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Sunday, June 30, 2019
Saturday, June 29, 2019
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (127)
Thank you for joining us today.
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1944 Friz Freleng directed, Hare Force:
Sylvester the Dog here is not to be confused for Sylvester the Cat, who would debut the following year in Life with Feathers. Sylvester the Dog here is actually Willoughby the Dog, although for some reason renamed. Willoughby previously appeared in six cartoons before this:Of Fox and Hounds, The Crackpot Quail, The Heckling Hare, Nutty News, The Hep Cat, An Itch in Time) was also renamed differently in The Hep Cat (as Rosebud) and An Itch in Time (as Rover).
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to celebrate the anniversary the very unfortunate passing of Vera Jane Palmer on this date in 1987. Ms. Palmer (or as she was known professionally as Jayne Mansfield,) was an internationally known sex-symbol, singer and Hollywood movie star during the 50s and early 60s. 20th Century Fox used her as a cudgel to get their very troubled megastar Marilyn Monroe into line. Jayne met a very famous yet tragic end on a foggy New Orleans highway in 1967. Today we would like to watch one of her early popular films. So we would like you to sit back (quick, find the most comfortable seat on the sofa,) get a snack and a beverage and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching her first starring role, the 1956 classic - The Girl Can't Help It.
Abbey Lincoln who is performing Spread the Word in the nightclub scene with Jayne Mansfield and Tom Ewell is wearing a costume that was previously worn by Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Another costume from that film appears in a later scene backstage at the theater, when Tom Ewell passes a chorus girl on the stairs. She is wearing the outfit in which Jane Russell performed Diamond Are A Girl's Best Friend in the courtroom.
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1944 Friz Freleng directed, Hare Force:
Sylvester the Dog here is not to be confused for Sylvester the Cat, who would debut the following year in Life with Feathers. Sylvester the Dog here is actually Willoughby the Dog, although for some reason renamed. Willoughby previously appeared in six cartoons before this:Of Fox and Hounds, The Crackpot Quail, The Heckling Hare, Nutty News, The Hep Cat, An Itch in Time) was also renamed differently in The Hep Cat (as Rosebud) and An Itch in Time (as Rover).
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to celebrate the anniversary the very unfortunate passing of Vera Jane Palmer on this date in 1987. Ms. Palmer (or as she was known professionally as Jayne Mansfield,) was an internationally known sex-symbol, singer and Hollywood movie star during the 50s and early 60s. 20th Century Fox used her as a cudgel to get their very troubled megastar Marilyn Monroe into line. Jayne met a very famous yet tragic end on a foggy New Orleans highway in 1967. Today we would like to watch one of her early popular films. So we would like you to sit back (quick, find the most comfortable seat on the sofa,) get a snack and a beverage and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching her first starring role, the 1956 classic - The Girl Can't Help It.
Abbey Lincoln who is performing Spread the Word in the nightclub scene with Jayne Mansfield and Tom Ewell is wearing a costume that was previously worn by Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Another costume from that film appears in a later scene backstage at the theater, when Tom Ewell passes a chorus girl on the stairs. She is wearing the outfit in which Jane Russell performed Diamond Are A Girl's Best Friend in the courtroom.
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Friday, June 28, 2019
Off in the distance,
a fresh bottle of Bombay Sapphire is being cracked open.
And now my weekend can begin.
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Monday, June 24, 2019
Grawlix
The term, also known as jarns, nittles, and obscenicons, refers to the series of typographical symbols (such as @#$%&!) used in cartoons and comic strips to represent swear words. Plural: grawlixes.
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Sunday, June 23, 2019
Saturday, June 22, 2019
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (126)
Thank you for joining us today.
The next title that The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour should have aired was Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips, a 1944 Looney Tune title, directed by Friz Freleng. This title is considered to be one of the most offensive wartime Warner Bros. cartoons in history. We struggled with whether or nor we would skip over this title. Although the cartoon itself has never been part of The Censored Eleven list to begin with, the title has had limited to no air time in nearly 30 years. Even though we have been trying to show all of the Bugs Bunny titles in order, we felt obligated not embedding this one (but we have linked to it here.) We mean no offense by linking to the title but felt we needed to for the sake of completion.
