October 15, 1965 – The poker playing version of The Hustler, The Cincinnati Kid, directed by Norman Jewison, and starring Steve McQueen, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden, Tuesday Weld, Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Rip Torn, and Cab Calloway opened in New Orleans on this date. Mitzi Gaynor campaigned for the role of Lady Fingers, but itContinue reading “The Cincinnati Kid premiered”
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Let’s put a new coat of paint
October 15, 1974 –Tom Waits releases his second album, The Heart of Saturday Night, on this date, written as a tribute to Beat novelist Jack Kerouac. Speaking before the first-ever performance of the title song, which appeared on radio station KFPK, Waits said it was a tribute to “Kerouacians,” meaning fans of American novelist JackContinue reading “Let’s put a new coat of paint”
A bald head is better than a bald mind
Anyone can be confident with a full head of hair. But a confident bald man – there’s your diamond in the rough. – Larry David Today is Be Bald and Free day!
Tina regrets this one
October 14, 1978 –The gang finally got off the damn island (sort of) when the first TV movie from a TV series, Rescue from Gilligan’s Island, premiered on CBS-TV with all of the original cast except Tina Louise (who wanted too much money,) on this date. The scene in which the rescued castaways are towedContinue reading “Tina regrets this one”
The Big Heat premiered
October 14, 1953 – Possibly the ultimate film noir, Fritz Lang’s The Big Heat opens in NYC on this date. Typical of the heavily sanitized film making of the 40s and 50s, when Thomas Duncan shoots himself in the head with a .38 revolver there’s no wound, no splattering of blood, and in death heContinue reading “The Big Heat premiered”
Money, money changes everything
October 14, 1983 –Cyndi Lauper, formerly a member of the group Blue Angel, issues her first solo album, She’s So Unusual. With the MTV hits Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Time After Time, the album becomes an ‘80s touchstone. On the strength of her breakout solo album She’s So Unusual, Lauper won theContinue reading “Money, money changes everything”
You know who makes the rockin’ world go round
October 13, 1978 –Queen released their double A sided single Fat Bottomed Girls/ Bicycle Race on this date The songs ran together on the album, and were often played that way by radio stations. The year before, Queen released We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions as a double A-side. They are stillContinue reading “You know who makes the rockin’ world go round”
Fasten your seat belts
October 13, 1950 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s brilliantly caustic valentine to Broadway, All About Eve premiered in NYC on this date. Margo Channing’s famous cocktail dress was an Edith Head creation. To Head’s horror, just as they were about to go film the cocktail party, she found that the dress didn’t quite fit Bette DavisContinue reading “Fasten your seat belts”
OK Bunkies, into the wayback machine
October 13, 1947 –Kids, back when the earth cooled and formed a hard crust, there was a very popular TV series featuring two puppets and a very polite lady that ad-libbed the entire show – Junior Jamboree – a version which ultimately became Kukla, Fran and Ollie premiered on this date. (this is not theContinue reading “OK Bunkies, into the wayback machine”
Let’s hear it for Columbus
I totally get him – I feel like murdering everyone after a very long and crowded commute. Happy Columbus Never Met An Indigenous Person He Didn’t Kill or Enslave Day! I can’t even imagine how many more indigenous persons Columbus may have murdered if he didn’t have the day off. Columbus Day originated as aContinue reading “Let’s hear it for Columbus”
The Haus of Dcaligari 