May 16, 1984 –Prince’s single When Doves Cry – written at the request of Purple Rain director Albert Magnoli to accompany a sequence in the film – was released and would soon become Prince’s first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit. This was the second US chart-topper with a kind of bird in the title,Continue reading “When Dove’s Cry topped the charts”
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One of music’s great leaps forward
May 16, 1966 –The Beach Boys released their 11th studio album, Pet Sounds on this date. It has since been recognized as one of the most influential albums in the history of popular music and is widely regarded as one of the best albums of the 1960s. All that beautiful music and barking dogs, too.
Break out you hats and hooters
May 16, 1965 –“The neat round spaghetti you can eat with a spoon“, Spaghetti-O’s first went on sale, on this date. Oh happy day, the squirrel meat brand has stuck around.
It ended with a small bang
May 16, 2019 –After 12 seasons, Sheldon finally learns how to acknowledge his friends when CBS TV aired the last episode of The Big Bang Theory: The Stockholm Syndrome, on this date. With this final episode, the four male characters Leonard, Sheldon, Howard and Raj are the only ones that have appeared in every episode.Continue reading “It ended with a small bang”
So this is what happened to Jan
May 16, 1977 –The sequel to the TV movie, Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn, starring Leigh McCloskey, Eve Plumb, Juliet Mills, Jean Hagen, and Earl Holliman, premiered on NBC TV, on this date. This was Jean Hagen’s final performance.
When you were a kid, who know what they were.
But not the less, it’s National Sea Monkey Day, (My old pal, Mr. Teeny has told me countless times that it was his uncle in the video and he came to a very bitter end. For those of you who’ve asked – Mr Teeny is fine, living in L.A. and is now a sports agent.)Continue reading “When you were a kid, who know what they were.”
It seemed that they would never get off that damn island
May 15, 1981 – Look, there was no real reason for this but The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island premiered on NBC on this date. According to both Sherwood Schwartz and Dawn Wells, It was a very emotional day on set when Jim Backus filmed his brief scene. He was thin and very shaky, butContinue reading “It seemed that they would never get off that damn island”
The Artist premiered
May 15, 2011 –Michel Hazanavicius’ amazing salute to the passing of the silent film era, The Artist, starring Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, and James Cromwell, debuted at the Cannes Film festival, on this date. The character of George Valentin is based on two silent movie stars, Douglas Fairbanks and John Gilbert. Both actorsContinue reading “The Artist premiered”
Remember, it’s Miss Jackson, if you’re nasty
May 15, 1993 –Janet Jackson’s single, That’s The Way Love Goes, goes to #1 on this date. It remains No. 1 for eight weeks – longer than any other single by either Janet or her famous brother. James Brown demanded approval of the lyrics before he would allow Janet to sample his hit Papa Don’tContinue reading “Remember, it’s Miss Jackson, if you’re nasty”
Plane Crazy’s first test screening
May 15, 1928 –Plane Crazy was the first animated cartoon to feature Mickey Mouse as well as Minnie Mouse (Mickey’s girlfriend). The short was co-directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. Iwerks was also the main animator for this short and reportedly spent six weeks working on it. Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising were creditedContinue reading “Plane Crazy’s first test screening”
