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October 5, 1973 –The seventh studio album by Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, (a double LP,) was release on this date. Elton and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin went to Jamaica to record the album, but the studio wasn’t up to standard, so the project was abandoned there with only a rough version ofContinue reading “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road premiered”

It’s National Vodka day. (I’ve always thought it was October 2.) While it’s not my first choice of drink – I’m not one to pass up the chilled neutral spirit. Whatever brand you drink, it always taste better fresh out of the freezer. And if you feel the need to scream because you haven’t hadContinue reading “I’ve been celebrating it on the wrong day”

October 4, 1976 –Barbara Walters made her debut on ABC-TV as the first female nightly network news anchor on this date, and offered a then-unheard of million dollar a year salary to co-anchor with veteran Harry Reasoner. But Reasoner was not pleased with having her there. In addition to their lack of chemistry, the network’sContinue reading “Barbara Walters’ first appearance on ABC News”

October 4, 1957 –Sputnik One (meaning “companion” or “fellow traveller“), the first man-made satellite, was launched on this date, beginning the “space race.” The satellite, built by Valentin Glushko, weighed 184 pounds and was launched by a converted Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). Sputnik orbited the earth every 96 minutes at a maximum height of 584Continue reading “Sputnik One launched”

Gmar chatima tova Yom Kippur starts this evening. If you’re celebrating (strange choice of words,) you better hurry up and finish reading this before sundown. May your fast pass easily – Don’t hesitate to contact me if you can’t remember the things you should be atoning for by now. Hopefully, because you finally got toContinue reading “It’s the Day of Atonement”

October 4, 1959 –Dennis the Menace, based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip, starring Jay North, Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Jeannie Russell, Joseph Kearns, and Sylvia Field, premiered on CBS-TV on this date. Ironically, Jay North, who played a rascal and a mischievous child character in the series, has served in recent years as aContinue reading “Dennis the Menace premiered”

October 4, 1964 – Supermarionation was used once again to freak out unsuspecting children when Gerry Anderson’s third series Stingray, premiered in the UK on this date. (It was the first British series to be filmed entirely in Colour: the extra U was particularly expensive.) The total cost of the production for Stingray was approximatelyContinue reading “Stingray premiered”

October 4, 1957 – Leave It To Beaver premiered on CBS-TV on this date. Once again, another show from the 50s where the lead actor (Hugh Beaumont not Jerry Mathers) was a raging alcoholic. Jerry Mathers wore his Cub Scout uniform to his audition. During the audition, he told the casting directors that he wasContinue reading “Leave It To Beaver premiered”

October 3, 1964 –According to noted food historian, Calvin Trilling, the first buffalo wings were served on this date. The wings were reported to have first been made in Buffalo, New York, by the Bellissimo family at the Anchor Bar. They were served with blue cheese dressing and given away for free. The bar nowContinue reading “Truly finger lickin’ good”

October 3, 1942 –An A4-rocket (a modified V-2) developed under the direction of Werner von Braun “Good Nazi“, was successfully launched from the Test Stand VII in Peenemünde, Germany. The 13-ton, 46-foot long V2 rocket flies perfectly over the course of 118 miles to an altitude of 53 miles (85km). While it is generally seenContinue reading “A man whose allegiance, is ruled by expedience.”