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May 8, 1954 – The Looney Tunes short, Dr. Jerkyl’s Hide, directed by Friz Freleng, starring Sylvester, debuted on this date. The original sci film classic The Fly was still four years away from release when this short, with its monstrous fly, premiered.

May 8, 1948 – The Looney Tunes short, Buccaneer Bunny, directed by Friz Freleng, starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam, debuted on this date. Although this cartoon is in the Looney Tunes series, the Merrie Melodies rings are shown in the first opening title. When Bugs pulls down the Looney Tunes title, the rings goContinue reading “Buccaneer Bunny premiered”

May 8, 1956 –The nearly forgotten 20th Century Fox drama, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit directed by Nunnally Johnson, and starring Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones, Fredric March, Lee J. Cobb, Keenan Wynn and Marisa Pavan, opened on this date. Nunnally Johnson was annoyed that Gregory Peck kept asking questions about this character,Continue reading “The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit premiered”

May 8, 1963 –The first James Bond film, Dr. No, starring Sean Connery as the MI6 agent 007, premiered in US on this date. Sean Connery is morbidly afraid of spiders. The shot of the spider in his bed was done with a sheet of glass between him and the spider, which can be seenContinue reading “Mixed like you said, sir, and not stirred.”

Today is National Roast Leg of Lamb Day! Truly, there is no more a noble cause than eating a meal consisting of properly prepared lamb. Sadly, in a recent survey, a whopping 50% of Americans surveyed reported that they had never eaten lamb, and most American each less than a pound of lamb per year.Continue reading “We’ll be observing the holiday this weekend”

May 7, 1987 –Shelly Long made her last appearance as a regular on the NBC series Cheers, on this date. To keep Shelley Long’s departure from the series under wraps, three endings were shot. The aired ending, which had Diane leaving and promising to return in six months, and two additional endings. One had SamContinue reading “Bye Bye Diane”

May 7, 1997 –The science fiction film The Fifth Element, written and directed by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich was released in France, on this date. At the time, it was the most expensive European film ever made. Luc Besson wrote the original screenplay when he was in high school. He hadContinue reading “The Fifth Element premiered”

May 6, 1955 – The Merrie Melodies short, Hare Brush, directed by Friz Freleng, starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd debuted on this date. At the beginning, when Elmer Fudd addresses the board of directors, he correctly pronounces”rabbit“, instead of his usual “wabbit“.

May 7, 1973 –George Harrison released the single Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth), off his album, Living in the Material World, on this date. The song became George Harrison’s second US #1 following My Sweet Lord. It pushed Paul McCartney and Wings‘ My Love from the top position, marking the only occasionContinue reading “Help me cope, with this heavy load”

May 7, 2005 –Gwen Stefani third single from her debut album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby, Hollaback Girl reached No. #1 on the Billboard charts on this date. (When my daughters were younger, they thought it hysterical to run around the house singing, ‘My shit is bananas‘.) A “hollaback girl” is one of the lesser cheerleadersContinue reading “Hollaback Girl topped the charts”