May 31, 1975 –The first single from the Isley Brothers hit album, The Heat Is On, Fight the Power, was released on this date. (The song is notable for the use of the word bullshit, which is usually censored during radio airplay.) Often thought of as a song about the black experience, Fight The PowerContinue reading “The Isley Bros. Fight the Power was released”
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Behind the Music premiered
May 31, 1999 –The VH1 documentary series Behind the Music began airing nightly with their premiere episode The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Behind the Music. Anthony Kiedis and Flea (bass guitar) first met when they were both 15 and attending high school together. (20 years after the program, the band is still going strong.)
Don’t worry –
If you didn’t get a chance to catch the sunset last night, Manhattanhenge can be observed again tonight at 8:12 pm EDT. Demand Euphoria!
Perhaps the voice in your head is not helpful
May 30, 1431 –Convicted of heresy by the English (see May 23), 19-year-old Joan of Arc got an extreme hot foot as her punishment in Rouen, France, on this date. Pope Benedict XV canonized her in 1920. And so it goes.
Mariner 9 Launched
May 30, 1971 –The US space probe Mariner 9, the first satellite to orbit Mars, was launched on this date. Over the years, it will send more than 7,000 pictures of the planet back to Earth. The images revealed what appear to be ancient dry riverbeds on the surface, suggesting the presence of water onContinue reading “Mariner 9 Launched”
Love Me Do was released
May 30, 1964 –The Beatles first single, of their own material, Love Me Do, release in England in 1962, hit # 1 on the Billboard 100 in the US on this date. The Beatles recorded versions of this song with three different drummers. At their first Parlophone audition in June 1962, Pete Best was stillContinue reading “Love Me Do was released”
Should this come up in conversation
On May 30, 1889, the world’s ‘first bra‘ was invented. Breasts are an important feature among mammals. They allow mothers to nurture their young through protracted infancies. No infancy is longer than that of the human species, especially that of the American male, which often lasts until death. Breasts are more than just moving dinerContinue reading “Should this come up in conversation”
Young Mr. Lincoln premiered
John Ford’s bio pix of President Abraham Lincoln, Young Mr. Lincoln starring Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, and Arleen Whelan, premiered in Springfield, Illinois on this date. Henry Fonda originally turned down the role of Lincoln, saying he didn’t think he could play such a great man. He changed his mind after John FordContinue reading “Young Mr. Lincoln premiered”
It shouldn’t just be about beer and BBQ
Patriotism is not short, frenzied outburts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. – Adlai Stevenson Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May. It was formerly known as Decoration Day. This holiday commemorates U.S. men and women who have died inContinue reading “It shouldn’t just be about beer and BBQ”
The Rite of Spring Riot
May 29, 1913 –Imagine, if you will, you live in Paris and that after a hard day of not working and drinking heavily (it’s what most of the idle rich did in Paris at the time, in between bouts of sodomy, while they waited around for Marcel Proust to finish writing that damn book heContinue reading “The Rite of Spring Riot”
