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June 5, 1975 –… Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!… During the Wish You Were Here recording sessions on this date, Syd Barrett just happens to wander into Abbey Road studio while Pink Floyd were mixing Shine On You Crazy Diamond, a song written about Barrett. At first, none of Syd’sContinue reading “Today in Rock History”

June 4, 1983 –The Police started a four week run at No.1 in the UK with a cut from their album Synchronicity, Every Breath You Take, (the group’s fifth and final No.1 single,) on this date. The Police performed this when they were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. TheyContinue reading “My poor heart aches …”

The Freemasons were officially founded in London on June 4, 1717. The Freemasons are not a secret society of assassins. They do not have Cesar Borgia’s head preserved in an urn filled with grappa. They were not responsible for the French Revolution. They did not kidnap Anastasia Romanov. They are not in control of theContinue reading “The triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”

June 4, 1982 –Paramount released the epic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (which should have been titled, Battle of the Outrageous Toups) opened on this date. Producers went ahead with a movie script featuring Khan, taking this for granted that Ricardo Montalban would be interested in or available for this film. Specifically, thisContinue reading “Today in Film History”

June 3, 1972 –The Staple Singers’ song, I’ll Take You There, hits #1 as the group makes a successful transition from gospel to secular music. This was the first of two #1 hits for the Staple Singers, the other is Let’s Do It Again. The Staple Singers were among the first groups to move fromContinue reading “Today in Rock History”

June 2, 1953 –Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor-Mountbatten officially becomes the head of her family’s business and had her coronation on this date. The entire ceremony was, save for the anointing and communion, televised throughout the Commonwealth, and was watched by an estimated 20 million people, with 12 million more listening on the radio. The Queen’sContinue reading “Just another day at the office”

June is the sixth month of the year and consists of thirty days. The ancient Romans gave it 29 days until 46 BC, when Julius Caesar added the thirtieth for reasons known only to himself (Caesar’s hobbies seem to be conquest of the known world, sleeping with some very rich North African teenager and calendarContinue reading “The month of leaves and roses”

May 31, 1895 –Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, head of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, patented corn flakes on this date. The good doctor believed in a vegetarian diet and a regimen of exercise. The good doctor also believed in proper elimination. At his sanitarium, Kellogg made sure that the bowel of each and every patient wasContinue reading “No, I’m a Colon Blow man myself”

May 31, 1983 –After a break in which David Byrne and Jerry Harrison release solo albums and Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth form Tom Tom Club, Talking Heads return with their fifth album, Speaking In Tongues. It contains their biggest hit, Burning Down The House. Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz and bass player Tina Weymouth,Continue reading “Today in Rock History”

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 “Victoria’s Secret – Bras are expensive!”