May 27, 1969 –The darkly comedic film Watermelon Man, directed by Melvin Van Peebles and starring Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caine, D’Urville Martin, Kay Kimberley, Mantan Moreland, and Erin Moran, debuted on this date. The film was released the same day as Cotton Comes To Harlem which also starred Godfrey Cambridge..
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A balanced diet is a popsicle in both hands.
The Popsicle was first made (but not patented) in 1905 by Frank Epperson on this date (he was only 11 years old at that time.) If only we could create a frozen concoction that mixes ice and alcohol – oh wait a minute that’s a Frozen Margarita, never mind – keep celebrating the Popsicle.
Neil Finn
May 27, 1958 –I try to put myself into unusual and difficult situations as often as I can in order to capture the element of struggle in the music.. … Neil Mullane Finn, singer/songwriter and musician was born on this date (1958).
The saint for all you middle-aged lotharios
Saint Vitalis of Assisi (not to be confused with St. Vitalis of Milan, patron saint of grey haired Lotharios) was an Italian hermit and monk who died in 1370. He became a saint despite an early life marked by licentiousness and immorality. However, in an attempt to atone he went on pilgrimages to various sanctuaries.Continue reading “The saint for all you middle-aged lotharios”
Did he need tip money?
May 26, 1988 –Frank Sinatra appeared in a commercial for Michelob singing The Way You Look Tonight, as part of the brewery’s “The Night Belongs to Michelob” ad campaign. At the time, Anheuser-Busch marketing explained Sinatra’s presence in the ad, “We’re trying to show the length and breadth of ‘the night.’” That and the brewingContinue reading “Did he need tip money?”
Kid Galahad premiered
May 26, 1937 –The Michael Curtiz boxing drama, Kid Galahad, starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart premiered in the US on this date.< While Bette Davis praised Edward G. Robinson as a performer and as a person, she was repulsed by having to kiss him.
Well, Billy rapped all night about his suicide
May 26, 1972 –Mott The Hoople, on the verge of breaking up, are offered help from David Bowie, who allows them to record two songs he wrote. They pass on Suffragette City but cut All The Young Dudes, which becomes their biggest hit and revives their career. Mott The Hoople didn’t know this when theyContinue reading “Well, Billy rapped all night about his suicide”
We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. – Joseph Campbell Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May. It was formerly known as Decoration Day. This holiday commemorates U.S. men and women who have died in militaryContinue reading “We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.”
Never Leave home without it
Today is Towel Day. Remember a towel is “about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitch hiker can have.” Towel Day is celebrated every May 25th as a tribute by fans of the late author Douglas Adams. On this day, fans carry a towel with them to demonstrate their love for the books andContinue reading “Never Leave home without it”
The Thin Man premiered
May 25, 1934 – The classic 30s detective film, based on the Dashiell Hammett novel, The Thin Man, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, premiered on this date. W.S. Van Dyke often did not bother with cover shots if he felt the scene was right on the first take, reasoning that actors “lose their fire”Continue reading “The Thin Man premiered”
