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June 11, 1986 –John Hughes’ comic masterpiece, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was released, on this date. To produce the desired drugged-out effect for his role as the drug addict in the police station, Charlie Sheen stayed awake for more than forty-eight hours before the scene was shot.

June 11, 1966 –The song Paint It Black by the Rolling Stones hit No. 1 on the charts, on this date. The Rolling Stones wrote this as a much slower, conventional soul song. When Bill Wyman began fooling around on the organ during the session doing a takeoff of their original as a spoof ofContinue reading “Paint It Black topped the charts”

OMG, I nearly forgot that today is the 14th World Gin Day, started by Neil Houston and Emma Stokes in 2009, always celebrated on the second Saturday in June, (National Martini Day is coming up on Monnday, June 19, the day after Father’s Day – I will just have to pace myself!). I wait patientlyContinue reading “Also known as Dutch Courage”

June 10, 1935 –God, grant me the serenity … It’s the anniversary of the establishment of A(lcoholics) A(nonymous), in Akron, Ohio. It was founded by a stockbroker named Bill Wilson and a surgeon, Bob Smith, who found that the best way to keep from drinking was to spend time with other people who were tryingContinue reading “The start of AA”

June 10, 1966 –The Beatles song Paperback Writer was released in UK, on this date. This claimed the top spot in the US for two non-consecutive weeks; it was interrupted for one week by Frank Sinatra’s Strangers in the Night.

June 10, 2007 –The final episode of (what could arguably have been the greatest television series ever broadcast) The Sopranos aired on this date. I’m not even going to comment upon what actual happened in the last few moments of the broadcast. Coincidence or not, Italian Businessman John Gotti died on this date in 2002.

June 10, 1991 – The last episode of the second season of Twin Peaks: Beyond Life and Death aired on ABC TV on this date In the 2014 book Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks by Brad Dukes, Jules Haimovitz (who was the president and COO of Spelling Entertainment while Twin Peaks was on)Continue reading “The (first) finale of Twin Peaks”

June 9, 1945 – The last appearance of a ‘nude‘ Tweety and before his famous pairing with Sylvester, A Gruesome Twosome, premiered in the US on this date. The Ren and Stimpy Show creator John Kricfalusi combined the two cats in this short to create Stimpy with the Jimmy Durante cat’s coloring and nose, andContinue reading “A Gruesome Twosome premiered”

June 9, 1902 –Joe Horn and Frank Hardart opened the Horn and Hardart Automat Restaurant, the first restaurant with vending machine service, at 818 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on this date. If you are of a certain age, you used to call them Horny and Hardon.

June 9, 1934 – 89 years ago today, an American legend made his first appearance on the silver screen. The Silly Symphony short The Wise Little Hen premiered; it star, resplendent in his trademark sailor jacket and cap. Since then, he has appeared in over 450 films in more than 200 languages, held lead rolesContinue reading “The Wise Little Hen premiered”