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People on July 10th: birthdates
Roger Abbott: 1946 (is 57 in 2003, 58 in 2004)
Comedian, English, of The Royal Canadian Air Farce
Jeff Bergman: 1960 (is 43 in 2003, 44 in 2004)
Cartoon Voicist, Voice of Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Mr. Spaceley, George
Jetson, etc.; mastered Mel Blanc's cartoon voices
Ronnie James Dio: 1949 (is 54 in 2003, 55 in 2004)
Heavy Metal Singer, Songwriter, of Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Rainbow,
Solo; His logo upside down looks like "DEVIL"
Ron Glass: 1945 (is 58 in 2003, 59 in 2004)
Actor, b. in Evansville, IN; Barney Miller's Det. Ron Harris, New Odd
Couple's Felix Unger, Mr. Rhodes' Ronald Felcher
Arlo Guthrie: 1947 (is 56 in 2003, 57 in 2004)
Folk Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, b. in Brooklyn; Woody's son;
Alice's Restaraunt and Massacre Revisited singer, City of New Orleans
Greg Kihn: 1950 (is 53 in 2003, 54 in 2004)
Rock & Roll Singer, Rock & Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, of Greg Kihn
Band, Jeopardy singer which had nothing to do with the game show of the
same name, until "Weird Al" parodied his song with Greg appearing at
the end of the video.
Eddie Jr. Murphy: 1989 (is 14 in 2003, 15 in 2004)
Celebrity Son, Eddie's son
Jerry Nelson: 1934 (is 69 in 2003, 70 in 2004)
Puppeteer, The Muppet Show's Dr. Strangepork, Floyd, Pops, Lew Zealand
Reg Smyth: 1917 (is 86 in 2003, 87 in 2004)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Andy Capp
Cheryl Wheeler: 1951 (is 52 in 2003, 53 in 2004)
Folk Singer, Songwriter
Ian Whitcomb: 1941 (is 62 in 2003, 63 in 2004)
Pop Singer, Songwriter, Author, English
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People on July 10th: birth anniversaries
Dennis Allen: 1940=d.Dec 1, 1995 (was 55)
Comedian, of Laugh In
Finley Peter Dunne: 1867=d.Apr 24, 1936 (was 68)
Journalist, Humorist, created Mr. Dooley
Fred Gwynne: 1926=d.Jul 2, 1993 (was 66)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Children's Author, Illustrator, b. in New York
City; RFMN:Frederick Hubbard; Car 54 Where Are You?'s Off. Francis
Muldoon, The Munsters' Herman Munster, My Cousin Vinny
Joseph "Joe" Schuster: 1914=d.????
Cartoonist, co-creator with Jerry Siegel of "Superman" which first
appeared in June 1938 Action Comics, moved to Cleveland, teamed up with
Siegel at Glenville High School, Toronto, Canada.presumed deceased
Slim Summerville: 1892=d.1946
Actor, RFN:George; Keystone Cops
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People on July 10th: death anniversaries
Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc: 1989 (was 81)/b.May 30, 1908
Cartoon Voicist, TV/Movie Actor, Singer, Radio Actor, b. in San
Francisco; voice of B. Bunny, P. Pig, D. Duck, E. Fudd, Y. Sam, Tweety,
Sylvester, Speedy Gonzales, Road Runner, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepe Le Pew,
Tasmanian Devil, Man from Mars, Woody Woodpecker (created his voice but
could not work for Lantz), Speed Buggy, Barney Rubble, Dino, Jetsons'
Mr. Spacely, Jack Benny Show reg, Frito Bandito, Heathcliffe, Buck
Rogers' Twiki; Epitaph: That's all folks! (note: He played Fudd after
Arthur Q. Bryan passed away)
Clement Clarke Moore: 1863 (was 83)/b.Jul 15, 1779
Author, Educator, Poet, Twas The Night Before Christmas author
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton: 1941 (was 50)/b.Oct 20, 1890
HALL OF FAMER, Jazz Singer, Composer, Pianist, Bandleader, Trumpeter,
Arranger, b. in New Orleans; MN:Joseph Le Menthe; First great composer
of orchestral jazz; he said born in 1885 so he may appear older
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General events on July 10th
In 1040, Lady Godiva rode horseback through a Coventry while naked;
according to legend, shw rode as part of a bargain to get her husband
Leofric, Earl of Mercia, to ease taxes on the people of Coventry.
