Mississippi Bans Sesame Street – Podcast #200 Published on July 17, 2023 Posted in: Entertainment, Podcast Sesame Street soared to fame, captivating viewers nationwide—except in Mississippi. Allegedly banned due to concerns over a diverse cast, this episode uncovers the truth behind the ban. Click to Read More...
1962: Come On, Baby, Don’t Do the Twist! (Footnote) Published on February 9, 2023 Posted in: Entertainment, Footnotes to History, Science, Technology & Medicine The American Medical Association warned that anyone who was over 40 should avoid doing the Twist, the latest dance craze.Click to Read More...
The Eddie Cantor Peace Prize – Podcast #166 Published on February 15, 2022 Posted in: Entertainment, Forgotten History, Fraud & Deception, Podcast In 1936, superstar Eddie Cantor asked his radio listeners to write an essay describing how the United States could avoid war. The prize was a full college scholarship. With no set rules, something was certain to go wrong. And it did...Click to Read More...
The Glass House Girl – Podcast #164 Published on January 13, 2022 Posted in: Entertainment, Podcast Edna Kirby spent more than a decade in Hollywood appearing in silent movies for Paramount Studios. While she never became a movie star, Edna drew large crowds in nearly every town that she visited. That’s because Edna Kirby lived in a glass house.Click to Read More...
Girls Crash Circus Published on March 17, 2021 Posted in: Entertainment, Tidbits Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus turned down Bri Murphy and Kay Mitchell's desire to work as clowns. They found another solution.Click to Read More...
Rock Group Heart Should Have a Heart Attack Published on January 10, 2019 Posted in: Entertainment, Tidbits An April 6, 1976 review of the rock group Heart by Ian Haysom was titled “Call them Vancouver superflops." He ripped the group to shreds.Click to Read More...
The Carpenters are the Disney Version of Music Published on January 5, 2019 Posted in: Entertainment, Tidbits James D. Dilts offered up a review of a Carpenters concert in the August 3, 1972 issue of the Baltimore Sun comparing their music to that of Disney.Click to Read More...
Carole King Can Barely Sing Published on December 28, 2018 Posted in: Entertainment, Tidbits A November 4, 1970 review of the album titled “Writer: Carole King” just tore into her singing ability.Click to Read More...
Twilight Zone Chooses to Keep Rod Serling Published on May 21, 2017 Posted in: Entertainment, Money & Financial, Tidbits Can you imagine The Twilight Zone television series with Orson Welles as the host? It almost happened...Click to Read More...
Topless Cellist Published on July 12, 2016 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Entertainment, Law & Order, Tidbits On May 9, 1967, NYC Judge Milton Shalleck handed down a ruling in the case of 28-year-old Charlotte Moorman who played her cello topless.Click to Read More...
Death Threat Against the Bee Gees Published on February 18, 2016 Posted in: Entertainment, Tidbits The last two posts offered early criticism of Elvis and The Beatles. It would be just too easy to pick on this next group: The Bee Gees. Click to Read More...
Early Criticism of The Beatles Published on February 11, 2016 Posted in: Entertainment, Tidbits Not everyone loved The Beatles. Here are three early criticisms of their music from the newspapers of the time.Click to Read More...
Early Criticism of Elvis Presley Published on February 3, 2016 Posted in: Entertainment, Tidbits Writer John Crosby hated Elvis and all of Rock 'n Roll music. He offered his theory as to why it was played on the radio in the 1950's.Click to Read More...
The Singing Mouse – Podcast #89 Published on December 24, 2015 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast The comical true story of a mouse that could sing. Next came a one-year contract with NBC radio and a contest to find the world's best singing mouse.Click to Read More...
One Too Many Kisses for Opera Star Published on February 28, 2015 Posted in: Entertainment, Love & Marriage, Tidbits In 1922 Rafaelo Diaz, a tenor for the Metropolitan Opera was giving kisses to his female fans. This angered one husband and he slugged Diaz.Click to Read More...