October 7, 1950 – The character of Granny appeared for the first time in a Looney Tunes Cartoon when Canary Row, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Sylvester and Tweety, debuted on this date. Mel Blanc’s voice for Tweety, except when singing, was edited to an extra higher pitch than usual for this cartoon, butContinue reading “Canary Row premiered”
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The Beatles were on TV, again
October 7, 1964 –The Beatles appear on episode of ABC-TV’s Shindig, (filmed on October 3rd in London, in front of the adoring Beatles Fan Club,) on this date. The Beatles were at the top of the bill on the show; the other acts were Sandie Shaw, PJ Proby, The Karl Denver Trio, Tommy Quickly, SoundsContinue reading “The Beatles were on TV, again”
Listen to the silence, let it ring on
October 7, 1979 –Factory Records released Transmission, the debut single (the 7″ disc version) by seminal post-punk band Joy Division, on this date. In May 2007, NME magazine placed Transmission at No.20 in its list of the 50 “Greatest Indie Anthems Ever“, one place below their third single Love Will Tear Us Apart .
It was finally George’s turn
October 6, 1969 –The Beatles release a double A-side single Something and Come Together on this date. It was the only song written by George Harrison released as a single by The Beatles. George Harrison wrote this during a break while The Beatles were working on The White Album. It was not recorded in timeContinue reading “It was finally George’s turn”
Smack, crack, bushwhacked
October 6, 1992 –33 years ago, R.E.M. released their eighth studio album, Automatic for the People, on this date. The album title was inspired by Weaver D’s soul food diner in Athens, Georgia. When you ordered food there, they answered by saying “automatic.” They had a sign that said “Delicious Fine Foods – Automatic ForContinue reading “Smack, crack, bushwhacked”
Once again, your government dollars at work
In the late 40s through the 50s, the CIA led a top secret campaign, called Militant Liberty that encouraged studios to insert the theme of freedom into Hollywood movies. Alfred P. Sloan (think about the name and it will come to you) the recently retired head of of General Motors from 1923 to 1946, wasContinue reading “Once again, your government dollars at work”
Don’t you know me? It’s your little baby!
October 6, 1927 –Good, bad or indifferent to it, The Jazz Singer (the first feature-length movie with audible synchronized dialogue), premiered in NYC on this date. Al Jolson’s famous line (as Jack Robin) “You ain’t heard nothin’ yet.” was an ad-lib. The intention was that the film should only have synchronized music, not speech, butContinue reading “Don’t you know me? It’s your little baby!”
Look for Spocks’ outrageous Van Dyke
October 6, 1967 – Kirk, Scott, McCoy and Uhura enter a parallel universe in the Star Trek episode Mirror, Mirror, which aired on this date. It took about a month to complete this particular episode. After filming had begun, BarBara Luna was diagnosed with strep throat. Since the script called for Capt. Kirk to kissContinue reading “Look for Spocks’ outrageous Van Dyke”
Whether or not you want to acknowledge this –
The start of Hanukkah begins in 69 days – and Christmas begin in 80 days! Bunkies, try to do something to get off the naughty list! Or hope that Hanukkah Harry will come through with the gifts.
It’s always tea-time
Today is Mad Hatter’s Day. The Mad Hatter wore a top hat on the front of which a slip of paper with reads “10/6.” The 10/6 refers to the cost of a hat — 10 shillings and 6 pence, and later became the date and month to celebrate Mad Hatter Day. (Except since the MadContinue reading “It’s always tea-time”
The Haus of Dcaligari 