Today we review the winners of the Golden Globes, preview the Consumer Electronics Show, document the first sneeze recorded on film, celebrate Saturday Night Fever, LP debut and look at the top 30 for this week in 1969, as surveyed at KHJ in Los Angeles.
Did you stay up late watching the Golden Globes last night? Here’s The Complete List of winners, courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter. My favorite moment? When Maya Rudolph “proposed” to Amy Pohler. (Video)
Can I ask an uncomfortable question? Who really cares about tonight’s NCAA championship? We don’t talk much about sports here, but it seems to me that the whole college football championship system is still not where it needs to be. Call me old, but I long for the good old days when you knew which bowl game you were fighting for all season long. I’ll be interested to see the TV ratings tomorrow. End Rant 🙂
Today’s Tweet worth Re-Tweeting comes from Kristin @FeralCrone: “When I told my parents over the phone that my husband has the flu, my dad said ‘Have you tried euthanasia?’ and in the background my mom yelled ‘For the last time, it’s echinacea!'”
A Muslim Youth Group steps up to keep our National Parks clean during the government shutdown. Pretty cool. But I’d like to have the service I pay taxes for restored.
This week is the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas. Axios asks, “What makes smart devices smart?” I ask, would you want Alexa to know every time you flush? Want a review of what’s ahead from and insider who knows? Read on!
When imitation gets you into court. Today In 1963 – Twister Chubby Checker is sued by soul singer Gary “U.S.” Bonds, who alleges that Checker’s “Dancin’ Party” is a theft of “Quarter to Three.” They settle out of court. You decide! (Video)
Today in 1955, ‘Rock Around the Clock‘ by Bill Haley & His Comets, enters the UK chart for the first time. It is often cited as the biggest-selling vinyl rock and roll single of all time with sales over 25m. (Video)
From the Almanac: Today in 1894 marks the first copyrighting of a movie. A 5 second film of Fred Ott sneezing is shot by Thomas Edison‘s company (Video). Quora calculates that we sneeze about 65,700 times during our lifetime. In 1955 Marian Anderson becomes the 1st African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera. Two iconic television shows premiered on this date. In 1967, “The Newlywed Game” premieres on ABC. One year later “The GE College Bowl” quiz show debuts on NBC.
The KHJ Boss Radio survey from this week in 1969. “Crimson & Clover” by Tommy James & The Shondells is Number One. And there are some tunes that few of us may remember, including “The Grooviest Girl in the World” (Video) by Fun & Games and the forgettable “Baby Let’s Wait” (Video) from The Royal Guardsmen of “Snoopy vs The Red Baron” fame.
Today in 1978, Saturday Night Fever enters the US album charts. The sound track from the film that cemented John Travolta‘s stardom was a double LP that had a chart stay of 39 weeks & sold over 15 million copies. It reinvigorated the Bee Gees’ career and brought others to our attention, including Yvonne Elliman and The Trammps. (Video – Disco Inferno)
From the “I bet you didn’t know department”, it was producer Neeley Plum, who was behind the album “Together Again for the First Time” (Video) featuring Golden Globes honoree Carol Burnett and iconic film star Martha Raye. He also produced the soundtrack to the film version of “Bye Bye Birdie” and was involved Disney’s “Peter Pan”. If that last name is familiar to baby boomers, it’s because he’s the dad of Eve Plum of Brady Bunch fame.
Today’s Birthdays include: Kenny Loggins (Loggins & Messina), 1948; Paul Revere (Paul Revere & The Raiders), 1938 (d. 2014); ; Kathy Valentine (Bassist for The Go-Go’s), 1959
We leave you with a classic from The Foundations. “Build Me Up Buttercup” found it’s way into the ending credits of 1998’s “Something About Mary“. When we saw it in the theater, we had to stay till the end.
