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Radio Show for June 10, 2022

June 9, 2022

 Radio Show for June 10, 2022

Special Holidays

The Month of June is Great Outdoors Month.

June is a month long celebration of the outdoors.  Let’s get in the outdoor spirit and head out into the natural world.  Take a hike, pitch a tent or just go and take a long walk in the outdoors (an indoor shopping mall doesn’t count).  Walk in a park or a zoo, connect with nature (not your phone..for a while anyway), but with trees, birds, and fresh air….remember fresh air? (not the band Fresh Aire)

National Herb and Spices Day..June 10..

Today recognize the quality offered by using both fresh and dry herbs and spices in your cooking.  Try something new to bring brightness and flavor to grilling and to your kitchen.  You can use herbs and spices in your beverages too!  Mint, sage and lavender can add subtle flavor to hot or cold drinks. You can also crush them or even heat them in a pan to make them more fragrant before adding to your recipes. 

A great source of ideas, believe it or not, is from some of the cooking competitions on TV, as they show different herbs and how they use them in their meals.

And…you can use herbs for ‘around the house stuff’…as an example, ants hate the scent of fresh or dried bay leaves. You can crush the dried leaves and sprinkle them in your cupboards and ants will run away.  Really!!

So tip your hat to herbs and spices, today!! Not only do they help your dinner taste more “high- falutin” but it gives your home earthy fragrance and kicks out pests at the same time.

National Iced Tea Day…June 10

Today is a chance to stir your mind to make your own custom iced tea drink.  A squeeze of lemon, the juice of raspberries, lime, strawberry or cherry, all kinds of ways to make iced tea beyond the dunking of a teabag.  Oh by the way, June is also Iced Tea Month!

Recipes for iced tea has been found dating back to the 1870’s..the Buckeye Cookbook published in 1876 contained tea recipes.  The trend for iced tea became widespread as hotels began adding them to their menus, and railroad stations offered it as well.  The beverage was introduced at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis and increased its popularity.

Oh, and, iced tea is good for you!! When consumed unsweetened it helps you keep hunger away.  It is a rich source of manganese and strengthens your bones, helps in digestion, and improves heart health.

And did you know that you can use tea for dying fabrics?  You can use this technique for crafts, linens or even curtains for that ‘vintage look’.

Birthdays

Judy Garland…June 10, 1922-1969

Frances Ethel Gumm was an American actress and singer.  Though she played many different roles through-out her career she is widely known for playing the part of Dorothy Gale in “The Wizard of Oz”.

Judy began performing in vaudeville as young as 2 years old, singing “Jingle Bells” on stage at her parents vaudeville movie theatre.  She continued to perform with her two older sisters as “The Gumm Sisters”.  Later, as a teenager, she was signed to MGM and became a major star at 17 years old in “The Wizard of Oz”, which included her iconic singing performance of tear-jerking “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”.  That song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and has been repeated by numerous jazz artists in many versions over the years.

Garland made more than two dozen films for MGM, frequently appearing with Mickey Rooney and Gene Kelly. 

 

 

Did you know?

*Judy had an incredible memory.  It is said that she was able to sit through a movie once and have all the dialogue memorized by the end.  The same went with music, she could view a piece of music once and have the entire thing memorized.

*The day after Garland died there was a tornado in Kansas.

*The CEO of MGM called Garland a “fat little pig with pigtails” when she was a teenager.  They encouraged here to take diet pills to control her weight and sleeping pills so she could sleep after working such long days in the studio.  It is said this is what led to her pill addiction in later years.

By the time of her death she had starred in over 35 films (ten of them was with Mickey Rooney in the “Andy Hardy” series) as well as concerts and television shows, including her own show in 1963. 

The guests that were highlighted on “The Judy Garland Show” included Count Basie, Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, Dick Shawn, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee and Bobby Darren to name a few.

Judy won two Grammy awards and one Grammy ‘Lifetime Achievement’ Award, and, a Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe Award (at 39 the youngest to receive it). Garland was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in “A Star is Born”, as well as Best Supporting Actress for “Judgment at Nuremberg”.

As a singer Judy made many concert appearances and released eight studio albums.

 

Short List of Judy Garland films

The Wizard of Oz…1939, director Victor Fleming

Meet Me In St. Louis…1944, director Vincent Minnelli

The Harvey Girls…1946, director George Sidney

A Star is Born…1954, director George Cukor

Judgement at Nuremberg…1961, director Stanley Kramer

Howlin’ Wolf…June 10, 1910-1976

(Not to be confused with DJ “Wolfman Jack”)

Chester Arthur Burnett, was a blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player.  He was originally from Mississippi, moved to Chicago in adulthood and became successful (formally a rival with Muddy Waters).

It was said of Howlin’ Wolf…”No one could match Howlin’ Wolf for the singular ability to rock the house down to the foundation while simultaneously scaring its patrons out of its wits”.

Chester was born in White Station, Mississippi.

His parents separated when he was a year old.  He and his Mother sang in their church choir.  She kicked him out of the house in the winter when he was a child for unknown reasons.  He then moved in with his great uncle who had a large household and treated him badly.  Chester eventually ran away and claimed he walked 85 miles barefoot to join his father where he found a much happier home. 

