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March 2, 1989 –Like A Prayer became the first hit song to debut in a commercial when it is used in a 2-minute Pepsi ad starring Madonna. The spot is called “Make A Wish,” and shows Madonna watching her 8-year-old self at her birthday party. The commercial airs in prime time around the world, theContinue reading “Madonna’s controversial commercial premiered”

March 2, 2009 – Jimmy Fallon premiered on the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise, first hosted by David Letterman, followed by Conan O’Brien, on this date. In 2013, Fallon was selected by NBC to succeed the continually retiring Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show. The last episode of Late Night underContinue reading “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon debuted”

March 2, 1967 –The Star Trek episode This Side of Paradise first aired on NBC TV on this date. In it, the Enterprise visits a planet where mysterious plants regulate the population. Spock is entranced by the planet and refuses to leave. Some of Spock’s family background is fleshed out in the episode with referencesContinue reading “Star Trek’s This Side of Paradise premiered”

March 2, 1935 – One of the earliest Technicolor Merrie Melodies, I Haven’t Got A Hat, directed by Friz Freleng and featuring the debut of Porky Pig and Beans the Cat (a minor Looney Tunes character from the ‘30s,) premiered on this date. Struggling against other animation studios, Warner Bros. were desperate to find aContinue reading “Happy Birthday Porky Pig”

March 2, 1987 –The long-planned collaboration between Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton, The Trio album, was released on this date. The album sold over 4 million copies and won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.

March comes in like a the Pleasing Fungus Beetle and goes out like a Paradoxical Frog. The name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and called Martius after Mars, the Roman god of war. In Rome, where the climate is Mediterranean, March is the first monthContinue reading “March weather – savage and serene in one hour”

March 1, 1973 –Pink Floyd released their eighth studio album, Dark Side Of The Moon, on this date. The album debuts at an inauspicious #95 on the US Albums chart, but has become the album with the most weeks on the Billboard charts, thanks in large part to a run from 1977-1988 when it neverContinue reading “And then one day you find 50 years have got behind you”

March 1, 1981 –NBC-TV aired the made-for-TV film Elvis and the Beauty Queen, starring Don Johnson and Stephanie Zimbalist on this date. (Don’t worry, the movie’s there, after the mini doc.) Ronnie McDowell provided the vocals to all of Elvis‘ songs, including A Very Precious Love, which Don Johnson and Stephanie Zimbalist sang as aContinue reading “Elvis and the Beauty Queen premiered”

March 1, 1968 –The Star Trek episode The Omega Glory aired in this date. In it, the Enterprise comes across the derelict Federation ship Exeter, and the crew discovers that its entire crew has been killed by a plague. NBC announced that Star Trek would be renewed for a third season during the closing creditsContinue reading “The Omega Glory premiered”

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