Monday, July 31, 2023
Penultimate
- last but one in a series of things; second last.
(Oops, Paucity was the word of the day a few weeks ago.)
- the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.
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Sunday, July 30, 2023
Saturday, July 29, 2023
ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour Today (338)
Thank you for joining us today
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck/Porky Pig Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1951 The Prize Pest, directed by Robert McKimson.
When Porky was coming out of the closet while shaking, he was speaking gibberish. What he said was, "Really... nothing to be afraid of! Nothing at all! Nothing, nothing! Nothing at all to be--" in reverse.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to know - can we interest you in a short documentary about mollusks:
Ok, not that one? How about if we told you we had one about the periwinkle - a shameless little libertine:
Disgusting, wasn't it. But you didn't switch it off.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1964 horror film from the classic B-film production company American International Pictures, The Masque of the Red Death , directed by Roger Corman, and starring the incomparable Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, David Weston, and Nigel Green. (Little remembered is that future director Nicholas Roeg was the cinematographer on the project.) While Corman’s The Masque of the Red Death has discovered new life as a comforting modern parable during the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was released in 1964, many took the film to be a comment on the nuclear nightmares of the Cold War era. The Masque of the Red Death was the seventh of a series of eight Corman film adaptations largely based on Edgar Allan Poe's works. While the film did not do as well as some of his other adaptions, Corman always said the film was one of his favorites..
Jane Asher asked Roger Corman if a friend could visit the set and join them for lunch. She explained that her friend was a musician who was about to do his first gig in London that night. At the end of lunch, Corman wished him good luck with his concert. Roger Corman had never heard of Paul McCartney until he read of the concert's success in the next day's newspapers. So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and sit back, get comfortable and enjoy watching surprisingly scary work, The Masque of the Red Death.
Roger Corman had originally wanted this to be his second "Poe" picture following the success of House of Usher. He passed it over because he felt that certain plot elements were too close to Ingmar Bergman's recent The Seventh Seal.
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck/Porky Pig Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1951 The Prize Pest, directed by Robert McKimson.
When Porky was coming out of the closet while shaking, he was speaking gibberish. What he said was, "Really... nothing to be afraid of! Nothing at all! Nothing, nothing! Nothing at all to be--" in reverse.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to know - can we interest you in a short documentary about mollusks:
Ok, not that one? How about if we told you we had one about the periwinkle - a shameless little libertine:
Disgusting, wasn't it. But you didn't switch it off.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1964 horror film from the classic B-film production company American International Pictures, The Masque of the Red Death , directed by Roger Corman, and starring the incomparable Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, David Weston, and Nigel Green. (Little remembered is that future director Nicholas Roeg was the cinematographer on the project.) While Corman’s The Masque of the Red Death has discovered new life as a comforting modern parable during the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was released in 1964, many took the film to be a comment on the nuclear nightmares of the Cold War era. The Masque of the Red Death was the seventh of a series of eight Corman film adaptations largely based on Edgar Allan Poe's works. While the film did not do as well as some of his other adaptions, Corman always said the film was one of his favorites..
Jane Asher asked Roger Corman if a friend could visit the set and join them for lunch. She explained that her friend was a musician who was about to do his first gig in London that night. At the end of lunch, Corman wished him good luck with his concert. Roger Corman had never heard of Paul McCartney until he read of the concert's success in the next day's newspapers. So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and sit back, get comfortable and enjoy watching surprisingly scary work, The Masque of the Red Death.
Roger Corman had originally wanted this to be his second "Poe" picture following the success of House of Usher. He passed it over because he felt that certain plot elements were too close to Ingmar Bergman's recent The Seventh Seal.
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Friday, July 28, 2023
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Conversations you had while stoned
Bunkies remember, do not try this at home - you were high at the time.
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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Monday, July 24, 2023
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Saturday, July 22, 2023
ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour Today (337)
Thank you for joining us today
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck/Porky Pig Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1951 Drip-Along Daffy, directed by Chuck Jones.
The cartoon includes an original song (sung by Porky) The Flower of Gower Gulch, a parody of sentimental cowboy-style love songs, Gower Gulch being an intersection in Hollywood known as a gathering spot for would-be actors in early Westerns.
