Weirdness: June 2021

For those of you who don't remember, Route 66 was a moderately successful TV show back in the early 60's. It featured two guys basically driving around and having adventures along the way This episode is famous among horror movie fans. It is the only time Lon Chaney Jr., Boris Karloff, and Peter Lorre ever performed together. In pairs - yes - but never ALL three in the same production.

The plot isn't that good, but it's a cool bit of horror nostalgia. Enjoy "Lizard's Leg And Owlet's Wing"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIg2ce8KmK8

Happy National Eat Your Vegetables Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-eat-vegetables-day/#:~:text=If%20veggies%20aren't%20your,all%2C%20vegetables%20are%20very%20healthy.

Today is Bunker Hill Day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bunker_Hill

The latest on "Havana Syndrome"

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/mystery-over-havana-syndrome-lingers-new-concern-emerges-n1270082

A nice article on the child actors (now grown) who played in horror TV and movies

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jun/16/eddie-munster-and-me-the-secret-lives-of-spooky-sinister-screen-children?utm_term=767a8c6a9e5416ddcf326c77e1ae070c&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_email

(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

Happy Birthday to the Quicksilver Times!

Started publishing on this date in 1969.

https://digdc.dclibrary.org/islandora/object/dcplislandora%3A9959#:~:text=The%20Quicksilver%20Times%20was%20an,to%20the%20Washington%20Free%20Press.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicksilver_Times

Happy Birthday Them!

Premiered on this date in 1954.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047573/

Happy Birthday Stan Laurel!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Laurel

Today is the anniversary of the start of the Monterey Pop Festival

https://montereyinternationalpopfestival.com/

A new and exciting blog focusing on the wines of Virginia!

My old friend Roger is starting up a blog devoted to his exploration and love of the wineries of Virginia. Check it out!

https://vawinejourneys.blogspot.com/

Happy Birthday to Unknown Pleasures!

Released on this date in 1979.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown_Pleasures

Today is the birthday of Arlington National Cemetary

https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/

Today is the anniversary of the Pig War of 1859

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War_(1859)

Happy Birthday to The Legend of Hell House!

Premiered on this date in 1973

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070294/

Happy Birthday Harry Nilsson!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Nilsson

Happy Birthday Jim Varney!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Varney

Happy Birthday In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida!

Released on this date in 1968.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Today is the anniversary of the establishment of the US Army, with Washington as its head

https://www.army.mil/

Happy Pop Goes The Weasel Day!

http://www.farmlib.org/national-pop-goes-the-weasel-day-june-14/#:~:text=June%2014%20is%20set%20aside,%E2%80%9CPop%20Goes%20the%20Weasel%E2%80%9D.

Happy World Cucumber Day!

https://www.wineandspirits.com/2020/06/09/gin-is-the-spirit-of-world-cucumber-day/

Happy National Strawberry Shortcake Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-strawberry-shortcake-day-june-14/

Happy National Bourbon Day!

https://www.nationalbourbonday.com/

Happy Birthday Junior Walker!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Walker

Happy Flag Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_Day_(United_States)

Happy Lobster Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/lobster-day/

Happy Birthday Mary Wickes!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0926897/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Happy Birthday Ben Johnson!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424565/

Happy National Sewing Machine Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-sewing-machine-day/#:~:text=National%20Sewing%20Machine%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20June%2013%2C%202021

Happy National Weed Your Garden Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-weed-your-garden-day-june-13/

Happy National Kitchen Klutzes of America Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-kitchen-klutzes-of-america-day-june-13/#:~:text=June%2013th%20honors%20those%20who,to%20as%20a%20clumsy%20person.

Happy Birthday Basil Rathbone!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001651/

Happy National Rose Wine Day!

https://www.spiritedbiz.com/june-13-national-rose-day/#:~:text=National%20Ros%C3%A9%20Day%2C%20which%20was,dry%2C%20still%2C%20or%20sparkling.