In 1985, after three and a half months of a less then enthusiastic
reception for the "new" Coke and pressured by its customers, Coca-
Cola Co. resumed selling old formula Coke, but announced they would
continue to sell "New" Coke and call the original "Classic" Coke.
You see the new coke used to be the old coke with the old formula,
which is now the new formula for the new coke, then called coke. The
classic coke used to not exist with the old coke's formula before the
formula that was in new coke when it was still the formula for the
coke before it became new. Do you understand all this? Neither do
I. Let's have a Pepsi and think this over. Can you even find Coke
II on store shelves these days?
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Human Achievement and Science events on July 10th
In 1962, "Telstar 1", the first geosynchronous communications satellite,
was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to relay TV and telephone
signals between the United States and Europe, setting the stage for
far easier access to information, with much greater speed than ever
felt possible. It allowed voice and video to be beamed between two
places.
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Entertainment events on July 10th
In 1989, the magnificent voice of Bugs, Daffy, Elmer Fudd (after Arthur
Q. Bryan passed away), Porky Pig and countless others, said th-th-th-
that's all folks. Mel Blanc died at age 81. Mel also created the
voice of Woody Woodpecker for Walter Lantz, but Mel was exclusively
employed by Warner Brothers and wasn't allowed to do Woody for Lantz.
So Walter went on a talent search and found the perfect one, Gracie,
and loved her so much he married her. Mel Blanc was also famous for
Barney Rubble from The Flintstones.
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Entertainment-TV events on July 10th
In 1949, the world's first practical rectangular TV tube was announced
in Toledo, Ohio. The tube measured 12 by 16 inches and sold for $12.
A big difference in the price of TV picture tubes today, for sure.
In 1965, on the cover of TV Guide: "Yvonne DeCarlo and Fred Gwynne of
The Munsters". Other Articles: King Family, Disney, Julie Newmar
In 1971, on the cover of TV Guide: "Cookie Monster". Other Articles:
Sally Struthers, Mel Torme
In 1983, 20 years ago, if you've only seen Buddy Hackett performing his
act on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson," you've no idea how
filthy he can really be. HBO is willing to let him do his full
nightclub act, "Live and Uncensored" from Merv Griffin's Resorts
International in Atlantic City.
In 1990, Andrew Dice Clay cried on Arsenio Hall Show.
In 1993, 10 years ago, 8 p.m./ET "Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial"
(NBC): (From 1991) Victoria Jackson and Kevin Nealon introduce
commercial parodies from past seasons. Included: Robin Williams and
Joe Piscopo as hockey players in a beer ad; Roseanne Arnold in a
credit-card spoof; Buckwheat (Eddie Murphy) promotes his latest
album.
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Entertainment-Soap events on July 10th
In 2000, Ventura Misses Soap Cameo. Gov. Jesse Ventura skipped watching
his cameo on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless" because he
was busy talking education. "You go out, you do it, you have fun
doing it," he said. "I'll see a tape of it later. I did it weeks ago.
It's not fresh in my mind now." Ventura played himself on his
favorite soap opera, appearing in scenes with stars Melody Thomas
Scott and Eric Braeden, who plays villain industrialist Victor Newman
on the CBS show. In one scene, Victor asks Ventura why he decided not
to run for president. "Why don't you run with me?" Ventura says.
"We'd be the dream ticket." Victor concedes it is an "interesting
idea" but says there is one problem -- who would take the top spot?
Ventura ponders the question for a moment. "That would be a problem -
- if our egos were to clash, I don't think the country could survive
it," he growls.
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Entertainment-Movies events on July 10th
In 1931, The Mickey Mouse film, "Mickey Steps Out", is completed. Pluto
and Minnie Mouse also appear.
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Entertainment-Radio events on July 10th
In 1994, Fred Norris (from the Howard Stern Show) married Allison
Furman.
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Music events on July 10th
In 1965, R.C., "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)" by Dickey Lee peaked at
#14 on the pop singles chart.
