#may 23rd 1985

[myimaginaryradio]

Things Can Only Get Better - Howard Jones

Number 10 5/23/85

What a great performance of this song.

[the-aussie-knight]

Name: Lia May

Born: 23rd of May 1985

Measurements: 36D-24-35

[spnscripthunt-inactive]

Movie Scripts

Alien Script – First draft by Dan O’Bannon.

Alien Script – Third draft by Walter Hill and David Giler.

Alien Script – Final draft, June 1978.

Alien Script – Revised final draft by Walter Hill and David Giler, notations by Terry Rawlings, dated June 1978.

Alien Script – Revised final draft, October 4th 1978.

Alien 2 Treatment – Aliens treatment by David Giler, Walter Hill & James Cameron, dated September 21st 1983.

Aliens Script – First draft by James Cameron, dated February 26th 1985.

Aliens Script – Another “first draft” by James Cameron, dated May 28th 1985.

Aliens Script – Final draft, dated September 23rd 1985.

Alien 3 Script – Draft by William Gibson, first draft, 1987.

Alien 3 Script – Second draft by William Gibson, January 1988.

Alien 3 Script – Draft by Eric Red, dated February 7th 1989.

Alien 3 Script – Draft by David Twohy (October 1989)

Alien 3 Script – Draft by John Fasano, dated March 29th 1990.

Alien 3 Script – Draft by Walter Hill & David Giler, dated October 10 1990.

Alien 3 Script – Draft by Walter Hill & David Giler, dated December 18th 1990.

Alien 3 Script – Draft by Rex Pickett (rewrite of Walter Hill & David Giler draft December 18th 1990), dated January 5th 1991.

Alien 3 Script – Draft by Walter Hill & David Giler, dated January 11th 1991.

Alien Resurrection Script – First draft, dated 14th September 1995.

Alien Resurrection Script – Second draft, dated July 22nd 1996.

Alien Resurrection Script – Unknown draft.

Alien Resurrection Storyboard Script – French text, dated October 7th 1996.

Alien: Engineers Script – Pre-Prometheus script (possibly the 4th draft or a revision of it) written by Jon Spaihts.

Alien 01: Genesis Script – Pre-Prometheus script (5th draft or a revision of it but not the final) written by Jon Spaihts. Dated 9th July 2010.

Prometheus Script – Final draft by Damon Lindelof

Paradise (Prologue) Script – Opening scenes of an early Alien: Covenant draft by John Logan. This would eventually form the basis for The Crossing viral. Dated August 6, 2015.

Paradise Lost Script – Early Alien: Covenant draft by John Logan. Dated August 19, 2015.

Alien: Covenant Script – Early draft by John Logan. Dated November 20, 2015.

[thisisyourdriverspeaking]

F1 is back in Canada this week so in honour of that I give you F1's US motorsport number twos. Enjoy 😂

Fernando Alonso (29th July 1981) - Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

Lewis Hamilton (7th January 1985) - Duran Duran - The Wild Boys

Nico Hulkenburg (19th August 1987) - Madonna - Who's That Girl

Daniel Ricciardo (1st July 1989) - Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing

Valtteri Bottas (28th August 1989) - Paula Abdul - Cold Hearted

Sergio Perez (26th January 1990) - Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam

Kevin Magnussen - (5th October 1992) - Patty Smyth - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough

Carlos Sainz Jr - (1st September 1994) - Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You)

Pierre Gasly - (7th February 1996) - Whitney Houston - Exhale (Shoop Shoop)

Alex Albon - (23rd March 1996) - The Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows

Esteban Ocon - (17th September 1996) - Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever

Max Verstappen - (30th September 1997) & Charles Leclerc - (16th October 1997) - Boyz II Men - 4 Seasons Of Loneliness

George Russell - (15th February 1998) - Janet Jackson - Together Again

Lance Stroll - (29th October 1998) - Barenaked Ladies - One Week

Zhou Guanyu - (30th May 1999) - Maxwell - Fortunate

Lando Norris - (13th November 1999) - Mariah Carey ft Jay-Z - Heartbreaker

Yuki Tsunoda - (11th May 2000) - Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough

Logan Sargeant - (31st December 2000) - Dream - He Loves U Not

Oscar Piastri - (6th April 2001) - Crazy Town - Butterfly

All added to this playlist 😊

[73lesbiansinfandoms]

The amount of brain power that I had to use to do all the mental calculations of birthdays, and headcannons and how long Remus is pregnant for, was actual insane but I have a list of names.

