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March 11, 1950 – A very funny Bugs Bunny cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones, Homeless Hare, was released on this date. When Bugs falls into the rain water barrel and regains his senses after taking an I-beam to the head, he laments that “This isn’t Saturday night.” Bugs is referring to the common practice ofContinue reading “After all, a man’s home is his castle”

March 11, 1970 –The first album by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Déjà Vu was released on this date. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it #148 on the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was certified 7-times platinum with over 8 million copies sold, and spent 88 weeks on the Billboard chart. It remains theContinue reading “One morning I woke up …”

Every year March 10th is the Festival of Life in the Cracks Day, celebrating the first signs of spring weather, such as the green sprouts sprouting from cracks in the pavement. (Spring is in 10 days) It a nice way to honor the rebirth and renewal in life, and see beauty and life everywhere asContinue reading “Life peeks through the cracks”

March 10, 1938 – Bette Davis won her second Academy Award and re-ignited her sagging career when Jezebel, opened in New York City on this date. Bette Davis first met William Wyler in 1931 when she auditioned for a part in his film A House Divided. She was late and had hurriedly put on aContinue reading “Jezebel premiered”

March 10, 1960 –The crime thriller based on the novel The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, Purple Noon starring Alain Delon, and directed by René Clément, opened in France, on this date. Author Patricia Highsmith, expressed satisfaction with the film, which she called “very beautiful to the eye and interesting for the intellect,” andContinue reading “Purple Noon premiered”

March 10, 1983 –Despite the production value and Michael Jackson’s star quality, MTV didn’t play the video Billie Jean until the song was already a #1 hit. Les Garland, who ran the network at the time, claims that they loved the video and played it as soon as they could, but interviews with executives atContinue reading “It took awhile, but if finally aired”

Did you forgot to set the clock ahead – we’ll wait (while we madly dash around the house ourselves.) Here’s a short film explaining Daylight Saving Time – Do you need some more time (did you get the clock on the microwave? None of you still have a VCR?) – here’s another opinion on theContinue reading “Yes, you’ve probably overslept”

ACME’s favorite sponsor, Raymond Burr’s Nipple Rouge, would like to honor a great American – and wish everyone a very happy and healthy Joe Franklin Day. Perhaps you remembered that March 7th was the 29th annual Shabbat Across America/ Canada. Hopefully you didn’t forget to have Streit’s Matzos at your family’s Shabbat dinner.

March 9, 1954 –… The actions of the Junior Senator from Wisconsin have caused alarm and dismay amongst our allies abroad, and given considerable comfort to our enemies. Edward R. Murrow’s method primarily relied on presenting video footage of McCarthy himself. The program is widely credited with beginning McCarthy’s downfall and is regarded as oneContinue reading “The triumph of Gin”

March 9, 1967 –The Star Trek episode The Devil in the Dark aired on this date. In it, the Enterprise arrives at Janus VI, where Kirk must deal with a mysterious creature that is destroying machinery and menacing the miners. This episode marks the first and only time an episode begins without the Enterprise orContinue reading “How a meme was born”