Mar 8Sock It To MeIn September of 1967, NBC ran a special program that proved to be such a success that it was brought back as a series the following year,...
Mar 1A Hand From A One Armed ManAlthough he is probably best know for his roles in the television series' 'The Fugitive' and 'Harry O', David Jansen appeared in over one...
Feb 22Poor Old Johnnie RaySome considered this singer, songwriter and pianist as the precursor to what eventually became known as rock and roll. In fact Tony...
Oct 26, 2021Halloween Came Everyday for Rod Serling Although he was born in Syracuse NY on Christmas Day in 1924, Halloween came everyday for Rod Serling. After his service in the Army...
Oct 6, 2021You Turn Me On. I'm a radioSome guys play golf, some collect stamps. At least one guy we know collects old radios and makes em new again. Now that's some sweet...
Sep 1, 2021Talk Of The TownAlthough MTV and the Buggles would have us think that video killed the radio star, the truth is...it made them bigger. Especially if they...
Aug 24, 2021Less Is MorseBarry Morse was born Herbert Morse in 1918 to Charles Hayward Morse and Mary Florence Hollis Morse. His parents owned a tobacco shop in...
Aug 9, 2021Boop Oop A DoopBefore Josie ever met the Pussycats or Jessica Rabbit lamented the fact that she "wasn't bad she was just drawn that way", Betty Boop...
Aug 6, 2021Stirred Not ShakenAugust 6, 1960 Chubby Checker appears on American Bandstand to sing "The Twist" and starts a worldwide dance craze. That same year a...
Aug 2, 2021I Want To Hold Your Hand, But I Have A HeadacheOn this date (August 2) in 1961 the Beatles played their first gig as the house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club In 1964 more history was...
Jul 29, 2021Chaplin With A College DegreeLet's take a moment to remember Prof. Irwin Corey on the anniversary of his birth July 29, 1914. When he passed away on February 6, 2017,...
Jul 27, 2021Hare Tonic For What Ails YaNot many characters have endured the test of time like Elmer Fudds' formidable adversary Bugs Bunny. Although a similar character first...
Jul 22, 2021Hollywood Or BustJuly 22nd is truly a day of infamy for two reasons. In 1923 the Hollywood sign in the hills above tinseltown was officially dedicated...
Jul 20, 2021Ready Kids?...Blastoff!It would be another seven years before Neil Armstrong took that "giant leap for mankind" but the whole country was already space crazy in...
Jul 16, 2021From Brooklyn To The Big ValleyBarbara Stanwyck was born Ruby Catherine Stevens in Brooklyn, NY on July 16, 1907. Orphaned at the age of four, and partially raised in...
Jul 13, 2021Hi Yo Silver AwayIts truly remarkable the impact that one character can have on the world. Consider the Lone Ranger and his influence on the fabric of not...
Mar 6, 2021The Pole VaultPoles are freedom fighters. It's in their DNA. History is littered with liberty loving patriots of Polish ancestry that fought against...
Feb 25, 2021It's Not Revenge He's After. It's a Reckonin'...Probably the most popular genre of the early 20th century cinema, the American western, continues to entertain audiences with tales of...
Feb 19, 2021Remember The FutureReliving warm tender memories can often be comforting. Not so much as a wish for reliving the past but as a reaffirmation to how we arrived
Feb 16, 2021Dead Men Are Heavier Than Broken HeartsThe popularity of crime novels during the 20's and 30's was big I tell ya. Real big! As a result hardened pulp fiction writers like...