His physique earned him the nickname “Big Foot Chester” as a young man, since he was 6 feet 3 inches and often weighed close to 300 lbs.

He later learned guitar, and was greatly influenced by popular Blues performers, especially outside juke joints, where he also learned showmanship. 

He began to perform after his service in the Army.  Once he met Ike Turner, who at that time was a freelance talent scout, Chester began to record his songs with Sun Studios.

He was admitted into the Blues Hall of Fame, Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, and Memphis Hall of Fame, to name a few.  Three of his songs were selected for the honor of the Grammy Hall of Fame Award, as having historical significance.

 

 Michael J. Fox (born yesterday), June 9,1961

Michael Andrew Fox is a Canadian-American retired actor.  He began his career in the 1970’s   portraying Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom “Family Ties” from 1982-1989.  He is most famous for his role as Marty McFly in the “Back To The Future” film triology from 1980-1990.

He announced publicly that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and became an advocate for finding a cure and founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 to help fund research.

Michael was born in Alberta, Canada, his father became a police dispatcher and his mother was a payroll clerk and actress.  They moved to near Vancouver and at 15 he attended a secondary school and starred in a Canadian television series “Leo and Me”.  At 18 he moved to LA to pursue the ‘life of an actor’, which he did, and, very successfully.

In an interview with Jimmy Fallon he said he negotiated the role for “Family Ties” at a payphone at Pioneer Chicken.  He received the role only after Matthew Broderick was unavailable.

“Family Ties” ran 7 seasons from 1982 to 1989.  The plot…set in suburban Columbus, Ohio during the Reagan administration..the baby boomer, liberal and former hippie parents,  raise their three children one of which is ambitious Republican “would be” millionaire entrepreneur (Michael).

Funny story….one of the producers of “Family Ties” Brandon Tartkoff thought Michael was too short in relation to the actors playing his parents and tried to have him replaced.  He said..”this is not the kind of face you’ll ever find on a lunchbox!”.  Later Fox presented Tartikoff with a custom-made lunchbox with the inscription…“To Brandon, This is for you to put your crow in, Love and kisses, Michael J.”  Brandon kept that lunchbox in his office for the rest of his NBC career.

Michael starred in close to 40 films.  He was nominated for 18 Primetime Emmy Awards and won 5 (three of them for Family Ties).  He was nominated for 10 Golden Globe Awards and won 4, just to name a few.

Short list of Michael J. Fox films

Back to the Future…trilogy starting 1985, director Robert Zemeckis

 

 

Did you know?

Bob Gale (writer, producer) and Robert Zemeckis were desperate for a successful film after numerous collaborative failures, the idea for BTF was rejected 40 times by studios because it was not considered raunchy enough to compete with the successful comedies of the era.

The Frighteners…1996, director Peter Jackson, music Danny Elfman

Honorable Mention

Johnny Depp…June 9,1963

Johnny is an American actor, musician, artist and producer. Johnny was born in Owensboro, Kentucky.  His father was a civil engineer and his mother was a waitress.  His parents divorced when he was 15, his mother remarried. 

Depp got his first guitar from his mother when he was 12 and he began playing in various bands.  He quit school at 16 to become a rock musician.  His band moved to Los Angeles and pursued record deals.

After the band split up his, then wife, introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage, they soon became drinking buddies. Cage helped him get an audition with Wes Craven and landed a part in his film “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and that was the beginning of his acting career.

Depp has starred in over 90 films.  He was nominated for three Oscars, 5 Saturn Awards, and won A Career Achievement Award from the Bahamas International Film Festival to name a few.

Short list of Johnny Depp films

Alice in Wonderland..2010, director Tim Burton

Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street..2007, director Tim Burton

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas…1998

Sleepy Hollow…1999, director Tim Burton

Secret Window…2004

Ed Wood…1994, director Tim Burton

On This Day

The Giant Claw released on June 10, 1957.  It was released as a double feature with “The Night The World Exploded”.

Director was Fred F. Sears, and, starred Jeff Morrow, Morris Ankrum and Mara Corday.  This film was influenced by the Japanese film “Rodan” released a year before.  Principal photography was done in Griffith Park.  It was originally planned to use stop motion effects by Ray Harryhausen, but, due to budget issues a low-budget special effects studio in Mexico City got the job to create the creature that would be the showpiece.  The result was a poorly made marionette.  The actors were kept in the dark about the looks of the “monster” until the premiere.  Jeff Morrow confessed that he left the theatre early since the audience laughed every time the creature appeared.

Film historians said that “The Claw is not just badly rendered but hilariously rendered resembling nothing so much as the cartoon-character Beaky Buzzard. Once seen, you will never forget this silly creation”.

June 9, 1845…It was on this day at US President Andrew Jackson’s funeral that his African Grey parrot “Poll” squawked and swore like a sailor! The funeral official said…”this wicked parrot that was a household pet commenced swearing so loud and so long it disturbed the people and he had to be carried out of the house”.

Nasa Nelly…An interview on “Hellier”, Taunia Derenberger-Bowman

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