The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (74)

Another page from the ACME Catalog -

Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with a Wile E. Coyote/ Road Runner Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1958 Chuck Jones directed, Whoa Be Gone:



The cartoon doesn't end with an "iris out" or fade to black as usual; instead, the Road Runner pulls down the "That's All Folks!" title card.


On June 30, 1966, the Beatles made their first appearances in Japan. They performed two concerts on June 30, two on July 1 and one on July 2. The shows were filmed by Nippon Television, and broadcast as The Beatles Recital From Nippon Budokan. So to commemorate the event, please join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching the 1966 Japanese TV special (and the performance the Beatles did the next day.) So don't worry, ACME will give you a moment to go get your Beatles boots, to dance around the house while you're watching the show.



The Beatles' set consisted of a mere 11 songs, clocking in a around a half hour. They highlighted recent material such as Nowhere Man and Paperback Writer but also reached back to a couple of 'oldies' like "I Wanna Be Your Man" and Chuck Berry's Rock and Roll Music. Paul McCartney got his mid-set solo spot with Yesterday while I'm Down ended the show in raucous fashion.



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Dogs, like children, should not mix drinks

It is unseemly and they use too much vermouth.

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Prescient as ever

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Just didn't think this one fully out

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Dedicated to all the recent graduates

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Eisoptrophobia -

the fear of mirrors or, more specifically, of seeing your own reflection in a mirror.





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This was not in my elementary school library

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The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (73)

Another page from the ACME Catalog -

Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with a Sylvester the Cat/ Hippety Hopper Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1961 Robert McKimson classic, Hoppy Daze:



The gruff cat's voice is based on Jimmy Durante. 

This has been a very busy week for your good ole Doctor. Besides the usual mayhem I'm involved with, SOS graduated from her High School, Our Lady of the Perpetual Annoyance of Your Parents. So today, our sponsor, ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour is asking you all you join them in watch one of my favorite musicals, My Fair Lady. Make an extra bowl of popcorn and find your favorite spot on the sofa and get comfortable.



Audrey Hepburn later admitted she would never have accepted the role of Eliza Dolittle if she had known that producer Jack L. Warner intended to have nearly all of her singing dubbed. After making 'My Fair Lady', Hepburn resolved not to appear in another film musical unless she could do the singing on her own.

I really like this musical but there just isn't enough dancing in the film. While canoeing in the outerbanks of the intraweb this week, I came upon this great mash-up of dance in the movie by CLS Videos (there are nearly 300 clips that breeze on by.)



Hey any clip that has Fred Astaire, Orson Welles and Christopher Walken dancing can't be bad



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I think I hear a cocktail calling

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Grandpa was never left alone in the garden again

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The reps kept getting addicted

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Happy National Martini Day

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Heliophobia -

The extreme fear of the sun, sunlight, or any bright light.





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In honor of Father's Day

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The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (72)

Another page from the ACME Catalog -

Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with a Daffy Duck/ Porky Pig/ Martin the Martian Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1953 Chuck Jones classic, Duck Dodgers In The 24 1/2th Century:



When Richard Dreyfuss' character in the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind wakes up, after trying all night to make contact with the aliens, his daughter is watching Duck Dodgers.


Raidohead's third studio album (which would later be recognized as the foundation of their distinct style,) OK Computer was released in England on this date in 1997. Two weeks after the release of the album, the band played a headlining set at Glastonbury festival on a very rainy Saturday evening, June 28th 1997. Their performance featured many of the tracks from the new album, including Paranoid Android, Karma Police and No Surprises, as well as earlier songs such as The Bends. Please join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in listening to this rare re-assembly of this legendary concert.



This concert marked a pivotal moment in their history as a band, and is remembered as one of the greatest Radiohead performances ever. The concert was marked by many technical glitches, including non-working monitors, which prevented band members from hearing each other and blinding lights, preventing them from seeing their audience. Things apparently were so bad that Thom Yorke wanted to walk off midway through the set, and it was only his bandmates encouragement song-by-song that convinced Yorke to stay.

Didn't get enough of Radiohead this evening, here is the amazing re-imagining of OK Computer by Easy Star All-Star (the same folks who brought you Dub Side of the Moon.)



Take the trip with them - you'll enjoy the ride.



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When it has to be frosty cold

Liquid Nitrogen encased shaker

Remember National Martini Day is June 19th!

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And then Salvatore knew

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Kids were too afraid to play it

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And now a word from a feckless 6 year old

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Kleptocracy -

a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steals.





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People seem to have issues with Good Night Moon

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The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (71)

Another page from the ACME Catalog -

Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with a Road Runner/ Wile E. Coyote Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1958 Chuck Jones directed, Whoa Be-Gone! :



The cartoon doesn't end with an "iris out" or fade to black as usual; instead, the Road Runner pulls down the "That's All Folks!" title card.



Paul McCartney and Wings released their third studio album, Band on the Run on December 5, 1973. The album initially did well but not great. McCartney had not wanted to release any singles from the album; his studio convinced him to release the title track. The single was released in April of 1974, Band on the Run, went to No. #1 on the Billboard charts on this date. Please join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in listening to this great Wings album.



By the end of 1974 Band On The Run had sold more than six million copies worldwide, making it Wings' most-successful album. The slow climb up the charts and continued high placing allowed McCartney to reconsider the direction of Wings and to recruit a new guitarist and drummer prior to more recordings and world tours.

I've never seen the original video for the title song. We thought you'd enjoy seeing it as well.



The video was directed by Michael Coulson, a film student in 1974, meant as a tribute to the Beatles, featuring montages of still pictures from their career.

The amazing difficulties that Paul McCartney and Wings had to overcome to record Band on the Run, is an amazing story.



ITV UK released a documentary in 2010, Paul McCartney and Wings: Band On The Run, covering the incredible story of the recording of the album



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It’s always 5pm in a Film Noir

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Randow musings of a young man

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This was just too weird

(It's an octopus shaped head massager.)



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A random thought from some kids standing in a field

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Gerascophobia -

the dread or deep fear of growing old



Having just gone to the 40th year reunion of my High School, The Sacred Oozing Heart of Evil Scientists, I can honestly say none of them suffered from this particular phobia.



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Makes the perfect birthday gift (hint, hint)

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The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (70)

Another page from the ACME Catalog -

Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with a Road Runner/ Wile E. Coyote Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1954 Chuck Jones directed, Stop! Look! And Hasten! :



After Wile E. Coyote takes his Acme Super Leg Muscle Supplement, he takes off in a blaze of fire. The road runner leaves smoke, the coyote leaves fire. The sounds for this fire effect, done by sound genius Treg Brown, were made using an old flame thrower, a motorcycle clip, and sounds from the airplanes in Dawn Patrol, all sped up a bit.


Once again, we're running all over the place because the good ole Doctor is heading to his (and the lovely wife, Mrs. Doctor Caligari, as well) 40th Year Reunion of his High School, The Sacred Oozing Heart of Evil Scientists. Bruce Springsteen released his fourth studio album, Darkness On The Edge of Town on this date in 1978 (40 years as well!). This album was considered a more mature songwriting outlet for Springsteen, at the time. Please join Bruce and The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour on this anniversary of his album, by curling up with your loved ones on the ouch and listening to the career making album.



Bruce Springsteen had been prevented from recording anything (including this album) for a year due to litigation involving his former manager, Mike Appel.



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This explains so much

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