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April 19, 1973 – The sci-fi thriller Soylent Green, directed by Richard Fleischer, and starring Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Edward G. Robinson (in his final film role), opened in New York City on this date. During shooting, Edward G. Robinson was almost totally deaf. He could hear people only if they spoke directly intoContinue reading “Soylent Green went on sale”

April 19, 1961 –Frederico Fellini’s iconic, La Dolce Vita, premiered in the United States on this date. When shooting the famous Fontana di Trevi scene, director Federico Fellini complained that the water in the fountain looked dirty. A representative of Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) present at the shooting was able to supply the film teamContinue reading “La Dolce Vita debuted”

April 19, 1941–The Looney Tunes short, Porky’s Preview, directed by Tex Avery and starring Porky Pig, debuted on this date. This is the last Porky Pig cartoon Tex Avery directed, alongside his last black-and-white Looney Tunes cartoon he directed.

April 19, 1952– The Looney Tunes short, Water, Water Every Hare, directed by Chuck Jones and starring Bugs Bunny and Gossamer, debuted on this date. This is the second appearance of the orange monster, but here he is named Rudolph. In his debut in Hair-Raising Hare, he had no name and was simply “Monster” (asContinue reading “Water, Water Every Hare premiered”

April 19, 1978 –The Patti Smith Group released the song Because the Night on this date. Bruce Springsteen wrote this song. He gave it to Patti Smith in 1976 because he thought it would suit her voice. He was also in a legal battle with his manager, Mike Appel, that kept him from recording forContinue reading “Take me now, baby, here as I am …”

(Oops, I nearly forgot.) Since 2007 (give or take a year), record stores on six continents are set to celebrate Record Store Day, an annual event, held one Saturday (typically the third) every April and every Black Friday in November, in order to ‘celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store‘. Click here toContinue reading “Hopefully you saved your change for today”

April 18, 2004 –Eamon hits no. 1 on the Billboard Charts with F*ck It (I Don’t Want You Back), on this date. The song holds the record for the most expletives ever in a #1 song. There are 33 profane words in the lyrics, which is one reason why most radio stations didn’t play theContinue reading “Bunkies, ask your folks if you can listen to this song.”

April 18, 1959 – The Merrie Melodies short, Apes of Wrath, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Bugs Bunny, debuted on this date. When the stork hiccups from his drunken speech when taking a break on his delivery trip at the beginning, if one looks closely, the stork is seen having two visible eyeballs inContinue reading “Apes of Wrath premiered”

April 18, 1953 – The Merrie Melodies short, Muscle Tussle, directed by Robert McKimson and starring Daffy Duck, debuted on this date. Atomcol is pitched as the remedy to being called a scrawny weakling, much as Charles Atlas‘ muscle-building regime magazine ads encouraged humans to follow.

Velociraptors are small vicious dinosaurs that usually ruin everyone’s day at your local millionaire’s amusement park. Remember large windows and doorways are Velociraptor points of entries. Mark them accordingly and avoid at all cost. Once you’ve finished locating possible velociraptor entry points within your building, you can mark those areas so that your loved onesContinue reading “Jurassic times call for Jurassic measures!”