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The Freemasons were officially founded in London on June 4, 1717. The Freemasons are not a secret society of assassins. They do not have Cesar Borgia’s head preserved in an urn filled with grappa. They were not responsible for the French Revolution. They did not kidnap Anastasia Romanov. They are not in control of theContinue reading “Not as bad as the Illuminati but …”

June 4, 1984 –Bruce Springsteen released his seventh studio album, Born in the USA on this date. The original title was Vietnam. The director Paul Schrader sent Springsteen a script for a movie called Born In The U.S.A., about a rock band struggling with life and religion. This gave Bruce the idea for the newContinue reading “Born in the USA went on sale”

June 4, 1982 –Paramount released the epic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (which should have been titled, Battle of the Outrageous Toups) opened on this date. It is a Star Trek running gag that there is a Federation embargo against Romulan ale, but this still doesn’t prevent resourceful people like Dr. McCoy (usingContinue reading “Yet another Star Trek movie premiered”

June 4, 1963 –The Nutty Professor, arguably Jerry Lewis‘ best directorial effort, was released on this date. According to one of the trailers for this film, “We don’t care if you blab about the beginning of this picture; nor do we care if you give away the ending; but we do care if you revealContinue reading “The Nutty Professor premiered”

The first Saturday in June is the day to break out that special bottle of sparkling wine you’ve been saving.  Please note – while many people think that “bubbly” is merely a synonym for Champagne, the nickname really can refer to any sort of sparkling wine. Champagne is a specific sparkling wine from the ChampagneContinue reading “It’s National Bubbly Day”

June 3, 1967 –Billie Joe McAllister jumps off the Tallahatchee Bridge on this date (It was the Third of June, another sleepy, dusty delta day,) according to the Bobbie Gentry song Ode To Billie Joe. Gentry was familiar with the Tallahatchie Bridge since she was born and raised in Mississippi, where she grew up inContinue reading “An eventful day at Choctaw Ridge”

June 3, 1969 – The last episode of the original Star Trek series (Turnabout Intruder) aired on NBC-TV, on this date. This episode was originally scheduled for broadcast on March 28, 1969. Special network coverage of the death of Dwight D.Eisenhower pre-empted it, and it didn’t air until June 3.

June 3, 1992 –Arkansas governor Bill Clinton, campaigning for US president, makes an appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show, where he plays the Elvis Presley hit Heartbreak Hotel on the saxophone, on this date. This performance ultimately solidified Clinton’s popularity with minority and young voters. It’s a moment in time that exemplifies the virtue ofContinue reading “Candidate Clinton plays the sax on TV”

June 3, 1964 –The Rolling Stones taped their U.S. (national) television debut on the ABC series The Hollywood Palace, hosted by Dean Martin, on this date. Dean Martin’s rude introduction of the band still rankled Keith Richards many years later. At the time, Bob Dylan was so offended by Martin’s contempt for the Stones, heContinue reading “The Stones first national TV appearance”

June 3, 1972 –The Staple Singers’ song, I’ll Take You There, hits #1 as the group makes a successful transition from gospel to secular music. This was the first of two #1 hits for the Staple Singers, the other is Let’s Do It Again. The Staple Singers were among the first groups to move fromContinue reading “I’ll Take You There topped the charts”