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July 7, 1928 –Wonder no more where the expression came from – Sliced bread was sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri, on this date. It is described as “the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped“. Unfortunately Betty White is no longer with withContinue reading “Without bread all is misery”

July 7, 1984 –The single Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood became Britain’s all-time best-selling single (at the time) on this date. In America, any sexual innuendo contained in this song got little attention, but it caused plenty of controversy in the UK. The song entered the UK singles chart at #77 on November 12,Continue reading “Frankie says ‘Relax’”

July 7. 1956 – The Looney Tunes short, Stupor Duck, directed by Bob McKimson and starring Daffy Duck, was released on this date. The “tall building” that Stupor Duck leaps in “a single bound” is labeled “McKimson and Assoc.,” in reference to the short’s director.

July 7, 1944 – Universal Pictures releases the sequel to The Mummy’s Tomb, The Mummy’s Ghost, directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and John Carradine, in U.S. theaters on this date. Lon Chaney Jr. often said that being made up as the Mummy character was his least favourite make-up. There isContinue reading “The Mummy’s Ghost haunted theatres”

July 7, 1939 – Jean Renior’s prescient masterpiece, Rules of the Game (La Règle Du Jeu,) starring Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, and Paulette Dubost, premiered in Paris, France on this date (because of World War II, the film did not officially open in the US until 1950.) The fact the movie was almost lost duringContinue reading “La Règle Du Jeu premiered”

It’s Father-Daughter take a walk together day, (Once again, two teams of high priced (non-ACME) lawyers have confirmed that – a.) I can refer to this as a ‘digital image‘,b.) the UN called in my mother to monitor the taking of this digital image, andc.) I may or may not be related to two ofContinue reading “Laughing because there’s nothing to do about it”

Today is also Chocolate Day (If you’re a chocoholic, then you have two more chocolate days to celebrate! World Chocolate Day is on September 4 and National Chocolate Day is on October 28.) The date commemorates the introduction of Hershey’s Kisses on this date in 1907 and the introduction of chocolate in Europe in 1550.Continue reading “Break out the hats and hooters”

July 6, 1957 –On this date, the 16 year old John Lennon met the 15 year old Paul McCartney for the first time. In the afternoon, John Lennon’s band the Quarrymen were playing at the garden fete of St Peter’s Church, Woolton, Liverpool and Paul McCartney heard them. McCartney impressed Lennon when he showed JohnContinue reading “It was 67years ago today …”

July 6, 1972 –David Bowie scandalized British home viewers on this date, while performing Starman on the TV show, Top Of The Pops, by singing with his arm draped around the shoulder of guitarist Mick Ronson – this was the moment Bowie became a star. This was the last song written for The Rise andContinue reading “Don’t tell your poppa or he’ll get us locked up in fright …”

July 6, 1921 –Several members of the Chicago White Sox went on trial for throwing the 1919 World Series, on this date. The White Sox players despised their owner Charles Comiskey. He was notoriously stingy. He would offer bonuses for performance and then take them back at the last minute. Gamblers knew that the playersContinue reading “A bad day for baseball”