August 9, 1985 –The Tim Burton comedy, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure starring Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger and Judd Omen, was released n this date. Paul Reubens said that he, Phil Hartman, and Michael Varhol had never written a screenplay prior to this film. They purchased a book by Syd Field on howContinue reading “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure premiered”
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It’s the pictures that got small
August 10, 1950 – Billy Wilder’s caustic, black-hearted masterpiece, Sunset Boulevard premiered in New York City, on this date. Unlike the character she played, Gloria Swanson had accepted the fact that the movies didn’t want her anymore and had moved to New York, where she worked on radio and, later, television. Although she had longContinue reading “It’s the pictures that got small”
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert premiered
August 10, 1994 – The cult comedy classic, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, directed by Stephan Elliott and starring Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, and Bill Hunter, was released in the US on this date. According to director Stephan Elliott, he got the idea for the film while seeing a plumeContinue reading “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert premiered”
When it’s least expected, you’re elected
August 10, 1948 –Candid Camera, considered by many to be the first reality tv show, debuted on ABC-TV on this date. The series was previously known on the radio. Its name: Candid Microphone. For a period in 1958, the show appeared as a regular segment of Jack Paar’s The Tonight Show, airing on NBC. InContinue reading “When it’s least expected, you’re elected”
Happy Birthday Snoopy (maybe)
August 10, 1968 –According to the strip below, Snoopy’s birthday is August 10. There had, however, been no reference to this in previous years and it did not become an annual feature of the strip, (in fact, there are some references to Snoopy’s birthday being August 28.)
One s’more is never enough.
Happy National S’mores Day. S’mores – the most popular campfire treat is recognized each year on August 10th. In 1927, Girl Scouts troop leader Loretta Scott Crew wrote a recipe for “Some Mores,” and published it in Tramping and Trailing With the Girl Scouts, an official Girl Scouts publication, though the exact origin of S’moresContinue reading “One s’more is never enough.”
Fear not these pains, for they do not last long
Today is the feast of St. Lawrence. St. Lawrence was said to have been martyred on an iron outdoor stove on this date in 258 AD. During his torture, Lawrence cried out “I’ m already done on this side and it is time to turn me over.” He is, of course, the patron saint ofContinue reading “Fear not these pains, for they do not last long”
I have climbed highest mountains
August 8, 1987 –U2 scored their second US No.1 single from their Joshua Tree album with I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For on this date. This was influenced by gospel music. Bono wanted The Joshua Tree to explore various forms of American music they had encountered while touring there. The album’s co-producer DanielContinue reading “I have climbed highest mountains”
How can people be so heartless
August 9, 1969 –Three Dog Night released a cover version of the song Easy To Be Hard, on this date. The song was from the 1967 rock musical Hair. It was written by Galt MacDermot, James Rado, and Gerome Ragni, who put the musical together in the mid-1960s.
Hoppy Go Lucky premiered
August 09, 1952 – The Looney Tunes short, Hoppy Go Lucky, directed by Bob McKimson, and starring Sylvester and Hippety Hopper, was released on this date.< A homage to the character’s George and Lenny from George Steinbeck’s 1937 book Of Mice and Men, they also appeared in an episode a year later, Cat-Tails for Two.
