St. Christopher was once the patron saint of bachelors, travelers, transportation workers, protector against sudden death and toothaches. The Saint Christopher feast day, celebrated on July 25, was removed from the Roman Catholic calendar of saints in 1969. But by all means, please feel free to continue to pray to this beleaguered saint (or non-saint.)
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Get your Huckapoo shirt out of the closet
July 24, 1977 –Donna Summer’s single I Feel Love, with producer Giorgio Moroder reached No. #1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. I Feel Love is an electronic music landmark, with a track built entirely on a Moog synthesizer. Giorgio Moroder, a leading light in the genre and a longtime collaborator with Donna Summer,Continue reading “Get your Huckapoo shirt out of the closet”
Sometimes the length of a race isn’t what you think
July 24, 1908 –Sometimes, it’s good to be the king – you get to decide the length of the Olympic marathon. When the modern Olympics began in Athens in 1896, a race of 40 kilometers (24.85 miles) was held to commemorate the legend of Pheidippides. He’s the guy who ran from Marathon to Athens, criedContinue reading “Sometimes the length of a race isn’t what you think”
Put your drink down, you’re going to laugh out loud
July 24, 1948 –… Crumbly Crunchies are the bestLook delicious on your vestServe them to unwanted guestsStuff the mattress with the rest…. A great Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, Haredevil Hare, was released on this date. (It was the first appearance of Marvin the Martian, though he wasn’t named until decades later.) LookContinue reading “Put your drink down, you’re going to laugh out loud”
It’s not always fun and games being a queen
July 24, 1567 –Mary of Guise, the French wife of Scotland’s King James V, gave birth to a daughter named Mary in 1542. A week later King James died and the very young Mary became the Queen of Scotland. Prince Edward of England proposed marriage to the Scottish Queen immediately, and his proposal is thereforeContinue reading “It’s not always fun and games being a queen”
High Noon premiered
July 24, 1952 – Fred Zinnemann’s classic western, High Noon, starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, and Thomas Mitchell, opened in New York City, on this date. In 1951, after 25 years in show business, Gary Cooper’s professional reputation was in decline, and he was dropped from the “Motion Picture Herald’s” list of the top-ten box-officeContinue reading “High Noon premiered”
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers premiered
July 24, 1946 –Paramount Studios released the film-noir classic, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, starring Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott and Kirk Douglas (his film debut,) on this date. Kirk Douglas earned this, his debut role, with the help of his old drama school friend, Lauren Bacall. Bacall knew that producer Hal B.Continue reading “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers premiered”
Not to bum you out
Autumn, will begin in 61 days. Soon enough the days will grow shorter and we still may never read the Epstein files. Demand Euphoria!
Makes parties more fun than warm white wine
Today is National Tequila Day. Tequila originated from Mexico in the 1800s and is now one of the most popular alcohols worldwide, especially in America. While I am not a tequila man myself, I would not turn a Frozen Margarita down on a hot and humid day.
You got me runnin’, goin’ out of my mind
July 23, 1979 –Electric Light Orchestra dedicated the release, on this date, of the single Don’t Bring Me Down from their album Discovery to Skylab which had crashed back to Earth on July 11, 1979. (The song is the first ELO song without any strings.) Don’t Bring Me Down became the biggest hit ELO everContinue reading “You got me runnin’, goin’ out of my mind”
The Haus of Dcaligari 