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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Lost Coat Found

• Published on November 4, 2014

• Posted in: Entertainment, Fashion & Design, Tidbits

Imagine the surprise of Alexis Davidoff when a coat he donated in 1920 in Russia showed up on a Hollywood movie set that he was working on.

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Apple Annie – Podcast #56

• Published on August 21, 2012

• Posted in: Entertainment, Fashion & Design, Money & Financial, Podcast

The long forgotten story about a poor woman named Helen McCarthy, also known as Apple Annie, who was able to live a fairytale life for 24 hours.

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The Patron Saint of the Vocally Challenged – Podcast #53

• Published on April 25, 2012

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Humor, Miscellaneous, Podcast

Florence Foster Jenkins is considered to be the forerunner to today's talentless celebrities. Her recordings are considered to be among the worst of all time.

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The Man Buried Alive – Podcast #44

• Published on May 4, 2011

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Escape and Survival, Podcast

On August 21, 1933, Jack Loreen was dug up after spending the previous 64 days buried in a coffin. That was just the start of a crazy competition to survive the longest at six feet under.

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