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Terence Towles Canote

@mercurie80.bsky.social

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Pop Culture Buff, Nostalgia Critic, TV Historian, Blogger at A Shroud of Thoughts. Author of Television: Rare & Well Done, That Was Halloween, Country Comedies, & A Merry Little Christmas. Original #TCMParty member. He/Him.

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Terence Towles Canote @mercurie80.bsky.social · Nov 8

A Shroud of Thoughts: Justice for Vanessa Marquez mercurie.blogspot.com/2020/07/just...

Justice for Vanessa Marquez

Vanessa Marquez was an actress best known for playing Ana Delgado in the classic movie Stand and Deliver (1988) and Nurse Wendy Goldman on t...

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Terence Towles Canote @mercurie80.bsky.social · 7h

Tonight's song is "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore #SongOfTheNight youtu.be/OYB1rbL8EHo?...

Lesley Gore - You Don't Own Me (Official Audio)

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Turner Classic Movies @tcmtv.bsky.social · 9h

We say goodbye to iconic actress Diane Keaton.

A true original of the silver screen, the Oscar-winning screen legend stole our hearts with her quirky charm and took our breath away with her bold choices as a searing dramatic actress.

Our thoughts are with her family and friends.

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Terence Towles Canote @mercurie80.bsky.social · 10h

This one really hurts. She was amazing.--->Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning Star of ‘Annie Hall,’ Dies at 79 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning Star of ‘Annie Hall,’ Dies at 79

She also portrayed Kay Adams in the three ‘Godfather’ films and starred in ‘The First Wives Club’ and ‘Book Club’ movies.

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Terence Towles Canote @mercurie80.bsky.social · 15h

Today in 2023 Rudolph Isley, from the American group The Isley Brothers, died from an apparent heart attack at his home at the age of 84.

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Today in 1981 The Rolling Stones performed at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

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Today in 1980 The Police hit no. 1 on the UK album chart with Zenyatta Mondatta.

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Today in 1971 John Lennon's single "Imagine" was released in the US.

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Today in 1967 The Doors appeared at Danbury High School in Danbury, Connecticut.

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Today in 1964 The Beatles played two shows at the Odeon in Birmingham.

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Today in 1963 The Beatles played at the Stoke Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent.

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Today in 1962 The Beatles' debut single "Love Me Do" entered Record Retailer's favourite songs chart.

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Today in 1955 Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley began an eleven date tour of the Southern states in Abilene, Texas.

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I did too.

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Happy birthday to John Nettles

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Today in 1937 Ron Leibman was born.

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Today in 1926 Earle Hyman was born.

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Today in 1926 Jean Alexander was born.

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Today in 1919 Jean Vander Pyl was born.

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Today in 1884 Sig Ruman was born.

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Today in 1975 Saturday Night Live debuted on NBC.

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Today in 1974 Black Christmas, starring Olivia Hussey, Keir Duella, and Margot Kidder, was released in Canada.

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Today in 1974 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, directed by Tobe Hooper, was released.

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Today in 1960 The Bugs Bunny Show, featuring classic Warner Bros. Cartoons, debuted on ABC.

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Today in 1965 The Loved One, based on the Evelyn Waugh short novel The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy and starring Robert Morse and Jonathan Winters, was released.

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Today in 1959 Matty's Funday Funnies, originally featuring the 1950—1959 Famous Studios theatrical animated shorts, debuted on ABC.