Happy Birthday Paul Lynde!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Lynde

Happy World Gin Day!

https://worldginday.com/

Today is the anniversary of the Virginia Declaration of Rights in 1776

https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/mason.html#:~:text=A%20call%20for%20American%20independence,of%20Independence%20one%20month%20later.

Happy National Jerky Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-jerky-day-june-12/#:~:text=National%20Jerky%20Day%20on%20June,benefits%20of%20dried%20meat%20snacks.

Happy National Red Rose Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-red-rose-day-june-12/#:~:text=Each%20year%20on%20June%2012th,and%20romance%2C%20the%20red%20rose.

Happy Birthday Reg Presley!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg_Presley

Happy World Wide Knit In Public Day!

http://www.wwkipday.com/

Happy Record Store Day!

https://recordstoreday.com/

Happy Birthday Ed Bishop!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084042/

Happy International Yarn Bombing Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/yarn-bombing-day/

Happy Corn On The Cob Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-corn-cob-day/

Happy Birthday Donnie Van Zant!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Van_Zant

Happy Birthday Frank Beard!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Beard_(musician)

Happy Birthday True Grit!

Premiered on this date in 1969.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065126/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3

Happy Birthday to A Day At The Races!

Premiered on this date in 1937.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028772/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy Birthday Gene Wilder!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000698/

Happy Birthday Joseph Warren!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Warren

Great passive aggressive signs and notes

https://myhealthgazette.com/passive-aggressive-notes2-is/60/

Happy National Iced Tea Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-iced-tea-day-june-10/

Happy National Herb & Spice Day!

https://www.penzeys.com/

Happy Birthday Tales From The Crypt! (the TV show)

Premiered on this date in 1989.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096708/

Today is the anniversary of the Liberty Affair of 1768

https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-liberty-affair-john-hancock-loses-a-ship-and-starts-a-riot/

Happy Birthday Howlin'Wolf!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howlin%27_Wolf

Happy Birthday Hattie McDaniel!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0567408/

Happy Birthday Johnny Depp!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Depp

Happy Birthday Lin Carter!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Carter

Today is the anniversary of Bruce Springsteen signing to Columbia Records

https://brucespringsteen.net/

Happy Birthday Jackie Wilson!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Wilson

Happy National Best Friends Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-best-friends-day-june-8/

Happy Birthday James Darren!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Darren

Happy Birthday Keenen Ivory Wayans!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005540/

Happy Birthday Nancy Sinatra!

https://www.nancysinatra.com/

Happy Birthday El Dorado!

Premiered on this date in 1967.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061619/

Happy National Chocolate Ice Cream Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-chocolate-ice-cream-day-june-7/

Happy National VCR Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-vcr-day-june-7/

Today is the anniversary of the Lee Resolution

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/lee-resolution#:~:text=The%20Lee%20Resolution%2C%20also%20known,of%20the%20Declaration%20of%20Independence.

Happy Birthday Tom Jones!

https://www.tomjones.com/

Happy Birthday Nikki Giovanni!

https://www.nikki-giovanni.com/

Happy Birthday Prince!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)

A philosopher pondering death

https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/604840/being-97/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1FosPyg_LgYDc7BYNW1dRrX962b5ESFKJCNx4ZUS3IQp_c3CInFzl_Mpw

Happy Birthday Danny Strong!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0834960/

Happy Birthday John Trumbull!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Trumbull

Happy National Drive-In Movie Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-drive-in-movie-day-june-6/#:~:text=National%20Drive%2DIn%20Movie%20Day%20on%20June%206th%20each%20year,first%20drive%2Din%20theater%20opened.

Happy National Yo-Yo Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-yo-yo-day-june-6/

Happy Birthday Gary U.S. Bonds!

https://www.garyusbonds.com/

Happy Birthday Levi Stubbs!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Stubbs

Today is the anniversary of D-Day

https://www.army.mil/d-day/history.html

This is the date when the events of "Convoy" take place

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoy_(song)

Happy Birthday Damien Thorne!

