Another page from the ACME Catalog -
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with the 1952 second pairing of the Road Runner/ Wile E. Coyote, directed by Chuck Jones, Beep, Beep:
When this cartoon first aired on Nickelodeon, there is a scene of Wile E. Coyote finds out his parachute is actually a knapsack filled with camping gear. As he falls, a brief sequence was edited to remove him taking out a pack of Acme Aspirin and swallowing them before waving pathetically at the camera and falling to the bottom of the gorge, (don't ask me why, I was there and I don't remember.)
On October 6, 1992, R.E.M. released their eighth studio album, Automatic for the People. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to celebrate the 26th anniversary of their multiple platinum album by watching a documentary about the making of the album.
The album's title comes from the slogan for an Athens-area fast food restaurant. The unusual phrase was the slogan of Weaver D's Delicious Fine Foods, a laid-back Southern cooking establishment in Athens that had long been a favorite of the band. Peter Buck originally wanted to call R.E.M.'s new album Unforgettable, a tongue-in-cheek nod to Natalie Cole's album of duets with her legendary late father Nat King Cole, which had beaten Out of Time for Album of the Year at the Grammys that February.
As I am captive on a train, traveling backwards (I am, not the train,) I have time on my hands. So the Home office of ACME has given me the go ahead to watch, with you another fine program. In 1978, Benny Andersson and Frida Lyngstad (Anni-Frid Lyngstad) were married. Their marriage lasted until 1980, (which feels about as long as this train trip. Lets watch this 2013 BBC documentary about the group ABBA, The Joy of ABBA, why don’t we (I will be - I can’t say what you will be doing.)
The girls attained fame in Sweden as solo singers; Björn was in The Hootenanny Singers and Benny was with the Hep Stars, who were known as the "Swedish Beatles." In 1972, Björn and Benny released the single People Need Love, which featured Agnetha and Anni-Frid on backup vocals. This single was credited to "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid," and was included on ABBA's debut album Ring Ring. When the band formed, Benny and Anni-Frid were a couple, as were Björn and Agnetha. The band name is their initials as an acronym. When ABBA was active, only the Volvo car company made more money in Sweden.
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