Turn-On

 On February 5th, 1969, the sketch comedy show, Turn-On premiered on ABC at 8:30pm EST. Created by Ed Friendly and George Schlatter, the producers of Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In. Among the cast was Teresa Graves, who would soon join Laugh In. Tim Conway was the guest host.

Turn-On (1969)

 The show was pulled from the air after the first commercial break by most affiliates for “excessive poor taste” and viewer complaints.  One station played a black screen while playing live organ music. It was an emergency protocol that hadn’t been used by the station for 20 years. 

TV Guide

It was so bad that when the west coast caught wind of how bad it was, they didn’t even air it. 

George A. Romero

 George Romero was born on February 4th, 1940 in New York City.

George A. Romero (1940-2017)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Judith O’ Dea and Duane Jones

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Day of the Dead (1985)

Season of the Witch (1973)

The Crazies (1973)
with Lynn Lowry

Martin (1977)

Knightriders (1981)

Creepshow (1982)

In the Mouth of Madness

 On February 3rd, 1994, In the Mouth of Madness was released in US theaters. 

In the Mouth of Madness 

Considered by director John Carpenter to be the last movie of his “apocalypse trilogy” including The Thing (1982) with Keith David and Prince of Darkness (1987) with Donald Pleasence. 

John Carpenter

Starring Sam Neill, Jurgen Prochnow, Julie Carmen, David Warner, John Glover, Bernie Casey and Charlton Heston.

Sam Neill

Sid Vicious Dies

 On February 1st, 1979 Sid Vicious was released on bail from his assault arrest the previous December. After a small party in a Greenwich Village apartment, during the early morning hours of February 2nd, Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose at the age of 21.  

Sid Vicious (1957-1979)

Sex Pistols Timeline:

8/27/1956 - Glen Matlock Born

5/9/1957 - Sid Vicious Born

10/8/1976 - Sex Pistols Sign with EMI

12/1/1976 - Sex Pistols and the Filth and the Fury

1/6/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by EMI 

3/10/1977 - Sex Pistols Sign to A&M

3/16/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by A&M

4/3/1977 - Sid Vicious First Gig

5/27/1977 - Sex Pistols Release God Save the Queen

6/7/1977 - Sex Pistols Boat Party

1/5/1978 - Sex Pistols 1978 Tour Begins

1/14/1978 - Sex Pistols Last Stand

1/17/1978 - Sex Pistols Call It Quits

10/12/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Murder

10/23/1978 - Sid Vicious Suicide Attempt

12/9/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Assault

1/2/1979 -  Sid Vicious Murder Trial Begins

2/2/1979 - Sid Vicious Dies

11/7/1986 - Sid and Nancy

Helen Chandler

 Helen Chandler was born on February 1st, 1906 in Charleston, South Carolina. Her decade long career, spanned stage, radio and film. 

Helen Chandler (1906-1965)

Best known for her role as Mina Seward in Dracula (1931). 

With Bela Lugosi, Dwight Frye, 
Edward Van Sloan  and David Manners 
in Dracula (1931)

Married to Bramwell Fletcher (1935-1940)

Jessica Walter

 Jessica Walter was born on January 31st, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York. Her career spanned over 50 years of stage, film and TV. 

Jessica Walter (1941-2021)

Play Misty For Me (1971)
with Clint Eastwood
in his directorial debut 

Home For the Holidays (1972)
with Sally Field

PCU (1994)

Arrested Development (2003-2006 / 2013-2019)

Archer (2009-2021)

The Beatles Last Stand

 On January 30th, 1969, The Beatles performed live on the rooftop of the Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Seville Row in Central London. 

Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and
George Harrison perform as Yoko Ono watches

Billy Preston joined them on electric piano. 

Billy Preston trying to stay warm in the corner

For some reason people complained and the police shut them down after 42 minutes. 

The Beatles Last Live Performance

Although Abbey Road had yet to be released this would be the last live performance of The Beatles. 

In 1987, U2 performed a similar stunt in Los Angeles to film a video for the song Where the Streets Have No Name. 

U2 rooftop concert

Sex Pistols Last Stand

Ramones Last Stand

Heather Graham

 Heather Graham was born on January 29th, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Heather Graham

Licensed To Drive (1987)

Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)

Swingers (1996)

Boogie Nights (1997)

Scream 2 “Stab Sequence” (1997)

From Hell (2001)

Horns (2013)