doing four sets a night at a club in Aspen, Colorado. ByContinue reading “Take It Easy went on sale”
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I don’t think there’s one word that can describe a man’s life.
May 1, 1941 – The young filmmaker of this film was so obsessed with his project that his habit of consuming more than 30 cups of coffee each day led him to succumb to caffeine poisoning. He switched to tea, believing that the time it took to make each cup would slow him down, butContinue reading “I don’t think there’s one word that can describe a man’s life.”
The series V premiered
May 1, 1983 – Viewers had the pleasure of watching aliens unhinge their jaws and swallow mice when V (the miniseries), starring Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Jane Badler, Michael Durrell, Peter Nelson, and David Packer, premiered on NBC TV on this date. The series was intended as a literal retelling of the Nazi takeover ofContinue reading “The series V premiered”
THIS was the 8th Wonder of the World
May 1, 1931 – The Empire State Building in New York City was dedicated by President Hoover from the White House in Washington DC where he pressed a button that switched on the lights. The 102 story skyscraper, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street in New York City, was the first higherContinue reading “THIS was the 8th Wonder of the World”
May is the gateway to summer.
The month of May is named after Maia, a Greek goddess and mother of Hermes. Shockingly, May is the fifth month of the year in both the Gregorian and Julian calendars Apparently, May is also a very bad month to get married… due to Mary Queen of Scots‘ unfortunate history, and the fact that sheContinue reading “May is the gateway to summer.”
The Young Rascals’ Good Lovin topped the charts
April 30, 1966 –The Young Rascals‘ single Good Lovin‘ went to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboardsingles chart, on this date. According to Rolling Stone magazine, The Young Rascals were surprised by the success of this track. Felix Cavaliere admitted, “We weren’t too pleased with our performance. It was a shock to us when itContinue reading “The Young Rascals’ Good Lovin topped the charts”
A very early appearance of Bugs
April 30, 1938 – Bugs Bunny first appeared, so to speak, in the cartoon short Porky’s Hare Hunt, released on this date. This short was co-directed by Cal Dalton and Ben Hardaway. The cartoon had an almost identical theme to a 1937 cartoon, Porky’s Duck Hunt, directed by Tex Avery and introducing Daffy Duck. FollowingContinue reading “A very early appearance of Bugs”
The pilot for Starsky and Hutch premiered
April 30, 1975 –Detectives David Starsky and Kenneth ‘Hutch‘ Hutchinson, began to patrol the streets of Bay City (Los Angeles), when Starsky and Hutch debuted on ABC TV on this date. Even though the US broadcasts claims that it’s not Los Angeles but “Bay City“, the very first street sign they stop in front ofContinue reading “The pilot for Starsky and Hutch premiered”
Hasbro convinced parents to let kids play with their food
April 30, 1952 –Mr. Potato Head® became the first toy to be advertised on television on this date. Over one million kits were sold in the first year. Mrs. Horned Melon or Mr. Cherimoya didn’t sell so well.
Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring
Today is the feast of St. Catherine of Siena, the co-patron saint of Italy. The Renaissance was tough on women, Catherine’s older sister and younger sisters died in 1463 (she had 22 other siblings, although, at that point, who could tell who was alive or died or the neighbor’s cat.) Catherine’s father did what anyContinue reading “Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring”
