Archive for December 11th, 2024

AN AMAZING MENTALIST HAS DIED AT 89

The Amazing Kreskin Appears at NorthEast ComicCon 2020 | Convention Scene

NEW YORK (AP) — George Joseph Kresge Jr., who was known
to generations of TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer
and mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, died from complications
of dementia at an assisted living facility
in Wayne, New Jersey.  

Interview with The Amazing Kreskin appearing on Theatre Row April 12-28
Kreskin (right) and Johnny Carson.

Promotional Flyer : The Amazing Kreskin | KRESKIN

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POLITICAL CARTOON OF THE DAY FROM FOX

12.11.24

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TV SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1980

Amazon.com: Magnum P.I.: The Complete Series [DVD] : Various: Movies & TV

Magnum P.I. set to return in the form of two different TV shows.

Magnum, P.I. is a crime drama television series with Selleck as
a
private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series
ran from December 11, 1980, to May 1, 1988, during its first-run
broadcast on
CBS. Magnum, P.I. consistently ranked in the top
20 television programs in the
Nielsen ratings during the first
five years of its original run, finishing as high as number three
for the 1982–83 season.

    

Magnum PI's famous red Ferrari 308 GTS - Influx
Magnum and his Ferrari 308 GTS.


Tom Selleck, at the end of 'Blue Bloods,' has written a memoir - The  Washington Post

Thomas William Selleck will be 80 on January 29th.


 

     


       

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POPULAR CHRISTMAS SONG RECORDED IN 1958

Brenda Lee - Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum    
    
    
    
    
 

NEW YORK (AP) — Her memories of recording “Rockin’
Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy.

She remembers the producer placing decorations around
the studio and blasting the air conditioner on a warm
Nashville day to create a holiday spirit. The musicians,
she recalls, nailed it in a couple of takes.

That’s about it. After all, Brenda Lee was 13 years old at
the time — and it was 66 years ago, in 1958.

  
   

  

45cat - Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree / Papa Nöel - Decca  - USA - 9-30776

It's as fresh as the day I cut it”: Brenda Lee on “Rockin' Around the Christmas  Tree” | Salon.com
Brenda Lee ( Mae Tarpley) is 81 years young today.

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