This iconic photo of THE WHO was taken at the Carl Schurz Monument located in Morningside Heights, NYC in 1968 by the legendary Art Kane.
It was cropped & used as the cover for “The Kids Are Alright” Album in 1979.
You may be today years old to learn that in 1961, Mirisch Productions filmed an unsold TV pilot of Billy Wilder’s classic 1959 comedy
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It opens with a brief cameo appearance by TONY CURTIS & JACK LEMMON — yup, the original stars of the classic Movie — running to a plastic surgeon (rather than Florida) to escape the Mob only to wake up as two completely different Actors — Vic Damone and Dick Patterson
The TV pilot wasn’t picked up as a regular series and remained unreleased & unseen for decades.
🗣️ George Best's story about Ferenc Puskás in Australia:
“I was with (Bobby) Charlton, (Denis) Law, and Puskás, we were coaching in a football academy in Australia. The youngsters we were coaching did not respect him including making fun of his weight and age.
We decided to let the guys challenge a coach to hit the crossbar 10 times in a row, obviously, they picked the old fat one.
Law asked the kids how many they thought the old fat coach would get out of ten. Most said less than five. Best said ten.
The old fat coach stepped up and hit nine in a row. For the tenth shot, he scooped the ball in the air, bounced it off both shoulders and his head, then flicked it over with his heel and cannoned the ball off the crossbar on the volley.
They all stood in silence then one kid asked who he was, I replied, "To you, his name is Mr. Puskás".”
“Come On Eileen” is from Dexys Midnight Runners’ 1982 album Too-Rye-Ay. The Celtic-influenced pop classic became a massive global phenomenon, reaching #1 on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100, where it famously knocked The Rolling Stones’ "Start Me Up" off the top spot.
The track gradually accelerates throughout its running time, culminating in a frenetic finale that mirrors the escalating passion of the lyrics. To mark a drastic artistic reinvention, Rowland replaced the band's brass-driven sound with fiddles and Celtic folk influences, adopting a rural Irish aesthetic featuring denim overalls. Though initially shocking to critics, the look became permanently etched in pop culture history thanks to the song's heavy MTV rotation.
@guardian named #1 as Ray's “best song, but it isn’t head-and-shoulders over everything else he wrote, which says a great deal about his brilliance.”... Would you have ranked it differently?
By 1956 STAN had suffered his stroke & OLLIE was unwell & losing weight.
But, as this last lovely footage shows, though they were both fragile & ailing their love for each other & genius comic connection was in no way diminished.
The winner of the #1983singlespoll is… 🥁
⭐️ New Order - Blue Monday ⭐️
Thanks once again for all your votes. Blog post will be coming in the next few weeks so stay tuned.
Please enjoy the TOTP footage.
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