It’s the Feast Day of one of my favorite saints – Saint Teresa of Avila (I’ve mentioned her at least twice this year.) She is also known as the Roving Nun (but should not be confused with the Wandering Nun, the Meandering Nun, or the Hopelessly Disoriented Nun). In case you still don’t know whoContinue reading “It is love alone that gives worth to all things”
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Strange, and I always thought of you as an Aryan.
October 15, 1940 – Two of the most famous men in the world, not only had superficially similar looks, most famously their mustaches, but were born only four days apart in April of 1889 and both grew up in relative poverty. One of them decides to take a huge risk and release a film takingContinue reading “Strange, and I always thought of you as an Aryan.”
We’re as happy as two can be
October 15, 1951 –A former starlet convinced the alcoholic, womanizing head of a television network to run the TV version of her somewhat successful radio program. I Love Lucy, the television situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, also featuring Vivian Vance and William Frawley, went on to run on CBS for 181 episodesContinue reading “We’re as happy as two can be”
I Wish I Had Wings premiered
October 15, 1932 –The Merrie Melodies short, I Wish I Had Wings, directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising was released on this date. The rooster barks orders in German to geese who march in a goose step. This film was released during Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in Germany.
Porky’s Naughty Nephew premiered
October 15, 1938 – The Looney Tunes short, Porky’s Naughty Nephew, directed by Bob Clampett and starring Porky Pig, was released on this date. Introducing nephews and nieces of an established cartoon character was common at the time. It was a way around the Hayes Code, which required marriage to be shown before children appeared…evenContinue reading “Porky’s Naughty Nephew premiered”
Let’s put a new coat of paint …
October 15, 1974 –Tom Waits releases his second album, The Heart of Saturday Night, on this date, written as a tribute to Beat novelist Jack Kerouac. Speaking before the first-ever performance of the title song, which appeared on radio station KFPK, Waits said it was a tribute to “Kerouacians,” meaning fans of American novelist JackContinue reading “Let’s put a new coat of paint …”
Experience is like a comb that life gives you when you are bald
A bald head is better than a bald mind Today is Be Bald and Free day!
The Big Heat premiered
October 14, 1953 – Possibly the ultimate film noir, Fritz Lang’s The Big Heat opens in NYC on this date. Typical of the heavily sanitized film making of the 40s and 50s, when Thomas Duncan shoots himself in the head with a .38 revolver there’s no wound, no splattering of blood, and in death heContinue reading “The Big Heat premiered”
Rescue from Gilligan’s Island premiered
October 14, 1978 –The gang finally got off the damn island (sort of) when the first TV movie from a TV series, Rescue from Gilligan’s Island, debuted on CBS-TV with all of the original cast except Tina Louise (who wanted too much money,) on this date. The scene in which the rescued castaways are towedContinue reading “Rescue from Gilligan’s Island premiered”
Money, money changes everything
October 14, 1983 –Cyndi Lauper, formerly a member of the group Blue Angel, issues her first solo album, She’s So Unusual. With the MTV hits Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Time After Time, the album becomes an ‘80s touchstone. On the strength of her breakout solo album She’s So Unusual, Lauper won theContinue reading “Money, money changes everything”