The staff of The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to take a few moments to remember Tony Bennett :
The likes of him will not come this way again
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1964 psycho-sexual thriller, Marnie , directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Tippi Hedren, and Sean Connery. Marnie was only mildly successful when it first opened. After four consecutive widely beloved films that are often considered masterworks (Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds), Marnie, couldn't help but pale in comparison. Critics now view the film as one of Hitchcock's most personal films, mirroring his own off-screen obsession with the film's star, Tippi Hedren.
There have been rumors, recently conformed by Tippi Hedren, that Hitchcock acted inappropriately with Hedren throughout their professional relationship. Hitchcock and Hedren had a major falling out during the filming and there was a rumor that by the end he directed her through intermediaries. Although Hedren admits the she and Hitchcock's friendship ended during shooting, she denies the rumor that he didn't finish directing the film. Marnie is unique for being the last of its kind. It was the last Hitchcock film to feature a blonde heroine, the last to feature a music score by frequent collaborator Bernard Herrmann, and the last time Hitchcock would work with cinematographer Robert Burks. So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and sit back, get comfortable and enjoy watching this visually stunning work, Marnie.
Alfred Hitchcock, following his usual practice, bid for the movie rights to Winston Graham's novel anonymously, so as to keep the price down. However, in this instance, the scheme backfired; the anonymity of the purchaser made Graham suspicious, although he regarded the amount of money on offer as extremely generous. He instructed his agent to ask for twice as much. Hitchcock agreed, on condition that the deal be closed immediately. When Graham discovered who it was who had bought the rights, he said he would have given them away free for the honor of having one of his stories filmed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck/Porky Pig Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1951 Drip-Along Daffy, directed by Chuck Jones.
The cartoon includes an original song (sung by Porky) The Flower of Gower Gulch, a parody of sentimental cowboy-style love songs, Gower Gulch being an intersection in Hollywood known as a gathering spot for would-be actors in early Westerns.
The staff of The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to take a few moments to remember Tony Bennett :
The likes of him will not come this way again
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1964 psycho-sexual thriller, Marnie , directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Tippi Hedren, and Sean Connery. Marnie was only mildly successful when it first opened. After four consecutive widely beloved films that are often considered masterworks (Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds), Marnie, couldn't help but pale in comparison. Critics now view the film as one of Hitchcock's most personal films, mirroring his own off-screen obsession with the film's star, Tippi Hedren.
There have been rumors, recently conformed by Tippi Hedren, that Hitchcock acted inappropriately with Hedren throughout their professional relationship. Hitchcock and Hedren had a major falling out during the filming and there was a rumor that by the end he directed her through intermediaries. Although Hedren admits the she and Hitchcock's friendship ended during shooting, she denies the rumor that he didn't finish directing the film. Marnie is unique for being the last of its kind. It was the last Hitchcock film to feature a blonde heroine, the last to feature a music score by frequent collaborator Bernard Herrmann, and the last time Hitchcock would work with cinematographer Robert Burks. So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and sit back, get comfortable and enjoy watching this visually stunning work, Marnie.
Alfred Hitchcock, following his usual practice, bid for the movie rights to Winston Graham's novel anonymously, so as to keep the price down. However, in this instance, the scheme backfired; the anonymity of the purchaser made Graham suspicious, although he regarded the amount of money on offer as extremely generous. He instructed his agent to ask for twice as much. Hitchcock agreed, on condition that the deal be closed immediately. When Graham discovered who it was who had bought the rights, he said he would have given them away free for the honor of having one of his stories filmed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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Friday, July 21, 2023
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Beware the Robot Revolution
Psst, it's already here - Chatbots waiting to sexually harrass you.
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Monday, July 17, 2023
Paucity -
- the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.
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Sunday, July 16, 2023
Saturday, July 15, 2023
ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour Today (336)
Thank you for joining us today
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with the first of 'the Hunting Trilogy' Daffy Duck/ Bugs Bunny/ Elmer Fudd Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1951 Rabbit Fire, directed by Chuck Jones. This is the first pairing of Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny.
In two interviews conducted years after this cartoon was first released, director Chuck Jones fondly recalled voice artist Mel Blanc improvising hilariously as Daffy when he was trying to think of another word besides "despicable". However, in the finished film, only the words from the original dialogue script actually appear. Historians believe that Blanc did indeed improvise, as Jones remembered, but then Jones had decided instead to use what was originally written.
