October 14, 1944 – The Looney Tunes short, Booby Hatched, directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Porky Pig and Sylvester the Cat, was released on this date. https://livid.com/watch/m0PF7ZVCzTLI The unhatched egg manages to break the fourth wall in this short. And so does the hibernating bear, the skinny mean wolf, and the duck mom, allContinue reading “Booby Hatched premiered”
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Swallow the Leader premiered
October 14, 1944 – The Looney Tunes short, Booby Hatched, directed by Frank Tashlin was released on this date. https://livid.com/embed/m0PF7ZVCzTLI The annual return of the swallows falls on the feast of St. Joseph, March 19th.
21 seconds rule
Across almost all large mammals weighing over 3 kilograms (about 6.5 to 7 pounds) – from cats and dogs to humans and elephants – empty a full bladder in approximately 21 seconds It is also known as the Law of Urination. Larger animals have longer, wider urethras, and gravity speeds up the flow. You knowContinue reading “21 seconds rule”
It wasn’t their fault – nobody liked the car
October 13, 1957 –CBS-TV broadcasts The Edsel Show, a one-hour live special starring Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong, designed to promote the new, ill-fated Ford automobile, on this date. It is the first and currently the oldest surviving show on videotape. It was aired live on this date in prime time,Continue reading “It wasn’t their fault – nobody liked the car”
Everybody, fasten your seatbelts
October 13, 1950 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s brilliantly caustic valentine to Broadway, All About Eve premiered in NYC on this date. Margo Channing’s famous cocktail dress was an Edith Head creation. To Head’s horror, just as they were about to go film the cocktail party, she found that the dress didn’t quite fit Bette DavisContinue reading “Everybody, fasten your seatbelts”
The Miller’s Daughter premiered
October 13, 1934 – The Merrie Melodies short, The Miller’s Daughter, directed by Friz Freleng was released on this date. (sorry for the poor condition of this clip) Caricatures of The Three Stooges appear as the Three Wise Monkeys (See No Evil / Speak No Evil / Hear No Evil) statue and join in theContinue reading “The Miller’s Daughter premiered”
Yankee Dood It premiered
October 13, 1955 – The Merrie Melodies short, Yankee Dood It , directed by Friz Freleng was released on this date. In the late 40s through the 50s, the CIA led a top secret campaign, called Militant Liberty that encouraged studios to insert the theme of freedom into Hollywood movies. Alfred P. Sloan (think aboutContinue reading “Yankee Dood It premiered”
Just a castaway, an island lost at sea, oh
October 13, 1979 –The Police’s second album Reggatta De Blanc started a four-week run at No.1 in the UK on this date. The first three Police albums, Outlandos d’Amour, Reggatta de Blanc, and Zenyatta Mondatta, were named by their manager, Miles Copeland (Police drummer Stewart Copeland’s brother), using words he made up. Reggatta de BlancContinue reading “Just a castaway, an island lost at sea, oh”
Hey, at least you have the day off
Happy Columbus Never Met An Indigenous Person He Didn’t Kill or Enslave Day! I can’t even imagine how many more indigenous persons Columbus may have murdered if he didn’t have the day off. Columbus Day originated as a celebration of Italian-American heritage and was first held in San Francisco in 1869. The first state-wide celebrationContinue reading “Hey, at least you have the day off”
Everybody’s got it
October 12, 1968The second studio album by Big Brother and the Holding Company, Cheap Thrills, reached number one on the charts for eight nonconsecutive weeks on this date. It was their last album with Janis Joplin as lead singer before she started a solo career.
