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March 21, 1952 –The first rock and roll concert was held in America on this date, when DJ Alan Freed (the man who coined the phrase “Rock and Roll“) hosted The Moondog Coronation Ball in Cleveland, Ohio. The first rock and roll concert was shut down after the first act, when it appeared that aContinue reading “The Moondog Coronation Ball”

March 20, 1973 –The TV movie pilot for the series The Police Story, Slow Boy, starring Vic Morrow, Edward Asner, Diane Baker, Chuck Connors, and Harry Guardino premiered on NBC TV on this date. In the opening stakeout scene, the squad is watching Slow Boy (Chuck Connors) outside a theater showing the movie The NewContinue reading “The Police Story premiered”

March 20, 1987 –Robert Townsend’s seminal satirical comedy Hollywood Shuffle, starring Robert Townsend and a whole bunch of the Wayan family premiered on this date. At the end of the film, Robert Townsend plays a flying black superhero. Six years later, he would star in The Meteor Man, about a flying black superhero.

March 20, 1971 –Janis Joplin’s hit Me and Bobby McGee reached no. #1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. It was her only solo number one single, released on the posthumous album Pearl. The song was written by Kris Kristofferson, who has written hundreds of songs for a wide variety of artists. Kristofferson wouldContinue reading “Me and Bobby McGee topped the charts”

Bunkies, I know for some of you, winter never really seemed to start this year While you are attempting to balance those eggs and brooms today, remember that the Vernal Equinox occurred at 5:24 PM (EDT) this evening. That means it’s spring. This year, please don’t take off your clothes. Cautionly venture outside, come backContinue reading “Blossom by blossom, Spring begins”

March 19, 1953 –NBC TV aired The Academy Awards on television for the first time on this date. Though the winners had been announced several months earlier, the program still garnered a lot of attention. The show was hosted by Bob Hope and Conrad Nagel

March 19, 1984 –CBS TV premiered the midseason replacement show Kate & Allie starring Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin on this date. Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James previously starred together in the movie How To Beat The High Cost Of Living

March 19, 1977 –It was the end of the road at WJM-TV when the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Last Show, aired on CBS TV on this date. In an interview years later Mary Tyler Moore said that the scene where they embraced and then huddled to the tissues was notContinue reading “The finale of The Mary Tyler Moore Show”

March 19, 1975 –Columbia Pictures releases Ken Russell’s unique version of Tommy, starring The Who, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Elton John, and Jack Nicholson, premiered on this date. According to Pete Townshend, Oliver Reed had incredible problems recording his part of the soundtrack owing to his inability to sing, and he wasContinue reading “Tommy opened”

It’s the Feast of St. Joseph, stepdad to Jesus and patron saint of real estate closers (that’s why the pastries are for him – he’s a closer.) Remember to go out and have the very delicious Sicilian pastry that bears his name (but get the ones with canolli filling, not the custard.) It’s so good,Continue reading “We are born to love, we live to love, and we will die to love still more.”