Unbelievable -EMF
EMF was led by their guitarist Ian Dench, who is also their primary songwriter, although the entire band was credited on this track. Dench was in a band called Apple Mosaic, who had a contract with Virgin Records but little impact. He formed EMF with some spirited young musicians from around England, and their first album, Schubert Dip, placed four songs in the UK Top 40, with Unbelievable peaking at #3 in November 1990.
Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
Musical Youth became the first Black act to go in regular rotation on MTV when Pass The Dutchie was added to their playlist, preceding Michael Jackson's Billie Jean video by a few weeks. The MTV airplay helped break the song in the United States, and it entered the Top 40 on January 15, 1983, reaching its peak position of #10 on February 26.
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
The girl in the video is Ali Espley, a Canadian model who later married the comedian Dennis Miller. She was a friend of Limahl, which is how she got the gig.
I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
Right Said Fred is comprised of the buff brothers Richard and Fred Fairbrass, and at the time, guitarist Rob Manzoli. The Fairbrass Brothers were managers at a London dance studio called the Dance Attic, where they came across lots of narcissism and posing. As Rich Fairbrass tells it, they had a loop playing on the computer, and inspired by his dance studio experience he spontaneously took his shirt off and started singing, "I'm too sexy for my shirt."
September 25, 1943 -
An excellent Merrie Melodies cartoon, A Corny Concerto was released on this date.
For some reason, the identity of the black duckling in this short has prompted much debate among cartoon fans as to whether or not it is in fact Daffy Duck. Supporters of the idea claim it is Daffy due to the character's similar color design (such as the white band around the neck), while naysayers say that if it was supposed to be Daffy then it would have been made a little more clear in his appearance or by having him speak.
September 25, 1961 -
One of the greatest sports movies of all time, The Hustler, premiered on this date.
Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason established a friendship on the set. At one point, Newman got a little cocky about his newfound pool skills and challenged the much more experienced Gleason to a $50 bet on a game. Newman broke, then it was Gleason's turn. He knocked all 15 balls in and Newman never got another shot. Gleason recalled that the next day Newman paid him off with 5000 pennies.
September 25, 1964 -
The series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., starring Jim Nabors (who was not married to Rock Hudson) premiered on CBS-TV on this date.
Although the series had a military setting and the Vietnam War was going on at the time it originally aired, the war itself is never discussed. Jim Nabors said that it was always difficult for him to watch the opening of the show because many of the men with whom he is seen marching were killed in Vietnam.
September 25, 1965 -
The Beatles Cartoon Show premiered on ABC-TV on this date. It racked up a 13 score (or 52 share), then unheard of in daytime television.
The series became notorious for its static visual style with the Beatles being depicted in their mop top and suit look from A Hard Day's Night, despite the fact the band had abandoned that look while the series was in production.
September 25, 1970 -
Everybody was implored to 'Get Happy' when The Partridge Family first aired on this date.
Danny Bonaduce would often struggle with his lines, especially during the script readings. It turned out that he was dyslexic. However, he also had an eidetic memory, in which case, he would memorize his own lines as well as everyone else's. He stated that this would often get him on the bad side of his fellow cast members when he would correct them or state their lines for them when they couldn't remember.
September 25, 1975 -
Pink Floyd's ninth studio album Wish You Were Here, goes No. 1 om the Billboard Album Charts on this date.
During the final mixing sessions of this song in June of 1975, Syd Barrett wandered into the studios, ready to help out. He was fat, bald, and as crazy as they remembered, but they let him stay for a while. David Gilmour didn't recognize him at first - they hadn't seen him in years. When someone tried to break the ice by asking Syd how he had put on so much weight, he maniacally replied, "I've got a very large fridge in the kitchen, and I've been eating a lot of pork chops!" That was the last time any of the Pink Floyd members have seen him.
September 25, 1976 -
The TV comedy series Holmes and Yoyo, starring Richard B. Shull, John Schuck, Bruce Kirby, and Andrea Howard premiered on ABC-TV on this date.
Holmes & Yoyo is considered one of the worst television series ever made. It ranked at #33 on TV Guide's "50 Worst TV Shows of All Time" list.
September 25, 1987 -
20th Century Fox releases the Rob Reiner directed film, The Princess Bride, starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Christopher Guest, Robin Wright, André René Roussimoff, and Peter Falk, in limited release, on this date.
During the filming of some scenes, the weather became markedly cold for Robin Wright. André René Roussimoff helped her by placing one of his hands over her head; his hands were so large that one would entirely cover the top of her head, keeping her warm.
September 25, 1997 -
We got our first peek into the fashion world when Veronica's Closet first opened, starring Kirstie Alley, Kathy Najimy, Dan Cortese, Wallace Langham, Darryl Mitchell, and Robert Prosky, on ABC, on this date.
