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November 8, 1962 –Lewis Milestone’s second major Hollywood telling of the Mutiny on the Bounty, starring Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard and Richard Harris, opened on this date. Marlon Brando’s notorious on-set antics reached a pinnacle on this film. According to Peter Manso’s Brando biography, Brando had so much clout by this point that he gotContinue reading “Mutiny on the Bounty premiered”

November 8, 1975 – David Bowie makes his US television debut on the CBS variety show Cher, on this date. Bowie performed both on his own as well as with Cher, which included an odd and interesting six and a half minute duet medley.

November 8, 1954 – You never know when you’re making a memory. Rickie Lee Jones, two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist, musician, songwriter and producer, was born on this date.

Why is there a person chasing a turkey with a huge butcher’s knife? But that’s not the issue at hand – Once again, the very British fashion the sports wear company Barbour has turned to Shaun the Sheep, to send out their annual Christmas message – As I’ve said in the past, the commercial’s cutenessContinue reading “I do have one question about this old postcard:”

Today is International Tongue Twister Day. There seems to be some controversy about this date. Tongue twisters have technically been around since as early as the 19th century when John Harris published Peter Piper’s Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation, which included a twisty tongue tango for every letter of the alphabet. And whileContinue reading “Try saying – The sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick.”

Rockefeller Center is getting ready to get into the Christmas spirit when the 74 feet tall, 34 feet wide, 11 tons, and approximately 70-year-old Norway Spruce will be cut down this morning. The tree has been donated by the Albert family from West Stockbridge, Massachusett. It’s the first time since 1959 that a tree wasContinue reading “It always seems to come earlier and earlier”

Meanwhile, across the pond It’s time for the Christmas commercials: first up this year, the English clothing store chain, Marks and Spencer released their annual holiday food advert, (it always seems too early for me, but I always say that.) This year Dawn French gets to meet her animated counterpart. I’m getting myself ready forContinue reading “Begin replenishing your liquor reserves”

November 7, 1969 –The opening track from Led Zeppelin II, Whole Lotta Love, was released as a single on this date. It was the first single the band released. The B-side of the single was, Living Loving Maid. It became their highest chart topper, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Charts. One of the moreContinue reading “You may need to take to the fainting couch after listening to this”

November 7, 1965 –The Pillsbury Doughboy made its first appearance on this date. You may refer to the creature as IT; marketing may call it a Doughboy but there is no evidence of genitalia.

November 7, 1997 – PolyGram Filmed Entertainment released the comedy Bean, directed by Mel Smith and starring Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, Pamela Reed, Harris Yulin, Sandra Oh and Burt Reynolds, on this date. The producers were initially looking for an unknown actor to play General Newton. But being a fan of the series, Mr. Bean,Continue reading “Bean premiered”