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Post by maddogfagin on May 4, 2019 6:42:54 GMT
4th May In 1859 The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England. The burning question. Was maddogfagin on the first train? I was driving it
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Post by bunkerfan on May 4, 2019 11:55:13 GMT
4th May In 1859 The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England. The burning question. Was maddogfagin on the first train? I was driving it And Buster Keaton hitched a lift
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Post by Equus on May 4, 2019 12:36:55 GMT
I was driving it And Buster Keaton hitched a lift Buster Keaton in The General! 1926... Very nice!
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Post by bunkerfan on May 5, 2019 6:58:45 GMT
5th May In 1912 5th Olympic games open at Stockholm, Sweden. In 1948 born this day, Bill Ward, drummer with English rock band Black Sabbath who had the 1970 UK No.4 single 'Paranoid'. The bands self-titled album was voted as the best British rock album ever by Kerrang! in 2005. In 1961 Alan Shepard becomes 1st American in space (aboard Freedom 7) In 1967 The Kinks released 'Waterloo Sunset' as a single which went on to peak at No.2 on the UK chart. Songwriter and Kinks singer Ray Davies later stated that the song was originally entitled 'Liverpool Sunset', after his love for Liverpool and Merseybeat.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 6, 2019 6:40:46 GMT
6th May In 1910 George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII. Nine sovereigns of Europe meet at the funeral of Edward VII In 1935 British King George V & Queen Mary celebrate silver jubilee. In 1966 Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors Murders in England. In 1973 Paul Simon set out on his first tour without partner Art Garfunkel, using The Jesse Dixon Singers as a back- up group on stage. Simon's tour of America and Europe was recorded and released as 'Live Rhymin'.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 7, 2019 6:07:55 GMT
7th May In 1907 Charles Collier wins 1st Isle of Man TT Race: (38.22 mph) In 1945 World War II: Unconditional German surrender to the Allies signed by General Alfred Jodl at Rheims. In 1963 SETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles (10,800 km)) Just the mention of apogee and I had to listen In 1966 The Mamas & the Papas started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Monday Monday', it made No.3 in the UK. The group was reported, as saying they all hated the song except for its writer John Phillips. The Mamas & the Papas won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for this song.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 8, 2019 5:48:46 GMT
8th May In 1877 1st Westminster Dog Show held. In 1912 Film and television production and distribution studio Paramount Pictures is founded. In 1958 "Dracula" film starring Christopher Lee as the eponymous vampire, directed by Terence Fisher is the first Hammar Horror film released. In 1976 Former lead singer of the Lovin Spoonful John Sebastian went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Welcome Back', taken from the US TV show 'Welcome Back Kotter'.
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Post by JTull 007 on May 8, 2019 11:21:50 GMT
8th May In 1958 "Dracula" film starring Christopher Lee as the eponymous vampire, directed by Terence Fisher is the first Hammar Horror film released. HAMMER TIME !!!
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Post by Equus on May 9, 2019 1:27:42 GMT
8th May In 1958 "Dracula" film starring Christopher Lee as the eponymous vampire, directed by Terence Fisher is the first Hammar Horror film released. HAMMER TIME !!! Love those films! I used to watch them on german tellevision when I was a teenager... I used to put a cross in front of the tellevision set, light a few candles and switch off the lights. The actors spoke german... I think I had some garlic too... Christoffer Lee was in my opinion the best Dracula ever... Would love to see them again... spooky and lots of scarry fun...