Thank you to @read-reblog-repeat , @toburnawitch , @mexicanpadfoot , and @the-neptune-system for the name segestions. I've tried to include them as much as possible

Baby 1, Sirius look alike:

Name: Leo Sirius Bllu

Born: Male

Birthday: 31st of October 1980

Conceived on the day Harry was born

Baby 2, James look alike:

Name: Polaris Remus Bllu

Born: Male

Birthday: August 31st 1981

Conceived mid July

“A peg that holds the world together.”

Baby 3, Peter look alike:

Name: Ceres Hope Bllu

Born: Female

Birthday: May 3rd 1982

Conceived on Remus’ birthday

Trans ftm, figures it out at around 10-12

Baby 4, Barty look alike:

Name: Atlas Regulus Bllu

Born: Male

Birthday: April 15th 1985

Conceived early January

Baby 5, Lily look alike:

Name: Lucida Minerva Bllu

Born: Female

Birthday: December 11th 1985

Conceived early September

Baby 6, Lily look alike:

Name: Diana Poppy Bllu

Born: Female

Birthday: December 11th 1985

Conceived early September

Baby 7, Remus look alike:

Name: Ajax Peter Bllu

Born: Male

Birthday: September 22nd 1986

Time: 11:47pm

Conceived at the end of April

Baby 8, Remus look alike:

Name: Alphard Lilian Bllu

Born: Male

Birthday: September 22nd 1986

Time: 11:52pm

Conceived at the end of April

Baby 9, Remus look alike:

Name: Mars Roseo Bllu

Born: Male

Birthday: September 22nd 1986

Time: 11:56pm

Conceived at the end of April

Baby 10, Remus look alike:

Name: Hadar James Bllu

Born: Male

Birthday: September 23rd 1986

Time: 12:02am

Conceived at the end of April

(I'm still not entirely sure about Hadar's birthdate, so please give me your opinion on it.)

[archivist-crow]

The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - “Fairytale of New York” (1987)

Thirty-seven years ago today, on November 23rd, 1987, “Fairytale of New York,” the lead single from If I Should Fall from Grace with God, the third studio album by the Pogues, was released. With its origins stretching back to 1985, the song had a trying gestation period to reach its final release. In its first recorded incarnation, the female role was performed by original Pogues bass player Cait O’Riordan, but eventually went to the wife of then-Pogues producer Steve Lillywhite, singer/songwriter Kirsty MacColl. Named after the 1973 novel by J.P. Donleavy, the track’s operatic (possibly internal) dialogue, a harsh reminiscence of lost hopes while in the drunk tank, struck a chord and was an immediate success. While the song has never been a UK No. 1, peaking at No. 2 in its initial run, the enduring track has been in the UK top-20 twenty times since its release, including every year at Christmas since 2005. As unlikely as it may seem that one of the Western world’s favorite modern Christmas songs is by an iconoclastic Irish punk/folk band, it is difficult to think of anyone else that could have so deftly combined such a gently lilting Broadway melody with the painful realities of the downtrodden that makes the tune so beloved, and it may very well be the song that ultimately defines the Pogues. As stated by the song’s co-author Shane MacGowan, “It’s our ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’”

[20th-century-railroading]

Missouri Pacific - St. Louis, MO

A pair of MP GP15s are seen delivering a short bare tables train past Tower No. 2 and into 23rd Street Yard, in May 1985.

[clarktooncrossing]

DIDN'T WANNA FEEL OLD IN 2025? SUCKS TO BE YOU!

HEY THERE PEOPLE OF TODAY AND ROBOTS OF TOMORROW! IT'S ME, CLARK!

