March 25, 1968 –The 58th and final episode of The Monkees, Mijacogeo (also known as The Frodis Caper,) aired on this date. When the show was about to be renewed for a third season the group wanted to turn the show from a half hour sitcom into an hour variety show where they would introduceContinue reading “The last episode of The Monkees”
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Love Train goes to number #1
March 24, 1973 –The O’Jays’ single Love Train (considered to be one of the first disco songs,) went to No. #1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. The song was written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, producers for the O’Jays. The team of Gamble & Huff would go on to write and produceContinue reading “Love Train goes to number #1”
The Hound of the Baskervilles premiered
March 24, 1939 –… Murder, my dear Watson. Refined, cold-blooded murder. … Twentieth Century Fox released on this date, the first of 14 films based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles. Although Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are the stars of the film, 20th Century Fox wasContinue reading “The Hound of the Baskervilles premiered”
Elvis inducted into the Army
March 24, 1958 – (Please note, you are about to see Elvis, stripped to the waist, in his skivvies. Should you need healing of any sort, please press one of your damp hands upon the screen and the other ever sweaty palm upon your afflicted region.) Elvis Aron Presley entered the United States Army atContinue reading “Elvis inducted into the Army”
It’s not quite the weekend yet –
but it’s National Cocktail Day (World Cocktail Day is on the 13th of May,) And no, some of you may think, ‘Every day is National Cocktail Day in your house‘. I need to give my liver a break once in a while. Geez! Demand Euphoria!
It’s the toast of the town
Huzzah, it’s Melba Toast Day. The toast so named for the the Australian Opera singer Nellie Melba by her great admirer (and world famous French chef Auguste Escoffier.) but folks, get a grip, it’s just toast. Demand Euphoria!
The launch of Gemini III
March 23, 1965 –NASA launched Gemini III, nicknamed the “Molly Brown,” from Cape Canaveral on this date. It was the United State’s first maneuverable two-man mission. The mission was crewed by astronauts Virgil Ivan “Gus” Grissom and John W. Young. The flight was the first for Young, who breaks quarantine regulations by smuggling a sandwichContinue reading “The launch of Gemini III”
The last Partridge Family episode
March 23, 1974 – You had one last time to Get Happy, when The Partridge Family aired the last episode of the series, …—…(SOS), on this date Shirley Jones presented George Chakiris, who guest stars in the episode, his Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for West Side Story.
I forgot to post this on Sunday –
The 20th of March is Snowman Burning Day, Snowman Burning Day is a celebration that marks the ends of winter and the beginning of spring. The holiday was first celebrated in 1971. The Unicorn Hunters at the Lake Superior State University (LSSU) have established the holiday. The idea for Snowman Burning Day came from Germany’sContinue reading “I forgot to post this on Sunday –”
William Shatner
March 22, 1931 –I love technology. Matches, to light a fire, is really high tech. The wheel is really one of the great inventions of all time. Other than that, I am an ignoramus about technology…. William Shatner, arguably the world’s (or at least Canada’s) greatest actor was born today on this date. Demand Euphoria!
The Haus of Dcaligari 