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October 22, 1948 –Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger technicolor fever dream about the world of ballet, The Red Shoes, starring Moira Shearer and Anton Walbrook, opened in New York City on this date. Little girls and boys were forever ensnared in it’s magical, evil web. The film went massively over budget and the Rank Company,Continue reading “The Red Shoes premiered”

October 21, 2015 –Today is the day that Dr Emmett Brown takes Marty and his girlfriend Jennifer to the future to prevent their kids from “ruining their lives“, back to the future This used to be exciting but let’s all calm down. (Wow, I’m so old.)

In 1943, Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya, the maître d’ of the Victory Club in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, prepared the first plate of crunchy, spicy nachos for Texas women who were on a shopping trip. To honor his ingenious creation, we celebrate by eating his delicious gut busting cheesy dish on this date. Demand Euphoria!

But with 10 days until Halloween, I believe that COVID conditions have abated enough so I can once again urge readers to begin purchasing those candies filled with poison. (If you find yourself in a pinch though, a few Canadian pennies will do in a pinch. Loose change is at a premium nowadays.)

October 21, 1977 –Meat Loaf released the landmark album Bat Out Of Hell, on this date. The album, written by Jim Steinman and produced by Todd Rundgren, became one of the most popular albums of the ‘70s, eventually selling over 14 million copies in America.

October 21, 1964 –Possibly the most fully realized movie musical, My Fair Lady premiered at the Criterion Theater in New York, on this date. Audrey Hepburn apparently believed that Julie Andrews should have played Eliza Doolittle in this movie but was told by producer Jack L. Warner that she wouldn’t be cast even if HepburnContinue reading “My Fair Lady premiered”

October 21, 1954 –The episode of Climax!, an anthology series – broadcast live, on this evening was the first time James Bond (Barry Nelson) appeared on-screen in Casino Royale, and more than half a century later Bond is still making movies. The program was thought to be lost for decades until it resurfaced in 1981Continue reading “Casino Royale premiered”

October 20, 1973 –The Saturday Night Massacre: Richard Nixon fired Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus when they each refuse to fire special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox on this date. Who was the man who finally fired Cox: Robert Bork – it’s that evil beard. And so it goes

October 20, 1818 – Canada and the United States in the “Convention of 1818“, established the 49th Parallel as their mutual boundary (known as the International Border) for most of its length from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky mountains. The International Boundary is commonly referred to as the world’s longest undefended border,Continue reading “Remember to Blame Canada”

October 20, 1980 –U2 released their debut album, Boy, produced by Steve Lillywhite, on this date. When the time came for U2 to release their debut album, young Peter Rowen, the younger brother of Derek Rowen aka Guggi, an Dublin artist and member of The Virgin Prunes, a band who were friends and collaborators withContinue reading “Boy dropped”