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Ukuleles will get you through times with no money better than money will get you through time with no ukulele Today is Play Your Ukulele Day!

May 2, 1997 –New Line Cinema released Jay Roach’s mega-hit Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery starring Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, and Michael York, on this date. Mike Myers has revealed in interviews that the Austin Powers character was created based on a couple of instances involving his family. His father loved watching British comediesContinue reading “Oh, behave …”

May 2, 1946 –James M. Cain’s excellent crime thriller, The Postman Always Rings Twice, opened on this date. The on-set sexual tension between John Garfield and Lana Turner was clear to all involved with the film. Their first day together, he called out to her, “Hey, Lana, how’s about a little quickie?” to which sheContinue reading “The Postman Always Rings Twice premiered”

May 2, 1932 – Walt Disney released another animated-cartoon, Mickey’s Revue, on this date. Goofy (then known as Dippy Dawg) makes his debut in this cartoon.

May 2, 1965 –The Rolling Stones made their second appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on this date. The Stones performed three songs: The Last Time, Little Red Rooster, and Everybody Need Somebody To Love.

May 1, 1972 –The Eagles’ first single, Take It Easy, written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, was released on this date. The Eagles played this live long before they recorded it. It was one of the songs they played when they were doing four sets a night at a club in Aspen, Colorado. ByContinue reading “Take It Easy went on sale”

May 1, 1941 – The young filmmaker of this film was so obsessed with his project that his habit of consuming more than 30 cups of coffee each day led him to succumb to caffeine poisoning. He switched to tea, believing that the time it took to make each cup would slow him down, butContinue reading “I don’t think there’s one word that can describe a man’s life.”

May 1, 1983 – Viewers had the pleasure of watching aliens unhinge their jaws and swallow mice when V (the miniseries), starring Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Jane Badler, Michael Durrell, Peter Nelson, and David Packer, premiered on NBC TV on this date. The series was intended as a literal retelling of the Nazi takeover ofContinue reading “The series V premiered”

May 1, 1931 – The Empire State Building in New York City was dedicated by President Hoover from the White House in Washington DC where he pressed a button that switched on the lights. The 102 story skyscraper, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street in New York City, was the first higherContinue reading “THIS was the 8th Wonder of the World”

The month of May is named after Maia, a Greek goddess and mother of Hermes. Shockingly, May is the fifth month of the year in both the Gregorian and Julian calendars Apparently, May is also a very bad month to get married… due to Mary Queen of Scots‘ unfortunate history, and the fact that sheContinue reading “May is the gateway to summer.”