On this day in 1789, Congress proposed twelve amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Habeas Corpus Luteum and Freedom from Unreasonably Surging Seashores were ultimately rejected, but the other ten passed and became known as the Bill of Rights. In honor of this grand occasion, I’ve chosen to celebrate my favorite amendment, inContinue reading “Bunkies, celebrate this while we can”
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I got a soul that cannot sleep at night …
September 24, 1991 –Warner Bros. Records. released the fifth studio album of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, on this date. Because of the success of the album, the band got a headlining slot on the 1992 Lollapalooza Tour. The gig greatly expanded their fan base and showcased their skills as aContinue reading “I got a soul that cannot sleep at night …”
Extra, extra! Read all about it! Porky off on Dodo hunt!
September 24, 1938 – One of the craziest cartoons Looney Tunes ever produced, Porky in Wackyland was released on this date. You need to watch it a few times to really get everything that’s going on in this one. Among the crazy characters Porky encounters is a creature with three heads arguing amongst themselves. FromContinue reading “Extra, extra! Read all about it! Porky off on Dodo hunt!”
Another perfectly typical American family
September 24, 1964 – We all visited 1313 Mockingbird Lane for the first time when The Munsters premiered on ABC-TV on this date. The show was shot in black and white because the studio did not want to pay an extra $10,000 per episode for color.
Pride and Prejudice (the TV series) premiered
September 24, 1995 –Hearts were all aflutter all over England when BBC One aired the first episode of the six part adaption of Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice, starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, on this date. Producer Sue Birtwistle particularly wanted Colin Firth, a relatively unknown British actor in his mid-30s at the time,Continue reading “Pride and Prejudice (the TV series) premiered”
F. Scott Fitzgerald
September 24, 1896 ––… Writers aren’t exactly people… they’re a whole bunch of people trying to be one person.. On this date in 1896, a young woman in Minnesota gave birth to a depressive, witty young alcoholic named Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. He did poorly in school and went off to train for war inContinue reading “F. Scott Fitzgerald”
Remember the Percontation point!
Today is National Punctuation Day (!,?.) It’s a celebration of the lowly comma, correctly used quotation marks and other proper uses of periods, semicolons, and the every mysterious ellipsis. (The Percontation point is a reversed question mark later referred to as a rhetorical question mark, was proposed by Henry Denham in the 1580s and wasContinue reading “Remember the Percontation point!”
In the corner of my eye …
September 23, 1977 –ABC Records breathed a huge sigh of relief when they were finally able to release the much delayed sixth studio album of the ultra-perfectionists Steely Dan’s Aja on this date. The album is pronounced “Asia,” and was inspired by the continent. Steely Dan have several songs with a Far East influence, sinceContinue reading “In the corner of my eye …”
I don’t think Jane ever stopped that crazy thing
September 23, 1962 –The Jetsons debuted on ABC-TV’s Sunday night’s prime time lineup on this date. It was the network’s first program ever to be broadcast in color. The series displays several devices that did not exist at the time, such as a flatscreen television, newspaper on a computer-like screen, a computer virus, video chat,Continue reading “I don’t think Jane ever stopped that crazy thing”
Charley premiered
September 23, 1968 –ABC Pictures moving drama, Charley, based on the short story Flowers for Algernon, starring Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney, Dick Van Patten and Barney Martin premiered on this date. The reason that Cliff Robertson was not at the Oscars to receive his Best Actor award was because he wasContinue reading “Charley premiered”
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