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September 3, 1983 –One of the songs that defined MTV in the 80s, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by the Eurythmics, was No. 1 on the Billboard charts on this date. It was their only US chart topper. In 1978, Squeeze had a UK hit with Take Me I’m Yours, which features the lineContinue reading “Sweet dreams topped the charts”

September 3, 1939 –Germany continued its invasion of Poland even though Britain had asked it very nicely to stop. This upset the British sensibility. They declared war on Germany. France followed suit six hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada, making this the official launch of World War II inContinue reading “England entered WWII”

September 2, 1993 –Neil Young and Pearl Jam performed Young’s song Rockin’ In The Free World at the MTV Video Music Awards on this date. Pearl Jam have performed this song from time to time with Young, who is their musical mentor. The first time they performed it together was at the 1993 MTV VideoContinue reading “There’s colors on the street”

September 2, 1950 –Here is one of my favorite non Bug Bunny Looney Tunes; the classic Daffy/ Porky outing, The Ducksters, was released on this date. On the game show Porky Pig wins: 1. The Rocky Mountains2. A 17 – Jewel half Nelson3. The La Brea Tar Pits4. The Rock of Gibraltar5. 600 gallons ofContinue reading “Here, watch your language, bud. We’re on the air.”

September 2, 2006 –Stephen Frears brilliant portrayal of the royal family’s reaction to the death of Princess Diana, The Queen, starring Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, and James Cromwell opened at the Venice Film Festival on this date. Helen Mirren arranged for the actors and actresses playing members of the Royal family, specifically James Cromwell, SylviaContinue reading “The Queen premiered”

September 2, 2005 –If you ever need the definition of ‘deer in the headlights‘ moment, just watch Mike Meyers in this clip. On NBC’s Concert for Hurricane Relief, Kanye West stated that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people”. The comment went out live on the US east coast, but was cut from a tapedContinue reading “This was a brief glimpse into his mind”

The Torch Song Jessica Rabbit sings in Who Framed Roger Rabbit is called Why Don’t You Do Right, (Peggy Lee covered the song in 1950.) The song was originally recorded in 1936 by a group called the Harlem Hamfats. and the title was Weed Smoker’s Dream. So now you know

We here at ACME hope that you’re enjoying your last hot dog and ice cold beer of the summer today, (hopefully you’re using ACME Split Buns to slip your ACME Snappy Weinie – The Almost 100% all beef frank (but hey don’t ask what the other stuff in it is) – in our well butteredContinue reading “The greatest asset of a company is its people.”

September is the ninth month of the year, which is why its name is derived from the Latin Septem, meaning seven. (We have previously addressed this problem last month; see August, the Sixth Month.) On the French Revolutionary calendar, September is known as Vendémiaire (vintage,) and in Dutch, September is “the begining of autumn“, Hertmaand.Continue reading “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower”