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Please remember to celebrate while we still have a Constitution.

On July 4, 1776, the American colonies told Britain to kiss their hairy American asses. This occurred during the Revolutionary War, during which the Redcoats were coming, a shot was heard ‘round the world’, and Paul Revere could see the whites of their eyes and knew that their taxes were too high. The complexities ofContinue reading “Please remember to celebrate while we still have a Constitution.”

Hammett premiered

September 17, 1982 –Zoetrope Studios’ film Hammett, directed by Wim Wenders and executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, and Roy Kinnear, debuted in the US, on this date. When director Wim Wenders completed his work, the company Orion was so dissatisfied, that the Zoetrope studio was ordered to re-writeContinue reading “Hammett premiered”

You first got to watch that cute little nose crinkle

September 17, 1964 – Dick York started out as Durwood, I mean, Darrin as Bewitched premiered on ABC-TV on this date. The show had an unusual amount of roles played by more than one person: two Darrins, two Gladys Kravitzes, two Louise Tates, two of Darrin’s father. Dick York left the show in 1969 dueContinue reading “You first got to watch that cute little nose crinkle”

Then Came Bronson premiered

September 17, 1969 – The adventure/drama television series Then Came Bronson, starring Michael Parks, first aired on NBC-TV on this date. At the hill climb, several people are wearing “Viewfinders” jackets. The Viewfinders is a club for stunt men and people in the film industry

Bunkies, let’s check out the ACME Calendar

There are 44 days until Halloween, 71 days until Thanksgiving – 99 days until Christmas – And 48 days until the General Election. Make sure that you have registered: Voting is one of your only obligations as a citizen – There’s is still time to change your rankings on the Naughty/ Nice list. Make yourContinue reading “Bunkies, let’s check out the ACME Calendar”

Wait, wait for the moment to come

September 16, 1977 –The eponymously named debut LP, Talking Heads: 77, was released on this date. It has long been considered one of the best debut albums of the CBGB habitués

Today’s lesson: Anarchists hate tourists

September 16, 1920 –A horse-drawn carriage loaded with dynamite exploded in front of the J.P. Morgan and Company headquarters at 23 Wall Street in New York’s financial district on this date. Thirty people were killed in the blast, and more than 400 were injured. Although the crime was never solved, it was believed to beContinue reading “Today’s lesson: Anarchists hate tourists”

Fistful of Dollars premiered

Sept 16, 1964 – The first of Sergio Leone’s “Man with No Name” westerns, Fistful of Dollars, opened in Italy, three years before it would arrive in the United States. The term ‘Spaghetti Westerns‘ was coined by Spanish journalist Alfonso Sánchez. As pointed out by one of our more astute bunkies, most ‘Spaghetti Westerns‘ wereContinue reading “Fistful of Dollars premiered”

The Bob Newhart Show debuted

September 16, 1972 – Everybody’s favorite therapist, before Frasier (see below) walked through his front door as The Bob Newhart Show premiered on CBS-TV on this date. Actor Peter Bonerz who played Jerry the dentist learned how to direct on the set of this show and went on to become an award-winning director of otherContinue reading “The Bob Newhart Show debuted”

I only vaguely remember this series

September 16, 1969 –The hardest working person in Hollywood had her series, The Debbie Reynolds Show, starring (besides her,) Don Chastain, Patricia Smith, Tom Bosley, and Debbie Thompson debuted, on NBC TV, on this date Debbie Reynolds‘ contract with NBC guaranteed a two season run, promised her a starring role in a feature film toContinue reading “I only vaguely remember this series”