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May 11, 1974 –ABC Records released Steely Dan’s Any Major Dude Will Tell You, on this date, (oh yeah, Rikki Don’t Lose that Number was the A-side.) “Have you ever seen a Squonk’s tears,” a Squonk is a mythical woodland creature who has the ability to dissolve in its own tears. Steely Dan came acrossContinue reading “I never seen you looking so bad my funky one”

At the home office, we are always hoping to offer the finest in products. Mother’s Day is happening on Sunday – perhap if you haven’t found a gift yet, may we suggest: If that is not to your taste perhaps this mug is a tad more subdued: No matter what you get get, remember toContinue reading “From your friends at ACME”

May 10, 1962 – The Toho studios classic monster movie Mothra (the original Japanese title was Mosura) was released on a double bill with The Three Stooges in Orbit in the U.S. on this date. (please note: this is the original Japanese version) The movie was edited also removing about 10 minutes from the originalContinue reading “Mosura premiered”

May 10, 1962 –The Hulk is a fictional superhero appearing in publications by publisher Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of The Incredible Hulk (May 1962), on this date. In his comic book appearances, following his accidental exposure to gamma rays whileContinue reading “He did it by gamma rays”

May 10, 1986 –The British Pop Duo Pet Shop Boys had their first of four No. #1 hits when their song West End Girls reach the top of the Billboard charts on this date. West End Girls is a journey through the club scene in London, where Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant and Chris LoweContinue reading “Add this to the 80s’ mixed tape”

Today is Lost Sock Memorial Day, the day that we take a moment out of our busy lives to mourn the lost of a sock while we do the laundry. After a proper amount of time; stop hoping it will appear to reunite with its mate. Focus on the only healthy choices before you: ThrowContinue reading “Single socks looks for sole mates”

May 9, 1955 –Harpo Marx had only recently suffered a heart attack and was warned by doctors not to continue performing. But, luckily for us, Harpo refused, and went on to appear in an episode of I Love Lucy, Lucy and Harpo Marx, which aired on this date. The Lucy-Harpo “mirror routine” became a rareContinue reading “Lucy and Harpo do the ‘mirror routine’”

May 9, 1958 –Richard Burton made his network television debut on this date, in the presentation of The DuPont Show of the Month – Wuthering Heights, on CBS-TV. In 1999 actress Rosemary Harris met TV historian Jane Klain and asked if she could find a copy of the film. Harris was a last minute replacementContinue reading “Wuthering Heights premiered”

May 9, 1964 –The Beatles’ I Wanna Hold Your Hand had been the number one album for over three and a half months straight. Louis Armstrong’s show tune Hello Dolly finally ended the record-breaking run on this day, knocking the Beatles out of first place in the music charts.

May 9, 1992 –Bruce Springsteen performs on US TV for the first time when he finally accepts a longstanding offer to be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, on this date. He performed three songs, Lucky Town, Living Proof, and 57 Channels, from Human Touch and Lucky Town, the albums he released simultaneously fiveContinue reading “First time Bruce was on SNL”