So all of that means that today, before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1944 Bob Clampett directed, Hare Ribbin':
This cartoon holds the distinction of having two endings, both of which are too violent by today's standards to be shown on children/family-friendly television. In both endings, the Russian Dog, distraught over Bugs' "death" and guilt-ridden, wishes he were dead too. Bugs then quotes the popular radio character of the day, the Mad Russian, saying, "eh, do you mean it?" After that scene comes one of two different scenarios:
The original theatrical ending: Bugs gives the dog a gun so he can commit suicide by shooting himself in the head — once played in theaters to a general audience, is now commonly cut from television versions on network and cable TV. The edit occurs between the scene where Bugs says "Do you mean it?" and the dog laying down, making it seem as if the dog had dropped dead out of guilt without shooting himself.
The "director's cut" ending: Bugs pulls out a gun, shooting the dog through the mouth. Bugs then dances away, and the dog gets up to deliver the last line: "This shouldn't happen to a dog." Other scenes included in the director's cut is an extended scene of the Dog sniffing for Bugs in the beginning of the film. Also when the dog turns around and sees Bugs in his mermaid costume, in the original cut the Dog turns into a torpedo right when Bugs whistles at him. The director's cut adds a scene where the dog starts heavy breathing before turning into a torpedo, with an extended version of them playing tag.
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to celebrate the anniversary the passing of Frederick Emanuel Austerlitz on this date in 1987. Mr. Austerlitz and his sister had a successful 'brother and sister' dance act before Hollywood beckoned. Surprisingly, he survived the famous report of his screen test, "Can't act. Slightly bald. Also dances," to become one of Hollywood's most beloved musical stars. Today we would like to watch two examples from his very storied career - the 1936 movie musical, Swing Time and the 1958 television special, An Evening with Fred Astaire. So we would like you to sit back (quick, find the most comfortable seat on the sofa,) get a snack and a beverage and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching the first feature, the 1936 classic - Swing Time.
Fred Astaire always insisted that his dance routines be filmed in one continuous camera shot, showing the dancer(s) from head to foot. However, in the "Never Gonna Dance" number, there is an obvious moment when Astaire and Rogers reach the tops of their respective winding staircases that the camera shot changes quickly to reflect the fact that the filming camera had to be brought upstairs to shoot the close-up finale of the dance number.
I'm guessing that we could all use a break, right about now. So you can run into the kitchen and get a beverage refill or run into the bathroom and replenish the eco-system, while we watch another censored 1940s cartoon, this time a Big Bad wolf parody - the 1942 Tex Avery directed and MGM produced (Tex Avery’s first cartoon for MGM,) Blitz Wolf -
This short was an Academy Award nominee, though it lost to another anti-Nazi cartoon, The Walt Disney short, Der Fuhrer's Face .
Welcome back to The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and as you remember we're celebrating the life of Fred Astaire by watching some programs featuring his dancing. Next up, a TV special from 1958, produced by NBC, An Evening with Fred Astaire. So sit back, relax and enjoy our second feature. -
This special was the first color show pre-recorded on videotape at NBC's new state-of-the-art "Color City" studios in Burbank, California. It is the second-oldest surviving color program to be recorded on videotape; the oldest known color videotape is the May 1958 inauguration of NBC's Washington, D.C. color studios.
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The next title that The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour should have aired was Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips, a 1944 Looney Tune title, directed by Friz Freleng. This title is considered to be one of the most offensive wartime Warner Bros. cartoons in history. We struggled with whether or nor we would skip over this title. Although the cartoon itself has never been part of The Censored Eleven list to begin with, the title has had limited to no air time in nearly 30 years. Even though we have been trying to show all of the Bugs Bunny titles in order, we felt obligated not embedding this one (but we have linked to it here.) We mean no offense by linking to the title but felt we needed to for the sake of completion.
So all of that means that today, before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1944 Bob Clampett directed, Hare Ribbin':
This cartoon holds the distinction of having two endings, both of which are too violent by today's standards to be shown on children/family-friendly television. In both endings, the Russian Dog, distraught over Bugs' "death" and guilt-ridden, wishes he were dead too. Bugs then quotes the popular radio character of the day, the Mad Russian, saying, "eh, do you mean it?" After that scene comes one of two different scenarios:
The original theatrical ending: Bugs gives the dog a gun so he can commit suicide by shooting himself in the head — once played in theaters to a general audience, is now commonly cut from television versions on network and cable TV. The edit occurs between the scene where Bugs says "Do you mean it?" and the dog laying down, making it seem as if the dog had dropped dead out of guilt without shooting himself.
