July 2011 Video Archive

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Commemorative Video | July, 2011

		July 19 Stick Out Your Tongue Day Congo Jazz Warner Bros, released September, 1930 "The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick," is generally considered to be the hardest tongue twister.		July 18 Cow Appreciation Day Happy Cows Come From California Boston's layout was based on cow paths.

July 17 It's Peter Schickele's Birthday The Abduction of Figaro, PDQ Bach, Premiered April, 1984 PDQ is the fictional "youngest and the oddest of the twenty-odd children" of Johann Sebastian Bach.		July 16 In Memory of Ginger Rogers Swing Time, RKO Pictures, 1936 July 16, 1911 - April 25, 1995 Anne Frank had her picture on the wall while hiding in Amsterdam.		July 15 Carmageddon Begins Carmina Burana: O Fortuna Carl Orff, composer Sorry this is late. I was stuck in traffic. O Fortuna was a 13th century poem written by a group of Latin clergy who used satire as a means to mock the church.

July 14 Shark Awareness Day Jaws 1975 According to IMDB, Richard Dreyfuss originally turned down the role of Hooper but had worries after the initial screening of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz and asked if he could still have the part.		July 13 Wieners and Beans Day Heinz Beans Ad, UK year unknown Since the wiener was already honored on Hot Diggity Dog Day, today's tribute is dedicated solely to baked beans.		July 12 Happy Birthday, Bill Cosby Recreational Drugs exerpt Bill Cosby: Himself, released May 23, 1983 Cosby was the first African American to costar in a dramatic series on TV. For that I Spy role, he won three consecutive Emmy Awards. The following year, he won a fourth Emmy for his TV Special.

July 11 "Carmageddon" Begins Hitler rants about Carmageddon I-405, one of the major thoroughfares in Los Angeles, begins much needed expansion and repair construction this evening. This will involve nightly closures, culminating in a complete closure next weedend. It is projected that the impact on local traffic will most likely reach carmageddon proportions.		July 10 Hot Diggity Dog Day The Karnival Kid, 1929 The first words ever uttered by Mickey Mouse in a Disney Sound Cartoon: "Hot Dogs!"		July 9 National Blond Day A Blonde Returns to the Workplace After 30 Years National Blonde Day was first observed in 2001. It was sponsored by the Blonde Legal Defence Team, a fictitious organization, the sole mission of which, was to promote MGM's Legally Blonde.

July 8 Video Games Day Angry Birds Peace Treaty Not to be confused with National Video Games Day on September 12. This video is not quite suitable for children.		July 7 Happy Birthday, Brother Phil Have a Birthday Laugh Do you have any idea how many bad birthday videos there are? Hey, Folks -- not everything deserves to be published!		July 6 Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day Web Site Story Let's see... the Wednesday following a Monday holiday -- I'll be lucky if there's time to walk to the corner for a hotdog.

July 5 In Memory of Dolly the Cloned Sheep Shaun The Sheep & Flock Dance July 5, 1996 - February 14, 2003 The donor cell used for cloning was taken from a mammary gland.		July 4 Happy Birthday, USA Stars & Stripes FOREVER! Food for thought: Considering that Francis Scott Key originally penned the lyrics of the Star Spangled Banner to go along with the melody of a well-known drinking song, perhaps the Rosanne Barr rendition of our national anthem was more on point than originally perceived..		July 3 Happy Birthday, Mags Bassoon Birthday Comical, entertaining, and some pretty amazing bassoon action. The larger version on youtube is much better.

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