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January 15, 1981 –Let’s Be Careful Out There Hill Street Blues premiered on NBC on this date. The series is regarded as a hallmark in American dramatic television. It was the first dramatic series to incorporate long shots, hand-held shots and continuous story lines. It was nominated for a record 21 Emmys for its firstContinue reading “Hill Street Blues premiered”

January 15, 1974 – America once again, found it’s thrill, on Blueberry Hill. The first episode of Happy Days (series) aired on this date. Potsie sets Richie up with that Mary Lou girl. ABC at first feared Fonzie would be perceived as a hoodlum or criminal, and prohibited his wearing a leather jacket. In theContinue reading “Happy Days premiered”

January 15, 1967 –Ed Sullivan, when he wasn’t fall down drunk, swore a lot. He swore that his arch-rival, Walter Winchell was a goddamned bastard. He swore that his ‘so called friend‘ J Edgar Hoover was a goddamned transvestite but surprising spry in his cha-cha heels. And he swore that those goddamned filthy limey boys,Continue reading “The Rolling Stones on Sullivan Again”

As well as everything else – There is no celebration of No Pants Subway Ride Day once again this year, in NYC – “The No Pants Subway Ride is not happening in New York in 2023,” reads a message on the initiative’s official website. “After 19 years of producing the event, we’ve decided to takeContinue reading “You can leave you hat on”

For those of you not following that new fangled Gregorian Calendar (and still keep stock with the Julian Calendar), it’s January First. Happy New Year Please feel free to call in sick today, should you work on Saturdays, and explain to them that it’s Orthodox New Years Day in your religion (but remember that youContinue reading “I’ll be quiet, in case you’re sleeping in”

January 14, 1972 – Sanford and Son, featuring comedian Redd Foxx (whose last name was really Sanford) and Demond Wilson, premiered on NBC-TV on this date. Throughout the series, whenever Lamont threatened to move out, or things did not go Fred’s way, he would clutch his chest and fake a heart attack, shouting variations ofContinue reading “Sanford and Son premiered”

January 14, 1973 –Touch but the hem of his raiment and be saved! Elvis Presley made TV history with a live concert, Aloha from Hawaii, televised via satellite on this date. It has been estimated that over one billion people saw the concert. Aloha From Hawaii made history as the first televised event to beContinue reading “Aloha from Hawaii premiered”

January 14, 1967 –Sonny and Cher, one of the big musical duos of the mid ‘60s released one of their biggest hits, The Beat Goes On, on this date. In 1968, Chrysler Corporation paid a large sum of money to use parts of the song in an ad campaign for the Plymouth line.

According to the American Dialect Society – the suffix “-ussy” was chosen as Word of the Year (2022)  in its annual vote. It was the 33rd anniversary of the society’s original Word of the Year vote in December 1990. The term, “The selection of the suffix -ussy highlights how creativity in new word formation hasContinue reading “Another Word of the Year (I guess)”

The Asian Lunar New Years is 9 days away. Valentine’s Day is 33 days away. Mardi Gras is 41 days away. And today is Old New Years Eve (Old Style Calendar.) Feel free to forget it’s ‘Dry January‘