Y'know what's funny? All last year peeps kept liking my 'Didn't Wanna Feel Old' journal from 2023. One commenter said I should make a new one for 2024. Jee, ya' don't say? Guess you missed how that was already a thing. Was nobody interested in seeing what all reached a major milestone back in 2024? Ghostbusters, Ninja Turtles, Transformers, they all celebrated their 40th Anniversary, Lion King had its 30th, a lot of cool stuff got that much older. Shame nobody seemed to notice. Ah well, maybe 2025 will be better. Especially when a certain someone is celebrating his own major milestone this year. When, exactly? Read to find out!

Key

Movie

Television

Music

Video Game

Theme Park ride

Comics

Date of Debut

Anything from 1975 turns 50 this year, including...

"Low Rider" by War

Space Mountain (Magic Kingdom) - January 15th

The Jeffersons - January 18th

"Shining Star" by Earth, Wind, & Fire - January 21st

Barney Miller - January 23rd

"Mamma Mia" by ABBA - March 12th

Terror of Mechagodzilla - March 15th

"Sister Golden Hair" by America - March 19th

Disney Springs - March 22nd

Monty Python and the Holy Grail - April 3rd

Microsoft - April 4th

Super Sentai - April 5th

Aerosmith's Toys in the Attic - April 8th

Bronze Tiger (DC Comics) - May

"Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell - May 26th

"Fame" by David Bowie - June 2nd

Chicago - June 3rd

"One of Those Nights" by Eagles - June 10th

"That's the Way (I Like It)" by KC and the Sunshine Band - June 10th

"Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War - June 16th

Jaws - June 20th

The Apple Dumpling Gang - July 1st

Moon Knight (MARVEL) - August

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - August 15th

The Great Grape Ape Show - September 6th

The New Tom & Jerry Show - September 6th

Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here - September 12th

Ben Reily (MARVEL) - October

Saturday Night Live - October 11th

The Wiz - October 21st

"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen - October 31st

NBC's Wonder Woman - November 7th

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - November 19th

Lady Shiva (DC Comics) - December

Anything from 1980 turns 45 this year, including...

X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga / Emma Frost / Kitty Pryde (MARVEL) - January

Dazzler (MARVEL) - February

Hobgoblin (MARVEL) - March

"Funkytown" by Lipps Inc. - March 11th

Game & Watch - April 28th

Taskmaster (MARVEL) - May

Friday the 13th - May 9th

"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" by Billy Joel - May 12th

The Empire Strikes Back - May 21st

The Blues Brothers - June 20th

Herbie Goes Bananas - June 27th

Missile Command - July

PAC-MAN - July

Airplane! - July 2nd

Cheech and Chong's Next Movie - July 18th

Caddyshack - July 25th

Xanadu - August 8th

"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen - August 22nd

The New Teen Titans (DC Comics) - October

The Creature Commandos (DC Comics) - November

The Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo - November 8th

Alligator - November 14th

Flash Gordon - December 5th

Magnum, P.I. - December 11th

Popeye - December 12th

9 to 5 - December 19th

Anything from 1985 turns 40 this year, including...

Ice Climber - January 30th

Brazil - February 20th

"Crazy for You" by Madonna - March 2nd

Moonlighting - March 3rd

"We Are the World" by USA for Africa - March 7th

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears - March 15th

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning - March 22nd

The Care Bears Movie - March 29th

Casey Jones (TMNT) - April

Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC Comics) - April

Web of Spider-Man (MARVEL) - April

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? - April 23rd

Commando - May

Mogo (DC Comics) - May

Rambo: First Blood Part II - May 22nd

John Constantine (DC Comics) - June

Silver Sable (MARVEL) - June

The Goonies - June 7th

"The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News - June 17th

Return to Oz - June 21st

"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits - June 28th

St. Elmo's Fire - June 28th

Secret Wars II (MARVEL) - July

Back to the Future - July 3rd

Red Sonja - July 3rd

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome - July 10th

Ghosts 'n Goblins - July 17th

Day of the Dead - July 19th

The Black Cauldron - July 24th

National Lampoon's European Vacation - July 26th

R.O.B. - July 26th

Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird - August 2nd

Weird Science - August 2nd

Pee-wee's Big Adventure - August 9th

Teen Wolf - August 23rd

"We Built This City" by Starship - August 26th

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo - September 7th

Ewoks - September 7th

Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO - September 7th

ThunderCats - September 9th

Super Mario Bros. - September 13th

Adventures of the Gummi Bears - September 14th

Care Bears - September 14th

Golden Girls - September 14th

Little Muppet Monsters - September 14th

The Wuzzles - September 14th

Spider-Man: The Death of Jean DeWolff (MARVEL) - October

Commando - October 4th

Gauntlet - October 15th

Re-Animator - October 18th

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge - November 1st

Rocky IV - November 27th

Santa Claus: The Movie - November 27th

Young Sherlock Holmes - December 4th

The Color Purple - December 18th

Anything from 1990 turns 35 this year, including...