Before the start of our feature presentation - It was Ingmar Bergman's birthday earlier this week, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour wanted to honor him with a couple of shorts:
You probably never thought Bergman could be that funny.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1963 experimental short film, Scorpio Rising , directed by Kenneth Anger, and starring Bruce Byron. Scorpio Rising received praise from film critics and is recognized as a predecessor to the development of the modern music video. The film has influenced such diverse directors such as Martin Scorsese, and John Waters. Photographer and fellow scorpio, Robert Mapplethorpe, used Scorpio Rising as a reference point while shooting some of his most famous and controversial work in the underground BDSM scene.
Anger’s sexual objectification of biker subculture in the film was met with heavy backlash, especially from the motorcycle gang who appeared in the film. Byron, who was never paid by Anger, was known to show up at screenings of Scorpio Rising demanding that the film be pulled from the theater. Other members of the gang would spend years trying to distance themselves from the film’s political and religious overtones, vehemently denying any involvement with nazism or occultism. So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and sit back, get comfortable and enjoy watching this influential short, Scorpio Rising.
Bruce Byron worked as a motorcycle messenger in Manhattan. His zodiac sign was Scorpio, and so he called himself that, as well as carrying at all times the scorpion amulet which he is seen kissing and holding in the film. The honorable discharge certificate from the United States Marine Corps, on the wall above his bed, was his own, as were all the pictures of James Dean and Marlon Brando, of whom he was a big fan.
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with the first of 'the Hunting Trilogy' Daffy Duck/ Bugs Bunny/ Elmer Fudd Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1951 Rabbit Fire, directed by Chuck Jones. This is the first pairing of Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny.
In two interviews conducted years after this cartoon was first released, director Chuck Jones fondly recalled voice artist Mel Blanc improvising hilariously as Daffy when he was trying to think of another word besides "despicable". However, in the finished film, only the words from the original dialogue script actually appear. Historians believe that Blanc did indeed improvise, as Jones remembered, but then Jones had decided instead to use what was originally written.
Before the start of our feature presentation - It was Ingmar Bergman's birthday earlier this week, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour wanted to honor him with a couple of shorts:
You probably never thought Bergman could be that funny.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1963 experimental short film, Scorpio Rising , directed by Kenneth Anger, and starring Bruce Byron. Scorpio Rising received praise from film critics and is recognized as a predecessor to the development of the modern music video. The film has influenced such diverse directors such as Martin Scorsese, and John Waters. Photographer and fellow scorpio, Robert Mapplethorpe, used Scorpio Rising as a reference point while shooting some of his most famous and controversial work in the underground BDSM scene.
Anger’s sexual objectification of biker subculture in the film was met with heavy backlash, especially from the motorcycle gang who appeared in the film. Byron, who was never paid by Anger, was known to show up at screenings of Scorpio Rising demanding that the film be pulled from the theater. Other members of the gang would spend years trying to distance themselves from the film’s political and religious overtones, vehemently denying any involvement with nazism or occultism. So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and sit back, get comfortable and enjoy watching this influential short, Scorpio Rising.
Bruce Byron worked as a motorcycle messenger in Manhattan. His zodiac sign was Scorpio, and so he called himself that, as well as carrying at all times the scorpion amulet which he is seen kissing and holding in the film. The honorable discharge certificate from the United States Marine Corps, on the wall above his bed, was his own, as were all the pictures of James Dean and Marlon Brando, of whom he was a big fan.
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Friday, July 14, 2023
Lesson learned -
Alice discovered, quite unexpectedly, Vincent was exremely ticklish.
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Thursday, July 13, 2023
And now a word from the Post Office (Christmas in July)
Even for me, this is a little early
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Monday, July 10, 2023
Sunday, July 9, 2023
Saturday, July 8, 2023
ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour Today (335)
Thank you for joining us today
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with the funniest Daffy Duck/ Porky Pig Looney Tunes cartoon (with the possible exception of The Scarlet Pumpernickle), the 1950 The Ducksters, directed by Chuck Jones.
The "Miss Shush" Porky is asked to identify by the sound of brushing her teeth is actually, as Daffy tells the audience, "Mamie the 600-Pound Gorilla who appears in Obnoxious Pictures' 'Jungle Jitters'". Both the character and film are fictitious; this is not a reference to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon Jungle Jitters directed by Ub Iwerks nor Warner Brothers' own cartoon Jungle Jitters, directed by Friz Freleng, the latter of which did not feature a gorilla.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching a man with way too much time on his hands, (and a huge electric bill.)
