Read the ramblings of Dr. Caligari. Hopefully you will find that Time does wound all heels.
You no longer need to be sad that nowadays there is so little useless information.
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
It's a twofer of Jimmy
I'm not a huge fan of the new Tonight show but Jimmy Fallon does make me laugh sometimes. Here is a very funny Lip Sync Battle with Melissa McCarthy
It's silly but they both totally committed to it.
Today is Sorry Charlie Day, celebrated on April 6th, reminds us that we have all been rejected, and yet somehow survived it.
Celebrate this day by taking a minute to remember a past rejection. After doing this, be happy and realize the fact, that most of us, will not end up in a tuna can.
April 6, 1906 - J. Stuart Blackton premiered his animated film Humorous Phases of Funny Faces on this date. It is generally agreed upon that this is the first animated cartoon.
Despite the film’s rough use of simple animated chalkboard drawings, the film is a technologically revolutionary achievement.
April 6, 1930 - Hostess Twinkies were invented by bakery executive James Dewar on this date.
Twinkies are back on the shelves and the company is now valued at over $2.5 Billion.
April 6, 1936 - Flash Gordon: The Planet of Peril, a film serial which tells the story of three people from Earth who travel to the planet Mongo to fight the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless, premiered on this date.
Despite its large budget of $360,000, this serial utilized many sets from other Universal films, such as the laboratory and crypt set from Bride of Frankenstein, the castle interiors from Dracula's Daughter, the idol from The Mummy and the opera house interiors from The Phantom of the Opera. In addition, the outer walls of Ming's castle were actually the cathedral walls from The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
April 6, 1946 -
Another in the series of Daffy/ Porky cartoons, Daffy Doodles, premiered on this date.
This cartoon is the first full-length cartoon that animator Robert McKimson directed.
April 6, 1953 - Universal Pictures releases the science fiction comedy film Abbott and Costello Go To Mars, directed by Charles Lamont and starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, is released to U.S. theaters on this date.
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