February 10, 1957 –Allied Artists’ sci-fi film Not of This Earth, directed by Roger Corman and starring Paul Birch, Beverly Garland, and Morgan Jones, opened in US theaters on this date. This was the final theatrical feature film to be shot by veteran director of photography John J. Mescall, ending a career of about 35Continue reading “Not of This Earth premiered”
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Today is the 13th day of the Lunar New Year.
All of the festival food should probably be done by now. Most people just want to eat something simple on this day. Some people eat vegetarian foods to cleanse their digestive system (remember yesterday was Diarrhea Day.) This day is dedicated to the General Guan Yu. Guan Yu was born in the Three Kingdom period,Continue reading “Today is the 13th day of the Lunar New Year.”
Enjoy the game
Some of you may actually be watching the Super Bowl later today. According to the Hass Avocado Board, more than 63 million pounds of avocados were shipped into the U.S. last week. Out of this amount of avocados, 88-90 percent were sourced from Mexico, 7 percent originated from Peru, 3 percent came from the DominicanContinue reading “Enjoy the game”
12, 12, 12, 12. How many is 12?
Today is the 12th day of the Lunar New Year. Technically, the Spring Festival is 15 days, but celebrations start on New Year’s eve making it 16. However, you can also say that the holiday season starts in lunar December with the Laba Festival (December 30,) making it 34 days of celebration. Since the LunarContinue reading “12, 12, 12, 12. How many is 12?”
The Life and Times of Grizzy Adams premiered
February 9, 1979 – Based on the 1974 independent film of the same name, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, starring Dan Haggerty and Ben the Bear (Bozo), first aired on NBC TV on this date. The series was shot in Northern Utah countryside locations. The production office was based in Park City, Utah.Continue reading “The Life and Times of Grizzy Adams premiered”
For some reason, yet another Brady series premiered
February 9, 1990 –Proving that you can throw good money after bad, CBS TV tried with an hour-long Comedy-Drama(?) version of The Brady Bunch, The Bradys, starring the usual suspect, which debuted on this date. The show lasted six episodes. Once again Robert Reed fought with Sherwood Schwartz over script quality. When Schwartz refused toContinue reading “For some reason, yet another Brady series premiered”
Heroes of Rock and Roll premiered
February 9, 1979 –Before the birth of MTV, ABC-TV marked the 25th anniversary of the birth of Rock and Roll by first airing the documentary Heroes of Rock and Roll on this date. In two hours, from the high-school gym dance scene from the film Rock Around The Clock to the closing That’s all, bye-bye,Continue reading “Heroes of Rock and Roll premiered”
A small British Band appeared on TV
February 9, 1964 – The Beatles made their US live debut on CBS-TV’s The Ed Sullivan Show; they performed five songs including their current No.1 I Want To Hold Your Hand on this date. Never before had so many viewers tuned-in to a live television program, which with 73 million viewers, was three-fourths of theContinue reading “A small British Band appeared on TV”
Maybe at this point, just have a little salad
The eleventh day of the Lunar New Year is known as the day to welcome Zigu Shen(the Purple Lady). According to legend, Zigu was a concubine of a rich man in ancient China. The wife of the rich man killed her in the toilet due to her jealousy. The Heavenly God had compassion for her,Continue reading “Maybe at this point, just have a little salad”
You damn, dirty ape !!!!
February 8, 1968 –Planet of The Apes premiered in NYC on this date, confirming Charlton Heston’s position as one of the greatest “One Note Actors” of his generation. At one of the first test screenings, a woman walked up to Charlton Heston and asked him how he was. Heston had no clue who she wasContinue reading “You damn, dirty ape !!!!”
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