The "director's cut" ending: Bugs pulls out a gun, shooting the dog through the mouth. Bugs then dances away, and the dog gets up to deliver the last line: "This shouldn't happen to a dog." Other scenes included in the director's cut is an extended scene of the Dog sniffing for Bugs in the beginning of the film. Also when the dog turns around and sees Bugs in his mermaid costume, in the original cut the Dog turns into a torpedo right when Bugs whistles at him. The director's cut adds a scene where the dog starts heavy breathing before turning into a torpedo, with an extended version of them playing tag.
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to celebrate the anniversary the passing of Frederick Emanuel Austerlitz on this date in 1987. Mr. Austerlitz and his sister had a successful 'brother and sister' dance act before Hollywood beckoned. Surprisingly, he survived the famous report of his screen test, "Can't act. Slightly bald. Also dances," to become one of Hollywood's most beloved musical stars. Today we would like to watch two examples from his very storied career - the 1936 movie musical, Swing Time and the 1958 television special, An Evening with Fred Astaire. So we would like you to sit back (quick, find the most comfortable seat on the sofa,) get a snack and a beverage and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching the first feature, the 1936 classic - Swing Time.
Fred Astaire always insisted that his dance routines be filmed in one continuous camera shot, showing the dancer(s) from head to foot. However, in the "Never Gonna Dance" number, there is an obvious moment when Astaire and Rogers reach the tops of their respective winding staircases that the camera shot changes quickly to reflect the fact that the filming camera had to be brought upstairs to shoot the close-up finale of the dance number.
I'm guessing that we could all use a break, right about now. So you can run into the kitchen and get a beverage refill or run into the bathroom and replenish the eco-system, while we watch another censored 1940s cartoon, this time a Big Bad wolf parody - the 1942 Tex Avery directed and MGM produced (Tex Avery’s first cartoon for MGM,) Blitz Wolf -
This short was an Academy Award nominee, though it lost to another anti-Nazi cartoon, The Walt Disney short, Der Fuhrer's Face .
Welcome back to The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and as you remember we're celebrating the life of Fred Astaire by watching some programs featuring his dancing. Next up, a TV special from 1958, produced by NBC, An Evening with Fred Astaire. So sit back, relax and enjoy our second feature. -
This special was the first color show pre-recorded on videotape at NBC's new state-of-the-art "Color City" studios in Burbank, California. It is the second-oldest surviving color program to be recorded on videotape; the oldest known color videotape is the May 1958 inauguration of NBC's Washington, D.C. color studios.
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Friday, June 21, 2019
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Nope, I don't need friends like these
Definitely not the kind that explode in your lower extremites
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Monday, June 17, 2019
Sunday, June 16, 2019
Saturday, June 15, 2019
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (125)
Thank you for joining us today.
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1944 Chuck Jones directed, Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears
The cartoon marks the first appearance of Jones' dysfunctional version of the Three Bears, and of course is a parody of the old fairy tale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Summer is fast approaching and The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour staff is starting to think about summer. Not that any of them are going to be allowed to take a vacation, but that are THINKING about summer. Summertime always gets us thinking about outdoor concerts. On June 15, 1986, a two-week, six-city, all-star tour to raise money for Amnesty International ended with a celebratory 11-hour concert at Giants Stadium. The concert featured the likes Bob Geldof, Bryan Adams, Jackson Browne, Joan Baez, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, The Police, and, U2 among others, and had a potential audience in the millions, broadcasted on MTV and radio stations across the United States.
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to honor the anniversary of the concert by playing two sets: one by U2, and the other, The Police. So grab a couple your favorite beverages, alcoholic or not, find a comfy seat and join us in watching some of the performances from The Conspiracy of Hope closing night - let's start with U2's set.
The tour was in honor of Amnesty International, the human-rights organization's 25th anniversary, and to give it a higher profile in the United States; it succeeded on both scores. The Conspiracy of Hope tour was not just a fund-raising event. Amnesty International, which works to free political prisoners, hoped to recruit ''freedom writers,'' who would send a letter a month on behalf of a prisoner. On the way in, concertgoers were handed postcards addressed to heads of state, urging the release of six political prisoners. Thousands of postcards were filled out and they were ultimately delivered to embassies.
I'm guess we could all use a break, right about know. So you can run into the kitchen and get a beverage refill or run into the bathroom and replenish the eco-system, while we watch another somewhat bear-related short, the 1935 Ub Iwerks Studio, The Three Bears -
Carl Stalling was the musical director for the Ub Iwerks Studio, (previous he worked at Disney Studio,) until it shut down in 1936. He then went on to his long association (the music director for 22 years) with Looney Tunes at the Warner Brothers Studio.
