Barbara Eden was born on August 23rd, 1931in Tucson, Arizona.
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| With Larry Hagman |
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 was released on August 22, 1986.
Directed by Tobe Hooper.
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| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 |
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| Dennis Hopper |
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| Caroline Williams |
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| Bill Johnson, Bill Moseley, Jim Siedow and Ken Evert |
Joe Strummer was born on August 21st, 1952 in Ankara, Turkey.
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| John Graham Mellor (1952-2002) |
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| The Clash |
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| With the Mescaleros |
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| Sid & Nancy Love Kills featuring title tracks from The Circle Jerks and Joe Strummer ![]() |
There was a pub with checkerboard floors on Avenue A between 6th and 7th on the lower east side. There was a huge mural on the wall facing 7th ave and an adjacent park. Had a beer there once or twice waiting to play a set at the Pyramid.
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An American Werewolf in London was released in 1981.
Mark Borchardt was born on August 20th, 1966 in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
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| Mark Borchardt |
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| American Movie (1999) |
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| Coven (2000) |
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| Family Guy (2006) |
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| Joe Pera Talks With You (2018) |
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| My coveted signed VHS copy of Coven that was sent to me by the man himself. He’ll do limited runs from time to time with cryptic messages through twitter. |
Jonathan Frakes was born on August 19th, 1952 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
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| The Dukes of Hazzard S4:E1 (1981) with Catherine Bach |
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| Director of Clockstoppers (2002) with Paula Garcés |
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| John Joseph Williams (1931-1985) |
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| The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) |
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| The Monolith Monsters (1957) |
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| The Leech Woman (1060) with Gloria Talbott |
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| Brain of Blood (1971) with Angelo Rossitto |
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle was released in US theaters on August 17th, 1984.
Directed by John Guillermin
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| Sheena |
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| Tanya Roberts |
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| Ted Wass |
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| Donovan Scott |
The Red Hot Chili Peppers released their second album on August 16th, 1985.
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| Freaky Styley - August 16th, 1985 Hillel Slovak, Anthony Kiedis Cliff Martinez and Flea Produced by George Clinton |
Freaky Styley marks the return of founding guitarist Hillel Slovak. Hillel had left the band before the recording of their debut album Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984).
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| Red Hot Chili Peppers - August 10th, 1984 |
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The Ramones play their first show at CBGB