I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post will include blurbs on Women Who Rock, JFK: The Lost Bullet, Countdown to the 25 Days of Christmas, Katrina, Christmas in Washinston, Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE, Top Chef, and Weeds.
- Tonight at 9 on PBS (check your local listings) will be airing Woman Who Rock as part of their PBS Arts Fall Festival coming to you from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Look for interviews and live performances with Bessie Smith, Ma Raney, Mother Maybelle, and Mahalia Jackson as well as contemporary stars Darlene Love, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Bonnie Raitt, Cyndi Lauper, Wanda Jackson, Mavis Staples, Deborah Harry, and Kathleen Hanna of the bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre.
- We are closing in on the 48’s anniversary of John F. Kennedy and the National Geographic this Sunday at 9:00 will air JFK: The Lost Bullet which has restored some film from the day to a higher resolution than ever before which may explain the mystery of the missing bullet. Check out the restored footage below:
- We are still two weeks away from ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas but for those looking for some holiday cheer before then, their Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas starts Sunday with Holiday in Handcuffs starting at 8:00.
- And for those looking to get in a festive mood, here is a free download of Santa Baby by Katrina courtesy of Red Red Records.
- For those that can wait until December to start celebrating the holidays, on December 15 is TNT’s annual Christmas in Washington special and this year it will be hosted by Conan O’Brien with performances by Justin Bieber, Cee-Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson, Victoria Jackson, and the Band Perry.
- If you are like me and the Friday after Thanksgiving is a time to avoid your family but going shopping is not your idea of fun, here is a good diversion, Nat Geo Wild will be airing a marathon of shark documentaries beginning at noon leading up to Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE at 9:00. Yes live on television leading experts will be testing shark attack myths. Live. Tune in to learn such valuable information as it better to swim or float listlessly if a shark attack is imminent.
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- In this week’s Newsweek, Jerry Seinfeld sits down with Regis Philbin about his last show.
- Top Chef judge Gail Simmons is featured in the December issue of Redbook where she tells the magazine where she gives the readers some cooking tips.
- With the cliffhanger they had it is not surprising Weeds will be having another season and earlier this week Showtime made it official that there will be an eighth season.
- For today’s Political Story of the Week, if the Republican primaries were a reality show, Michelle Bachmann would be the first to be voted off the island according to Poll Position. Though that is for all voters, among Republican voters, the sanest of the bunch John Huntsman naturally would be voted out.
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