So the question of the day is, “Why didn’t they name that horse something else?” For years I’ve had to put up with people saying “Hey, Mr. Ed” and my response in my best Mr. Ed voice is Willlbburrr! The reason that I bring up the show is that on this day in 1979 Mister [...]
So sometimes names just pop into your head, oh they don’t pop into yours, well then let me rephrase my statement. Names sometimes just pop into MY head. Like yesterday when I read that on 12/13/63 an episode of Burke’s Law was aired “Who Killed Cynthia Royal?” that featured Frankie Avalon playing a character named Max. [...]
So this morning’s train of thought started when it caught my eye that on this date in 1959: Connie Stevens lands the role that will make her famous, as the TV detective show Hawaiian Eye debuts on ABC-TV. Then I read that on this date in 1960 the TV show Route 66 premiered on CBS-TV now [...]
So while surfing around on the Internet tonight to see what happened on this day in rock music, I came across this! Yes folks, on September 8, 46 years ago, I was at home waiting for the premier of “Star Trek”. Where were you other boomers?? I remember that my mother had a PTA or [...]
So yesterday, as I was listening to the Smothers Brothers, I was thinking about other comedians of that era and the obivous one was Bill Cosby! Yes, us boomers all remember Bill before Cliff Huxtable and before I Spy, when Bill made us laugh with his stories about growing up in Philly, coaches and Noah! [...]
So for some reason as I was getting out of the car and returning to work from lunch today, I was thinking “Where the f*!ck am I? and into my head popped an old Jackie Vernon comedy routine that had to do with lost Indians and as they came over the ridge the Chief said [...]