Our second look today at the last night of The Conspiracy of Hope tour is the Police. So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and sit back, relax and enjoy listening to this second set from the concert.
At Giants Stadium in New Jersey that evening in 1986, The Police headlined the last concert on the Conspiracy of Hope tour, which as we mentioned, benefited Amnesty International. They had plans to record an album, but scrap them after drummer Stewart Copeland was injured in a polo match. This was the last time the Police performed together publicly until the trio toured again in 2007.
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1944 Chuck Jones directed, Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears
The cartoon marks the first appearance of Jones' dysfunctional version of the Three Bears, and of course is a parody of the old fairy tale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Summer is fast approaching and The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour staff is starting to think about summer. Not that any of them are going to be allowed to take a vacation, but that are THINKING about summer. Summertime always gets us thinking about outdoor concerts. On June 15, 1986, a two-week, six-city, all-star tour to raise money for Amnesty International ended with a celebratory 11-hour concert at Giants Stadium. The concert featured the likes Bob Geldof, Bryan Adams, Jackson Browne, Joan Baez, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, The Police, and, U2 among others, and had a potential audience in the millions, broadcasted on MTV and radio stations across the United States.
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to honor the anniversary of the concert by playing two sets: one by U2, and the other, The Police. So grab a couple your favorite beverages, alcoholic or not, find a comfy seat and join us in watching some of the performances from The Conspiracy of Hope closing night - let's start with U2's set.
The tour was in honor of Amnesty International, the human-rights organization's 25th anniversary, and to give it a higher profile in the United States; it succeeded on both scores. The Conspiracy of Hope tour was not just a fund-raising event. Amnesty International, which works to free political prisoners, hoped to recruit ''freedom writers,'' who would send a letter a month on behalf of a prisoner. On the way in, concertgoers were handed postcards addressed to heads of state, urging the release of six political prisoners. Thousands of postcards were filled out and they were ultimately delivered to embassies.
I'm guess we could all use a break, right about know. So you can run into the kitchen and get a beverage refill or run into the bathroom and replenish the eco-system, while we watch another somewhat bear-related short, the 1935 Ub Iwerks Studio, The Three Bears -
Carl Stalling was the musical director for the Ub Iwerks Studio, (previous he worked at Disney Studio,) until it shut down in 1936. He then went on to his long association (the music director for 22 years) with Looney Tunes at the Warner Brothers Studio.
Our second look today at the last night of The Conspiracy of Hope tour is the Police. So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and sit back, relax and enjoy listening to this second set from the concert.
At Giants Stadium in New Jersey that evening in 1986, The Police headlined the last concert on the Conspiracy of Hope tour, which as we mentioned, benefited Amnesty International. They had plans to record an album, but scrap them after drummer Stewart Copeland was injured in a polo match. This was the last time the Police performed together publicly until the trio toured again in 2007.
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Friday, June 14, 2019
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Monday, June 10, 2019
Hongi
A traditional Maori greeting or salutation made by pressing or touching noses.
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Sunday, June 9, 2019
Saturday, June 8, 2019
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (124)
Thank you for joining us today.
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1944 directed, What's Cookin' Doc?:
Due to pressure from Warner Bros., this cartoon was one of 12 pulled from rotation by the Cartoon Network for its 2001 "June Bugs" marathon, which was to show the complete chronology of Bugs Bunny cartoons. This is in addition to the "Censored 12" that have been withheld from distribution since 1968. The reason given was its purportedly offensive depiction of Native Americans.
June 8, 1969 -
The super-fan Jeff Stein directed seminal documentary about The Who, The Kids Are Alright premiered on June 15, 1979. Besides putting together clips, Jeff Stein arranged for The Who to film a concert for invited fans. The show, performed at Shepperton Film Studios in London on May 25, 1978, turned out to be Keith Moon's last concert with The Who before his death in September, at the age of 32. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to remember the documentary, by acknowledging that today is the anniversary of the release of the soundtrack, on this this date in 1979. So please sit back, relax and enjoy this documentary film about The Who.
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The band's performance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ends with My Generation and their trademark wrecking of their equipment - the climax being the explosion of the drum kit. During rehearsal, Keith Moon ("Patent British Exploding Drummer") had persuaded stage hands to load more flash powder into the kit than usual (possibly by bribery) so that when the explosion occurred at the very end of the performance, it was so big that it temporarily blinded the TV cameras and injured the rest of the band. Singer Roger Daltrey was deaf for a long period after the show, Moon was cut on the arm by a cymbal, and guitarist Pete Townshend's hair was singed - he can be seen in the film with smoke coming from his head. Townshend later attributed his partial hearing loss to the incident, though years of extreme on-stage sound levels are probably more to blame. Backstage, other guests of the show were also affected: Bette Davis fainted into Mickey Rooney's arms.
