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July 5, 1989 –The dark comedy, Weekend at Bernie’s, starring, Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Terry Kiser, opened on this date This was considered as a vehicle for Corey Haim and Corey Feldman early in production before it was decided to make the leads older.

July 5, 1980 –The Randal Kleiser teen romance film, The Blue Lagoon, starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins, went into general release on this date. Christopher Atkins did most of his nude scenes without the use of a body double. Reportedly, he had to stand nude every morning before shooting these scenes while a femaleContinue reading “The Blue Lagoon premiered”

July 5, 1946 –The bikini bathing suit, was created by Louis Réard, a French automotive engineer who was running his mother’s lingerie business, made its debut during a fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris on this date. A famous nude dancer, Micheline Bernardin, modeled the two-piece outfit at the show. Réard, hoping toContinue reading “The birth of the bikini”

July 5, 1794 –Sylvester Graham was born in Suffield, Connecticut, on this date. He was ordained in 1826 as a Presbyterian minister. He was an early advocate of dietary reform in United States most notable for his emphasis on vegetarianism, and the temperance movement, as well as sexual and dietary habits. Graham believed that aContinue reading “Remember – Don’t masturbate, eat a cracker!”

It was always there, you just never noticed it – Mary Katherine Goddard, who was working as printer at the time, voluntarily inscribed her full name on the document, making her the only woman who ‘signed‘ the Declaration of Independence. Congress fled Philadelphia and settled temporarily in Baltimore. When they needed somebody to print theContinue reading “Another thing your teachers never told you –”

July 4, 1970 –Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 debuts on station KDEO in El Cajon/San Diego, California on this date. The concept of playing the 40 most popular songs from a national chart was a new one, and no one was sure of the success of the show at the time.

July 4, 1974 –Steely Dan (Walter Becker and Donald Fagan) give up live performing after a show on this date in Santa Monica so they can focus on their studio work. They don’t tour again until 1993.

July 4, 1966 –The Lovin’ Spoonful release their song Summer in the City on this date. The band was rather particular about the traffic sounds. Instead of just using what was available on the sound effects records in the studio, they found an old-school radio engineer – a guy who used to create the soundscapesContinue reading “A Hot time in the city”

July 4, 1966 –The Beatles played two shows at Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, Manila, in the Philippines to over 80,000 fans, on this date. The Beatles did not appear at a palace reception hosted by President Marcos‘ family, who were not informed that the Beatles had previously declined their invitation. The Philippine media misrepresent thisContinue reading “A good time was not had in Manila”

July 3, 1973 – At the Hammersmith Odeon in London, after 182 Ziggy Stardust concert performances, David Bowie appears as Ziggy Stardust for the last time, explaining: “Not only is this the last show of the tour, but it’s the last show that we’ll ever do.” Many take this to mean Bowie was retiring fromContinue reading “The end of the Ziggy Stardust tour”