I represent the first generation who, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson.
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THE WALTONS TV Reunion with Richard Thomas (John-Boy Walton), Michael Learned (Olivia Walton), Eric Scott (Ben Walton), Kami Cotler (Elizabeth Walton) and Judy Norton (Mary Ellen Walton)
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The parade was suspended
from 1942 to 1944 as a result of World War II, owing to
the need for rubber and helium in the war effort. The parade resumed in
1945 using the route that it followed until 2008. The parade became known
nationwide after being prominently featured in the 1947 film, Miracle on 34th Street, which included footage of the 1946
festivities. The event was first broadcast on network television in 1948 (see below). By this
point the event, and Macy's sponsorship of it, were sufficiently well-known to
give rise to the colloquialism "Macy's Day Parade". Since 1984, the
balloons have been made by Raven Aerostar (a
division of Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Raven Industries).
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, Macy's stated that it planned to change the format of the parade in accordance with New York health orders. On September 14, 2020, details regarding the new format were announced by Macy's. The parade is being produced as a "television-only special presentation" over a two-day period, with 75% fewer participants and social distancing enforced. The event will not include college and high school marching bands (with the affected bands having been reinvited for 2021), nor any participant under 18 years of age. Balloons will be tethered to a "specially rigged anchor vehicle framework of five specialty vehicles" rather than carried by handlers, and the full parade route will not be used — with all activity limited to the Herald Square area. Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio stated that it will "[not be] a live parade, but something that will really give us that warmth and that great feeling we have on Thanksgiving day."
November 27, 1940
Bruce Lee born.
Lee was born while his father, a
Chinese opera star, was on tour in America. The Lee family moved back to Hong Kong in 1941. Growing up, Lee was a
child actor who appeared in some 20 Chinese films; he also studied dancing and
trained in the Wing Chun style of gung fu (also known as kung fu). In 1959, Lee
returned to America, where he eventually attended the University of Washington
and opened a martial-arts school in Seattle. In 1964, he married Linda Emery,
who in 1965 gave birth to Brandon Lee, the first of the couple’s two children.
In 1966, the Lees relocated to Los Angeles and Bruce appeared on the television
program The Green Hornet (1966-1967), playing the Hornet’s acrobatic
sidekick, Kato. Lee also appeared in karate tournaments around the United
States and continued to teach martial arts to private clients, including the
actor Steve McQueen.
In search of better acting roles than Hollywood was offering, Lee returned
to Hong Kong in the early 1970s. He successfully established himself as a star
in Asia with the action movies The Big Boss (1971) and The Way of the
Dragon (1972), which he wrote, directed and starred in. Lee’s next film, Enter
the Dragon, was released in the United States by Hollywood studio Warner
Brothers in August 1973. Tragically, Lee had died one month earlier, on July
20, in Hong Kong, after suffering a brain edema believed to be caused by an
adverse reaction to a pain medication. Enter the Dragon was a box-office
hit, eventually grossing more than $200 million, and Lee posthumously became a
movie icon in America.
Lee’s body was returned to Seattle, where he was buried. His sudden death at
the young age of 32 led to rumors and speculation about the cause of his
demise. One theory held that Lee had been murdered by Chinese gangsters, while
another rumor circulated that the actor had been the victim of a curse. The
family-curse theory resurfaced when Lee’s 28-year-old son Brandon, who had
followed in his father’s footsteps to become an actor, died in an accidental
shooting on the set of the movie The Crow on March 31, 1993. The younger
Lee was buried next to his father at Seattle’s Lake View Cemetery.
November 27, 1980
Bosom
Buddies starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari debuted.
An offbeat sitcom about two men disguising themselves
as women, the show ran for four years and first brought Hanks to national
attention.
Hanks
studied acting in high school and played with a Shakespeare festival for three
years. He appeared in a horror flick, He Knows You're Alone, in 1980,
then Splash in 1984, followed by a huge success with Big in 1988,
for which he was nominated for an Oscar. His career took off again with Sleepless
in Seattle (1993); he is now considered one of the top box office draws
alive. He won the Best Actor Oscar twice, for Philadelphia in 1993 and Forrest
Gump in 1994.
The Hollywood Christmas Parade (formerly the Hollywood Santa Parade or Santa Claus Lane Parade) is an annual
parade that takes place on the Sunday after Thanksgiving in
the Hollywood community in Los Angeles, California, United
States. The parade follows a 3.5-mile route along Hollywood
Boulevard, then back
along Sunset
Boulevard and features
various celebrities among its participants.
The Parade was
suspended from 1942 to 1944 due to World War II, but reopened in 1945 with record
attendance.
The 2020 Hollywood Christmas Parade, that is traditionally held the first Sunday after Thanksgiving along the streets of Hollywood, must be officially canceled this year due to the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.
Summertime in Hollywood means seeing a concert at the world famous Hollywood Bowl. Sadly, it was announced that for the first time in 98 years, the Hollywood Bowl has canceled its summer season for safety reasons amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl was my introduction to a Bowl Concert (I would love to see it on a big screen one of these days). The back drops are beautifully drawn. Pack a picnic basket and enjoy the concert. See you next year.
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Bueller? Bueller? Josh gathers the cast of Ferris Bueller--as well as some VERY special surprise guests--to pay tribute to one of the most iconic films of the 80's and the man who created it. Be here at 9am PT/12pm ET on June 28th, because you know, life moves pretty fast.... and you are not going to want to miss this!
Directed by James Merryman
Produced by Meghan Monaco
Executive Produced by Taylor Stuewe
Edited by Will Newell & Alex Stuewe
FEATURING:
Matthew Broderick
Alan Ruck
Mia Sara
Jennifer Grey
....and many more!
For this episode, Reunited Apart is fundraising for CORE.
CORE provides financial relief when a food and beverage employee with children faces a health crisis, death or natural disaster. As the world faces the biggest pandemic in our lifetime, they continue to honor their mission by providing support to families affected by COVID-19.
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The original cast of Hamilton joins Jimmy and The Roots to perform a social distancing version of Hamilton's "Helpless" with instruments found at home while in quarantine. The Hamilton movie arrives on Disney Plus on July 3rd! See the full list of the cast and ensemble featured below:
