by David Krell | Jan 15, 2017 | David Krell
When a lanky native of San Diego hit a home run on September 28, 1960, it was not, perhaps, the most significant happening in his career—and certainly not the most significant happening in world affairs during the ninth month of the 60th year of the 20th century. Ted...
by David Krell | Jan 12, 2017 | David Krell
A guy walks into a bar. It’s an introduction to the classic setup and punch line joke format. It’s also the way that many episodes of Cheers began. An NBC situation comedy set in an eponymous Boston bar modeled after the Bull & Finch Pub, Cheers took...
by David Krell | Dec 26, 2016 | David Krell
Not since 1957, when the Dodgers and the Giants vacated Brooklyn and Manhattan, respectively, had baseball in New York City suffered an emotional blow equivalent to the impact on June 15, 1977, when the New York Mets committed an unpardonable sin in the eyes of the...
by David Krell | Nov 12, 2016 | David Krell
Willie Mays ended his career where he began it. New York City. His was a career of milestones. As a rookie, Mays was a witness to baseball history. On October 3, 1951, he was in the New York Giants on-deck circle when Bobby Thomson hit the Shot Heard ‘Round...
by David Krell | May 17, 2015 | David Krell
In the 1980s, NBC’s peacock rose like a phoenix after startling programming disasters, including Pink Lady and Jeff, Supertrain, and the departure of the original Not Ready for Prime Time cast of Saturday Night Live. Under programming guru Brandon Tartikoff and...
