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April 4, 1936 – The Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short The Blow Out, directed by Tex Avery and starring Porky Pig, debuted on this date. This cartoon is notable as the first solo outing for Porky Stage actress Lucille La Verne provided the voice of “The Bomber“. It was surprising for La Verne to doContinue reading “The Blow Out premiered”

April 4, 1964 –The Beatles set an all-time record on the Top 100 chart of Billboard magazine this day, holding an unprecedented twelve positions on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on this date. The Beatles accounted for 60 percent of the entire singles record business during the first three months of 1964. Those singles byContinue reading “The Beatles dominated the charts”

April 4, 1987 –The Starship single Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Charts on this date, Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now was the third #1 single for Starship (after We Built This City and Sara), but the only members of the group who actually participated in the recording of theContinue reading “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now topped the charts”

April 3, 1982 –I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts topped the charts on this date. The song was number 1 on the Billboard charts for two months after 23 major record labels refused to give her a deal. The video was directed by Arnold Levine, who also did many ofContinue reading “Ah, remember when jukeboxes only cost a dime”

The Looney Tunes short, April 3, 1937 – The Looney Tunes short, Porky’s Romance, directed by Frank Tashlin and featuring Porky Pig debuted on this date. This is the first appearance of Petunia Pig. She was intended to be a recurring character, as the staff were trying to find a new character to star withContinue reading “Porky’s Romance premiered”

Today is Good Friday, (also know as, Great Friday, Holy Friday or Long Friday.) On Good Friday, parishioners (the old ladies who populate church in the middle of most days) follow the officiant and observe the Stations of the Cross.

April 3, 1958 – The 20th Century Fox film, The Long, Hot Summer, directed by Martin Ritt, and starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, and Angela Lansbury, debuted on this date. The scorching Louisiana heat didn’t help Orson Welles’s temperament on the set. “He was having terrible difficulty living inContinue reading “The Long, Hot Summer premiered”

April 3, 2010 – Matt Smith makes his first appearance as the 11th Doctor in BBC program Doctor Who during The Eleventh Hour episode, on this date. Matt Smith declined to stay on the show for the eighth season. He regretted that decision.

The old ladies you usually pester with questions of a religious nature are busy today: they are doing the Stations of the Cross. Since you probably have not been to church since at least Christmas and more like than not, have completely forgotten your entire religious training (ACME will extend a Papal Dispensation to allContinue reading “There is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven”

you can’t expect to control your life. According to the Nation Peanut Board, Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwiches are good for the planet. A 2002 survey showed the average American will have eaten 2,500 of these sandwiches before graduating from high school. Today is Peanut Butter and Jelly Day. Peanut Butter and Jelly Day celebratesContinue reading “If you can’t control your peanut butter,”