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Post by bunkerfan on May 9, 2019 5:48:20 GMT
9th May In 1785 British inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle. I'll drink to that In 1932 Piccadilly Circus, London, first lit by electricity. In 1945 Victory celebration at Red Square. In 1970 Guess Who started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'American Woman', it was the group's sixth Top 30 hit and only chart topper. The song was born by accident when guitarist Randy Bachman was playing a heavy riff on stage after he had broken a string, the other members joined in on the jam. A fan in the audience who had recorded the gig on tape presented it to the group after the show and they developed it into a full song.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 10, 2019 5:50:56 GMT
10th May In 1893 Imperial Institute in London opens. In 1941 Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess escapes to Britain to open secret negotiations with the Allies, parachuting into Scotland. In 1964 Bob Dylan arrived in Britain for his first major UK tour including a show at London's Royal Festival Hall on the 17th of this month. In 1986 Falco was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rock Me Amadeus.' Falco became the first-ever Austrian act to score a UK and US No.1 hit single and the first German speaking artist to achieve a No.1 on the US charts. Falco died of severe injuries received on 6 February 1998, when his Mitsubishi Pajero collided with a bus in the Dominican Republic.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 11, 2019 7:00:00 GMT
11th May In 1926 Airship Norge leaves Spitsbergen for 1st air crossing of Arctic Ocean. In 1969 British comedy troupe Monty Python forms, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. In 1981 Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley died aged 36. In July 1977, Marley was found to have a type of malignant melanoma under the nail of a toe, Marley's health deteriorated as the cancer had spread throughout his body. Marley had the 1981 single 'No Woman No Cry', plus over ten other UK Top 40 singles. In 1990, the 6th February was proclaimed a national holiday in Jamaica to commemorate his birth. In 1985 UK producer and keyboard player Paul Hardcastle was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with '19'. The title referred to the average age of American soldiers in the Vietnam War and features dialogue by television narrator Peter Thomas, and a strong anti-war message.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 12, 2019 7:09:30 GMT
12th May In 1937 Coronation of King George VI. In 1948 born this day, English musician Steve Winwood, who with the Spencer Davis Group had the 1966 UK No.1 single 'Keep On Running', with Traffic the 1967 UK No.2 single 'Hole In My Shoe', Blind Faith, (with Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Ric Grech), 1969 UK & US No.1 album. Winwood played Hammond organ on the Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland album track 'Voodoo Chile'. In 1967 20th Cannes Film Festival: "Blowup" directed by Michelangelo Antonioni wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. In 1972 The Rolling Stones released Exile On Main Street, the second album on their own label. The double set featured two hit singles, 'Tumbling Dice' and 'Happy'. In 2003, the album was ranked No. 7 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, the highest of any Stones album on the list.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 13, 2019 5:51:19 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on May 14, 2019 5:48:46 GMT
14th May In 1938 "The Adventures of Robin Hood", directed by Michael Curtiz, William Keighley and starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland is released. In 1942 US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) forms. In 1961 Stirling Moss wins the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix. In 1994 Scottish band Stiltskin were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Inside'. The song had been used on a Levi's TV Jeans commercial. The bands only No.1 and only Top 30 hit.
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Post by Equus on May 14, 2019 18:42:08 GMT
I absolutely love Boney M! great party band!
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Post by bunkerfan on May 15, 2019 5:42:07 GMT
15th May In 1921 British Legion formed to care for ex-servicemen. In 1948 born this day, English musician, composer, record producer Brian Eno, best known for his pioneering work in ambient music. With Roxy Music he had the 1972 UK No.4 single 'Virginia Plain'. He has produced U2, Talking Heads, David Bowie, John Cale, Coldplay and Damon Albarn. In 1963 Peter, Paul & Mary win their 1st Grammy (If I Had a Hammer) In 1965 Bob Dylan's single Subterranean Homesick Blues peaked at No.39 in the US charts, giving Dylan his first US top 40 hit. John Lennon was reported to find the song so captivating that he didn't know how he'd be able to write a song that could compete with it.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 16, 2019 6:31:37 GMT
Bunkerfan is off on his hols taking his Tull beach towel so . . . 16 May1905 Born on this day, Henry Fonda, American actor (Grapes of Wrath, On Golden Pond). 1928 The first Academy Awards are held in Hollywood. 1963 After 22 Earth orbits, Gordon Cooper returns to Earth, ending the last mission of Project Mercury. 1970 Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Deja Vu'. The album featured three Top 40 singles: 'Teach Your Children,' 'Our House,' and 'Woodstock'. In 2003, the album was ranked number 148 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 17, 2019 6:36:04 GMT
17 May1836 Born this day, Joseph Norman Lockyer, British astronomer and discoverer of helium. 1973 The US Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings. 1963 The first Monterey Folk Festival took place over three days in Monterey, California. The festival featured Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Peter Paul and Mary. The 1967 Monterey Rock festival is remembered for the first major American appearances by Jimi Hendrix and The Who as well as the first major public performances of Janis Joplin. It was also the first major performance by Otis Redding in front of a predominantly white audience. 2016 Alanis Morissette sued her former manager for fraud saying she was robbed of almost $5m (£3.5m) by her former business manager. In papers filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the singer claimed Jonathan Schwartz transferred money to his own accounts without permission. Schwartz said the transfers were made to fund an "investment" in a marijuana-growing business for the singer, and to avoid extra trips to the bank because Morissette "spends a lot of cash".
