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August 7, 1971 –The Bee Gees early hit How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? topped the charts on this date. It became their first US #1 hit. This was written during the same afternoon as The Bee Gees‘ previous American hit, Lonely Days in Barry Gibb’s basement flat at Addison Road, Holland Park, London.

August 7, 1948 – … Huh! I must be walking in my sleep. But how can I be walking in my sleep if I’m awake enough to know I’m walking in my sleep. The strange things people do in their sleep, especially if they’re awake. Chuck Jones guided Daffy Duck’s personality change from a “screwball”Continue reading “You Were Never Duckier premiered”

August 6, 1911 –One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.. Lucille Ball, film and television executive, actress and comedian, was born on this date. A comment from a member ofContinue reading “Lucille Désirée Ball”

August 6, 1945 –The first atomic bomb used in combat was dropped on Hiroshima by the Enola Gay, piloted by Col. Paul Tibbets, on this date. President Truman ordered the use of the first nuclear bomb, which the military referred to as “Little Boy.” Harry had been vice president for only 82 days when PresidentContinue reading “The US dropped the bomb (for the first time)”

August 6, 1965 – The Beatles released their fifth album, Help! — the soundtrack to their second film, on this date. Originally, the album cover showed The Beatles spelling out the word “Help” using the semaphore system of communicating with flags, which was usually used by ships. The photographer, Robert Freeman, didn’t like the poseContinue reading “Help! soundtrack was released”

August 6, 1994 –Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories single, Stay (I Missed You), from the original movie soundtrack to Reality Bites, went to No. 1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. Lisa Loeb’s friend, Ethan Hawke, brought it to the attention of Ben Stiller, who saw Loeb perform and used her song in hisContinue reading “Stay topped the charts”

Checking the calendar again: It’s the half way point of summer today and there are 141 days until Christmas Demand Euphoria!

August 6, 1960 –Chubby Checker performs his version of The Twist on American Bandstand starting a worldwide dance craze. The song soon reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart—and then, again, for a second time in 1962, making it the only song to hit No. 1 twice. This started a dance craze that gotContinue reading “The Twist craze goes nationwide”

August 6, 2015 – This show isn’t ending. This is just a pause in the conversation … Jon Stewart gave up his very reluctant mantle as the ‘most trusted man on television‘ when he hosted his final episode (of his more than a decade long career) on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, on this date.

(Not to be confused with National Beer Day, celebrated annually on April 7th.) International Beer Day, founded in 2007, is a global celebration of the second most popular beverage in the world: Beer! International Beer Day festivities usually takes place in pubs, clubs, bars, restaurants, breweries, backyards and anywhere else you can enjoy a coldContinue reading “He was a wise man who invented beer”