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Today is National Punctuation Day (!,?.) It’s a celebration of the lowly comma, correctly used quotation marks and other proper uses of periods, semicolons, and the every mysterious ellipsis. (The Interrobang is a combination of both the exclamation point and a question mark, used thusly: “What are you doing[insert interrobang. Unfortunately, the interrobang isn’t standardContinue reading “Remember, they help a sentence make more sense”

September 24, 1938 – One of the craziest cartoons Looney Tunes ever produced, Porky in Wackyland was released on this date. You need to watch it a few times to really get everything that’s going on in this one. At one point in the pan of the various denizens of Wackyland, a character with largeContinue reading “Porky in Wackyland premiered”

September 24, 1977 – Everyone got to order their first drink from Isaac when The Love Boat set sail for the first time on ABC-TV on this date. Gavin MacLeod (Captain Stubing), Bernie Kopell (Dr. Bricker) and Ted Lange (Isaac Washington) are the only actors to appear in every episode of the series.

September 24, 1958 –Ladies (and some men), don’t you always wears heels, pearls and chic frocks to do the housework? The Donna Reed Show premiered on ABC-TV on this date. The first season opening credits of The Munsters were an outrageous parody of the opening credits of The Donna Reed Show, which always began withContinue reading “The Donna Reed Show and The Munsters premiered”

September 24, 1896 –… It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory. On this date in 1896, a young Minnesota woman gave birth to a depressive, witty young alcoholic named Francis ScottContinue reading “F. Scott Fitzgerald”

Today is the first full day of Autumn (some call it Fall.) Take advantage of the day (there are only 89 more of the left this season.)

September 23, 1969 –An article in the Northern Illinois University student newspaper propagated the rumor that Paul is dead. And if you play I’m so Tired from the White Album (and smoke an enormous amount of dope,) you hear Paul McCartney Is Dead. Demand Euphoria!

September 23, 1977 –David Bowie released one of his signature hits (co-written with Brian Eno,) Heroes on this date. The track features King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp. Featured in this song are not only Brian Eno’s synthesizer and Robert Fripp’s guitar, but also producer Tony Visconti banging on a metal ashtray that was lying aroundContinue reading “Heroes was dropped”

September 23, 1952 –Responding to accusations that he diverted $18,000 in contributions into his pocket, Senator Richard M. Nixon rescues his candidacy for Vice President by insisting that he had never accepted any money. Although Nixon does admit he accepted a cocker spaniel named Checkers for his daughter Tricia. The televised monologue rescues his politicalContinue reading “The Greatest Political Pooch”

September 23, 1990 – Ken Burns’ powerful 11 hour miniseries The Civil War premiered on PBS on this date. The series took six years to make. The war itself lasted four years.