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June 20, 1942 –It’s Brian Wilson’s birthday today, ushering in those lazy, hazy days of summer. Let’s all appreciate the fact that Brian Wilson is still around and kicking.

June 20, 1975 –Steven Spielberg’s thriller, Jaws, premiered on this date. Beach vacations were never the same again. Though respected as an actor, Robert Shaw’s trouble with alcohol was a frequent source of tension during filming. Roy Scheider described his co-star as “a perfect gentleman whenever he was sober. All he needed was one drinkContinue reading “Jaws opened”

June 20, 1941 – Advertised as their farewell film (they went on to appear in two more,) The Big Store, starring the Marx Brothers and Margaret Dumont (in her final appearance in a Marx Bros. film) premiered on this date. It has been rumored that British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was watching a private screeningContinue reading “The Big Store opened”

June 20, 1966 –The Beatles released their ninth album issued on Capitol Records and twelfth American release overall, Yesterday and Today, with the amended cover, on this date. The original release of the album Yesterday and Today by the Beatles, with the so-called “Butcher cover”, is one of the most widely recognized valuable albums inContinue reading “Yesterday and Today went on sale”

June 19, 1965 –The Four Tops‘ song I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) goes to #1 on the Billboard Charts, knocking off another Motown song: Back in My Arms Again by The Supremes. Both songs were written and produced by the team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. Lead singer Levi Stubbs had not been satisfied withContinue reading “I Can’t Help Myself topped the charts”

Soon, someone will arrive to show you how to make it differently – the British Army Officers Survival Manual It may not make life’s problems disappear, but it’ll certainly reduce their size. – Frank Sinatra (or Dean Martin) The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, aContinue reading “If you find yourself lost, begin to make a martini.”

June 19, 1954 – … All the world loves a lover, but in this case, we’ll make an exception. The Tasmanian Devil, Taz, made his debut in the Looney Tunes cartoon, Devil May Hare, on this date.

June 19, 1963 –Columbia Pictures releases the Ray Harryhausen fantasy film Jason and the Argonauts, directed by Don Chaffey in the U.S. on this date. While filming footage of the Argo off the coast of Italy, a replica of the Golden Hind sailed into view. The film Sir Francis Drake happened to be filming inContinue reading “Jason and the Argonauts premiered”

Today is Father’s Day. Remember, many people will say that the best gift you can give a Dad is your love (or a good nap) – I say, provide Dad (or at least me) a perfectly chilled martini before dinner. Dads don’t get too cocky, celebrating the day – While Mother’s Day has been aContinue reading “Life doesn’t come with an instruction book”

June 18, 1956 –The pilot episode for the quiz show To Tell the Truth premiered on CBS on this date. The series debuted on CBS on December 18, 1956. The series outlasted most of the others of the period, especially after the 1958 quiz-show scandal, partly because every contestant was supposed to be untrustworthy.