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March 6, 1998 –The Coen Bros. off-kilter take on a Raymond Chandler detective story, The Big Lebowski, opened on this date. Before filming a scene, Jeff Bridges would frequently ask the Coen brothers “Did the Dude burn one on the way over?” If they said he had, he would rub his knuckles in his eyesContinue reading “The Big Lebowski premiered”

March 6, 1981 –After 19 years presenting the CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite, the most trusted man in America, signs off for the last time. With all that we’ve been through, once again we must ask, who will carry that weight now?

March 1, 1953 –After an all-night dinner with interior minister Lavrenty Beria and future premiers Georgi Malenkov, Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev, Josif Stalin, truly Evil Bastard, did not emerge from his room the next day, having probably suffered a stroke that paralyzed the right side of his body. Although his guards thought it oddContinue reading “Bizarre ironies of History –”

Happy Cinco De Marcho! Cinco De Marcho is a 12-day drinking regimen for anyone who wishes to ‘train one’s liver‘ for the closing ceremonies on St. Patrick’s Day. Also, it’s National Cheez Doodle Day. It’s doesn’t sound appetizing saying ‘Happy Extruded Flavored Cornmeal Day‘ Demand Euphoria!

March 5, 1954 – The Classic B movie, Creature from the Black Lagoon, opened nationwide on this date. Julie Adams noted that making the film was an extremely pleat process, and that the cast and crew got along quite well. She also explained that she felt sympathetic toward the monster. Adams said, “There always isContinue reading “Creature from the Black Lagoon premiered”

March 5, 1956 – Frank Sinatra released his tenth studio album Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! on this date. Sinatra aficionados often rank it his best album and many music critics consider it one of the greatest albums of its era.

March 5, 2006 –The nature documentary Planet Earth narrated by David Attenborough debuted on the BBC TV, on this date. The project took 40 camera teams shooting at over 200 different locations all over the world for more than five years.

March 4, 1849 –Today is is the day America had no President. James K. Polk (whose cause of death was officially listed as “diarrhea“) officially stepped down as the 11th US president and President Zachary Taylor (who would die in office after eating cherries and milk at a July 4th celebration) refused to be sworn-inContinue reading “This is more stuff they didn’t teach you at school –”

March 4, 1996 –The Beatles song Real Love, compiled from a John Lennon demo recording, is released in the UK, on this date. Yoko Ono supplied Lennon’s demo for this song and Free As A Bird and gave the remaining Beatles permission to use them. Paul McCartney did his best John Lennon imitation to helpContinue reading “Real Love went on sale”

March 4, 1982 – The David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker silliness, Police Squad, starring Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin, premiered on ABC-TV on this date. Each week featured a “Special Guest Star” who is killed off in the opening credits. Lorne Greene and William Conrad are knifed and tossed out of cars; GeorgContinue reading “Remember to look for Rex Hamilton as Abraham Lincoln”