The Daily Dose/October 7, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
CAPSULE BINGE TV REVIEW: The Sopranos: You know, for someone who hasn’t owned a TV since last century, we sure have been watching a lot of it recently. We dismissed the medium ages ago as mostly witless, but we do have some idle hours we’ve been filling with assorted shows.
Dry, Technical Matter: To show our high moral ground in the matter, we never watch at home. We had seen some clips of the show and thought it was brilliantly written and when the last episode of Entourage – a show we probably liked a little too much – ended, we decided to see what the fuss was about.
Yeah, This Is News: The Sopranos is about a northern New Jersey mob family. A lot of people get killed and boss Tony Soprano couldn’t care less about his marriage vow of fidelity. The show ran on HBO from 1999-2007 and is so good you got the impression the Goomba Channel had sent cameras to Newark to film a real Mafia family.
Dry, Technical Matter: Our favorite character was Johnny Sack – always calm, cool, and collected, not to mention faithful to his wife – and our favorite woman was Charmaine Bucco played by, hubba-hubba, Katherine Narducci, one hell of a broad. Towards the end, the series became a horse race to see which gangsters made it to the final episode and which didn’t. The final scene was rather curious, but it did a good job of leaving you wondering if Tony Soprano got whacked or not.
Introducing Your Official Daily Dose Rating Scale: 1 – The very best; 2 – Very good; 3- Good; 4 – OK; 5 – A steaming pile.
Final Ranking: 1: It was easy to see why some ranked The Sopranos as one of the medium’s very best efforts. Everything was brilliant: the writing, the acting, the production, especially the killings, where you had to wonder if actors signed up for bonuses for actually getting killed. It’s TV – which, frankly, has an awful lot to answer for – at its very best.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow makes history. Today’s Diary.
The big news – and it is huge – is that ‘ol Sparrow actually broke in a brand new pot for Morning Coffee Service!!!…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 3761 BCE – The Hebrew calendar – the starting point for Hebrew chronology and fixed as the date of Creation in the Old Testament – begins. Unchanged since 900 AD, the calendar is aligned with phases of the moon and its year has 354 days, with a 13th month added every three years. It remains the official calendar of Israel – along with the western Gregorian calendar – and the religious calendar for Jews worldwide. The current Hebrew year is HM 5785. It began on October 2 and ends on September 25.
In 1891 – Hugh Kirkaldy of Scotland wins the British Open, defeating his brother Andrew and Willie Fernie by two strokes at the Old Course at St Andrews. It was the only British Open title for Kirkaldy, who never played in the US Open, which began in 1895 and was the seventh of 30 Opens hosted by St Andrews. It was the final British Open that was played on one day; the following year, the Open consisted of 72-holes played over two days.
In 1978 – Exile is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second of four consecutive weeks with Kiss You All Over. It was the second of four chart singles for the group, their first of two top 40 hit and remains their only Top 10 song. The song also went to #1 in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, and was Billboard’s 5th-biggest song of the year. The band later had ten #1 songs on Billboard’s country chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…motion was life. All men must climb, particularly those born at the top who must make the fascinating but perilous journey down.
Gore Vidal
Washington, D.C.
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The New York Yankees (19) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (15) have appeared in the most National and American League Championship Series.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was Billboard’s #1 song for 1978? – Answer next time!
