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Today is International Tongue Twister Day. (Or at least I think it is, there seems to be some controversy on the 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 forContinue reading “I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen.”

November 8, 1954 – I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I just went, don’t be frightened, you can’t do anything wrong, it’s your show. Rickie Lee Jones, The Duchess of Coolsville, two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist, musician, songwriterContinue reading “Rickie Lee Jones”

November 7, 1951 – The under-rated British film-noir (based on a Graham Greene novel and screenplay written by Graham Greene,) directed by John Boulting, Brighton Rock, starring Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, and William Hartnell opened in the US on this date. Graham Greene wrote Richard Attenborough a letter after seeing the movie, praising his performanceContinue reading “Brighton Rock premiered in the US”

November 7, 1955 –The neo-realist film classic, Umberto D., was released in the US on this date. Non-audition. Director Vittorio De Sica spotted her in the balcony and knew she was exactly what he was looking for in the role. Maria went on to work with De Sica in three other fctress Maria Pia Casilio,Continue reading “Don’t forget to turn the captioning on”

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 need coolin’, baby, I’m not foolin’,”

Rockefeller Center is getting ready to get into the Christmas spirit when the 75 feet tall, 45 feet wide, 11 tons, and approximately 70-year-old Norway Spruce will be cut down this morning. The tree has been donated by the Russ family from East Greenbust, New York. The tree will make the over 137-mile journey byContinue reading “It ‘s really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas”

November 6, 1998 –Todd Haynes take on the early days of 70s glam rock in Britain, Velvet Goldmine, starring Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Toni Collette, Eddie Izzard, and Alastair Cumming, went into limited release in the US on this date. The film was originally supposed to feature some of David Bowie’s music,Continue reading “Velvet Goldmine opened”

November 6, 1968 –The Columbia Pictures cult classic film (although it’s not what they wanted,) Head, starring The Monkees, Victor Mature and with cameos by Jack Nicholson, Teri Garr, Carol Doda, Annette Funicello, Frank Zappa, Sonny Liston, Dennis Hopper and Toni Basil, opened to an unsuspecting public on this date The Coca-Cola Company reportedly wasn’tContinue reading “Head premiered”

November 6, 1948 – Sylvester in his prime – Kit for Cat, premiered on this date. The actors in the radio drama, Mel Blanc and Bea Benaderet, call each other by their real first names, Melvin and Beatrice.

November 6, 1965 –The Rolling Stones song Get Off of My Cloud became their second song to hit #1 on the Billboard charts on this date. There was a bit of controversy over this song, as it sounded like it could be about drugs. Some radio stations shied away from the song.