"She Loves You" was released in the UK on this day in 1963.
Showing posts with label anniversaries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anniversaries. Show all posts
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December 10, 2015
Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
On this day in history in 1967, Otis Redding and members of the Bar-Kays band died when their plane crashed into Lake Monona, just a few miles from the Madison, Wisconsin airport. Weather was thought to be a factor in the crash, but the exact cause was never determined.
Four months after his death at the age of twenty six, Redding's ("Sitting on the) Dock of the Bay", the last song he ever recorded, reached the top spot on the pop music charts. It was his first No. 1 hit as well as being the first posthumous single to top the charts in the U.S.
Four months after his death at the age of twenty six, Redding's ("Sitting on the) Dock of the Bay", the last song he ever recorded, reached the top spot on the pop music charts. It was his first No. 1 hit as well as being the first posthumous single to top the charts in the U.S.
December 9, 2015
Scarface
On this day in 1983, the movie Scarface debuted in theaters. Starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana, a Cuban immigrant who arrived in Florida with the Mariel boatlift in 1980, Montana quickly returns to his criminal roots and becomes enormously wealthy from the booming cocaine trade, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. He becomes addicted to the drug and his world collapses in violence.
From near the end of the movie, one of the iconic scenes and most quoted line:
"Say hello to my little friend!"
A good movie but even so, it's not one I watch every time it comes on TV. I have a DVD of it, but don't think I've taken it out of the wrapper.
While getting the link for the movie, I checked on IMdb and saw that I had given it an "8", but I don't recall exactly when I gave it such a high grade. Either my standards have gone or I overrated it to begin with, but I lowered it one notch to a "7"...which is still a good rating by my strict standards. I highly recommend watching it if you haven't.
The official ToTG grade:
From near the end of the movie, one of the iconic scenes and most quoted line:
"Say hello to my little friend!"
A good movie but even so, it's not one I watch every time it comes on TV. I have a DVD of it, but don't think I've taken it out of the wrapper.
While getting the link for the movie, I checked on IMdb and saw that I had given it an "8", but I don't recall exactly when I gave it such a high grade. Either my standards have gone or I overrated it to begin with, but I lowered it one notch to a "7"...which is still a good rating by my strict standards. I highly recommend watching it if you haven't.
The official ToTG grade:
September 26, 2015
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September 17, 2015
My Generation - The Who
Today in 1967, The Who appeared on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
The drummer, Keith Moon, had loaded his drum kit with some explosives, intending to end the song with a literal bang and cement the band's reputation as outrageous counter-culture icons, but instead angered thousands of American parents and left Moon with shrapnel wounds from a broken cymbal and Pete Townsend with permanent hearing damage.
Great band, but yeah, you very nearly DID "die before you got old".
The drummer, Keith Moon, had loaded his drum kit with some explosives, intending to end the song with a literal bang and cement the band's reputation as outrageous counter-culture icons, but instead angered thousands of American parents and left Moon with shrapnel wounds from a broken cymbal and Pete Townsend with permanent hearing damage.
Great band, but yeah, you very nearly DID "die before you got old".
September 11, 2015
WTC & Flight 93 Crash Site Cams
Live webcams showing the construction of the redevelopment site. The screen shot below is atop the Tower 1 and pointed at the 9/11 Memorial, but there are other cams that offer other views; a different one of the 9/11 Memorial, one pointed at the top of Tower 1 and a couple of the NYC skyline. There are also time-lapse tribute videos.
There is also another 9/11 related cam at the site of the Flight 93 crash near Shanksville, PA. (the webcam seems to operate only during daylight hours)
There is also another 9/11 related cam at the site of the Flight 93 crash near Shanksville, PA. (the webcam seems to operate only during daylight hours)
September 10, 2015
August 8, 2015
A Question of Balance
The Moody Blues album A Question of Balance was released 45 yrs. ago today.
Question - The Moody Blues
(From a French TV show)
(From a French TV show)
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