June 20, 1975 – Steven Spielberg’s thriller, Jaws, premiered on this date. Beach vacations were never the same again. According to director Steven Spielberg, the prop arm looked too fake in the scene where Chrissie’s remains are discovered, so instead, they buried a female crew member in the sand with only her arm exposed.
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Chinatown premiered
June 20, 1974 –Forget about it Jake. It’s Chinatown The unforgettable film-noir classic, Chinatown, was released on this date. After several takes that never looked quite right, Faye Dunaway got annoyed and told Jack Nicholson to actually slap her. He did and felt very guilty for it, despite it being Dunaway’s decision. The shot madeContinue reading “Chinatown premiered”
Brian Douglas Wilson
June 20, 1942 –It’s Brian Wilson’s birthday today, ushering in those lazy, hazy days of summer. It’s just a little sadder this summer because Brian Wilson just recently passed
The song sings itself
Summer is a promissory note signed in June, its long days spent and gone before you know it, and due to be repaid next January. Hal Borland Today is the first day of Summer, also known as the Summer Solstice. It’s the longest day of the year (and the shortest night). Everyone go outside andContinue reading “The song sings itself”
Gonna’ Fall in Love Again topped the charts
June 19, 1976 –The original emo boy, Eric Carmen’s single Never Gonna’ Fall in Love Again went to number one on the Billboard Charts on this date. Once again, Carmen uses (steals) a piece of classical music – this time, the melody line from Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 for this song. It comes from theContinue reading “Gonna’ Fall in Love Again topped the charts”
Devil May Hare premiered
June 19, 1954 – The Tasmanian Devil, Taz, made his debut in the Looney Tunes cartoon, Devil May Hare, on this date. While Robert McKimson and his team were discussing new adversaries for Bugs Bunny, animator Sid Marcus suggested offhandedly that they have used everything except a Tasmanian devil. They looked the animal up inContinue reading “Devil May Hare premiered”
I Was a Teenage Werewolf premiered
June 19, 1957 –The classic 50s teenage-horror film, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, starring Michael Landon, opened on this date. American International Pictures released this on a double bill with Invasion of the Saucer Men with the tag line “We DARE You To See The Most Amazing Pictures of Our Time!“
The Bette Midler special premiered
June 19, 1976 –HBO launched the series, Standing Room Only (SRO) with a taped special by Bette Midler on this date. The original HBO presentation was shown “complete and uncut, minus any editing or interruption” (per the June 1976 HBO On Air guide), lasting nearly two-and-a-half hours. When it was shown on broadcast television laterContinue reading “The Bette Midler special premiered”
National Martini Day!
Can you hear those glasses chilling? We might never know how utterly charming, brilliant and entertaining we are were it not for martinis. I’m not talking a cup of cheap gin splashed over an ice cube. I’m talking satin, fire and ice; Fred Astaire in a glass; surgical cleanliness, insight.. comfort; redemption and absolution. I’mContinue reading “National Martini Day!”
I guess money went further back then
June 18, 1971 –The Nike “swoosh” logo was created in 1971 by a graphic design student Carolyn Davidson and was purchased by Blue Ribbon for $35. The intention was to convey motion in its design. it was first used by Nike on this date. (She was later given around 500 shares in the company whichContinue reading “I guess money went further back then”
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