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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”

Well, they tell me of a pie up in the sky …

February 8, 1973 –The cult classic film The Harder They Come (the breakthough film for Reggae music in the US,) was released in New York by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, on this date. The movie is in Jamaican Patois, a creole language which can be understood to some extent by English speakers. There areContinue reading “Well, they tell me of a pie up in the sky …”

Fire reached the top of the charts

February 8, 1975 –Ohio Players’ single Fire went to No. # 1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. Lead Ohio Player Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner, who also wrote the lyrics about getting hot for a smokin’ woman, recalled how the song came to life in the studio. “We were in the studio making tracks andContinue reading “Fire reached the top of the charts”

No one saw this would be awful?

February 7, 1979 –The very expensive superbomb of 1979, Supertrain premiered on NBC-TV on this date. TV Guide ranked Supertrain number 28 on its “50 Worst TV Shows of All Time” list. This was the most expensive American TV series ever produced at the time. The failure of this show, along with the US boycottContinue reading “No one saw this would be awful?”

nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands

February 7, 1986 –Woody Allen’s 15th and most financially successful film, Hannah and Her Sisters, starring Woody Allen, Michael Caine, Mia Farrow, Carrie Fisher, Barbara Hershey, Lloyd Nolan, Maureen O’Sullivan, Daniel Stern, Max von Sydow, and Dianne Wiest, premiered in the US, on this date. Many of Hannah’s scenes were filmed in Mia Farrow’s apartment.Continue reading “nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands”

Today is the birthday of the god of stone.

ACME Construction would like to wish everyone a lucky and prosperous Lunar New Year. On this day, it is forbidden to move any stone, including stone roller, stone mill and stone mortar, so this day is also known as “Shi Bu Dong”(meaning do not move any stone). So remember, with ACME, when you need somethingContinue reading “Today is the birthday of the god of stone.”