In 1971, R.C., "Ajax Liquor Store" by Hudson & Landry peaked at #43 on
the pop singles chart.
In 1971, R.C., "Do You Know What Time It Is?" by P-Nut Gallery peaked at
#62 on the pop singles chart.
In 1975, Cher filed for divorce from rocker Greg Allman on this day,
just ten days after the couple had married. She said that Allman had
been moonlighting with an old flame. I got you babe...not!
In 1993, 10 years ago, R.C., "Dur Dur D'Etre Bebe! (It's Tough To Be A
Baby!)" by Jordy peaked at #58 on the pop singles chart.
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Music-Easy events on July 10th
In 1947, Balladeer Arlo Guthrie is born in Coney Island, N.Y., the son
of folk singer Woody Guthrie. His most famous song is the 18-minute
Thanksgiving tale "Alice's Restaurant."
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Music-Rock events on July 10th
In 1961, R.C., "Tossin' And Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis peaked at #1 on the
pop singles chart and stayed there for seven weeks.
In 1965, "I'm Henry VIII, I Am", by Herman's Hermits entered the Top 40
chart.
In 1972, "School's Out" album by Alice Cooper was certified Gold by the
RIAA
In 1987, "One Way Home" album by The Hooters was released. Al Bundy
liked the name of this group.
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Weird and Other events on July 10th
In 1970, 07 x 10 = 70
In 2070, 07 x 10 = 70
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DR. DEMENTO SHOW SONG ALMANAC
First Time Dr. Demento Played a Song
1983 - Hit By A Car - Eddie Murphy (last played on 1987-05-03)
1983 - Pass That Peace Pice - Joan McCracken (last played on 1983-07-10)
1983 - Person To Person - The (Hypothetical) Prophets (last played on 1983-07-10)
1983 - Red Wing - Spike Jones and His City Slickers / Strictly For Music Lovers (released 1941, last played on 1983-07-10)
1983 - Ten Little Indians - The Beach Boys (last played on 1983-07-10)
1983 - Tennis, I Love You - Douglas Greer (last played on 1983-07-10)
1988 - Doctorin' The Tardis - The Timelords w The KLF / Doctorin' The Tardis (last played on 2002-03-03)
1988 - I'm an Individual - Jacko (last played on 1988-07-10)
1988 - I'm Sober Now - Pinetop Smith (last played on 1988-07-10)
1988 - Staryeck (Voyage of the Good Ship Undersize) - Joe McDonald (released 1983, last played on 1988-07-10)
1988 - We're Very Fussy on the Radio - John Charles Raymond (last played on 1988-07-10)
1988 - Yuppie Drone II - The Pheromones (last played on 1988-07-17)
1988 - A Cowboy Needs A Horse - Roy Rogers (last played on 2002-11-17)
1994 - Barney's on Fire - None of the Above (last played on 1994-07-31)
1994 - Hepatitis Cafe - The Fuchsia Boys (last played on 1994-07-10)
1994 - Losing My Religion - The Benzedrine Monks of Santo Domonica / Chantmania (last played on 1994-07-24)
1994 - Quebec Language Police - The Royal Canadian Air Farce / 20/20 (last played on 2003-03-23)
1994 - (Theme from) The Monkees - The Benzedrine Monks of Santo Domonica / Chantmania (last played on 1994-07-10)
First Time a Funny Five Song Was Played
1983 - Hit By A Car - Eddie Murphy (first hit the Funny Five on 1983-09-18)
1988 - Doctorin' The Tardis - The Timelords w The KLF / Doctorin' The Tardis (first hit the Funny Five on 1988-07-24)
1994 - Losing My Religion - The Benzedrine Monks of Santo Domonica / Chantmania (first hit the Funny Five on 1994-07-24)
First Time a Song Reached the Funny Five
1994 - Pos.5. Eskimo - Corky & The Juice Pigs / Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection (first played 1993-06-27)
First Time a #1 Funny Five Song Was Played
1988 - Doctorin' The Tardis - The Timelords w The KLF / Doctorin' The Tardis (first hit #1 on 1989-01-08)
First Time a Song Reached #1 on the Funny Five
All The Times a Song Reached #1
1983 - Pos.1. Kinko The Clown - The Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band f/ Bill Frenzer / Mower Of The Ogden Edsl / The Obscurity File (appearance #6)
1988 - Pos.1. Existential Blues - Tom "T-Bone" Stankus / Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (appearance #22)
1994 - Pos.1. Hittin' Bedrock - Whimsical Will (appearance #3)
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FRIGGIN HERE SHOW SONG ALMANAC
First Time Friggin Here Played a Song
1999 - Grapefruit Diet - "Weird Al" Yankovic (last played on 2001-06-23)
1999 - Jerry Springer - "Weird Al" Yankovic (last played on 2001-01-13)
1999 - Polka Power! - "Weird Al" Yankovic (last played on 1999-07-10)
1999 - Sdrawkcab Klat - Mike Rayburn (last played on 2000-06-10)
1999 - What Would Brian Boitano Do? - South Park (last played on 1999-07-10)
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THIS DAVE IN HISTORY (David Letterman)
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Random Generated Jokes, Quotes, and Other Stuff!
