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August 3, 1979 –The Talking Heads release their third album, Fear of Music, on this date. The album, produced by Brian Eno, was recorded in Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth’s New York City loft where the band often rehearsed. They parked a mobile recording unit outside to record the tracks as they played from theContinue reading “This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco …”

August 3, 1963 –Allan Sherman released Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah (A Letter from Camp), in the US on this date. Sherman was a writer on The Steve Allen Show and created the game show I’ve Got a Secret. He went on to record comedy albums. The song won a 1964 Grammy Award for comedy. AndContinue reading “Ah, sweet mysteries of life.”

August 3, 2001 –Disney’s surprise comedy hit, The Princess Diaries, directed by Gary Marshall and starring Julie Andrews, Héctor Elizondo, and introducing Anne Hathaway, went into general release in the US on this date. When Mia accidentally sets the man’s arm on fire, the flames were supposed to go out when he puts his armContinue reading “The Princess Diaries opened”

August 3, 1929 –Four famous vaudevillian performers took a chance on the new medium of ‘talking pictures‘ with the general release of the film, The Cocoanuts, starring the Four Marx Brothers — Chico, Groucho, Harpo and Zeppo, on this date. Filmed on a stage in New York City. Sound films were still so new thatContinue reading “Why a duck?”

Today is National Grab Some Nuts Day. I don’t believe this can be celebrated in all 50 states, (especially Florida and Texas.) How you celebrate is between you and your god.

August 2, 1998 –Beastie Boys‘ fifth studio album Hello Nasty started a three week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Album Charts, on this date. This would be the band’s third U.S. No. 1 album. Some of the pioneering hip-hop acts that emerged in the early ‘80s distorted their vocals in innovative ways, butContinue reading “Hello Nasty topped the charts”

(I can appreciate that those of you with delicate natures might want to skip this story.) August 2, 1100 –You may often wonder when this phrase came into being – Act of God. You’ve all seen it long enough and you may unfortunately experienced it when you went to collect on you home insurance policy.Continue reading “Force Majeure:”

August 2, 1985 –Universal Pictures released the sci-fi comedy film Weird Science, directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock and Ilan Mitchell-Smith, on this date. In the scene where Bill Paxton is speaking to Kelly LeBrock while interrogating everyone over what had happened the previous night, in the background, Suzanne SnyderContinue reading “Weird Science premiered”

August 2, 1965 –Michael Caine’s first outing as the anti Bond spy, Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File, opened in the US on this date. In the novels, the name of the lead character was never revealed. So Michael Caine and Producer Harry Saltzman tried to think of a boring name for the hero. CaineContinue reading “The Ipcress File premiered”

It’s National Ice Cream Sandwich Day today, a day to enjoy an ice cream sandwich. The best way to celebrate is to make your own! <