Here’s are YouTube compilations of Shindig! which was on TV from 1964-1966. I preferred it to Hullaballoo, the other rock and roll show from the era. As I recall, Shindig! was less structured.
Orson Welles in commercials
Welles, who had a great booming voice, made numerous commercials. I remember the Paul Masson wine one the best.
American films based on 19th Century English novels
I recently watched Wuthering Heights (1939), Pride and Prejudice (1940), and Jane Eyre (1943), three deluxe Hollywood productions.
I enjoyed Pride and Prejudice the most because it’s funny in a sophisticated way. The acting in all three is excellent: Laurence Olivier stars in Wuthering Heights and Pride and Prejudice, Greer Garson in Pride and Prejudice, and Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine in Jane Eyre.
I must admit I have read none of the novels so I don’t know how faithful they are to the books but they’re all fine movies.
Gregg Toland, best known for his work on Citizen Kane (1941), won an Academy Award for Cinematography for Wuthering Heights.
Huxley
Covers: Maybe (The Chantels song)
“Maybe” was originally a 1957 record by the Chantels. Janis Joplin, The Shangri-Las, and The Three Degrees covered it.
The Erfurt Latrine Disaster
The Fenway Pizza Throw from 2007
Art Rupe
This is a great box set of music on Specialty Records. There are lots of reissues of individual artists, too.
More on Peeps
Covers: (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
“(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance” was recorded by Gene Pitney in 1962. The strange thing is that it wasn’t used in the film of the same name. This video reminded me of the song.
Three major events at old Yankee Stadium that were not related to baseball
The first Yankee Stadium was used from 1923-2008.
Three important non-baseball events that took place there:
College football: “In the 1928 game, with the score 0–0 at halftime, legendary Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne gave his “win one for the Gipper” speech (with reference to All-American halfback George Gipp, who died in 1920); Notre Dame went on to defeat Army, 12–6. “
Boxing: “Perhaps the most famous boxing match ever held at Yankee Stadium was on June 22, 1938, when Joe Louis, an African-American, squared off against Schmeling, a German. Adolf Hitler followed the rematch carefully, imploring Schmeling to defeat Louis, whom Hitler publicly berated. This left some with what they perceived as a moral predicament: root for the black fighter, or for the Nazi. Schmeling had defeated Louis in 1936, but in defense of his title, Louis knocked out Schmeling in the first round. This was one of eight championship fights the “Brown Bomber” fought at Yankee Stadium.”
NFL Football: “On December 28, 1958, Yankee Stadium hosted the 1958 NFL championship game, frequently called “The Greatest Game Ever Played”. The Baltimore Colts tied the Giants, 17–17, on a field goal with seven seconds left. Led by quarterback Johnny Unitas, the Colts won in overtime, 23–17. The game’s dramatic ending is often cited as elevating professional football to one of the United States’ major sports.”
Sad! 