Today's 'Confused-Us' Saying...
"build something foolproof and every fool will use it."
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Random Thought...
"A diet is the penalty for exceeding the feed limit"
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Another Random Thought...
"There are no answers, only cross-references"
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And Another Random Thought...
"God is dead. But don't worry - the Virgin Mary is pregnant again"
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Still Another Random Thought...
"This isn't right. This isn't even wrong"
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Yet Another Random Thought...
"Handwritten on a condom machine; "This gum tastes funny""
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Murphy's Law of the Day...
"The degree of guilt is directly proportional to the intensity of denial."
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Computer Tagline...
"Not until a computer program has been in production for six months will
will the most harmful error be discovered"
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Today's Steven Wright Joke...
"Driving hasn't been the same since I installed the funhouse rearview
mirrors. "What is that?""
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Today's 'You Might Be A Redneck If' (tm) Joke...
"The taillight covers of your car are made of tape."
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Today's Sniglet(tm)...
"BOWLIKINETICS n. The act of trying to control a released bowling ball by
twisting one's body in the direction one wants to go."
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Today's Book Hype...
"You're So Sweet: Mable Syrup"
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Today's Actual Headline...
"THUGS EAT THEN ROB PROPRIETOR"
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Today's Star Trek(tm) Tag...
"*+ *+ <- Tribbles Snorkelling"
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Today's Star Trek (tm) Quote...
We're the same. We share the same history, the same heritage, the same
lives. We're tied together beyond any untying. Man or woman, it makes
no difference. We're human. We couldn't escape from each other even
if we wanted to -- that's how you do it, Lieutenant! By remembering who
and what you are! A bit of flesh and blood afloat in a universe without
end. And the only thing that's truly yours is the rest of humanity.
That's where your duty lies!
-- Kirk, "Who Mourns for Adonais?" stardate 3468.1.
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Today's Star Trek TNG (tm) Quote...
Ah good, Data, least you're functioning.
Fully...Captain.
-- Star Trek. Picard and Data, "The Naked Now"
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Randall Bart
awe as David Tanny <daveinthen...@cox.net> uttered:
> Fred Gwynne: 1926=d.Jul 2, 1993 (was 66)
> TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Children's Author, Illustrator, b. in New York
> City; RFMN:Frederick Hubbard; Car 54 Where Are You?'s Off. Francis
> Muldoon, The Munsters' Herman Munster, My Cousin Vinny
After "The Musters" he had a lot of trouble getting work. Hyman Brown
(sp?) liked his voice (he had a great radio voice) and used him on "CBS
Mystery Theater" hundreds of times.
> Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc: 1989 (was 81)/b.May 30, 1908
> Cartoon Voicist, TV/Movie Actor, Singer, Radio Actor, b. in San
> Francisco; voice of B. Bunny, P. Pig, D. Duck, E. Fudd, Y. Sam, Tweety,
> Sylvester, Speedy Gonzales, Road Runner, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepe Le Pew,
> Tasmanian Devil, Man from Mars, Woody Woodpecker (created his voice but
> could not work for Lantz), Speed Buggy, Barney Rubble, Dino, Jetsons'
> Mr. Spacely, Jack Benny Show reg, Frito Bandito, Heathcliffe, Buck
> Rogers' Twiki; Epitaph: That's all folks! (note: He played Fudd after
> Arthur Q. Bryan passed away)
Man from Mars? Do you mean Marvin the Martian? I don't know why you're
pointing out that someone else originated Fudd. He wasn't the original of
several of the voices he played, including Porky Pig.
