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June 8, 1985 –The Tears for Fears song Everybody Wants to Rule the World became the group’s highest-charting single when it reached No. #1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” is a line from the 1980 Clash song Charlie Don’t Surf. Did Tears for Fears lift it? JoeContinue reading “Everybody Wants to Rule the World hit No. 1”

June 8, 1946 – The very funny Looney Tunes cartoon, Kitty Kornered, was released on this date. It have a number of firsts going for it:1.) It’s the first appearance of Sylvester the Cat (as this point unnamed) in a Warner Bros. cartoon.2.) It’s the first pairing of Porky and Sylvester.

June 7, 1954 –Despondent over court-ordered estrogen treatments to cure his homosexuality, Alan Turing committed suicide by consuming an apple laced with cyanide. (His inspiration – Snow White, his favorite movie.) Turing is considered the founder of modern computing, a pioneer in the field of Artificial Intelligence, and a crucial member of the team thatContinue reading “Alan Turing died on this date”

June 7, 1975 –Elton John’s ninth studio album Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboys, went to No. 1 on the US album chart, on this date. It’s the first album ever to enter the US chart at No. 1. (where it stayed for seven weeks). Captain Fantastic’ is a concept album that gives anContinue reading “Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboys hit No. 1”

June 7, 1969 – The Johnny Cash Show, a summer replacement for ABC’s Hollywood Palace variety program, premiered on this date, with performances by Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. Dylan, who met Cash at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival, was making his first public performance since the Woody Guthrie benefit in January 1968. He performedContinue reading “The Johnny Cash Show premiered”

June 6, 1999 –Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen), on this date. Actor Lee Perry read the narrative. The backing is the choral version of ‘Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good)’, a 1991 song by Rozalla, used in the film William Shakespeare’s Romeo +Continue reading “(Attention Class of 2022)”

June 6, 1972 –David Bowie released The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars on this date. Iggy Pop (note the name: zIGGY), Lou Reed, Marc Bolan, Gene Vincent and Jimi Hendrix (“He played it left hand, but made it too far” – Hendrix was left-handed), were all likely influences onContinue reading “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was released”

Today is also National Yo-Yo Day, falling on what is believed to have been Donald Duncan Sr.’s birthday (even the Duncan Company wasn’t too sure if June 6 is the right date). I’m sure you have one. Go into the desk drawer, dig around and pull your old yo-yo out – I’ll give you aContinue reading “It’ll go down, but if you play it right, it always comes back”

June 6, 1997 –Farrah Fawcett made a bizarre appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman. She went on long tirades and story-telling sprees that made little to no sense and was distracted by blinking lights in the studio. (It should be noted that Dave was unusually kind to her throughout the interview.)

June 5, 1975 –… Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!… During the Wish You Were Here recording sessions on this date, Syd Barrett just happens to wander into Abbey Road studio while Pink Floyd were mixing Shine On You Crazy Diamond, a song written about Barrett. At first, none of Syd’sContinue reading “The people that you meet during your day”