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January 27, 1976 – Laverne and Shirley, a spinoff from Happy Days, starring Penny Marshall as Laverne De Fazio and Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney, premiered on ABC-TV on this date. Various cast members from Happy Days have talked about the vicious fights next door on set of Laverne and Shirley, so loud that theyContinue reading “Laverne and Shirley premiered”

Dukes of Hazzard premiered on CBS television with the episode, One Armed Bandits – (A shipment of slot machines is hijacked.) High comedy indeed for the Tiffany Network.

St. Timothy is known to be the patron saint of those who suffer from stomach aches or other intestinal disorders (he was prescribed ‘a little wine‘ for his own stomach troubles.) Timothy is famous for being the companion and secretary to St. Paul. One of the requirements of the job was circumcision; Timothy, ever piousContinue reading “A good life with contentment is itself a great wealth”

Today is the 73rd annual Republic Day in India. Usually spectators line up to watch dancers from all over the nation gather in New Delhi every year on this day to dance in the huge National Arena and all along a five mile parade route, (not so much, this year.) It’s Australia Day today (formerlyContinue reading “Imagine the cosmic convergence”

January 25, 1949 –The first Emmy Awards, which were devoted solely to local Los Angeles programming, were held on this date, at the Hollywood Athletic Club. The very first Emmy, for Outstanding Personality, went to Shirley Dinsdale, a 20-year-old ventriloquist from UCLA, star of the children’s show Judy Splinters—named after her talking puppet and broadcastContinue reading “The First Emmy Awards”

January 25, 1995 –Hey, the world almost ended on this date and you probably didn’t even know it: Russia almost launched a nuclear missile at a Norwegian research rocket after mistaking it for a US missile. The event, known as the Norwegian Rocket Incident, highlighted remaining Cold War tensions, despite the fact that the warContinue reading “the Norwegian Rocket Incident”

January 24, 1947 –Well, I was interested in playing the piano from as early as I can remember. Warren William Zevon, singer-songwriter and musician, was born on this date. Remember kids – keep enjoying every sandwich.

January 24, 1975 –The Norman Lear developed TV adaptation of Lanford Wilson’s 1973 off-Broadway play, Hot L Baltimore, starring Richard Masur, Conchata Ferrell, James Cromwell, Al Freeman, Jr., & Charlotte Rae, premiered on ABC, on this date. The series garnered controversy due to its cast of characters, which included two prostitutes, an illegal immigrant, andContinue reading “Hot L Baltimore premiered”

Its National Peanut Butter day. Boldly celebrate the lowly legume Arachis hypogaea, (except for the 1.5% of US students allergic to peanuts.) Former President Bill Clinton says one of his favorite sandwiches is peanut butter and banana; also reported to have been the favorite of Elvis. Women and children prefer creamy peanut butter, while mostContinue reading “Spread love as thick as you would peanut butter”

If you told the evil computer in the Star Trek episode The Wolf in the Fold, ‘Pinocchio says “My Nose Will Grow Now”‘, it would destroy it much like calculating to the last digit of Pi. The Pinocchio paradox arises when Pinocchio says “My nose grows now” and is a version of the liar paradox.Continue reading “May I blow your mind?”