May 17, 1950 –Nicholas Ray’s excellent film noir, In a Lonely Place, starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame premiered on this date. Lauren Bacall and Ginger Rogers were considered for the role of Laurel Gray. Bogart naturally wanted his wife to play opposite him, but Warner Brothers refused to release her from her contract. RogersContinue reading “In a Lonely Place premiered”
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Tommy went on sale
May 17, 1969 –The fourth studio album by The Who, Tommy, a double album, was released in the US on this date. The song, Pinball Wizard, was the last one written for the album. Pete Townshend wrote it, in part, to impress a rock critic named Nik Cohn who was a pinball fanatic. The ployContinue reading “Tommy went on sale”
Remember – Misplay with them, you could put an eye out
Today is Rubber Band Day. The day honors Inventor Stephen Perry’s receiving a patent for the rubber band on this date in 1845 (We’ve also seen it listed as March 17th but we can be sure, no one from ACME was there at the time.) (The ACME Corporation is in no way endorsing the sortContinue reading “Remember – Misplay with them, you could put an eye out”
One of the most perfect albums went on sale today
May 16, 1966 –The Beach Boys released their 11th studio album, Pet Sounds on this date. It has since been recognized as one of the most influential albums in the history of popular music and is widely regarded as one of the best albums of the 1960s. All that beautiful music and barking dogs, too.
Psst, they’re a relative of the brine shrimp
It’s National Sea Monkey Day, So go out and enjoy the day thinking about these krill-like wonders. But don’t think about their creator, Harold von Braunhut and the allegations that he financially supported white-supremacist groups. And so it goes
The first Academy Awards ceremony
When the first Academy Awards were handed out on May 16, 1929, movies had just begun to talk. That first ceremony took place during an Academy banquet in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. There were 270 people in attendance and guest tickets cost $5. Though this was the first time these awardsContinue reading “The first Academy Awards ceremony”
The last episode of Everyone Loves Raymond
May 16, 2005 – Everyone got to love Raymond one last time when the last episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, The Finale aired on this date. Filming of the series finale was delayed twice when Patricia Heaton and then Doris Roberts were ill and couldn’t speak well on the filming days.
The finale of The Big Bang Theory
May 16, 2019 –After 12 seasons, Sheldon finally learns how to acknowledge his friends when CBS TV aired the last episode of The Big Bang Theory: The Stockholm Syndrome, on this date. With this final episode, the four male characters Leonard, Sheldon, Howard and Raj are the only ones that have appeared in every episode.Continue reading “The finale of The Big Bang Theory”
When Doves Cry topped the charts
May 16, 1984 –Prince’s single, (written at the behest of the director of the film, Purple Rain, Albert Magnoli, to cover a sequence in the film,) When Doves Cry became his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit, on this date. This was the second US chart-topper with a kind of bird in the title,Continue reading “When Doves Cry topped the charts”
The first time old maids were recruited for the war in the US
May 15, 1942 –President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation, that when into effect on this date, establishing the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. The act, signed into law some five months after the United States entered World War II, created a voluntary enrollment program for up to 150,000 women to join the war effort in noncombatContinue reading “The first time old maids were recruited for the war in the US”