Born on this date, according to The Omen...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075005/

Today is the anniversary of Rock Around The Clock hitting #1 on the charts in 1955

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgdufzXvjqw

Happy Birthday Nathan Hale!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Hale

A nice interview with Nils Logren

https://pleasekillme.com/nils-lofgren/?fbclid=IwAR0B11raYPaby9ePOcWAD0jAfqAU6hDJJaoOIAY8tkpNbGr1Xd8u8OKO-Kk

A map of the Internet in 1973

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/paper-map-early-internet/

Today is Butterfly Education and Awareness Day

https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/butterfly-education-and-awareness-day-bead-2021/

Happy Hot air Balloon Day!

https://www.worldsoffun.com/blog/2019/nationalhotairbaloonday#:~:text=June%205th%20is%20National%20Hot%20Air%20Balloon%20Day.

Happy Birthday Ellen Foley!

https://www.ellenfoley.com/

National Gingerbread Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-gingerbread-day-june-5/

Happy Dead Duck Day!

http://www.deadduckday.com/

Happy Festival of Popular Delusions!

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/62768988533664848/#:~:text=June%205%2C%20National%20Festival%20Of%20Popular%20Delusions%20Day

Today is the anniversary of the Solemn League & Covenant document of 1774

https://www.westford.org/westford1775/1774_Covenant.html

Happy National Trails Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-trails-day-first-saturday-in-june/#:~:text=National%20Trails%20Day%20on%20the,services%20the%20trails%20systems%20offer.

Happy Birthday John Eager Howard!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Eager_Howard

Happy National Fish & Chips Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-fish-and-chips-day-first-friday-in-june/#:~:text=NATIONAL%20FISH%20AND%20CHIPS%20DAY%20%E2%80%93%20First%20Friday%20in%20June

Happy Birthday Bruce Dern!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001136/

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Midway in 1942

The battle that determined that the Japanese would not win WWII.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway

Happy National Cognac Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-cognac-day-june-4/

Happy National Cheese Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-cheese-day-june-4th/

Happy Birthday Gordon Waller!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Waller

150 Days Until Halloween!

Happy National Doughnut Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-doughnut-day-first-friday-in-june/

RIP Tim Beckley

http://www.cryptozoonews.com/beckley-obit/

I met him once (very briefly) at a Fortean convention. he struck me as quite odd. As for his publishing, I can only say it was mixed quality. He certainly never let the truth or facts get in the way.

Interesting article about the change in animation that started with 101 Dalmatians

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-one-hundred-and-one-dalmatians-saved-disney-180977869/

I found this particularly interesting because 101 Dalmatians was the first movie I ever saw in a theater.

Happy Birthday Curtis Mayfield!

https://www.curtismayfield.com/

The Ode To Billy Joe event occurred today

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_to_Billie_Joe

Happy Birthday Leo Gorcey!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0329832/

Happy National Egg Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-egg-day/#:~:text=National%20Egg%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20June%203%2C%202021

Happy Birthday Josephine Baker!

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/josephine-baker

Happy Birthday Ian Hunter!

https://ianhunter.com/main/

Happy Birthday Suzi Quatro!

http://www.suziquatro.com/

Happy Jack Jouett Day!

https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/jack-jouetts-ride-1781/#:~:text=On%20the%20night%20of%20June,Assembly%20had%20fled%20to%20Charlottesville.

Happy Birthday Morena Baccarin!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1072555/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Happy Birthday Jewel Staite!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0821612/

Happy Birthday Wayne Brady!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0103750/

Happy Birthday Universal Studios!

On this day in 1912, Carl Laemmle merges his movie studio, the Independent Motion Picture Company (IMP), with several others, creating Hollywood's first major studio, Universal., Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Wayne Brady

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios_Hollywood

Happy Birthday Alessandro di Cagliostro !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Cagliostro

Happy Birthday Martha Washington!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Washington

A nice (but too short) article about the Black Helicopter phenomena

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/05/when-the-black-helicopters-come-calling-ufos-alien-abductions-cattle-mutilations-and-more/

Happy National Olive Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-olive-day/

Happy Birthday Rene Auberjonois!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0041281/

Happy Turkey Lovers Month!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/turkey-lovers-month-june/#:~:text=National%20Turkey%20Lovers%20Month%20in,throughout%20the%20year%20than%20Thanksgiving!

