November 15, 1935 –… … And now, on with the opera. Let joy be unconfined. Let there be dancing in the streets, drinking in the saloons, and necking in the parlor.. The Marx Brother’s first film made without Zeppo, A Night at the Opera, premiered on this date. Kitty Carlisle said the atmosphere on theContinue reading “The film not the album”
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I’m curious –
Why is this child taunting a turkey with a bowl of fresh fruit? Before you go – Boots UK, (think CVS or Walgreens) wants to show Mrs. Claus giving Santa a hand getting ready for Christmas. But what it got is an outcry from some small anti-woke, anti-black, homophobic segment of the British population thatContinue reading “I’m curious –”
I started yesterday
Today is America Recycles Day. Its also known as national clean out the refrigerator day. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, today’s a good day to make some room in the frig (one could start looking through the freezer for a of those few ‘frozen corpse‘ meals that have there for several weeks.). While theContinue reading “I started yesterday”
You suck my blood like a leech …
November 14, 1975 – Queen released its fourth album A Night at the Opera on this date (There actually were other songs on the album besides Bohemian Rhapsody you know.) As it appears on the album, the song Death on Two Legs had “Dedicated to…” written after it. It was dedicated to their ex-manager whenContinue reading “You suck my blood like a leech …”
… from hell’s heart I stab at thee …
November 14, 1851 –Harper and Brothers published Herman Melville’s most famous novel, on this date. Called Moby Dick, the tale is teeming with seamen, spermaceti, and rigid harpoons. Scholars continue to debate its symbolism. The British publisher accidentally left out the ending of the book, the epilogue. This confused a lot of British readers, becauseContinue reading “… from hell’s heart I stab at thee …”
Fahrenheit 451 premiered
November 14, 1966 –François Truffaut’s foray into Science Fiction, Fahrenheit 451, opened in the US on this date. The location filming of the final sequence with the Book People took place in poor weather. It was hoped the weather would improve for the final days of shooting. Instead, they discovered that it had begun snowingContinue reading “Fahrenheit 451 premiered”
Starting off the holiday season
November 14, 1964 –The cult classic Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (the non-MST3K version), starring featuring the classically kitch Pia Zadora, premiered on this date. This film includes the first documented appearance of Mrs. Claus.
Every day try to live the best life you can
Today is World Diabetes Day. The day was initially created by the International Diabetes Federation in 1991. Its development was in response to the high rise of diabetic cases across the globe. The theme for diabetes awareness month and World Diabetes Day 2023 is Diabetes and Well-being The purpose is to promote advocacy for diabeticsContinue reading “Every day try to live the best life you can”
I’m just saying
Check to see if you have enough TP in the house Ok, I’ll stop already with the English supermarket Christmas adverts – but just one more: Morrisons. Everyone, (well almost everyone like a musical,) so why not a holiday musical with singing oven mitts – In my humble opinion, I believe ‘Mother’s little helpers‘ wereContinue reading “I’m just saying”
The surgeon general has warned about listening to the next clip
November 13, 1975 –Morris Albert’s song Feelings went gold on this date. In 1987, Morris Albert was found guilty of plagiarism, with a jury finding that this borrowed heavily from a French song from 1956 called Pour Toi. You can blame me later for this ear worm
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