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June 18, 1980 –… Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers HAS been approved. The Blues Brothers Movie, starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi premiered on this date. Ounce for ounce (other than Walt Disney’s animated classic The Jungle Book,) the most amount of dope was smoked in film history duringContinue reading “The Blue Brothers premiered”

June 18, 1966 –The Beach Boys release the single Wouldn’t It Be Nice (with God Only Knows on the flip side of the 45), on this date. Brian Wilson wrote the song with contributions from vocalist Mike Love and lyricist Tony Asher. Asher wrote all of the lyrics except for the “Good night, my baby,Continue reading “Wouldn’t It Be Nice went on sale”

June 18, 1977 –Fleetwood Mac’s third single from their album Rumours, Dreams, hit the no. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Dreams sold more than one million copies and was the band’s only No. 1 hit. During the sessions for Rumours, everyone in the band was going through a breakup (Stevie Nicks and LindseyContinue reading “Dreams topped the charts”

This is funny and all but I really am starting to wonder what the actually campaign season is going to look and sound like in another few months So yes, They’re here already!

ACME would like to point out another unacceptable Father’s Day gift for Dad – I can guarantee you that Dad does not want a membership to the Monthly Mac & Cheese Club

June 17, 1987 –A late Kubrick masterpiece, Full Metal Jacket, was released on this date. One of the scenes cut from the movie was a scene that showed a group of Marines playing soccer. The scene was cut because a shot revealed they were not using a soccer ball, but a human head.

Today is the 41th annual Mermaid Parade on Coney Island, self described as the ‘largest art parade in the nation.’ The grand-marshals this year are, King Neptune – Kool Keith (in honor of the 50th anniversary of the beginnings of Hip Hop, and Queen Mermaid – Laurie Cumbo (Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs).Continue reading “I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.”

June 17, 1976 –Blondie released their debut single X Offender on this date. Written by Gary Valentine and Debbie Harry, the title of the song was originally ‘Sex Offender‘, written about an 18-year-old boy being arrested for having sex with his younger girlfriend. It’s a song about a prostitute, but far less well known thanContinue reading “X Offender went on sale”

June 17, 1950 – The Disassociated Press sent a reporter to get Bug Bunny’s life story in What’s Up Doc?, which was released on this date. Bugs and Elmer perform the What’s Up Doc? title song. This is the first cartoon in which its lyrics are heard.

June 14, 1985 –Michael Nesmith in Television Parts, a 30-minute comedy-variety show summer replacement series (a sequel of sort to his Grammy Award-winning video Elephant Parts) premiered on NBC-TV on this date. It was hosted by Nez himself, who participated in many of the sketches. Television Parts also featured guest appearances by a variety ofContinue reading “Television Parts premiered”