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March 6, 1970 –The Beatles released Let it Be in the UK on this date. Paul McCartney wrote this song supposedly after he had a dream about his mother who died when he was 14. Since Let It Be was The Beatles last album, it made an appropriate statement about leaving problems behind and movingContinue reading “The saga of Let It Be”

March 6, 1973 –Closing Time, one of Tom Waits’ most melodic albums, (and a fascinating snapshot into his early days as a bar-room balladeer,) was released on this date. A number of artists covered songs from the album, starting a trend that would continue throughout Waits’ career. Martha was recorded by Tim Buckley and frequentlyContinue reading “First time riding in our Ol ’55”

March 6, 1897 –Richard Donner’s buddy cop flix, Lethal Weapon, starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, and Mitchell Ryan, opened on this date. Casting director Marion Dougherty first suggested teaming Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. She arranged for Gibson to fly in from his home in Sydney, while Glover wasContinue reading “I am too old for this shit”

March 6, 1942 – Ernst Lubitsch World War II comedy, To Be or Not to Be, starring Jack Benny, Carole Lombard and Robert Stack premiered on this date. The biggest problem early in the shoot was Jack Benny’s insecurity about acting the central role in such an important production by a major filmmaker. He seemedContinue reading “So they call me Concentration Camp Ehrhardt?”

Cinco De Marcho is a 12-day drinking regimen for anyone who wishes to “train one’s liver“ for the closing ceremonies on St. Patrick’s Day.

Please don’t try to wipe the the smudge mark off your friend’s forehead. I don’t need the ladies in the Rosary society to remind that today is Ash Wednesday. Hominem te esse memento! Memento mori! – (Anyway, did you find the coin in the King Cake? ) So begins forty days (remember that the sixContinue reading “Don’t be a jerk”

March 5, 1954 –The Classic B movie, Creature from the Black Lagoon, premiered on this date. Two different stuntmen were used to portray the creature, and therefore, two different suits were used in the movie. Ricou Browning played the creature when it was in the water and wore a lighter suit, Ben Chapman played theContinue reading “Creature from the Black Lagoon opened”

March 5, 2006 –The nature documentary Planet Earth narrated by David Attenborough first aired on the BBC TV, on this date. The project took 40 camera teams shooting at over 200 different locations all over the world for more than five years.

March 5, 1965 –The Mannish Boys released their second single I Pity The Fool, featuring a young David Bowie, produced by Shel Talmy, (who was also producing the early singles and albums by The Who and The Kinks). Jimmy Page was Talmy’s regular session musician and played the guitar solo on I Pity the Fool.

Bon temps roulez, mes amis – It’s Mardi Gras! No one needs to disrobe, it’s much too cold, we’ve got plenty of beads, (unless you like to disrobe in public and then, it’s between you and your maker.) Today is also know as Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day, which heralds the beginning of fasting inContinue reading “Red beans, rice, and everything nice.”