June 18, 1942 –Sir James Paul McCartney, CH, MBE, singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record and film producer, poet, painter, and animal rights activist, was born on this date. McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the “most successful musician and composer in popular music history.” And now it appears that he has been reducedContinue reading “The say it’s your birthday”
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It’s just cool to be able to touch it and feel it.
June 18, 1948 –Goodbye to our old 78’s A CBS employee named Edward Wallerstein walked into a room at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York with Goddard Lieberson, the president of Columbia Records and publicly unveiled its new long-playing phonograph record, the 33 1/3, on this date. Unlike the standard 10-inch 78 rpm record, whichContinue reading “It’s just cool to be able to touch it and feel it.”
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European history would have been dramatically different—if only for a higher-fiber diet. One of the most decisive battles in European history was fought in Belgium on June 18, 1815, as a resurgent Napoleon Bonaparte launched his final military offensive against the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian Marshal Blücher. Nearly 50,000 men were killed inContinue reading “Brought to you by Metamucil”
The Blues Brothers premiered
June 18, 1980 –… We’re on a mission from God. The Blues Brothers Movie, starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi opened on this date. Ounce for ounce (other than Walt Disney’s animated classic The Jungle Book,) the most amount of dope was smoked in film history during the production of a major Hollywood film. ProducersContinue reading “The Blues Brothers premiered”
The Nun’s Story premiered
June 18, 1959 –Fred Zinnemann’s quiet religious drama The Nun’s Story, starring Audrey Hepburn, Colleen Dewhurst, Dean Jagger, Peggy Ashcroft, Peter Finch, and Edith Evans, opened in NYC on this date. The role of Sister Luke was suggested for Ingrid Bergman but Bergman herself said she was too old for the role and instead proposedContinue reading “The Nun’s Story premiered”
It just sounds dirty
June 17, 1968 –Ohio Express’ Yummy Yummy Yummy (I’ve got love in my tummy) went gold on this date. Joey Levine, who was the lead singer of the Ohio Express, wrote this with Arthur Resnick, who also wrote Under The Boardwalk and Good Lovin’. Levine worked for Buddah Records under the direction of Jerry KasenetzContinue reading “It just sounds dirty”
Oh, we are the boys of chorus …
June 17, 1950 – The Disassociated Press sent a reporter to get Bug Bunny’s life story in What’s Up Doc?, which was released on this date. Bugs’ classic catchphrase is shown in this film to have been originally an accident. It came from Bugs after he pied Elmer in the face and bonked him onContinue reading “Oh, we are the boys of chorus …”
Full Metal Jacket premiered
June 17, 1987 – A late Kubrick masterpiece, Full Metal Jacket, starring Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D’Onofrio, Adam Baldwin, Dorian Harewood, and Arliss Howard was released on this date. One of the scenes cut from the movie was a scene that showed a group of Marines playing soccer. The scene was cut becauseContinue reading “Full Metal Jacket premiered”
Silent Movie premiered
June 17, 1976 –Mel Brooks’ very silly send up of Silent Films, Silent Movie, starring Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Bernadette Peters and Sid Caesar opened in the US on this date. The movie features the first onscreen pairing of Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft, who dance a tango together. The couple were marriedContinue reading “Silent Movie premiered”
If only green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.
It’s Eat Your Vegetables Day Another voice heard from So eat them up, or not. (My kids are too old for me to worry about this anymore.)
The Haus of Dcaligari 