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1944 directed, What's Cookin' Doc?:
Due to pressure from Warner Bros., this cartoon was one of 12 pulled from rotation by the Cartoon Network for its 2001 "June Bugs" marathon, which was to show the complete chronology of Bugs Bunny cartoons. This is in addition to the "Censored 12" that have been withheld from distribution since 1968. The reason given was its purportedly offensive depiction of Native Americans.
June 8, 1969 -
The super-fan Jeff Stein directed seminal documentary about The Who, The Kids Are Alright premiered on June 15, 1979. Besides putting together clips, Jeff Stein arranged for The Who to film a concert for invited fans. The show, performed at Shepperton Film Studios in London on May 25, 1978, turned out to be Keith Moon's last concert with The Who before his death in September, at the age of 32. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to remember the documentary, by acknowledging that today is the anniversary of the release of the soundtrack, on this this date in 1979. So please sit back, relax and enjoy this documentary film about The Who.
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The band's performance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ends with My Generation and their trademark wrecking of their equipment - the climax being the explosion of the drum kit. During rehearsal, Keith Moon ("Patent British Exploding Drummer") had persuaded stage hands to load more flash powder into the kit than usual (possibly by bribery) so that when the explosion occurred at the very end of the performance, it was so big that it temporarily blinded the TV cameras and injured the rest of the band. Singer Roger Daltrey was deaf for a long period after the show, Moon was cut on the arm by a cymbal, and guitarist Pete Townshend's hair was singed - he can be seen in the film with smoke coming from his head. Townshend later attributed his partial hearing loss to the incident, though years of extreme on-stage sound levels are probably more to blame. Backstage, other guests of the show were also affected: Bette Davis fainted into Mickey Rooney's arms.
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Friday, June 7, 2019
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Monday, June 3, 2019
Floccinaucinihilipilification
The action or habit of estimating something as worthless.
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Sunday, June 2, 2019
Saturday, June 1, 2019
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (123)
Thank you for joining us today.
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1944 Friz Freleng directed, Little Red Riding Rabbit (This is the first that Mel Blanc received a voice credit in a Looney Tunes title.):
Billy Bletcher also voiced the Big Bad Wolf in the Disney's Three Little Pigs cartoons.
June 1, 1967 -
It was 52 years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play (although, upon further thought, it would actually be 72 years today; it was 20 years on the date the album was released.) The Beatles officially released their new album and was certified "gold" on the same day of release. Please join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in celebrating this seminal album. First up, a 1992 BBC South Bank Show featuring Melvin Bragg about the making of the album.
Because of the perceived fading popularity of the group, the Beatles manager Brian Epstein and their label EMI put pressure on George Martin and the band to release a "can't-miss" hit single. Caving in to the pressure, two of the first three songs from the Sgt. Pepper sessions were released as a double A-side single: Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane. As was the practice at the time with singles, those two classic songs weren't included on the album. Martin later said that listening to Epstein and EMI in this instance was "the biggest mistake" of his professional life.
I'm guess we could all use a break, right about know. So you can run into the kitchen and get a beverage refill or run into the bathroom and replenish the eco-system, while we watch another somewhat Red Riding Hood-related short, the 1945 Tex Avery directed (and produced by MGM,) Swing Shift Cinderella -
The musical number which Cinderella performs in the nightclub is billed in the episode as "Oh, Wolfie!" This is a spin-off of the popular song "Oh, Johnny! Oh Johnny! Oh!" by The Andrews Sisters with a slight alteration in some of the lyrics.
Welcome back to The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and as you remember we're celebrating the release of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by watching some of documentaries about the making of the album. Next up, the The film was produced by the BBC and PBS for the 50th anniversary of the release of the album, Sgt Peppers Musical Revolution So sit back, relax and enjoy our second feature.
The album is as famous for its cover as its music. Following the concept of the first two songs, where The Beatles take the form of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Ringo sings With A Little Help From My Friends as Billy Shears, the striking collage shows the costumed group surrounded by likenesses of 58 different people, including Bob Dylan, Karl Marx and Marlon Brando. Pull out you album and look for Shirley Temple, three different times.
