June 18, 1980 –… We’re on a mission from God. The Blues Brothers Movie, starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi opened on this date. Ounce for ounce (other than Walt Disney’s animated classic The Jungle Book,) the most amount of dope was smoked in film history during the production of a major Hollywood film. ProducersContinue reading “The Blues Brothers premiered”
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The Nun’s Story premiered
June 18, 1959 –Fred Zinnemann’s quiet religious drama The Nun’s Story, starring Audrey Hepburn, Colleen Dewhurst, Dean Jagger, Peggy Ashcroft, Peter Finch, and Edith Evans, opened in NYC on this date. The role of Sister Luke was suggested for Ingrid Bergman but Bergman herself said she was too old for the role and instead proposedContinue reading “The Nun’s Story premiered”
It just sounds dirty
June 17, 1968 –Ohio Express’ Yummy Yummy Yummy (I’ve got love in my tummy) went gold on this date. Joey Levine, who was the lead singer of the Ohio Express, wrote this with Arthur Resnick, who also wrote Under The Boardwalk and Good Lovin’. Levine worked for Buddah Records under the direction of Jerry KasenetzContinue reading “It just sounds dirty”
Oh, we are the boys of chorus …
June 17, 1950 – The Disassociated Press sent a reporter to get Bug Bunny’s life story in What’s Up Doc?, which was released on this date. Bugs’ classic catchphrase is shown in this film to have been originally an accident. It came from Bugs after he pied Elmer in the face and bonked him onContinue reading “Oh, we are the boys of chorus …”
Full Metal Jacket premiered
June 17, 1987 – A late Kubrick masterpiece, Full Metal Jacket, starring Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D’Onofrio, Adam Baldwin, Dorian Harewood, and Arliss Howard was released on this date. One of the scenes cut from the movie was a scene that showed a group of Marines playing soccer. The scene was cut becauseContinue reading “Full Metal Jacket premiered”
Silent Movie premiered
June 17, 1976 –Mel Brooks’ very silly send up of Silent Films, Silent Movie, starring Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Bernadette Peters and Sid Caesar opened in the US on this date. The movie features the first onscreen pairing of Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft, who dance a tango together. The couple were marriedContinue reading “Silent Movie premiered”
If only green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.
It’s Eat Your Vegetables Day Another voice heard from So eat them up, or not. (My kids are too old for me to worry about this anymore.)
The longest way round is the shortest way home
Happy Bloomsday! June 16, 1904 –If you notice English majors greeting one another joyously, saying “Yes – yes – yes!” they’ll titter. It will all be terrific fun for them. And here’s the reason why: Today is the date on which all the events depicted in James Joyce’s famous novel Ulysses take place — evenContinue reading “The longest way round is the shortest way home”
Read your contracts carefully
June 16, 1997 –The Verve released Bitter Sweet Symphony in the UK on this date. The song lives up to it’s title: the song is a huge hit, but Mick Jagger and Keith Richards end up getting credits and royalties. The famous orchestral riff incorporates a sample from an obscure instrumental version of the 1965Continue reading “Read your contracts carefully”
When I was young, it’s seemed that life was so wonderful
June 16, 1979 –The Supertramp song Logical Song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Charts, on this date. To accentuate the “d-d-digital” line in the lyrics, the band borrowed a Mattel handheld electronic football game from an engineer named Richard Digby-Smith, who was working next door. This device, which predated Nintendo, provided an unusual sounding,Continue reading “When I was young, it’s seemed that life was so wonderful”
