Iron Butterfly bassist Philip Taylor Kramer disappears from Highway 101, USA as he tried to get back home from the Los Angeles International Airport; he tried calling his family and 911 for help, but received none; his remains are found in 1999. Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee marries Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson on a beach in Cancún, Mexico. Archaeologist Kent R. Weeks crawls inside KV5, the tomb of the sons … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: February 1995
1990s
Angel Cop (1994) anime OVA, thoughts
Rated: 3.5 / 5 or 3 / 5, depending on the version. Sometimes you start to realize that you underestimated just how based 80s and 90s anime can actually be. Sure, us English-speakers who were well-acquainted with it back in the day, and by "well-acquainted" that includes stuff that could only be viewed on VHS … Continue reading Angel Cop (1994) anime OVA, thoughts
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: January 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vecw539MjWM This is declared as the International Year of Tolerance. Newt Gingrich (R) becomes speaker of the US House of Representatives. Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder hosts "Self-Pollution Radio", a four-and-a-half hour radio broadcast with live performances by Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and others; any station with a satellite receiver could pick up and carry the program. Perry Farrell is arrested for … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: January 1995
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: Highlights of 1994
So I managed to make it halfway through the decade. And if I'm being honest, as much as I enjoy going through the stuff of this decade, it starts to take a toll on me. I've been slowing down too much doing this stuff, and I'm positive I'm not going to be able to maintain … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: Highlights of 1994
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: December 1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L29wT3-cmY0 Randy Savage makes his World Championship Wrestling TV debut on a live edition of WCW Saturday Night. Jim Bakker, American televangelist and convicted fraud is released from jail. Rapper Tupac Shakur convicted on sexual assault charge, and later sentenced to up to 4 1/2 years in prison. Radio personality Howard Stern talks a man out of attempting suicide. European Campaign against Racism … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: December 1994
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: November 1994
The Breeders guitarist Kelley Deal is arrested at her Ohio home after accepting a private-courier package containing four grams of heroin. Chicago Bulls retire basketball superstar Michael Jordan's jersey #23 in a 2-hour ceremony at the United Center. First PlayStation console released by Sony Interactive Entertainment in Japan. San Francisco: First conference that focuses exclusively on the subject of … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: November 1994
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: October 1994
The Fox Cubhouse, an American preschool children's television series that aired weekday mornings on Fox Kids from 1994 through 1996, premieres. NHL owners begin lockout of players lasting 103 days; season shortened to 48 games instead of 84; players seek collective bargaining and owners a salary cap. South African President Nelson Mandela visits US. Legendary Miami head coach Don Shula beats … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: October 1994
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: September 1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3fl0SbuQkE Original Family Feud host Richard Dawson returns to the series after nine years, replacing his successor, Ray Combs; the show also expands from half-hour to full-hour episodes. The Marvel Action Hour, featuring animated adaptations of Iron Man and the Fantastic Four, debuts in syndication. Actor Jackson Pinckney awarded $487,000 for being partially blinded by Jean-Claude Van Damme during filming of "Cyborg." Last US, British & French troops leave … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: September 1994
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: August 1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW1jmLBwKOI A compact disc copy of Sting's album Ten Summoner's Tales, released the previous year, becomes the first item securely purchased over the internet; the CD is sold for $12.48 plus shipping and handling fees. Woodstock '94 is held in Saugerties, New York; as with the original 1969 festival, attendance is swelled by a high number of gatecrashers, while heavy rains … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: August 1994
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: July 1994
PBS repackages their existing children's programs as a new block called PTV. The deadliest day in Texas traffic history (July 3), according to the Texas Department of Public Safety; forty-six people killed in crashes. Amazon.com founded in Bellevue, Washington by Jeff Bezos. The United States announces it will no longer accept unrestricted immigration from Haiti. UN votes 12-0 … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: July 1994
The Anomalous Host 