Pawel Zadrozniak connected 512 floppy disk drives, 4 scanners and 16 hard disk drives and created his Floppotron 3.0. Check out his web site to see how he creates the music and check out some other of his musical creations here.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1965 Ukranian World Cinema Classic, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (Tini zabutykh predkiv), directed by Sergei Parajanov, and starring Ivan Mykolaichuk, Larisa Kadochnikova, and Tatyana Bestayeva. The film has come to be known as the most internationally heralded Ukrainian film in history, and a classic of Ukrainian magical realist cinema. While the film was a smashing success around the globe, at home, things began to go badly for Parajanov. He had fallen out of favor with the Soviet film bureau and was imprisoned for 5 years in 1973 on trumped up charges. In prison, Parajanov wrote four screenplays and created roughly 800 drawings; the drawings were subsequently exhibited in a museum to overflow crowds. But he was unable to make another film until 1985, and after that made only two more films, and one incomplete film, before his death in 1990 at the age of 66. So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and sit back, get comfortable and enjoy watching this visually stunning work, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.
For decades it has been believed that Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors won the British Academy Award. This was most notably stated in the famous Film Encyclopedia by Ephraim Katz. Recently, however, the disciple of Sergei Parajanov, Martiros Vartanov, obtained on official confirmation from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), which stated that the movie was not a BAFTA award recipient; although in 1965 the film won the Grand Prix at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival and a record number of other awards on the festival circuit.
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with the funniest Daffy Duck/ Porky Pig Looney Tunes cartoon (with the possible exception of The Scarlet Pumpernickle), the 1950 The Ducksters, directed by Chuck Jones.
The "Miss Shush" Porky is asked to identify by the sound of brushing her teeth is actually, as Daffy tells the audience, "Mamie the 600-Pound Gorilla who appears in Obnoxious Pictures' 'Jungle Jitters'". Both the character and film are fictitious; this is not a reference to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon Jungle Jitters directed by Ub Iwerks nor Warner Brothers' own cartoon Jungle Jitters, directed by Friz Freleng, the latter of which did not feature a gorilla.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching a man with way too much time on his hands, (and a huge electric bill.)
Pawel Zadrozniak connected 512 floppy disk drives, 4 scanners and 16 hard disk drives and created his Floppotron 3.0. Check out his web site to see how he creates the music and check out some other of his musical creations here.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1965 Ukranian World Cinema Classic, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (Tini zabutykh predkiv), directed by Sergei Parajanov, and starring Ivan Mykolaichuk, Larisa Kadochnikova, and Tatyana Bestayeva. The film has come to be known as the most internationally heralded Ukrainian film in history, and a classic of Ukrainian magical realist cinema. While the film was a smashing success around the globe, at home, things began to go badly for Parajanov. He had fallen out of favor with the Soviet film bureau and was imprisoned for 5 years in 1973 on trumped up charges. In prison, Parajanov wrote four screenplays and created roughly 800 drawings; the drawings were subsequently exhibited in a museum to overflow crowds. But he was unable to make another film until 1985, and after that made only two more films, and one incomplete film, before his death in 1990 at the age of 66. So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and sit back, get comfortable and enjoy watching this visually stunning work, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.
For decades it has been believed that Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors won the British Academy Award. This was most notably stated in the famous Film Encyclopedia by Ephraim Katz. Recently, however, the disciple of Sergei Parajanov, Martiros Vartanov, obtained on official confirmation from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), which stated that the movie was not a BAFTA award recipient; although in 1965 the film won the Grand Prix at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival and a record number of other awards on the festival circuit.
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Friday, July 7, 2023
James Dean may have been a great actor -
But his habit of reading magazines aloud had a soporific effect upon all those who listened
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Thursday, July 6, 2023
Have you graduated college?
if you're stuck for a career, why not consider a life of crime, especially in St. Paul.
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
When in the Course of human events ...
Unlike in years past, we are staying in an undisclosed location, doing our part bolster a neighboring states local economy
(This photo was taken at the behest of a multinational conglomorate.)
Please remember – Alcohol and fireworks do not mix!
Find some neighbor kid to light them for you.