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Post by maddogfagin on May 18, 2019 6:21:49 GMT
18 May1980 After rumbling for two months, Mount Saint Helens, in Washington, erupts 3 times in 24 hours. 1949 Birthday of Rick Wakeman, English keyboardist, songwriter, television and radio presenter. As a session musician his early sessions included playing on "Space Oddity", for David Bowie and songs by Junior's Eyes, T. Rex, Elton John, and Cat Stevens. Wakeman became a member of Strawbs and then the classic line-up in Yes. As a solo artist he scored the 1974 UK No.1 album 'Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 2011 John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the 1967 Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' sold for $237,132 (£145,644) at an auction in the US. The sale of the sheet, which featured the song's third verse and the opening words to 'She's Leaving Home', took place at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. Both songs feature on the 1967 album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was speculated the song was about the drug LSD, however, The Beatles denied this, with Lennon saying the inspiration had come from a picture his son Julian had drawn of a classmate named Lucy Vodden - who died of the immune system disease Lupus in 2009. 1967 Pink Floyd started recording their forthcoming single 'See Emily Play' at Sound Techniques Studios, Chelsea, London. Syd Barrett was inspired to write See Emily Play, by the ‘looning about’ of the early Pink Floyd fan Emily Young, (who is now a renowned sculptor). Guitarist David Gilmour, playing gigs in France with his own band in that period, visited Floyd in the studio during a trip to London.
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Post by JTull 007 on May 19, 2019 1:17:25 GMT
18 May 1967 Pink Floyd started recording their forthcoming single 'See Emily Play' at Sound Techniques Studios, Chelsea, London. Syd Barrett was inspired to write See Emily Play, by the ‘looning about’ of the early Pink Floyd fan Emily Young, (who is now a renowned sculptor). Guitarist David Gilmour, playing gigs in France with his own band in that period, visited Floyd in the studio during a trip to London. Just found this too... BOTH ARE EXCELLENT Video by ForbiddenInGermany4
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Post by maddogfagin on May 19, 2019 6:13:52 GMT
19 May1960 American DJ Alan Freed was indicted along with seven others for accepting $30,650 in payola from six record companies. Two years later, he was convicted and given a suspended sentence and a $300 fine. 1964 U.S. diplomats find at least 40 microphones planted in the American embassy in Moscow. 1978 Dire Straits released their first major label single 'Sultans Of Swing', recorded on a £120 budget. The song was first recorded as a demo at Pathway Studios, North London, in July 1977, and quickly acquired a following after it was put on rotation at BBC Radio London. 1945 Birthday of English musician, singer, songwriter Pete Townshend of The Who. Had the 1965 UK No.2 single 'My Generation' and the 1967 US No.9 single 'I Can See For Miles' plus over 20 other UK Top 40 hit singles, 16 US Top 40 singles and rock opera albums 'Tommy' & 'Quadrophenia'.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 20, 2019 6:42:58 GMT
20 May1874 Levi Strauss begins marketing blue jeans with copper rivets. 1960 The Silver Beetles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe, and Tommy Moore) played the first night of a short tour of Scotland backing singer Johnny Gentle, at Alloa Town Hall in Clackmannanshire. Three of the Silver Beetles adopted stage names: Paul McCartney became Paul Ramon, George Harrison was Carl Harrison, and Stuart Sutcliffe became Stuart de Stael. The Silver Beetles (Silver Beats) in May 1960: L-R: Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, Tommy Moore, Paul McCartney and George Harrison (photo: Cheniston Roland). beatlesliverpoollocations.blogspot.com/2016/06/a-tribute-to-rory-storm-and-hurricanes.html1969 While watching a baseball game in Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, Peter Cetera of Chicago was set upon by four Marines (because they didn't like the length of his hair). They broke his jaw, resulting in the singer spending two days in intensive care. 1995 Don Henley from The Eagles married model Sharon Summerall. Guests included Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, David Crosby, Randy Newman, Jimmy Buffett, Jackson Browne, Billy Joel, Sting and Sheryl Crow.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 21, 2019 6:38:52 GMT