We're going to test your stamina with a third special in a moment. So once again you can run into the kitchen and get a beverage refill, run into the bathroom and replenish the eco-system, or smoke 'em if you got 'em, while we watch on of the classic Beatles references in cartoons -
The Beatles themselves reportedly did not care for the Beatles cartoon series. They were also less than enthusiastic about the idea of Brodax and Dunning doing a feature film. However, they changed their minds about the feature film when they began seeing completed footage from Yellow Submarine. (John Lennon later admitted that he "got a blast" out of watching reruns of the old cartoons.)
Sgt Pepper topped the charts all over the world, holding the number one slot in Britain for 27 weeks and for 19 in America. It received four Grammys including Best Album. Ok, if you're game for it we have one more thing to listen to - there have been a lot of tribute albums honoring this classic. We here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour believe that one of the best is Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band. If you are familiar with the band you are in for a treat. Easy Star All Star is a reggae group that is known for creating fantastic tribute albums for bands as diverse as Radiohead and Pink Floyd. So join us in listening to this wonderful album.
As we've said before, the album is a strange mix of songs about drug use, contrasting personae of the songwriters, heroin injection, teenage runaways, circuses (yeah right, more drug use), deep introspection, aging, amorous traffic enforcement agents and the mundane things in life, among other things. So why not remix it as a reggae album.
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Billy Bletcher also voiced the Big Bad Wolf in the Disney's Three Little Pigs cartoons.
June 1, 1967 -
It was 52 years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play (although, upon further thought, it would actually be 72 years today; it was 20 years on the date the album was released.) The Beatles officially released their new album and was certified "gold" on the same day of release. Please join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in celebrating this seminal album. First up, a 1992 BBC South Bank Show featuring Melvin Bragg about the making of the album.
Because of the perceived fading popularity of the group, the Beatles manager Brian Epstein and their label EMI put pressure on George Martin and the band to release a "can't-miss" hit single. Caving in to the pressure, two of the first three songs from the Sgt. Pepper sessions were released as a double A-side single: Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane. As was the practice at the time with singles, those two classic songs weren't included on the album. Martin later said that listening to Epstein and EMI in this instance was "the biggest mistake" of his professional life.
I'm guess we could all use a break, right about know. So you can run into the kitchen and get a beverage refill or run into the bathroom and replenish the eco-system, while we watch another somewhat Red Riding Hood-related short, the 1945 Tex Avery directed (and produced by MGM,) Swing Shift Cinderella -
The musical number which Cinderella performs in the nightclub is billed in the episode as "Oh, Wolfie!" This is a spin-off of the popular song "Oh, Johnny! Oh Johnny! Oh!" by The Andrews Sisters with a slight alteration in some of the lyrics.
Welcome back to The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and as you remember we're celebrating the release of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by watching some of documentaries about the making of the album. Next up, the The film was produced by the BBC and PBS for the 50th anniversary of the release of the album, Sgt Peppers Musical Revolution So sit back, relax and enjoy our second feature.
The album is as famous for its cover as its music. Following the concept of the first two songs, where The Beatles take the form of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Ringo sings With A Little Help From My Friends as Billy Shears, the striking collage shows the costumed group surrounded by likenesses of 58 different people, including Bob Dylan, Karl Marx and Marlon Brando. Pull out you album and look for Shirley Temple, three different times.
We're going to test your stamina with a third special in a moment. So once again you can run into the kitchen and get a beverage refill, run into the bathroom and replenish the eco-system, or smoke 'em if you got 'em, while we watch on of the classic Beatles references in cartoons -
The Beatles themselves reportedly did not care for the Beatles cartoon series. They were also less than enthusiastic about the idea of Brodax and Dunning doing a feature film. However, they changed their minds about the feature film when they began seeing completed footage from Yellow Submarine. (John Lennon later admitted that he "got a blast" out of watching reruns of the old cartoons.)
Sgt Pepper topped the charts all over the world, holding the number one slot in Britain for 27 weeks and for 19 in America. It received four Grammys including Best Album. Ok, if you're game for it we have one more thing to listen to - there have been a lot of tribute albums honoring this classic. We here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour believe that one of the best is Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band. If you are familiar with the band you are in for a treat. Easy Star All Star is a reggae group that is known for creating fantastic tribute albums for bands as diverse as Radiohead and Pink Floyd. So join us in listening to this wonderful album.
As we've said before, the album is a strange mix of songs about drug use, contrasting personae of the songwriters, heroin injection, teenage runaways, circuses (yeah right, more drug use), deep introspection, aging, amorous traffic enforcement agents and the mundane things in life, among other things. So why not remix it as a reggae album.
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