Hope you're enjoying your holiday - Here's a few shorts before the main feature today:
Once again, ACME would like to share their salute to this Independence Day with the annual playing of the Bruce Springsteen clip of Fourth of July,
sponsored by ACME Split Buns - Slip your ACME Snappy Weinie - The Almost 100% all beef frank (but hey don't ask what the other stuff in it is) - in our well buttered Split Buns and feel the difference.
Uncle Joe is always permitted to enjoy this song and have hot dogs. Hell, Uncle Joe will fry ’em up and crack a beer or two for you. And while he’s at it, he may end his day with a nice ice cream cone.
If only for one day a year, it's important to remember that the British weren't always the friendly sort of people who gave us the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Monty Python. They're also responsible for warm beer, vinegar-flavored potato chips, and irritating Anglophiliacs on our own shores schedule as shed-yule and issue as iss-yew. On July 4 of every year, therefore, we celebrate our forefathers having told them to screw.
We not only celebrate the purging of the British blight from our land: we celebrate the manner in which it was done, which was at once brilliant, daring, and easily adapted to the screen. The events that led to our independence are all the more worthy of remembrance, even inaccurately, at this crucial juncture in our history, and I therefore offer the following summary of American independence for the edification of my friends.
In 1774, representatives from each of the thirteen colonies convened in Philadelphia to complain. This was The First Continental Congress. Upon registering their various complaints, they returned home.
One of the colonists' primary complaints was that British cabbies working in the colonies refused to unionize. This was called "Taxis without Representation," and became the issue that ultimately pushed the simmering discontent of the colonies into outright hostility. Sensing the volatility of the situation, British troops advanced toward Concord in April of 1775, forcing Paul Revere to ride his horse (and not to ring bells and warn the British not to take our guns but let's not bring up Mrs. Palin on this holiday.)
The first shot that rang out at the battle of Concord was so loud that its sound reverberated all the way around the world. As a result, the British heard it behind them instead of in front of them. This caused the fog of war. Neither the British nor the Colonists were prepared for fog, so the War was postponed.
In May, representatives once again convened in Philadelphia to complain about the taxis, the fog, and other grievances. This was the Second Continental Congress. Unlike the previous Congress, however, this one tried to work out a deal with Britain's King George. This was difficult, as King George was insane and regularly confused the colonies for colostomies, causing considerable embarrassment to everyone involved but accruing great profit to Britain's flourishing proctology trade.
In June the Colonists developed a Continental Army and a Continental Currency, operating on the assumption that an insane king would be easier to deal with if they had a lot of money and guns. This assumption proved partly correct, as the Brits appeared to ease hostilities for nearly a year. It also proved partly wrong when, in May 1776, the Americans discovered that the King had been hiring German mercenaries to come kill them.
In June of 1776 the Colonists finally decided that instead of working something out with the British it would be easier and more satisfactory to shoot them.
On June 7, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia read a resolution to the Continental Congress. The essence of his resolution was that King George and Great Britain could kiss his hairy American ass. The Congress appreciated Lee's sentiments, and subsequently formed a committee to write a note to King George in which it would be made plain why it had become necessary to start shooting the British.
The committee was chaired by Thomas Jefferson. Its four other members were John Adams and Benjamin Franklin (each of whom was counted twice for the sake of Stature - ok, ok, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston were also on the committee.)
The Declaration of Independence wasn't a very long document, but little Tommy Jefferson was trying so hard to impress all the older guys that he overwrote it, using an archaic style of English that is best understood in translation.
Here is a translation of the Declaration in its entirety:
"It's a good idea to let people know why you're having a revolution. We think it's pretty obvious that any government that screws its people over is cruising for a bruising. We're not saying anyone with a hair up their butt ought to have their own revolution, but we've put up with an awful lot of crap from King George. He won't let us do anything on our own, and whenever we try, he sends people to kill us. We've asked him over and over to back off. We've told him over and over that we'd only put up with so much. But did he listen? No. So to hell with him and to hell with Britain and all their phony goddam accents. We'll kick their ass or die trying."
These were, what political scientists refer to as "fightin' words."
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration was presented to the Congress. Nine of the thirteen colonies voted to adopt it. Pennsylvania and South Carolina voted against it (we know where you live). Delaware couldn't make up its mind, and New York abstained. Copies of the Declaration were distributed the next day (photocopiers were much slower back then). On July 8 it was read aloud in Philadelphia's Independence Square.
