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January 11, 1980 –The Pretenders eponymous album Pretenders debuted on this date in the UK. This was the breakout hit from the first Pretenders album, which was a triumph by any measure. In the UK, three singles were released before the album appeared. The first was a cover of The Kinks song Stop Your Sobbing,Continue reading “The Pretenders album went on sale”

January 11, 1998 –Nike debuted its I Can commercial, introducing the British band The Verve to a wide American audience with the song Bitter Sweet Symphony, on this date. The song becomes the band’s only hit in the States, which is sucked for the band because they had to sign away royalties to the songContinue reading “The ‘I Can’ ad campaign debuted”

January 11, 1972 –The TV movie, Kolchak, The Night Stalker, starring Darren McGavin premiered on ABC-TV on this date. While filming in Las Vegas, producer Dan Curtis was amazed at how oblivious the casino gamblers were to any events going on around them other than gambling. So as a joke one day, actor Barry AtwaterContinue reading “Kolchak, The Night Stalker premiered”

January 10 1984 –Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper became the first female recording artist since Bobbie Gentry (1967) to be nominated for five Grammy Awards: Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female), Record of the Year and Song of the Year on this date. She may be unusual but Cyndi isContinue reading “A Big Grammy Win”

January 10 1948 –Donald Fagen, singer and front man of the rock band Steely Dan, was born on this date. After the death of his friend and cofounder of Steely Dan, Walter Becker, Fagen continues to tour as Steely Dan.

January 10, 1969 – The Star Trek episode, in which the Enterprise picks up a passenger and his pursuer who are both members of a race locked in a planetary racial war, Let That Be Your Last Battlefield, first aired on this date. This is the only episode in the original series to feature close-upContinue reading “Star Trek: Let That Be Your Last Battlefield premiered”

January 10, 1984 –The “Where’s the Beef?” commercial campaign for Wendy’s with Clara Peller was first aired on this date. Clara Peller was 81 when she came out of retirement to star in the Wendy’s spot. Peller died on August 11, 1987, one week after her 84th birthday.

January 10, 1971 –PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre first began with the American premiere of an engrossing, 12-part BBC series, The First Churchills, starring John Neville, and Susan Hampshire, (who both appeared in all 12 episodes) on this date. Judi Dench was slated to star as Sarah, but was unable to. The role went to Susan Hampshire,Continue reading “The First Churchills premiered”

January 9, 1995 –You know, I go to the theatre to be entertained… I don’t want to see plays about rape, sodomy and drug addiction… I can get all that at home. The very influential English comic/actor Peter Cook, died at 57, on this date.

January 9, 2011 –The first episode of Bob’s Burgers: Human Flesh premiered on Fox TV on this date. (I’m sure this will be taken down shortly, once the Fox lawyers get wind of this. Even more enticement – An episode from the second season – Beefsquatch – for some reason, is also available.) To pitchContinue reading “Bob’s Burgers premiered”