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September 6, 1976 –Years after their well-publicized break-up, Frank Sinatra privately orchestrated a surprise appearance of Dean Martin on Jerry Lewis’ annual Labor Day telethon for the MDA. The two privately reconciled and maintained a relationship throughout the rest of their lives. If only Sinatra could have knock off broads and booze long enough toContinue reading “Martin/ Lewis reunion”

September 6, 1986 –Bananarama’s cover of the Shocking Blue single, Venus hit no. 1 on this date Bananarama’s version was produced by the team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman, who worked on hits by Rick Astley (Never Gonna Give You Up), Dead or Alive (You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)) and Kylie Minogue (IContinue reading “Venus tops the charts”

September 6, 1803 –British scientist John Dalton (born on September 6, 1766,) begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements, which he considered to be the smallest parts of matter. The idea of atoms was already known at the time, but not widely accepted. Dalton’s theory of atoms was based on actual observation.Continue reading “Atoms represented by symbols”

NYC students head back to school in two days, (teacher head back to school today.) Kids, if it gives you any comfort, there are only 110 days until Christmas – Remember, you have time, make good choices. Demand Euphoria!

September 6, 1997 –Princess Diana’s funeral was held on this date. Over a million people lined the streets and the world-wide TV audience for the funeral ceremonies was estimated at over two billion. Elton John sung a new version of his hit single Candle In The Wind at the funeral. The new version, which replacedContinue reading “Diana’s funeral”

September 6, 1958 – Steve McQueen debuted in the western series, Wanted: Dead or Alive, on CBS-TV on this date. After getting offered the chance to star in The Magnificent Seven, McQueen found out that the only way he could do the film, which was being shot simultaneously with Wanted: Dead or Alive, was toContinue reading “Wanted: Dead or Alive premiered”

Today is National Cheese Pizza Day. While you do not have to don tight fitting polyester pants and strut down 86th Street in Bensonhurst to celebrate, please remember that you have to fold your pizza in half to eat it, and for god’s sake, don’t use a fork and a knife. Demand Euphoria!

September 5, 1946 –Farrokh Bulsara, British musician, singer and songwriter, was born on this date. Freddie Mercury has been called one of Rock’s greatest performers of all time.

We here at ACME hope that you’re enjoying your last hot dog and ice cold beer of the summer today, (hopefully you’re using ACME Split Buns to slip your ACME Snappy Weinie – The Almost 100% all beef frank (but hey don’t ask what the other stuff in it is) – in our well butteredContinue reading “Either you run the day or the day runs you.”

September 5, 1976 – The first regularly scheduled episode of The Muppet Show, starring guest host Joel Grey, premiered on ABC-TV on this date. Kermit the Frog and Waldorf are the only characters to appear in all 120 episodes of the series.