21 May1927 Charles Lindbergh lands in Paris completing the first solo air crossing of the Atlantic. 1967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience signed with Reprise Records on the US Warner Brothers label. They released the group's albums Are You Experienced? Axis: Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland. 1971 Marvin Gaye released his eleventh studio album What's Going On. The concept album consisting of nine songs tells the story from the point of view of a Vietnam veteran returning to the country he had been fighting for, and seeing only hatred, suffering, and injustice. 1943 Birthday of John Dalton, bass guitar player, best known as a member of The Kinks from 1966 & 1969 to 1976 and played on the 1967 UK No.2 single 'Waterloo Sunset'.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 22, 2019 6:38:32 GMT
22 May1908 The Wright brothers register their flying machine for a U.S. patent. 1941 Birthday of Bruce Rowland, drummer, best known for his memberships of The Grease Band (he played for Joe Cocker's performance at the Woodstock Festival) and folk rock band Fairport Convention as well as Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance. He was also a prolific session musician. He died on 29 June 2015. 2014 Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie was honoured with a lifetime achievement at this year's Ivor Novello songwriting awards. McVie played with Fleetwood Mac for 28 years and wrote some of their most famous songs, including 'Don't Stop' and 'Little Lies'. 1976 Wings started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Silly Love Songs', McCartney's fifth US No.1 since leaving The Beatles. Paul McCartney had often been teased by music critics as well as former Beatle and friend, John Lennon, for writing lightweight songs and he wrote this number in response.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 23, 2019 6:17:01 GMT
23 May1900 Civil War hero Sgt. William H. Carney becomes the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor, thirty-seven years after the Battle of Fort Wagner. 1934 Birthday of Robert Moog, inventor of the synthesiser. He built his first electronic instrument, a theremin - aged 14 and made the MiniMoog, "the first compact, easy-to-use synthesiser" in 1970. 1973 Jefferson Airplane were prevented from giving a free concert in Golden Gate Park when San Francisco authorities passed a resolution banning electronic instruments. 1979 Due to a record company dispute, Tom Petty was forced to file for bankruptcy owing $575,000 (£338,235). A long-running battle with his record company followed.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 24, 2019 4:58:55 GMT
Bunkerfan is off on his hols taking his Tull beach towel so . . . The beach towel looked great don't you think? Thanks Graham for doing a splendid job while I was away
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Post by bunkerfan on May 24, 2019 5:11:06 GMT
24th MayIn 1830 "Mary Had A Little Lamb" by Sarah Josepha Hale is first published by Boston firm Marsh, Capen & Lyon. In 1930 Amy Johnson becomes the 1st woman to fly solo from England to Australia. In 1964 Beatles' 3rd appearance on Ed Sullivan Show. The Beatles with TV host Ed Sullivan during their first appearance on his show in February 1964 And staying with The Beatles. In 1969 The Beatles with Billy Preston started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Get Back', the group's 17th US No.1. Credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston", it was the Beatles' only single that credited another artist, 'Get Back' was also the Beatles' first single release in true stereo in the US.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 25, 2019 6:27:13 GMT
25th May In 1878 W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera "H.M.S. Pinafore" premieres in London, their first international success. In 1935 Track and field athlete Jesse Owens equals or breaks 4 world records in 45 minutes at a Big Ten meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Remembered as "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport". In 1961 JFK announces US goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade. Caption competition required for the two sitting behind I think that's Lyndon B Johnson on the left and he's thinking "Man on the moon? Pie in the sky." The one on the right "I think I've got moon dust up me nose." In 1967 Procol Harum's 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' entered the UK chart for the first time, where it went on to become a No.1 hit. 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' became the most played song in the last 75 years in public places in the UK (as of 2009).
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Post by maddogfagin on May 25, 2019 7:02:29 GMT
Spiro thinking "how can I put a tax claim in for this ?" and the one on the right thinking "why is it as one gets older, the nasal hairs seem to grow faster and longer ?"
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