Archive for April, 2013
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the music urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: Both the trees in Joshua Tree AND “One Tree Hill” have since died! Yucca brevifolia is the […]
April 16th, 2013 | Posted in Music Legends Revealed | No Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the music urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: William Zanzinger murdered Hattie Carroll by beating her to death with a cane. “The Lonesome Death of […]
April 15th, 2013 | Posted in Music Legends Revealed | 6 Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: NBC’s “Must See TV” was created for its Thursday night sitcom lineup. The first time that Thursday […]
April 12th, 2013 | Posted in TV Legends Revealed | 2 Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Edd Byrnes appeared on the pilot of 77 Sunset Strip as a totally different, and evil, character […]
April 11th, 2013 | Posted in TV Legends Revealed | No Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Die Hard With a Vengeance was originally written as Lethal Weapon 4. An interesting aspect about the […]
April 10th, 2013 | Posted in Movie Legends Revealed | 2 Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: 77 Sunset Strip was released in theaters specifically to take away rights from the show’s creator. Roy […]
April 9th, 2013 | Posted in TV Legends Revealed | No Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to dancing and dancers and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the dancing urban legends featured so far. DANCING URBAN LEGEND: Cyd Charisse’s legs were insured for a million bucks each. Cyd Charisse (born Tula […]
April 8th, 2013 | Posted in Dancing Legends Revealed, Grab Bag Legends | 3 Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to dancing and dancers and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the dancing urban legends featured so far. DANCING URBAN LEGEND: Jim Thorpe was a ballroom champion dancer. Awhile back, I wrote about the fact […]
April 5th, 2013 | Posted in Dancing Legends Revealed, Grab Bag Legends | 1 Comment
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Johnny Carson accidentally caused a toilet paper shortage in 1973. After the destruction of Hurricane Sandy late […]
April 4th, 2013 | Posted in TV Legends Revealed | 2 Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to dancing and dancers and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the dancing urban legends featured so far. DANCING URBAN LEGEND: Fred Astaire’s will stipulates that he never be portrayed in a film. Fred Astaire […]
April 3rd, 2013 | Posted in Dancing Legends Revealed, Grab Bag Legends | 4 Comments