The show was known to poke fun at Kirstie Alley's struggle to maintain her weight. In the first episode. after receiving some bad news, she yells for Josh, and he brings her an enormous amount of food to calm her down.
Another ACME Safety Film.
Today in History -
September 25, 1676 -
An imaginary line joining the North and South Poles that is used to locate a position on Earth’s surface in an east–west direction is called a longitudinal line, or meridian. In the 17th and 18th centuries, each country defined its own prime meridian, which typically ran through its capital city. England established its own meridian, which passed through a point at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The first such meridian was established there, on this date.
This eventually led to the creation of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). GMT, is the annual average of the time each day that the sun crosses the Prime Meridian. Unlike solar time, "mean time" is the standard clock time and does not vary over the course of the year. The modern concept of hours, minutes, and seconds is based on the work of astronomers like John Flamsteed, who in the 17th century developed the first essentially correct tables to convert irregular apparent solar time to uniform mean solar time. Before then, it was known as Greenwich Petulant Time or Greenwich Hangry Time.
On this day in 1789, Congress proposed twelve amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Habeas Corpus Luteum and Freedom from Unreasonably Surging Seashores were ultimately rejected, but the other ten passed and became known as the Bill of Rights.
In honor of this grand occasion, I’ve chosen to celebrate my favorite amendment, in the hopes that it might also soon become yours. I am speaking, of course, of the Ninth Amendment. Like Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the Constitution’s Ninth is the standard against which all others must be measured. Unlike Beethoven’s, however, it doesn’t climax with a resounding choral tribute to Joy - hough I’d argue Congress missed a real opportunity there.
Here is the Ninth Amendment in all its glory: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
This vital clause should not be neglected just because of a few awkwardly placed commas (though, let’s face it, James Madison could have used Grammarly).
For example, under the First Amendment, I have the enumerated right to say any stupid thing that pops into my head. (This should not be confused with the responsibility to do so, which is reserved for journalists and late-night comedians. Donald Trump seems confused on this point.) My right not to listen to anyone else’s idiotic opinion, however, is unenumerated -but no less crucial.
Under the Second Amendment, I am granted the right to stockpile dangerous weapons to preserve peace and order. My unenumerated but equally sacred right is not to be caught in the crossfire while you unload a couple of clips at a Sunday school picnic. (The NRA seems to have skimmed that part.)
The Eighth Amendment guarantees I cannot be drawn and quartered, boiled in pitch, burned at the stake, or- most mercifully - forced to watch the movie Cats. What it doesn’t guarantee is my right to be properly entertained, which frankly should have been spelled out.
So today, let us give thanks to the Ninth Amendment, that unsung hero, which preserves us not only from the tyranny of government, but from the far more dangerous tyranny of one another.
September 25, 1890 -
The "1890 Manifesto", sometimes simply called "The Manifesto", was a statement which officially ceased the practice of plural marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
September 25, 1919 -
President Woodrow Wilson became seriously ill and collapsed after a speech to promote the League of Nations in Pueblo, Colorado, on this date. On October 2, 1919, Wilson suffered a serious stroke that almost totally incapacitated him, leaving him paralyzed on his left side and blind in his left eye. For at least a few months, he was confined to a wheelchair. Afterwards, he could walk only with the assistance of a cane. The full extent of his disability was kept from the public until after his death on February 3, 1924.
Remarkably, Wilson was, with few exceptions, kept out of the presence of Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, his cabinet or Congressional visitors to the White House for the remainder of his presidential term. His second wife, Edith, would continually tell people for the next five years that the President was in the bathroom and couldn't be disturbed. This was, as of 2020, the most serious case of presidential disability in American history and was later cited as a key example why ratification of the 25th Amendment and a large supply of TP at the White House was seen as important.
September 25, 1956 -
Transatlantic Telephone Cable System 1 (TAT-1) was inaugurated on with a three-way telephone conversation between New York, Ottawa, and London. Many distinguished guests participated in this first official call over the new circuit, the first Atlantic cable of its generation.
Before TAT-1, voice was carried across the Atlantic on unreliable and expensive radio channels. Text messaging was carried on submarine telegraph cables (the technology of the previous 90 years) which were reliable, but slow and expensive. The call was nearly ruined when the President of AT&T, Frederick Kappel, asked Dr. Charles Hill, the Postmaster General of England, if he had Prince Albert in a can?
September 25, 1980 -
John Bonham, drummer for the seminal rock band, Led Zeppelin, actually did choke to death in his sleep on a regurgitated ham sandwich on this date.
The coroner's report concludes that it was his own vomit and no one else's.
September 25, 1981 -
Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court when she was sworn in as the 102nd justice on this date.
She had been nominated the previous July by President Ronald Reagan. (One of my faithful readers was one of her law clerks.)
Before you go - Today is nine months after Christmas.
And three months before Christmas.
And so it goes
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