Celebrity Rock: Fever (1972)

 From season 5 of Here's Lucy:

Jim Bailey guest stars in an episode in which he is asked to step in for Phyllis Diller when the latter comes down with laryngitis.

Here, however, is Jim, as himself, with Kim (Lucie Arnaz) for a duet cover of "Fever", made famous by Peggy Lee.

Best known for his impersonations of Judy Garland (who was his mentor, and he'd later tour with Liza Minelli) and Barbra Streisand, in addition to Diller, Bailey did release a live concert album, which is likely a collector's item. Bailey passed away in 2015.

Insight Sundays: A Slight Change in Plans (1979)

 A salesman (Howard McGillin) experiences an epiphany while on a business trip, and begins to reconsider his career options. Co-starring Andrew Duggan (ex-Lancer).

When Icons Meet: Adam West on The Rifleman (1961)

 From season 3 of The Rifleman:

The ice storm that hit Texas a few winters ago reminds us that the Southwest is not immune to winter weather. In the episode, "Stopover", Lucas (Chuck Connors) welcomes a group of stagecoach passengers seeking shelter in the midst of a snowstorm in North Fork.

Adam West, Bethel Leslie, & Gordon Jones (ex-The Abbott & Costello Show) are among the guest stars. Joe Higgins appears as Scotty, instead of his more familiar role as a blacksmith on the series.

Adam West impressed the show's producers, Arnold Laven, Jules Levy, & Arthur Gardner, such that he joined the cast of their other series, The Detectives, the following fall.

An attorney faces disbarment, a magazine depicts the president getting what he deserves, or, just another day

 Ah, the sad story of Lindsey Halligan just took a turn for the worse.

We're learning that Halligan, fraudulently appointed as a US Attorney in Virginia, is facing disbarment in Florida as the state bar there is looking into allegations of ethics violations against the telegenic Halligan, who was an insurance lawyer before hooking up with president Trump.

Even though Florida is a "deep red" state, meaning heavily leaning Republican, the state bar likely won't turn a blind eye at the end to Halligan's inexperience and incompetence. Trump sent her to Virginia because she is eye candy for him to see on TV. If they do, it'll be because sycophants like Rusty Gaetz and Ron DeStupid will go to bat for Halligan in order to win points with President Pampers.

The meltdown from Washington will be glorious, to be sure.

But, Halligan's troubles are only part of what would trigger a meltdown today.

That's because The Week's latest issue came out, with an artist's depiction of Chief Justice John Roberts giving Trump something he didn't get enough of as a child. Discipline.

This was in response to the Supreme Court's recent ruling that the tariffs Trump imposed on other countries-----even though Americans would feel the effects----were, in fact, illegal. Proving once again to be dumber than a case of hammers, Trump imposed a new set of tariffs, as much as 15 percent as of last weekend, defying the Supreme Court, all because he thinks he can do what he wants without consequence.

At least Beavis & Butt-Head try to learn from their mistakes. Trump? The Archduke of Affluenza? Fuhgeddaboutit!!! His mindset is SO last century.

The crying will come from the White House before the morning is over. 

Update, 6:20 pm (ET): Now, the Florida bar says there's no "investigation", as they made a mistake, and are "monitoring" Halligan. Hmmmmmmm.

The first domino has fallen: Kristi Gnoem out as Director of Homeland Insecurity, but she gets a newly invented job.........

 After getting hammered by a Congressional committee earlier this week, Kristi Gnoem was sacked as Secretary of Homeland Insecurity by president Trump earlier today.

No, she's not a MENSA member.

The former South Dakota Governor was in over her head from the go, and tried to compensate for that by dressing up for field duty, cosplaying, if you will, hence the nickname, "ICE Barbie".

Unfortunately, Gnoem won't be unemployed for too long. Trump is tapping her to be a "special envoy" to the "Shield of The Americas", focusing on matters in the Western Hemisphere, still in pursuit of perceived illegal drug activity.

Replacing Gnoem at Homeland Insecurity is Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin, who ain't exactly a brain surgeon himself, given some of his own stunts, such as challenging Teamsters President Sean O'Brien to a fist fight on the Senate floor a couple of years back. It never came to pass, luckily for Mullen.

Once Mullin is confirmed, a special election will take place to fill his seat. Hopefully, the next one will have something to clean the seat.....!

Now, it's a pool to decide which domino falls next. Pete Hegseth? Pam Bondi? Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.? Tulsi Gabbard? Your guess is as good as mine.

Yes, Donald, there are Christian Democrats, too

 On Tuesday, Texas state Rep. James Talarico, the same man who was banned by CBS from having his interview with Stephen Colbert air last month, defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett in a primary for the Democratic nomination for Senator. Crockett wanted to move up the ladder, but was denied by the voters. She conceded defeat on Wednesday morning.

In November, Talarico will run against either Senator John Cornyn or Texas' corrupt Attorney General, Ken-L Ration Paxton. The fact that Talarico has already gained national attention prior to the primary has the GOP, particularly, president Trump, SO scared. The GOP primary is in May.

Trump has already branded Talarico as "radical left", which of course is wrong. Unlike Trump, who pretends to be a Christian to deceive his base of marks, Talarico is a legit Christian, who cited his faith in a victory speech on Tuesday. Talarico, per BuzzFeed, via MSN, campaigned on a message of love, compassion, & unity tied to his faith, and has broad appeal with suburban & Latino voters. For the GOP'ers, that's bad news, hence the immediate smear campaign.

Despite conceding, Crockett's camp is alleging GOP interference with polling places, including her home district of Dallas County. What that says is that the GOP was more scared of Crockett moving up than Talarico, a newcomer on the national stage.

For his part, Trump is trying to influence the GOP nomination, saying he'd endorse the winner, even though an endorsement from America's Oldest Baby is usually the kiss of death, despite his claims to the contrary.

People keep asking for fresh voices in Congress. Seems the GOP is unwilling to listen........

That time when Diet Pepsi promoted healthy living (1978)

 This Diet Pepsi ad starts with a young woman jogging. Notice that she wears a shirt promoting a race sponsored by the soft drink similar to the annual Delightful (formerly Freihofer's) Run For Women in the 518. We'll try to look for more information on the Diet Pepsi running campaign.

Narration by Hal Linden (Barney Miller):