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August 8, 1963 –John Sturges’ adventure film, The Great Escape, starring Steve McQueen, premiered on this date. In the film, several Americans were amongst the escapees. In real-life, American officers assisted with the construction of the escape tunnel, but weren’t amongst the escapees, because the Germans moved them to a remote compound just before theContinue reading “The Great Escape premiered”

August 7 is annually recognizes a famous sea serpent sighting. This sighting was made by the men and officers of HMS Daedalus in August 1848 during a voyage to Saint Helena in the South Atlantic. The 60 foot long creature that they saw held a peculiar maned head above the ocean water. I, for one,Continue reading “Happy Sea Serpent Day”

Bunkies, as we tell you every summer – avoid mosquitoes at all cost, they’re not good! Though not as front of mind as Monkeypox (MPXV), mosquito-borne diseases, like Dengue Fever or West Nile Virus cases have been been once again on the rise in New York City, as it has been in the past. BeyondContinue reading “Mosquitoes Suck”

August 7, 1971 –The Bee Gees early hit How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? topped the charts on this date. It became their first US #1 hit. This was written during the same afternoon as The Bee Gees‘ previous American hit, Lonely Days in Barry Gibb’s basement flat at Addison Road, Holland Park, London.

August 7, 1948 – … Huh! I must be walking in my sleep. But how can I be walking in my sleep if I’m awake enough to know I’m walking in my sleep. The strange things people do in their sleep, especially if they’re awake. Chuck Jones guided Daffy Duck’s personality change from a “screwball”Continue reading “You Were Never Duckier premiered”

August 6, 1911 –One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.. Lucille Ball, film and television executive, actress and comedian, was born on this date. A comment from a member ofContinue reading “Lucille Désirée Ball”

August 6, 1945 –The first atomic bomb used in combat was dropped on Hiroshima by the Enola Gay, piloted by Col. Paul Tibbets, on this date. President Truman ordered the use of the first nuclear bomb, which the military referred to as “Little Boy.” Harry had been vice president for only 82 days when PresidentContinue reading “The US dropped the bomb (for the first time)”

August 6, 1965 – The Beatles released their fifth album, Help! — the soundtrack to their second film, on this date. Originally, the album cover showed The Beatles spelling out the word “Help” using the semaphore system of communicating with flags, which was usually used by ships. The photographer, Robert Freeman, didn’t like the poseContinue reading “Help! soundtrack was released”

August 6, 1994 –Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories single, Stay (I Missed You), from the original movie soundtrack to Reality Bites, went to No. 1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. Lisa Loeb’s friend, Ethan Hawke, brought it to the attention of Ben Stiller, who saw Loeb perform and used her song in hisContinue reading “Stay topped the charts”

Checking the calendar again: It’s the half way point of summer today and there are 141 days until Christmas Demand Euphoria!