The document wasn't fully signed until August, but as soon as it was, Americans began shooting the British in earnest. By February of 1783 they had shot enough of them that Spain, Sweden, Denmark and Russia officially acknowledged the United States of America as an independent nation.
In honor of our Independence, we celebrate the anniversary of its declaration by blowing things up, roasting dead animals over hot coals or gaseous flames, and drinking cold, sudsy beverages that inhibit our ability to think. Such festivities may not honor the philosophical nuances of our revolution, but they do keep the rest of the world at a comfortable distance.
Happy Fourth of July folks!!!
And bunkies remember - Drink til you drop and don't drive! The life you save may be mine.
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Please remember – Alcohol and fireworks do not mix!
Find some neighbor kid to light them for you.
Hope you're enjoying your holiday - Here's a few shorts before the main feature today:
Once again, ACME would like to share their salute to this Independence Day with the annual playing of the Bruce Springsteen clip of Fourth of July,
sponsored by ACME Split Buns - Slip your ACME Snappy Weinie - The Almost 100% all beef frank (but hey don't ask what the other stuff in it is) - in our well buttered Split Buns and feel the difference.
If only for one day a year, it's important to remember that the British weren't always the friendly sort of people who gave us the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Monty Python. They're also responsible for warm beer, vinegar-flavored potato chips, and irritating Anglophiliacs on our own shores schedule as shed-yule and issue as iss-yew. On July 4 of every year, therefore, we celebrate our forefathers having told them to screw.
We not only celebrate the purging of the British blight from our land: we celebrate the manner in which it was done, which was at once brilliant, daring, and easily adapted to the screen. The events that led to our independence are all the more worthy of remembrance, even inaccurately, at this crucial juncture in our history, and I therefore offer the following summary of American independence for the edification of my friends.
In 1774, representatives from each of the thirteen colonies convened in Philadelphia to complain. This was The First Continental Congress. Upon registering their various complaints, they returned home.
One of the colonists' primary complaints was that British cabbies working in the colonies refused to unionize. This was called "Taxis without Representation," and became the issue that ultimately pushed the simmering discontent of the colonies into outright hostility. Sensing the volatility of the situation, British troops advanced toward Concord in April of 1775, forcing Paul Revere to ride his horse (and not to ring bells and warn the British not to take our guns but let's not bring up Mrs. Palin on this holiday.)
The first shot that rang out at the battle of Concord was so loud that its sound reverberated all the way around the world. As a result, the British heard it behind them instead of in front of them. This caused the fog of war. Neither the British nor the Colonists were prepared for fog, so the War was postponed.
In May, representatives once again convened in Philadelphia to complain about the taxis, the fog, and other grievances. This was the Second Continental Congress. Unlike the previous Congress, however, this one tried to work out a deal with Britain's King George. This was difficult, as King George was insane and regularly confused the colonies for colostomies, causing considerable embarrassment to everyone involved but accruing great profit to Britain's flourishing proctology trade.
In June the Colonists developed a Continental Army and a Continental Currency, operating on the assumption that an insane king would be easier to deal with if they had a lot of money and guns. This assumption proved partly correct, as the Brits appeared to ease hostilities for nearly a year. It also proved partly wrong when, in May 1776, the Americans discovered that the King had been hiring German mercenaries to come kill them.
On June 7, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia read a resolution to the Continental Congress. The essence of his resolution was that King George and Great Britain could kiss his hairy American ass. The Congress appreciated Lee's sentiments, and subsequently formed a committee to write a note to King George in which it would be made plain why it had become necessary to start shooting the British.
The committee was chaired by Thomas Jefferson. Its four other members were John Adams and Benjamin Franklin (each of whom was counted twice for the sake of Stature - ok, ok, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston were also on the committee.)
The Declaration of Independence wasn't a very long document, but little Tommy Jefferson was trying so hard to impress all the older guys that he overwrote it, using an archaic style of English that is best understood in translation.
"It's a good idea to let people know why you're having a revolution. We think it's pretty obvious that any government that screws its people over is cruising for a bruising. We're not saying anyone with a hair up their butt ought to have their own revolution, but we've put up with an awful lot of crap from King George. He won't let us do anything on our own, and whenever we try, he sends people to kill us. We've asked him over and over to back off. We've told him over and over that we'd only put up with so much. But did he listen? No. So to hell with him and to hell with Britain and all their phony goddam accents. We'll kick their ass or die trying."