Happy Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Month!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-fresh-fruit-and-vegetables-month/

Happy Rose Month!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/rose-month-june/#:~:text=National%20Rose%20Month%20recognizes%20that,an%20ideal%20month%20for%20roses.&text=Because%20their%20beauty%20and%20fragrance,grow%20in%20the%20United%20States.

Happy Global Day of Parents!

https://www.un.org/en/observances/parents-day

Happy Birthday Le Petomane!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_P%C3%A9tomane

Happy Birthday Sgt. Pepper!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band

June is Fireworks Safety Awareness Month

Yea, right....

Be afraid....

June is National Accordion Awareness Month.

https://www.toledolibrary.org/blog/june-is-national-accordion-appreciation-month#:~:text=June%20Is%20National%20Accordion%20Awareness%20Month!

Weirdness

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Happy Meteor Watch Day!

Happy Birthday Lights Out! (the TV show)

Today is the anniversary of the Tunguska Event

Happy Birthday Flo Ballard!

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Happy Birthday Ray Harryhausen!

Monday, June 28, 2021

Happy Paul Bunyan Day!

Happy Birthday Where The Action Is!

Happy Birthday Felicia Day!

Happy Birthday Gilda Radner!

Happy Birthday Mel Brooks!

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Happy Birthday Skelton Knaggs!

Happy Smokey The Bear Day!

Today is the anniversary of the sighting of a Vampire in Fruita, Colorado

Happy Birthday Helen Keller!

Happy Birthday Dark Shadows!

Happy Birthday Bob Keeshan!

Saturday, June 26, 2021

Happy Birthday Colin Wilson!

Happy Birthday Peter Lorre!

Happy Forgiveness Day!

Happy National Flash Fiction day!

Friday, June 25, 2021

Today is the anniversary of Virginia ratifying the Constitution in 1788

Happy Birthday to The Omen!

Happy Birthday Tony Bourdain!

Happy Birthday Carly Simon!

Today is the anniversary broadcast of All You Need Is Love

Happy International Rose Day!

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Todays is the anniversary of Kenneth Arnold's famous sighting of a UFO in 1947

Happy Birthday Arthur Brown!

Happy Birthday Ambrose Bierce!

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Happy National Women In Engineering Day!

Happy Birthday Alan Turing!

Happy Birthday Stuart Sutcliffe!

Happy Birthday Joss Whedon!

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Today is the anniversary of the Bowman Body's fist appearance on TV in 1970

Happy Birthday Tim Russ!

Happy National Onion Rings Day!

Happy Birthday Todd Rundgren!

Happy Birthday Bruce Campbell!

Happy Birthday Howard Kaylan!

Happy Birthday Peter Asher!

Monday, June 21, 2021

Happy Birthday Enoch Poor!

Happy Birthday Ray Davies!

Happy Birthday Nils Lofgren!

Happy Birthday Berke Breathed!

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Happy Summer Solstice!

Happy Birthday Patricia Quinn!

Happy Father's Day!

Today is the anniversary of the 1975 photoshoot between Bruce Springsteen and Eric Meola for the Born To Run album cover

Happy National Ice Cream Soda Day!

Happy National Vanilla Milkshake Day!

Happy National Eagle Day!

Happy Birthday Black Adder!

Happy Birthday William Richardson Davie!

Happy Birthday Martin Landau!

Happy Birthday Audie Murphy!

Happy Birthday Errol Flynn!

Happy Birthday Brian Wilson!

Saturday, June 19, 2021

Happy Mass Market Paperback Book Day!

Happy Birthday Ann Wilson!

Happy Birthday Spanky McFarlane!

Friday, June 18, 2021

Happy Golowan!

Happy Birthday Linda Thorson!

Happy Birthday Sir Paul!

Happy International Sushi Day!

Happy International Picnic Day!

Thursday, June 17, 2021