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May 3, 1966 –Johnny Carson played the new party game Twister with Eva Gabor on the Tonight Show on this date. Gabor and Carson got tied up in knots, the studio audience went hysterical and Twister went on to sell more than three million copies over the next year.

May 3, 1964 –Gerry and the Pacemakers make their US TV debut, performing Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying on The Ed Sullivan Show on this date. Gerry & the Pacemakers were the second group be signed by manager Brian Epstein (after The Beatles). They were part of the Merseybeat sound emanating from Liverpool,Continue reading “… The night’s the time for all your tears …”

May 3, 1937 – A short little southern lady wrote a novel for her own amusement, and with solid support from her husband, she kept her literary efforts a secret from all her friends. She would hide the voluminous pages under towels, disguising them as a divan, or hide pages in her closets or underContinue reading “A Pulitzer for a controversial novel”

Ukuleles will get you through times with no money better than money will get you through time with no ukulele Today is Play Your Ukulele Day!

May 2, 1997 –New Line Cinema released Jay Roach’s mega-hit Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery starring Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, and Michael York, on this date. Mike Myers has revealed in interviews that the Austin Powers character was created based on a couple of instances involving his family. His father loved watching British comediesContinue reading “Oh, behave …”

May 2, 1946 –James M. Cain’s excellent crime thriller, The Postman Always Rings Twice, opened on this date. The on-set sexual tension between John Garfield and Lana Turner was clear to all involved with the film. Their first day together, he called out to her, “Hey, Lana, how’s about a little quickie?” to which sheContinue reading “The Postman Always Rings Twice premiered”

May 2, 1932 – Walt Disney released another animated-cartoon, Mickey’s Revue, on this date. Goofy (then known as Dippy Dawg) makes his debut in this cartoon.

May 2, 1965 –The Rolling Stones made their second appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on this date. The Stones performed three songs: The Last Time, Little Red Rooster, and Everybody Need Somebody To Love.

May 1, 1972 –The Eagles’ first single, Take It Easy, written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, was released on this date. The Eagles played this live long before they recorded it. It was one of the songs they played when they were doing four sets a night at a club in Aspen, Colorado. ByContinue reading “Take It Easy went on sale”

May 1, 1941 – The young filmmaker of this film was so obsessed with his project that his habit of consuming more than 30 cups of coffee each day led him to succumb to caffeine poisoning. He switched to tea, believing that the time it took to make each cup would slow him down, butContinue reading “I don’t think there’s one word that can describe a man’s life.”