He may not be the most favorite of Stooges, but he is one of only six people in all of history that can stake that claim.
Joe Besser was born on August 12th, 1907.
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| Joseph Besser (1907-1988) |
He was a Stooge from 1957 to 1959.
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12 August 2021
11 August 2021
City of the Living Dead (1980)
On August 11th, 1980, City of the Living Dead was released in Italy.
When Catriona MacColl was approached as a lead in City of the Living Dead she had her doubts about the script.
“It seemed like a series of special effects without a story.”
That’s kind of what the Fulci experience is all about. Sitting through a bunch of dialogue until the next batshit action or gore scene.
Kind of like Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Both men have been referred to as the “Godfather of Gore”.
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| Daniela Doria about to spew guts |
Somehow Fulci convinced this poor girl to regurgitate a bunch of baby cow intestines on camera before switching to a projectile vomiting dummy. I read this in Fangoria magazine when I was a kid and it really fucked with my head.
It wasn’t until many years later that I actually saw the movie. I mostly just wanted to see the practical effects I’d read about and seen screenshots of so many years before in that magazine.
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| The ol’ slow drill through the temple bit |
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| Christopher George |
Also on this date in 1937 William Dieterle’s The Life of Emile Zola premiered.
10 August 2021
Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984)
The Chili Peppers had only been doing shows around Los Angeles for a year when a demo tape got them a deal with Enigma Records.
The original line up was Anthony Kiedis on Vocals, Flea on Bass, Hillel Slovak on guitar and Jack Irons on drums. At the same time as the Enigma deal, Irons and Slovak left the band to pursue another deal with a different band.
Jack Sherman and Cliff Martinez came in as guitar and drums for the debut album The Red Hot Chili Peppers and the subsequent tour.
Slovak and Irons received writing credits on the album as well.
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| Red Hot Chili Peppers - August 10th, 1984 |
| The debut album was produced by Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill. |
Rose Norwalt of 70’s soul group Rose Royce provides backing vocals on a few tracks.
1984 lineup:
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| Kiedis Vocals
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| Jack Sherman Guitar |
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| Cliff Martinez Drums |
Shortly after a grueling 2 month tour to support the not so successful album, Sherman was fired and Hillel returned.
Martinez made it through 1985’s Freaky Styley before getting shit canned and replaced by (wait for it...)
Jack Irons.
Martinez was included in the 2012 Rock Hall induction with the band but Sherman was not.
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| True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes |
09 August 2021
Amanda Bearse
Amanda Bearse was born on August 9th, 1958 in Winter Park, FL.
She’s best known for her 10 year stint on Married…with Children from 1987 to 1997 and her role in Fright Night starring Chris Sarandon (1985).
Also of note is her role as “the good girl who was right there all along” opposite Fright Night co-Star Stephen Geoffreys in Fratenity Vacation released the same year. One of Tim Robbins earlier roles as well.
She was also in the Here Come the Munsters reboot in 1995 as Mrs. Pearl.
And as a Barmaid in Gregg Araki’s Doom Generation.
Also on this date in 1959, The Bat was released in US theaters.
08 August 2021
Rory Calhoun
Rory Calhoun was in about a million movies and tv shows spanning nearly 50 years.
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| Rory Calhoun |
He was on both fantasy and Gilligan’s Island
He was in Motel Hell (1980) alongside Nancy Parsons.
What a great movie couple they made.
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| Nancy Parsons and Rory in Motel Hell (1980) |
Mostly, I remember him from his role as Kit Carson in Angel (1984) with Donna Wilkes, Dick Shawn, Cliff Gorman and Susan Tyrrell and the first sequel, Avenging Angel (1985).
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| Rory and Betsy Russell in Avenging Angel |
Rory Calhoun, born Francis Timothy McCown on August 8th, 1922. Rory passed away on April 28th, 1999.
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