On May 30, 1889, the world’s first bra was (allegedly) invented. Breasts are an essential feature among mammals, allowing mothers to nurture their young during protracted infancies. No infancy is longer than that of the human species – particularly that of the American male, which often lasts until death. Breasts, of course, are not justContinue reading “Searching for the right support”
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Remember when you were young?
May 29, 1995 –Pink Floyd released their third live album, a 2-CD album, Pulse, in the U.K., on this date Pink Floyd toured in support of their recent album, The Division Bell, for eight months between March and October 1994. The album was the live, double CD document of that tour.
It was some night out
May 29, 1913 —Imagine, if you will, that you live in Paris and that, after a hard day of not working and drinking heavily (it’s what most of the idle rich did in Paris at the time, in between bouts of sodomy, while they waited around for Marcel Proust to finish writing that damn bookContinue reading “It was some night out”
Another from Hitchcock during his prime
May 29, 1954 – During the first 3-D craze of the 50s, Alfred Hitchcock releases his masterpiece, Dial ‘M’ for Murder, on this date. Warner Bros. insisted on shooting the movie in 3-D, although the craze was fading and Alfred Hitchcock was sure the movie would be released flat. Hitchcock wanted the first shot toContinue reading “Another from Hitchcock during his prime”
All this and Raymond Burr, too
May 29, 1957 – Try to follow along – On November 3, 1954, Japan released Gojira (Godzilla), the greatest fever dream and anti nuclear proliferation film ever made. On April 26, 1956, an American version of the film, Godzilla, King of the Monsters, was released. It had 40 minutes of the original excised (mostly theContinue reading “All this and Raymond Burr, too”
Hope you got to see it last night
If you didn’t get a chance to catch the sunset last night, don’t worry – Manhattanhenge happens again tonight at 8:13 pm EDT, (It might be cloudy though,) and then again on July 11 and 12.
I could feel at the time
May 28, 1982 –Roxy Music release their eighth and final album, Avalon, on this date. Avalon was Roxy Music’s most successful studio album. It stayed at number one on the UK Albums Chart for three weeks, and stayed on the chart for over a year.
Melody premiered
May 28, 1953 –Walt Disney’s first animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor, Melody, opened on this date Originally there was going to be an entire series of Adventures in Music shorts but in fact, only one other was made: the Academy Award-winning Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom.<br /
The Isle of Pingo Pongo premiered
May 28, 1938 – The Merrie Melodies short, The Isle of Pingo Pongo, directed by Tex Avery, starring Elmer Fudd/ Egghead, debuted on this date. (This is the first cartoon to use the name Elmer Fudd, although it only uses “Elmer” on the lobby card.) This short is no longer aired on TV due toContinue reading “The Isle of Pingo Pongo premiered”
Please be careful to watch out for the traffic.
It’s the start of Manhattanhenge time again (today and tomorrow.) For all of you Illuminati conspiratorialists, ponder the fact that many of Hip Hops multi-millionaire performers are New Yorkers. Also consider that the two times of Manhattanhenge happens to correspond with Memorial Day and Baseball’s All Star break. Manhattan’s grid was originally proposed in 1811,Continue reading “Please be careful to watch out for the traffic.”
