Author Archives: James

New DeLorean

Posted on July 6, 2022 by James| Comments Off on New DeLorean

Posted in Because I Can, Planes Trains and Automobiles

Wall Street

Posted on July 5, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Wall Street

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Wrong House (2A)

Posted on July 4, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Wrong House (2A)

Posted in Because I Can, Patriotic

Happy 4th of July!

Posted on July 4, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Happy 4th of July!

Posted in Because I Can, On This Day, Patriotic

Happy Birthday, Mr. “The King”

Posted on July 2, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Happy Birthday, Mr. “The King”
Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. “The King”, as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the NASCAR Championship seven times, winning a record 200 races during his career, winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and winning a record 27 races (ten of them consecutively) in the 1967 season alone. (A 1972 rule change eliminated races under 250 miles (400 km) in length, reducing the schedule to 30 (now 36) races.) Petty is widely considered one of the greatest NASCAR drivers of all time. He also collected a record number of poles (127) and over 700 top-ten finishes in his 1,185 starts, including 513 consecutive starts from 1971–1989.

Wikipedia Article

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Anniversary of the Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

Posted on July 2, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Anniversary of the Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart (July 24, 1897 – 1937?)
Amelia Earhart Signature

Amelia Mary Earhart (July 24, 1897 – disappeared 1937) was a noted American aviation pioneer and author.Earhart was the first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross,awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.  Earhart joined the faculty of the Purdue University aviation department in 1935 as a visiting faculty member to counsel women on careers and help inspire others with her love for aviation. She was also a member of the National Woman’s Party, and an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment.

During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 in a Purdue-funded Lockheed Model 10 Electra, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.

Wikipedia Link

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Farewell Technoblade

Posted on June 30, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Farewell Technoblade

And Mojang did the right thing:

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Anniversary of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Posted on June 30, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Anniversary of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
WillyWonkaMoviePoster
Original Movie Poster (June 30, 1971)

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. It is an adaptation of the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl and tells the story of Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum, in his only film appearance) as he receives a Golden Ticket and visits Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory with four other children from around the world.

Filming took place in Munich in 1970, and the film was released by Paramount Pictures on June 30, 1971. With a budget of just $3 million, the film received positive reviews and performed well in 1971, earning about $4 million at the end of its original run. It then made an additional $21 million during its 1996 re-release.

The film has since developed a cult following especially due to its repeated television airings and home entertainment sales. In 1972, the film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score, and Wilder was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, but lost both to Fiddler on the Roof. In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

Wikipedia Link

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Strange

Posted on June 29, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Strange

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Flying Bug

Posted on June 28, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Flying Bug

Posted in Because I Can, Humor, Planes Trains and Automobiles

Said the Joker to the Thief…

Posted on June 27, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Said the Joker to the Thief…

Posted in Because I Can, Humor, Music, The Little Screen (Television)

Dream Car Line

Posted on June 26, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Dream Car Line

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Rough Neighborhood

Posted on June 25, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Rough Neighborhood

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Treadmill

Posted on June 24, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Treadmill

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Most Remarkable

Posted on June 23, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Most Remarkable

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Happy Birthday, Kris Kristofferson

Posted on June 22, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Happy Birthday, Kris Kristofferson

Kristoffer “Kris” Kristofferson is an influential American country music songwriter, singer and actor. He is best known for hits such as “Me and Bobby McGee”, “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down”, and “Help Me Make It Through the Night”.

Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – )

Wikipedia Link

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The Dung Beetles!

Posted on June 21, 2022 by James| Comments Off on The Dung Beetles!

Posted in Because I Can, Critters, Humor, Music

Anniversary of Jaws

Posted on June 20, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Anniversary of Jaws
Jaws Poster

On June 20, 1975, we learned that it was no longer “safe to go back into the water.”

Wikipedia Link

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Anniversary of The Blues Brothers

Posted on June 20, 2022 by James| Comments Off on Anniversary of The Blues Brothers

From Wikipedia:

The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi as “Joliet” Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd as his brother Elwood, characters developed from the recurring musical sketch “The Blues Brothers” on NBC variety series Saturday Night Live. The film is set in and around Chicago, Illinois, where it was filmed, and the screenplay was written by Aykroyd and Landis. It features musical numbers by rhythm and blues (R&B), soul, and blues singers James Brown, Cab Calloway (in his final feature film role), Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Chaka Khan, and John Lee Hooker. It features non-musical supporting performances by Carrie Fisher, Henry Gibson, Charles Napier, Kathleen Freeman and John Candy.

June 20, 1980

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First Motion Picture Theater

Posted on June 19, 2022 by James| Comments Off on First Motion Picture Theater

The first motion picture theater was called a nickelodeon because admission was a nickel.

It opened in McKeesport, PA on June 19, 1905.

Posted in On This Day, The Big Screen