Please take a brief pause from getting ready for the massive margarita you all have to make to celebrate this day. For those of you who don’t know – it’s not Mexican Independence Day (that’s September 16th) – it’s the celebration of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza victory over the French General Charles Latrille de Lorencez.Continue reading “Remember it’s not the Mexican 4th of July”
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Just indulge them – it’s only once a year
May 4th is called Star Wars Day. You get it – May the Fourth be with you. Oh, never mind. Demand Euphoria!
Gone With The Wind wins the Pulitzer Prize
May 3, 1937 –A short little southern lady wrote a novel for her own amusement, and with solid support from her husband, she kept her literary efforts a secret from all her friends. She would hide the voluminous pages under towels, disguising them as a divan, or hide pages in her closets or under herContinue reading “Gone With The Wind wins the Pulitzer Prize”
Everybody played Twister
May 3, 1966 –Johnny Carson played the new party game Twister with Eva Gabor on the Tonight Show on this date. Gabor and Carson got tied up in knots, the studio audience went hysterical and Twister went on to sell more than three million copies over the next year. And so it goes
Update
Hey folks. Had unexpected surgery. I’m ok. Once I’m situated I’ll explain.
Shiver me timbers
Only 5% of the ocean has been explored. According to the National Ocean Service, it’s a shockingly small percentage. Just 5 percent of Earth’s oceans have been explored and charted – especially the ocean below the surface. The rest remains mostly undiscovered and unseen by humans. Sea exploration and mapping didn’t truly start until theContinue reading “Shiver me timbers”
Scumber!
Tennis players are not allowed to swear at Wimbledon (or at any match, for that matter.) Because of this, line judges have to learn curse words in every language so they know when a player has violated the rules. Demand Euphoria!
Godzilla vs. the Thing premieres
April 29, 1964 – The Toho Studios released their first cross-over monster movie Mosura tai Gojira (Godzilla vs. the Thing (Mothra)) in Japan on this date. This is the first Godzilla film without newly-shot American footage added for the American release. This film marked one of the few instances in which Eiji Tsuburaya had toContinue reading “Godzilla vs. the Thing premieres”
Tom Snyder interviewed John Lennon in his last TV interview
April 28, 1975 – Tom Snyder interviewed ex-Beatle John Lennon on The Tomorrow Show. At the time, no one knew then that John Lennon would be taking an extended hiatus from public life, taking time to raise his son and live a less public life. The interview Lennon gave Tom Snyder in 1975 revealed heContinue reading “Tom Snyder interviewed John Lennon in his last TV interview”
Green Acres Finale
April 27, 1971 – CBS executives finally sobered up and the last episode of Green Acres aired on this date. This was to have been the pilot for a proposed spin off featuring Elaine Joyce as Carol. Oliver and Lisa only appear briefly in the beginning as an excuse to introduce Carol and the pilot.Continue reading “Green Acres Finale”
