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July 13, 1939 —When Frank Sinatra was just starting out as a singer, he carried his own P.A. system to the dives in which he typically performed. He got his big break when bandleader Harry James’ wife heard him sing as a waiter and recommended him to her husband. Sinatra made his first commercial recordingContinue reading “Sinatra’s first record”

July 12, 1962 –The Rolling Stones, (or more precisely, the group that they became) gave their first concert on this date. The concert was held in London at the Marquee Club. At the time, the band was called The Rollin’ Stones – they got their current name in 1963. One of the most successful groupsContinue reading “The first Rolling Stones’ gig”

July 12, 100 BCE –Julius Caesar was born on this date. He is famous for fighting the Garlic Wars and dying of the unkindest cut. His death so shocked the people of Rome that they buried him instead of praising him, although this may have been because he was a Proud Man. Interesting to noteContinue reading “A Boatload of celebrations”

It was great foresight on the part of our beloved city forefathers to lay out the city in such a way that this happens every year just around my birthday. Once again, the sun will be perfectly lined up with the east-west streets of New York. So get outside to catch the ‘Full Sun onContinue reading “Chasing the Sunset”

July 12, 1976 –Family Feud, hosted by Richard Dawson, debuted on ABC on this date. It later aired on CBS and then in syndication. There were some objections to Richard kissing strange women on national television. ABC tried to influence the kissing to stop, but Dawson rebelled and said he was going to do it.Continue reading “Family Feud premiered”

July 12, 1991 –John Singleton directorial debut, Boyz N the Hood, starring Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut, Larry Fishburne, Nia Long, Regina King, and Angela Bassett, went into general release on this date. (John Singleton’s Oscar nomination for Best Director at the age of 24 made him the youngest director to ever receiveContinue reading “Boyz N the Hood premiered”

Well, it’s my 39th Birthday again – the 24th to be precise. (Thank you Mr. Benny). As some of you may remember, this was a rather strange year for me (I have let surgeons operate on me three times this year. In fact I have a secret tape of one of the medical teams.) IContinue reading “Well, the pleasure, the privilege is mine”

ACME would like to issue this public service announcement concerning Brain Freeze (also known as sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia) – Now to the point at hand – Why bring this up? The date today is 7/11 (at least in this country. Foreigners and other degenerates refer to the day as 11/7 but that’s another story…) The convenienceContinue reading “Line up for that frosty treat”

July 11, 1965 –One of the 60s best Beach movies, Beach Blanket Bingo opened today. In the scene where Don Rickles is doing his comedy routine, everyone in the club is laughing, except Buster Keaton (who can be seen in the background) indicating that he didn’t think Rickles was particularly funny (and didn’t realize heContinue reading “Beach Blanket Bingo premiered”

July 11, 1942 – A classic 40s Merrie Melodies cartoon, Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid was released on this date. The part where Bugs and Killer are temporarily fooled into thinking that the bones are theirs is a reference to a Harold Lloyd film, The Freshman.