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June 28, 1996 –Tom Shadyac’s remake of the Jerry Lewis classic, The Nutty Professor, starring Eddie Murphy (in just about ever role,) Jada Pinkett, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle and John Ales, went into general release in the US on this date. The family scene was nearly cut out of the final film dueContinue reading “The Nutty Professor reboot opened”

Paul Bunyan is a larger-than-life folk hero who embodies frontier vitality. He is a symbol of might, the willingness to work hard, and the resolve to overcome all obstacles. He was popularized by newspapermen across the country in 1910 and has been a part of the American culture ever since.

June 27, 1966 – The first broadcast of Dark Shadows aired on ABC-TV on this date. For more than a year and a half the characters of Dark Shadows used almost every possible phrase to refer to Barnabas Collins (“He’s not alive!” “He’s one of the undead.” “He walks at night but he ain’t alive.“)Continue reading “Kids rushed home from school”

June 27, 1949 –Guardian of the Safety of the World, private citizen-scientist Captain Video and his Video Rangers, premiered on the Dumont Network on this date. During the Vietnam War, American soldiers who were taken as Prisoners of War by the North Vietnamese were often interrogated and asked whom the American military leaders were. Reportedly,Continue reading “Evil doers of the world. Beware!”

June 27, 1964 –Peter & Gordon’s A World Without Love – written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney – goes to #1 in the US, on this date. This song found its way to Peter Asher when Paul McCartney was living in the Asher household at 57 Wimpole Street in London during his time datingContinue reading “Please lock me away …”

June 26, 1964 –The Beatles third studio album, A Hard Day’s Night was first released in the United States by United Artists Records on this date and on July 10, 1964 in the UK by Parlophone. In contrast to the band’s first two albums, all thirteen tracks were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney,Continue reading “A Hard Day’s Night (the album) went of sale”

June 26, 1965 –The Byrds went to No.1 on the US singles chart with their version of Bob Dylan’s Mr Tambourine Man. (Only Roger McGuinn from the band played on the song, the drummer Hal Blaine who played on the track also played on Bridge Over Troubled Water.) The Byrds version is based on BobContinue reading “Mr Tambourine Man topped the charts”

June 26, 1987 –The truly silly yet likeable Mel Brooks film, Spaceballs, starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, and Joan Rivers went into general release on this date. The Millennium Falcon from the Star Wars saga makes a cameo appearance in this movie. Take a close lookContinue reading “Use the Schwartz!”

June 26, 1925 –Charlie Chaplin’s classic comedy, The Gold Rush, opened at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, on this date. Location filming proved problematic, so Charles Chaplin shot the entire film on the backlot and stages of his Hollywood studio, including an elaborate reconstruction of the Klondike. His leisurely approach to film-making – and multipleContinue reading “The Gold Rush premiered”

It may not seem possible, But for about 1.1 million students (and their exhausted families) the 2024/ 2025 school year is finally over. (Enjoy what you can of summer – the 2025/ 2026 school year is scheduled to begin 70 days from today, on September 4, 2025. But who knows?) Demand Euphoria!