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May 27, 1963 –Columbia Records released the second studio album by Bob Dylan, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, on this date. The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan establishing Dylan as a leading voice in the singer-songwriter genre and a supposed spokesman for the youth-orientated protest movement. The album reached No.22 in the US charts and No.1 in theContinue reading “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan went on sale”

May 27, 1933 –Walt Disney classic take on The Three Little Pigs, premiered on this date. The commercial tie-in with Esposito’s pork sausages during the original screenings of the cartoon wasn’t such a big hit though.

May 27, 1964 –The second spy film in the James Bond series, From Russia with Love, was released in the US on this date. President John F. Kennedy listed Ian Fleming’s book as among his top ten favorite novels of all time. That list was published in Life Magazine on March 17, 1961. Possibly asContinue reading “From Russia with Love premiered”

May 27, 1982 –With the only known directorial effort by Robin Williams, the last episode of Mork and Mindy, aired on ABC TV on this date. This episode was filmed before the Gotta Run, trilogy and was originally scheduled as the 19th episode of the season (before the three-part series finale) instead it aired afterwardsContinue reading “The finale of Mork and Mindy”

Praise will come to those whose kindness leaves you without debt. … Neil Mullane Finn, singer/songwriter and musician was born on this date (1958).

Memorial Day isn’t just about honoring veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that’s a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It’s a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it. – PeteContinue reading “Take a moment or two to remember the fallen”

Saint Vitalis of Assisi (not to be confused with St. Vitalis of Milan, patron saint of grey haired Lotharios) was an Italian hermit and monk who died in 1370. He became a saint despite an early life marked by licentiousness and immorality. However, in an attempt to atone he went on pilgrimages to various sanctuaries.Continue reading “Saints preserve us!”

May 26, 1970 – The final episodes of I Dream of Jeannie, My Master The Chili King aired on this date. During several interviews, Sidney Sheldon admitted that he used the comedy movie, The Brass Bottle, a film about a man, portrayed by Tony Randall, that unleashed a male genie, that was portrayed by BurlContinue reading “Jeannie blinked one last time”

May 26, 1988 –Frank Sinatra appeared in a commercial for Michelob singing The Way You Look Tonight, as part of the brewery’s “The Night Belongs to Michelob” ad campaign. At the time, Anheuser-Busch marketing explained Sinatra’s presence in the ad, “We’re trying to show the length and breadth of ‘the night.’” That and the brewingContinue reading “Frank did a commercial for beer”

May 26, 1972 –Mott The Hoople, on the verge of breaking up, are offered help from David Bowie, who allows them to record two songs he wrote. They pass on Suffragette City but cut All The Young Dudes, which becomes their biggest hit and revives their career. Mott The Hoople didn’t know this when theyContinue reading “… Oh, man, I need TV when I’ve got T.Rex …”