These were, what political scientists refer to as "fightin' words."
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration was presented to the Congress. Nine of the thirteen colonies voted to adopt it. Pennsylvania and South Carolina voted against it (we know where you live). Delaware couldn't make up its mind, and New York abstained. Copies of the Declaration were distributed the next day (photocopiers were much slower back then). On July 8 it was read aloud in Philadelphia's Independence Square.
The document wasn't fully signed until August, but as soon as it was, Americans began shooting the British in earnest. By February of 1783 they had shot enough of them that Spain, Sweden, Denmark and Russia officially acknowledged the United States of America as an independent nation.
In honor of our Independence, we celebrate the anniversary of its declaration by blowing things up, roasting dead animals over hot coals or gaseous flames, and drinking cold, sudsy beverages that inhibit our ability to think. Such festivities may not honor the philosophical nuances of our revolution, but they do keep the rest of the world at a comfortable distance.
Happy Fourth of July folks!!!
And bunkies remember - Drink til you drop and don't drive! The life you save may be mine.
Demand Euphoria!
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ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour Today (334)
Thank you for joining us today
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Merrie Melodies cartoon, the 1950 Golden Yeggs, (co-starring Porky Pig) and directed by Friz Freleng.
This is the first of only two shorts (along with Rocky's next appearance in 1953's Catty Cornered) where Rocky is the antagonist to a character other than Bugs Bunny.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching an older British gentleman ambles onto a stage and play one of his old tunes. A couple of people tune in on the Beeb
Last week Elton John gave what has been reported to be his final concert tours in the UK at the Glastonbury Festival. Celebrating his more than 50-year career, the 76-year-old rocker played a 20-song set, closing with his 1972 classic Rocket Man as fireworks went off over the festival. The BBC which broadcast the concert has reported that over 7 million people tuned in.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1964 Japanese New Wave classic, Woman In The Dunes (Suna no onna), directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara, and starring Eiji Okada, and Kyoko Kishida. The film was immediately considered one of the 1960s’ great international art-house sensations. Critics and audiences have spent years deciphering the allegories of Woman in the Dunes, whose seemingly linear plotline can be approached from any number of political and sociological stances. Many found the film a perfect retelling of the Sisyphus myth and a brutal allegory for the modern human existence. So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and sit back, get comfortable and enjoy watching this deeply felt work, Woman In The Dunes.
Kyôko Kishida and director Hiroshi Teshigahara had a number of artistic differences in the film, ranging from Kishida's character's manner of dress to her symbolic importance. Kishida wanted to portray her character as a universal "every-woman" while Teshigahara insisted that her character was uniquely Japanese. Teshigahara's vision eventually won out.
Demand Euphoria!
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Merrie Melodies cartoon, the 1950 Golden Yeggs, (co-starring Porky Pig) and directed by Friz Freleng.
This is the first of only two shorts (along with Rocky's next appearance in 1953's Catty Cornered) where Rocky is the antagonist to a character other than Bugs Bunny.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching an older British gentleman ambles onto a stage and play one of his old tunes. A couple of people tune in on the Beeb
Last week Elton John gave what has been reported to be his final concert tours in the UK at the Glastonbury Festival. Celebrating his more than 50-year career, the 76-year-old rocker played a 20-song set, closing with his 1972 classic Rocket Man as fireworks went off over the festival. The BBC which broadcast the concert has reported that over 7 million people tuned in.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1964 Japanese New Wave classic, Woman In The Dunes (Suna no onna), directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara, and starring Eiji Okada, and Kyoko Kishida. The film was immediately considered one of the 1960s’ great international art-house sensations. Critics and audiences have spent years deciphering the allegories of Woman in the Dunes, whose seemingly linear plotline can be approached from any number of political and sociological stances. Many found the film a perfect retelling of the Sisyphus myth and a brutal allegory for the modern human existence. So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and sit back, get comfortable and enjoy watching this deeply felt work, Woman In The Dunes.
Kyôko Kishida and director Hiroshi Teshigahara had a number of artistic differences in the film, ranging from Kishida's character's manner of dress to her symbolic importance. Kishida wanted to portray her character as a universal "every-woman" while Teshigahara insisted that her character was uniquely Japanese. Teshigahara's vision eventually won out.
Demand Euphoria!
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