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August 29, 1964 – Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins opened in general release on this date. This is first movie I ever saw (but not on this date.) Author P.L. Travers was adamant that in this movie there should be no suggestions of any kind of romance between Mary Poppins and Bert. This is explicitly referencedContinue reading “Mary Poppins opened”

August 29, 1953 – Warner Brothers introduced Speedy Gonzalez in the cartoon Cat-Tails for Two on this date. While this is the first cartoon featuring the character Speedy Gonzales, his depiction here is vastly different from the character he would later become. It wasn’t until his second appearance, Speedy Gonzales (two years later,) that heContinue reading “Speedy Gonzalez’ first appearance”

August 28, 1963 –During a 200,000-person civil rights rally in at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I have a dream” speech,” 57 years ago today. The speech, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, was a defining momentContinue reading “60th anniversary of The March on Washington”

August 28, 1964 –The Beatles met Bob Dylan for the first time at The Delmonico Hotel, following their show at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium, on this date. After being introduced by a mutual friend, writer Al Aronowitz, the band offered their guests drinks, but Dylan and Aronowitz expressed interest in smoking weed instead. ThisContinue reading “Dylan and the Fab Four first met”

August 28, 1978 –Released by Warner Bros. and produced by Brian Eno, Devo’s debut album , Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo was released, on this date. The album was met with mixed reviews at the time, but today is viewed as one of the most significant albums of the Post-Punk andContinue reading “Are We Not Men? dropped”

August 28, 1951 –Paramount’s second film version based on Theodore Dreiser’s novel, An American Tragedy, A Place in the Sun, opened in NYC on this date. The box-office failure of An American Tragedy prompted the filmmakers to seek an alternative title. One such title was The Prize. There was a one hundred dollar reward forContinue reading “A Place in the Sun premiered”

August 28, 1930 –… That’s a fine letter, Jamison, that’s an epic. That’s dandy. Now, I want you to make two carbon copies of that letter and throw the original away. And when you get through with that, throw the carbon copies away. Just send a stamp, airmail, that’s all. You may go, Jamison. IContinue reading “Well, you go Uruguay and I’ll go mine.”

August 27, 1967 –Brian Epstein, the man who discovered the Beatles and guided them to mega-stardom, died at his London residence, from an overdose of sleeping pills, on this date. Many critics believe this traumatic event ultimately lead to the Beatles breakup.

August 27, 1965 –A small house party occurred at 525 Perugia Way in Bel Air, California, on this date, one that few knew about while it was taking place: the meeting between the four Beatles and Elvis Presley, in Elvis’s home. The Beatles visit lasted 4 hours during which time they told stories, joked andContinue reading “The King and The Beatles”

August 27, 1966 –The Beach Boys’ single, God Only Knows peaked at No.2 on the UK singles chart. Surprisingly, it only managed to scrape the Top 40 in the United States. That’s because it was released as a B-side, partly because of fear that radio stations would refuse to play a song with “God” inContinue reading “So what good would living do me?”