July 25 1938 –The Looney Tunes short, Porky’s Spring Planting, directed by Frank Tashlin, and starring Pork Pig, was released on this date. Porky Pig’s menu is nailed to the fence by a Schlesinger-brand nail.
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No great story ever started with someone eating a salad.
Today is National Tequila Day. Tequila originated from Mexico in the 1800s and is now one of the most popular alcohols worldwide, especially in America. While I am not a tequila man myself, I would not turn a Frozen Margarita down on a hot and humid day.
Go ahead and hit me … I’ve got it coming.
July 24, 1946 –Paramount Studios released the film-noir classic, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, starring Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott and Kirk Douglas (his film debut,) on this date. Kirk Douglas earned this, his debut role, with the help of his old drama school friend, Lauren Bacall. Bacall knew that producer Hal B.Continue reading “Go ahead and hit me … I’ve got it coming.”
Do not forsake me oh my darling
July 24, 1952 – Fred Zinnemann’s classic western, High Noon, starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, and Thomas Mitchell, premiered in New York City, on this date. In 1951, after 25 years in show business, Gary Cooper’s professional reputation was in decline, and he was dropped from the “Motion Picture Herald’s” list of the top-ten box-officeContinue reading “Do not forsake me oh my darling”
Bewitched Bunny premiered
July 24 1954 –The Looney Tunes short, Bewitched Bunny, directed by Chuck Jones, and starring Bugs Bunny and Witch Hazel, was released on this date. Witch Hazel’s cookbook has such recipes as: Waif Waffles, Moppet Muffins, Urchin Pie, Kiddie Kippers, Children Chops, Smorgas Boy.
Haredevil Hare premiered
July 24, 1948 –… Crumbly Crunchies are the bestLook delicious on your vestServe them to unwanted guestsStuff the mattress with the rest…. A great Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, Haredevil Hare, and starring Bugs Bunny, was released on this date. (It was the first appearance of Marvin the Martian, though he wasn’t namedContinue reading “Haredevil Hare premiered”
Porky’s Badtime Story premiered
July 24 1937 – The Looney Tunes short, Porky’s Badtime Story, directed by Bob Clampett, and starring Porky Pig, was released on this date. Both characters wear trousers here as part of their work attire. Porky seldom would be seen in pants going forward.
Some days it isn’t worth it to get up
July 24, 1567 –Mary of Guise, the French wife of Scotland’s King James V, gave birth to a daughter named Mary in 1542. A week later, King James died, and the very young Mary became Queen of Scotland. Prince Edward of England proposed marriage to the Scottish Queen almost immediately, and his proposal is thereforeContinue reading “Some days it isn’t worth it to get up”
Once again – sometimes, it’s good to be the king …
July 24, 1908 –You get to decide the length of the Olympic marathon. When the modern Olympics began in Athens in 1896, a race of 40 kilometers, or 24.85 miles, was held to commemorate the legend of Pheidippides. He’s the guy who ran from Marathon to Athens, cried, “Nike!,” realized he’d forgotten to sign theContinue reading “Once again – sometimes, it’s good to be the king …”
So bad even KISS didn’t want to be in it
July 24, 1978 – The truly execrable Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band starring the Brothers Gibbs was released upon an unsuspecting public on this date. Alice Cooper checked himself into a New York City rehab facility (which he quickly discovered was more of a mental asylum) for alcoholism. He was granted a temporary leaveContinue reading “So bad even KISS didn’t want to be in it”