> In 1040, Lady Godiva rode horseback through a Coventry while naked;
> according to legend, shw rode as part of a bargain to get her husband
> Leofric, Earl of Mercia, to ease taxes on the people of Coventry.
The legend is of dubious origin. According to one version, the people of
the town agreed to stay inside and not look as she rode through town. The
only one who looked is remembered as "Peeping Tom".
> In 1962, "Telstar 1", the first geosynchronous communications satellite,
> was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to relay TV and telephone
> signals between the United States and Europe, setting the stage for
> far easier access to information, with much greater speed than ever
> felt possible. It allowed voice and video to be beamed between two
> places.
I remember the motto: What goes up must come down...except Telstar.
> In 1947, Balladeer Arlo Guthrie is born in Coney Island, N.Y., the son
> of folk singer Woody Guthrie. His most famous song is the 18-minute
> Thanksgiving tale "Alice's Restaurant."
It's longer than 18 minutes. At one point he says he's been singing for
25 minutes, but that's only about 18 minutes in. I think the whole cut
runs 24 minutes.
I'll join in just as soon as the song comes around on the guee-tar.
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>'Twas Thu, 10 Jul 2003 00:35:55 -0700 when all rec.music.dementia stood in
>awe as David Tanny <daveinthen...@cox.net> uttered:
>
>> Cartoon Voicist, TV/Movie Actor, Singer, Radio Actor, b. in San
>> Francisco; voice of B. Bunny, P. Pig, D. Duck, E. Fudd, Y. Sam, Tweety,
>> Sylvester, Speedy Gonzales, Road Runner, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepe Le Pew,
>> Tasmanian Devil, Man from Mars, Woody Woodpecker (created his voice but
>> could not work for Lantz), Speed Buggy, Barney Rubble, Dino, Jetsons'
>> Mr. Spacely, Jack Benny Show reg, Frito Bandito, Heathcliffe, Buck
>> Rogers' Twiki; Epitaph: That's all folks! (note: He played Fudd after
>> Arthur Q. Bryan passed away)
>
>Man from Mars? Do you mean Marvin the Martian? I don't know why you're
>pointing out that someone else originated Fudd. He wasn't the original of
>several of the voices he played, including Porky Pig.
No, but he's the voicist most people associate with Porky; the original voice of
Porky was someone who actually had a stammer and they let him go when it
developed that he couldn't control it well enough to match the animation....
Bryan *was* the one associated with Elmer...both Blanc and Hal ("Otis the
drunk") Smith did the character after Bryan died, but neither one really sounds
right in the part....
>> In 1947, Balladeer Arlo Guthrie is born in Coney Island, N.Y., the son
>> of folk singer Woody Guthrie. His most famous song is the 18-minute
>> Thanksgiving tale "Alice's Restaurant."
>
>It's longer than 18 minutes. At one point he says he's been singing for
>25 minutes, but that's only about 18 minutes in. I think the whole cut
>runs 24 minutes.
My copy measures 18:39...that's close enough to make "18-minute" a convenient
shorthand...the crack about "25 minutes" comes at 16:55...you may be thinking of
the remake (22:26) that includes the story about Chip Carter finding a copy of
the original in the record collection that Nixon left behind in the White House;
he refers there to the earlier recording as taking "eighteen minutes and twenty
seconds", but that's probably so he can make the observation that follows....r
Jeff Morris
>he refers there to the earlier recording as taking "eighteen minutes and
>twenty seconds", but that's probably so he can make the observation that
>follows....r
Yes, but I think "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" is almost exactly 18:20 if
you exclude the applause at the end of the track.
Randall Bart
as R H Draney <dado...@earthlink.net> uttered:
>My copy measures 18:39...that's close enough to make "18-minute" a convenient
>shorthand...the crack about "25 minutes" comes at 16:55...
I stand corrected.