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June 24, 1961 – The Looney Tunes short, A Scent of the Matterhorn, directed by Chuck Jones and starring Pepe LePew, was released on this date. Pepe sings Tiptoe Through the Tulips, first published in 1929. It would gain new popularity a few years after this short, when entertainer Tiny Tin would perform it onContinue reading “A Scent of the Matterhorn premiered”

June 24, 1994 –Weezer release the song Undone – The Sweater Song, from their debut album, Weezer (aka The Blue Album) on this date. Rivers Cuomo told Rolling Stone: “I was trying to write a Velvet Underground-type song because I was super into them, and I came up with that guitar riff. I just pickedContinue reading “If you want to destroy my sweater …”

Plato spoke of the necessity for divine madness in the poet. It is a frightening thing to open oneself to this strange and dark side of the divine; it means letting go our sane self control, that control which gives us the illusion of safety. But safety is only an illusion, and letting it goContinue reading “Forgiveness means letting go of the past.”

June 23, 1965 –The lumbering Columbia Pictures bio pix, Genghis Khan directed by Henry Levin and starring Omar Sharif, James Mason, Stephen Boyd, Eli Wallach, Françoise Dorléac and Telly Savalas, opened on this date. Stephen Boyd, Omar Sharif, and James Mason previously appeared in The Fall of the Roman Empire .

June 23, 1976 –The very silly parody of classic murder mysteries, Murder by Death, directed by Robert Moore, written by Neil Simon. and starring Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, and Estelle Winwood, opened on this date. Peter Sellers reportedly playedContinue reading “Murder by Death premiered”

June 23, 1978–The follow-up to the comedy Murder By Death, The Cheap Detective, directed by Robert Moore, written by Neil Simon, and starring Madeline Kahn, Louise Fletcher, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Stockard Channing, Marsha Mason, Sid Caesar, John Houseman, Dom DeLuise, Abe Vigoda, James Coco, Phil Silvers, Fernando Lamas, Nicol Williamson, Scatman Crothers, Vic Tayback andContinue reading “The Cheap Detective premiered”

June 23, 1956 – The Merrie Melodies short, Tugboat Granny, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Sylvester, Tweety Bird, and Granny, was released on this date. Though her name appears in the title, Granny only appears in the opening scene.

June 23 1979 –The rock group, the Knack released the ear worm, My Sharona on this date. That’s Sharona Alperin on the cover of the single holding the Get The Knack album. She posed for the art even though she and Doug Fieger weren’t yet dating.

Today is the first full day of Summer Bunkies, I’ll think of all the summer days ahead and dream of all of you. But don’t get creeped out, it won’t be that kind of dream.

June 22, 1961 –A great old-fashion thriller, The Guns of Navarone, directed by J. Lee Thompson, and starring Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle, Irene Papas, Gia Scala, Richard Harris and James Darren, was released on this date. During shooting, Gregory Peck and David Niven became close friends, bonding initially overContinue reading “The Guns of Navarone premiered”