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August 7, 1981 – The animated sci-fi film Heavy Metal went into general release in the US and Canada on this date. This movie was inspired by a long-running science fiction magazine of the same title, which began in Europe as Metal Hurlant. Most of the story segments are based on stories or characters featuredContinue reading “Heavy Metal premiered opened”

August 7, 2018 – Jon M Chu’s suprprise mega-hit romantic comedy (with all-Asian cast,) Crazy Rich Asians, starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh, opened in Los Angeles on this date. Awkwafina was supposed to wear several different wigs throughout the movie; however, after putting on theContinue reading “Crazy Rich Asians premiered”

August 7, 1948 – … Huh! I must be walking in my sleep. But how can I be walking in my sleep if I’m awake enough to know I’m walking in my sleep. The strange things people do in their sleep, especially if they’re awake. Chuck Jones guided Daffy Duck’s personality change from a “screwball”Continue reading “You Were Never Duckier premiered”

August 7, 1971 –The Bee Gees early hit How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? topped the charts on this date. It became their first US #1 hit. This was written during the same afternoon as The Bee Gees‘ previous American hit, Lonely Days in Barry Gibb’s basement flat at Addison Road, Holland Park, London.

August 6, 1965 –The Beatles released their fifth album, Help! — the soundtrack to their second film, on this date. Originally, the album cover showed The Beatles spelling out the word “Help” using the semaphore system of communicating with flags, which was usually used by ships. The photographer, Robert Freeman, didn’t like the pose becauseContinue reading “Help! the album dropped”

August 6, 1960 –Chubby Checker performs his version of The Twist on American Bandstand starting a worldwide dance craze. The song soon reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart—and then, again, for a second time in 1962, making it the only song to hit No. 1 twice. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters tried toContinue reading “Come on baby, let’s do the Twist”

August 6, 1938 – … In this corner, at 203 and one-third pounds, the most magnificent marvelous multiple monstrous mad mauling mass of meaty muscles ever to master, modify, mat, make mince-meat, and mangle many menacing monsters from Manitoba to Minneapolis! An early pairing of this comedy duo, Porky and Daffy, was released on thisContinue reading “Porky and Daffy premiered”

August 6, 1982 – Alan Parker’s rock-musical interpretation of the classical album, Pink Floyd The Wall, premiered in NYC on this date. In his autobiography Is That It?, Bob Geldof says that his agent first told him about the project while he was riding in a taxi, and that he said that he didn’t wantContinue reading “Oh, by the way, which one’s Pink?”

August 6, 1911 –One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.. Lucille Ball, film and television executive, actress and comedian, was born on this date. A comment from a member ofContinue reading “Lucille Désirée Ball”

A quick check of the calendar : It’s the half way point of summer today and there are 141 days until Christmas