It’s the second night of Hanukkah. (It’s an excuse to eat donuts all day long.) Gather your family around and listen to some more Hanukkah songs – The Chanukah Song Part 2 Adam Sandler – Hanukkah Dance Woody Guthrie – Dreidel Don McClean – Happy Hanukkah Walk off the Earth (Ft. Scott Helman) – ‘TwasContinue reading “Sufganyiots are Homer Simpson approved”
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This all somehow makes sense
I am going to send you directly to the group of old ladies in church, saying the rosaries on a Thursday afternoon in the back row of your church to explain this one to you: December 8, 1854 –Pius IX promulgates the doctrine of Immaculate Conception (Ineffabilis Deus) – the Virgin Mary is free fromContinue reading “This all somehow makes sense”
Life is short, eat brownies
It’s apparently National Brownie day today, as opposed to ‘Send Kevin the loose bills in your pocket day.’ According to several sources, Brownies seem to have made their first appearance at the Parker House Hotel in Chicago in 1893 celebrating the Columbian Exposition World’s Fair in Chicago, (you may find their original recipe for theContinue reading “Life is short, eat brownies”
A terrible anniversary
December 8, 1980 – John Lennon was shot by a lunatic, Mark David Chapman, outside Lennon’s apartment in New York City mere hours after receiving the Beatle’s autograph. Chapman was carrying around his dog eared copy of Catcher in the Rye. For those of you who remember the book, I leave it to you toContinue reading “A terrible anniversary”
First time we found out that we had a problem with a certain hotel bill
December 8, 1976 –Asylum release the fifth studio album of the Eagles, Hotel California, on this date. Hotel California would go on to sell 16 million copies in the U.S. and double that figure worldwide.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon opened
December 8, 2000 –Ang Lee’s visually stunning martial arts film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, starring Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, and Ziyi Zhang opened in limited release in the US on this date. Director Ang Lee described the film as “a dream of China…that probably never existed.”
The Sound of Jazz premiered
December 8, 1957 – The CBS series, The Seven Living Arts aired, The Sound of Jazz, live from their NYC studios: an all-star program featuring swing era and contemporary jazz artists, including Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, and many others, on this date. The show’s performance of Fine and Mellow reunited BillieContinue reading “The Sound of Jazz premiered”
The dreidel game is strangely addictive.
Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah – You add the candles from right to left but light them left to right. So, let the serious eating commence. Original Hanukkah Song Adam Sandler – Era-lution of Taylor Swift – (Chanukah’s version) Six13 – Chanukah Upmix DJ Farbreng – Mi Y’malel (Who Can Retell?) Continue reading “The dreidel game is strangely addictive.”
He may not be back anytime soon
December 7, 1969 –Another Rankin/Bass production, Frosty the Snowman, premiered on CBS-TV on this date. This was Jimmy Durante’s final film (not counting documentaries and one short film appearance). The original recording of Frosty The Snowman by Gene Autry was his seasonal follow-up to his successful recording of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1949. ThisContinue reading “He may not be back anytime soon”
The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)
December 7, 1949 –It’s Tom Waits’ birthday today. Anywhere I Lay My Head – Downtown Train – Temptation – Telephone Call From Istanbul – And the Acme Corp. is always happy to sponsor that Christmas Classic, Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis (One of our loyal bunkies pointed out that there is no EuclidContinue reading “The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)”
