Happy Easter, everybody! We’ve spoken about Ishtar before: there is an ancient story about Tammuz (also known as Attis, Osiris, Dionysus, Adonis, Orpheus, or Jesus—you get the idea), who was born of a virgin, died, and was reborn. He was the lover of Ishtar. The festival associated with Tammuz began as a day of bloodContinue reading “Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum”
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Spins a web any size
April 5, 1978 – Marvel Comics’ first live-action Spider-Man based TV series, The Amazing Spider-Man debuted on CBS TV on this date. Stan Lee, Spider-Man’s co-creator, disliked the show and was vocal about his dissatisfaction with it; he had stated in interviews that he felt the series was “too juvenile” and that the Spider-Man characterContinue reading “Spins a web any size”
A big night on Fox
April 5, 1987 –The first prime time television series to air on Fox, Married… with Children, premiered on this date. One of the show’s creators said the reason Ed O’Neill was cast was that when he was auditioning for the pilot, he was required to simply walk through the front door into the Bundy home.Continue reading “A big night on Fox”
Another Toad Elevating Moment
April 5, 1902 –Maurice Ravel’s Pavane pour une Infante Défunte, (Pavane for a Dead Princess) premiered in Paris, France on this date. You may now feel morally superior to the person in the next cubicle for knowing this.
A great silence on earth
Today is Holy Saturday; it’ s also known as the Great Sabbath, Black Saturday, or Easter Eve. (You kids today are soft; we used to have to fast the entire day today.) Today is the last day of Lent – you have one more day of having to give up something (or one could haveContinue reading “A great silence on earth”
Bye, Bye Birdie opened
April 4, 1963 –The musical comedy film, based on the Broadway musical of the same name, Bye, Bye Birdie, directed by George Sidney and starring Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Maureen Stapleton, Bobby Rydell, Jesse Pearson, and Ed Sullivan, debuted on this date. Director George Sidney was so taken with the talent of Ann-MargretContinue reading “Bye, Bye Birdie opened”
Beware of the big, green dragon
April 4, 1953 –While not quite in the same league as Plan 9 from Outer Space, and shot in just four days, the Ed Wood Jr. ‘classic‘, Glen or Glenda, premiered on this date (or maybe it didn’t, but does it really matter.) While the film had no sequel, Edward D. Wood Jr. used theContinue reading “Beware of the big, green dragon”
The Blow Out premiered
April 4, 1936 – The Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short The Blow Out, directed by Tex Avery and starring Porky Pig, debuted on this date. This cartoon is notable as the first solo outing for Porky Stage actress Lucille La Verne provided the voice of “The Bomber“. It was surprising for La Verne to doContinue reading “The Blow Out premiered”
The Beatles dominated the charts
April 4, 1964 –The Beatles set an all-time record on the Top 100 chart of Billboard magazine this day, holding an unprecedented twelve positions on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on this date. The Beatles accounted for 60 percent of the entire singles record business during the first three months of 1964. Those singles byContinue reading “The Beatles dominated the charts”
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now topped the charts
April 4, 1987 –The Starship single Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Charts on this date, Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now was the third #1 single for Starship (after We Built This City and Sara), but the only members of the group who actually participated in the recording of theContinue reading “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now topped the charts”
