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July 25, 1960 –When The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley decided not to record his tune, Roy Orbison decided to record the song Only the Lonely himself. It reach reached the No.2 spot on the US Billboard’s singles chart on this date. The song was subtitled “Know The Way I Feel” to avoid confusion withContinue reading “Revel in the voluptuousness of despair”

July 25, 1953 – The Merrie Melodies cartoon, Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century, starring Daffy Duck as space hero Duck Dodgers, Porky Pig as his assistant and Marvin the Martian as his opponent, was released on this date Considering the period in which the cartoon was produced (the Second Red Scare was inContinue reading “The world’s supply of Alludium Phosdex, the shaving cream atom, is alarmingly low.”

July 25, 1980 – The very silly movie, Caddyshack, premiered on this date (watch it – you’ll laugh in spite of yourself.) As it was his first directing job and he wanted to make sure the production was successful, Harold Ramis avoided fraternizing with the cast and crew’s late night parties to focus on theContinue reading “And tell the cook this is low grade dog food.”

July 25, 2010 – An undated television series based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s tales of his famous detective Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, first aired on the BBC, on this date. Many of the crew in Sherlock are related. Sherlock’s parents are actually actor Benedict Cumberbatch’s parents, Wanda Ventham and TimothyContinue reading “Sherlock premiered”

St. Christopher was once the patron saint of bachelors, travelers, transportation workers, protector against sudden death and toothaches. The Saint Christopher feast day, celebrated on July 25, was removed from the Roman Catholic calendar of saints in 1969. But by all means, please feel free to continue to pray to this beleaguered saint (or non-saint.)

July 24, 1977 –Donna Summer’s single I Feel Love, with producer Giorgio Moroder reached No. #1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. I Feel Love is an electronic music landmark, with a track built entirely on a Moog synthesizer. Giorgio Moroder, a leading light in the genre and a longtime collaborator with Donna Summer,Continue reading “Get your Huckapoo shirt out of the closet”

July 24, 1948 –… Crumbly Crunchies are the bestLook delicious on your vestServe them to unwanted guestsStuff the mattress with the rest…. A great Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, Haredevil Hare, was released on this date. (It was the first appearance of Marvin the Martian, though he wasn’t named until decades later.) LookContinue reading “Put your drink down, you’re going to laugh out loud”

July 24, 1952 – Fred Zinnemann’s classic western, High Noon, starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, and Thomas Mitchell, opened in New York City, on this date. In 1951, after 25 years in show business, Gary Cooper’s professional reputation was in decline, and he was dropped from the “Motion Picture Herald’s” list of the top-ten box-officeContinue reading “High Noon premiered”