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October 28, 1962 –Gerry and Sylvia Anderson third attempt at frightening children with Supermarionation – Fireball XL5 premiered in the UK, on this date. Remember to stick around for the end credits to sing along with the theme! Although Supercar had been shown in syndication, this was the first Gerry Anderson‘ Supermarionation series to appearContinue reading “We’d take the path to Jupiter”

October 28, 1989 –Janet Jackson started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 on this date. As was the case with many of her hits of this era, Janet Jackson wrote Rhythm Nation with the songwriting and production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.Continue reading “We are a part of the Rhythm Nation!”

October 27, 1982 –Prince’s fifth album, 1999, was released on this date. It becomes his breakthrough, selling well over 5 million copies worldwide, thanks to Little Red Corvette and the title track. The album helped propel him to superstar status, a title he lived up to with electrifying live shows and a startlingly prolific outputContinue reading “I was dreamin’ when I wrote this”

October 27, 1966 – The third Charles Schultz Peanuts special, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, (directed again by Bill Melendez,) premiered on this date This is the only special where Pig Pen is shown wearing glasses. You can see them when he is with the other kids at the Halloween party around the appleContinue reading “Halloween is over, and I missed it!”

October 37, 1956 – The Merrie Melodies short, Wideo Wabbit, directed by Bob McKimson, and starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, was released on this date. https://livid.com/watch/J7VNYucqqdH- The second time in which Bugs disguises himself as an usher to send someone into a show that involved Indians and then trick his enemy into a hunter/sportsmanContinue reading “Wideo Wabbit premiered”

Today is National American Beer Day – but please follow along as this will get confusing:< National Beer Day,is celebrated on April 7.International Beer Day,is celebrated on the first Friday in August5.National Drink Beer Day,is celebrated on September 28, celebrated around Octoberfest, which is celebrated in Munich. While beer is not my go to beverageContinue reading “Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder”

October 27, 1954 –“… It was all started by a mouse.” Walt Disney’s first TV show, Disneyland, premiered on ABC-TV on this date. All of the ABC episodes were filmed in color, even though they aired in black and white. In general, ABC did not broadcast in color until the mid 1960s. During the yearsContinue reading “When you wish upon a star”

October 27, 1955 –The quintessential 50s movie (although quite startling at the time,) Nicholas Ray’s masterful, Rebel Without a Cause, was released on this date Natalie Wood was first considered too young for the role of Judy. Even though she was the same age as the character, she was at least 5 years younger thanContinue reading “You’re tearing me apart!”

October 26, 1965 –Queen Elizabeth decorated The Beatles with the Order of the British Empire, at Buckingham Palace, on this date. The Beatles, ever polite, allowed Her Majesty to add chintz curtains and tufted sofas in their living rooms.

October 26, 1970 –Elton John released his first hit single Your Song, on this date. This was one of the first songs John wrote with Bernie Taupin. They met after a record company gave John some of Taupin’s lyrics to work with. Eventually, they both moved into John’s parents’ house, where they started working together.