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July 29, 1961 – The Merrie Melodies short, Compressed Hare, directed by Chuck Jones, starring Bugs Bunny and Wile E. Coyote, was released on this date This marks the last Bugs Bunny cartoon of the Golden Age of Animations where Wile E. Coyote talks.

July 29, 1939 – The Merrie Melodies short, Snow Man’s Land, directed by Chuck Jones, was released on this date The main Mountie is voiced by Pinto Colvig, using his Goofy voice.

July 29, 1959 –Another campy cult classic William Castle flick (this time featuring ‘Percepto‘,) The Tingler opened on this date. William Castle toyed with other ideas to frighten audience members, in addition to ‘percepto‘; among them: rolling bean bags to brush against the legs of audience members, speakers mounted at different areas that would giveContinue reading “The Tingle is loose in the audience!”

July 29, 1976 –The adventure film, Swashbuckler, directed by James Goldstone, and starring Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Geneviève Bujold, Beau Bridges and Geoffrey Holder, was released on this date. In an interview, Geneviève Bujold talked about her nude swimming scene. “In Puerto Vallarta I had to dive naked from the pirate shipContinue reading “Swashbuckler premiered”

Today is Lasagna Day. I’m not going to lie to you – I don’t believe you can just whip up a lasagna together in a day. It’s going to take you a day or two just to collect all of the ingredients. Why not have a nice family dinner this coming weekend by planning onContinue reading “Take life one layer at a time”

President Lyndon B. Johnson frequently engaged in high-speed joyrides around his Stonewall, Texas ranch while sipping Cutty Sark Scotch and soda out of a large, white Styrofoam cup. When his cup was empty, he would slow the vehicle down to a rolling pace, extend his arm out the window, and rattle the ice cubes andContinue reading “Great moments in Presidential history”

July 28, 1973 –Bill Graham produced the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen Rock Festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway, that featured the Allman Brothers, the Band, and the Grateful Dead. Many rock critics claim the event was the largest gathering of people in the history of the United States. 150,000 tickets were sold forContinue reading “Summer Jam opened on this date”

July 28, 1951 – The Merrie Melodies short, Leghorn Swoggled, directed by Bob McKimson and starring Foghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk and the Barnyard Dawg, was released on this date The last-released Robert McKimson short that Warren Foster wrote; starting with His Hare Raising Tale, he would transfer to Friz Freleng’s unit, while McKimson would getContinue reading “Leghorn Swoggled premiered”

July 28, 1945 – The Merrie Melodies short, Wagon Heels, directed by Bob Clampett and starring Porky Pig, was released on this date Because of its wildly stereotypical depiction of the Native American, it is seldom shown on television nowadays.

July 28, 1948 – Bud and Lou’s biggest box-office success, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, opened on this date, (this was one of my favorite childhood films.) The scene in which Wilbur (Lou Costello) is unknowingly sitting on the lap of Frankenstein’s monster (Glenn Strange) required multiple takes. The scene allowed Costello to improvise wildly,Continue reading “I saw what I saw when I saw it!”