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III - January 12th

The Hunt for Red October - March 2nd

"Vogue" by Madonna - March 20th

Pretty Woman - March 23rd

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film) - March 30th

Snake's Revenge: Metal Gear 2 - April

Ernest Goes to Jail - April 6th

Twin Peaks - April 8th

In Living Color - April 15th

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light - April 20th

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue - April 21st

Barney & the Backyard Gang: Waiting for Santa - April 30th

The Muppets at Walt Disney World - May 6th

Back to the Future Part III - May 25th

The Witches - May 25th

Barney & the Backyard Gang: Campfire Sing-Along - May 30th

Total Recall - June 1st

Universal Orlando - June 7th

Dick Tracy / Rollercoaster Rabbit - June 15th

RoboCop 2 - June 22nd

Gremlins 2: The New Batch - June 15th

Gambit (MARVEL) - July

Die Hard 2 - July 4th

Jetsons: The Movie - July 6th

Ghost - July 13th

Arachnophobia - July 18th

"Blaze of Glory" by Jon Bon Jovi - July 21st

Dr. Mario - July 27th

Pit-Fighter - August

DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp - August 3rd

Barney & the Backyard Gang: Barney Goes to School - August 15th

Darkman - August 24th

Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories - August 25th

The New Adventures of He-Man - September 1st

TaleSpin - September 7th

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (TV show) - September 8th

Tom & Jerry Kids - September 8th

The Disney Afternoon - September 10th

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - September 10th

"Thunderstruck" by AC/DC - September 10th

Law & Order - September 13th

Captain Planet and the Planeteers - September 15th

Goodfellas - September 19th

Wing Commander - September 26th

Mega Man 3 - September 28th

The Secret of Monkey Island - October

Beverly Hills, 90210 - October 4th

Sega Game Gear - October 6th

Troll 2 - October 12th

Night of the Living Dead - October 19th

"Freedom! '90" by George Michael - October 30th

Child's Play 2 - November 9th

Home Alone - November 16th

The Rescuers Down Under / The Prince & the Pauper - November 16th

Rocky V - November 16th

"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory - November 18th

It - November 18th

The Nutcracker Prince - November 21st

Predator 2 - November 21st

Super Mario World - November 21st

Edward Scissorhands - December 7th

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure (Disney's Hollywood Studios) - December 17th

Kindergarten Cop - December 21st

The Godfather Part III - December 25th

Anything from 1995 turns 30 this year, including...

X-Men: Age of Apocalypse (MARVEL)

Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight - January 12th

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - January 16th

Star Trek: Voyager - January 16th

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (EPCOT) - January 21st

The O.J. Simpson Trial - January 24th

"This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan - February 6th

The Brady Bunch Movie - February 17th

blink182's Cheshire Cat - February 17th

What a Cartoon! - February 20th

Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye (Disneyland) - March 4th

Star Wars: Dark Forces - March 8th

Chrono Trigger - March 11th

Discworld - March 17th

Major Payne - March 24th

Mega Man 7 - March 24th

Tommy Boy - March 31st

Mortal Kombat 3 - April

Disney's Blizzard Beach - April 1st

Bad Boys - April 7th

A Goofy Movie - April 7th

The Pebble and the Penguin - April 12th

Super Bomberman 3 - April 28th

"Mr. Boombastic" by Shaggy - May

Die Hard with a Vengeance - May 19th

Braveheart - May 24th

Tales from the Hood - May 24th

Casper - May 26th

Congo - June 9th

Batman Forever - June 16th

Pocahontas (nobody's favorite Disney movie) - June 23rd

Apollo 13 - June 30th

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie - June 30th

Comix Zone - July

A Day in the Park with Barney (Universal Orlando) - July 11th

The Indian in the Cupboard - July 14th

Castlevania: Dracula X - July 21st

Waterworld - July 28th

Tekken 2 - August

"Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio - August 1st

Babe - August 4th

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - August 5th

"You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson - August 15th

Mortal Kombat (film) - August 18th

Phantasmagoria - August 24th

Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest - September

Rayman - September 1st

Xena: Warrior Princess - September 4th

The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa - September 8th

Earthworm Jim (TV series) - September 9th

Freakazoid! - September 9th

Pinky and the Brain - September 9th

The Mark Walberg Show - September 11th

The Drew Carey Show - September 13th

Seven - September 22nd

Showgirls - September 22nd

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers - September 29th

Little Bear - October 7th

Street Fighter: The Animated Series - October 21st

Goosebumps (TV series) - October 27th

Leaving Las Vegas - October 27th

Dumb and Dumber: The Animated Series - October 28th

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream - October 31st

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls - November 10th

Twisted Metal - November 10th

Me - November 13th

GoldenEye - November 17th

Worms - November 17th

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - November 21st

Toy Story - November 22nd

Mega Man X3 - December 1st

Warcraft II - December 5th

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - The Animated Series - December 13th

Jumanji - December 15th

Dracula: Dead and Loving It - December 22nd

Final Fight 3 - December 22nd

Tom & Huck - December 22nd

Anything from 2000 turns 25 this year, including...

Malcolm in the Middle - January 9th

"Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down - January 18th

Jack of All Trades - January 22nd

Scream 3 - February 4th

The Sims - February 4th

The Tigger Movie - February 11th

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue - February 12th

Reindeer Games - February 25th

Disney's The Weekenders - February 26th

An Extremely Goofy Movie - February 29th

PlayStation 2 - March 4th

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale - March 10th

Final Destination - March 17th

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes - March 23rd

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - March 24th

Leprechaun in the Hood - March 28th

The Road to El Dorado - March 31st

Between the Lions - April 3rd

American Psycho - April 14th

"With Arms Wide Open" by Creed - April 18th

Mega Man Legends 2 - April 20th

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - April 27th

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas - April 28th

Excitebike 64 - May 2nd

Gladiator - May 5th

Battlefield Earth - May 12th

"It's Gonna Be Me" by N*SYNC - May 16th

DINOSAUR - May 19th

Perfect Dark - May 22nd

Shanghai Noon - May 26th

Clerks: The Animated Series - May 31st

Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption - June 7th

Gone in 60 Seconds - June 9th

Titan A.E. - June 16th

Even Stevens - June 17th

Chicken Run - June 23rd

Deus Ex - June 23rd

Me, Myself & Irene - June 23rd

Diablo II - June 28th

Mortal Kombat: Special Forces - June 29th

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle - June 30th

Final Fantasy IX - July 7th

Scary Movie - July 7th

X-Men - July 14th

Thomas and the Magic Railroad - July 14th

Mario Tennis - July 21st

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps - July 28th

Paper Mario - August 11th

Dora the Explorer - August 14th

Come on Over to Barney's House - August 15th

Maggie and the Ferocious Beast - August 26th

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman - August 29th

Spider-Man - August 30th

Clifford the Big Red Dog (TV series) - September 4th

Pooh's Hunny Hunt (Tokyo Disneyland) - September 5th

Jackie Chan Adventures - September 9th

Teacher's Pet - September 9th

MTV Cribs - September 12th

O Brother, Where Art Thou? - September 15th

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (yuk) - September 19th

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - September 19th

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn - September 21st

Remember the Titans - September 29th

Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers - October

Jackass - October 1st

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command - October 2nd

Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders - October 3rd

Meet the Parents - October 6th

Spyro: Year of the Dragon - October 10th

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 - October 27th

Charlie's Angels - November 3rd

X-Men: Evolution - November 4th

Half-Life: Counter-Strike - November 9th

The Grinch - November 10th

Little Nicky - November 10th

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - November 17th

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - November 17th

Tomb Raider: Chronicles - November 17th

Hitman: Codename 47 - November 19th

Banjo-Tooie - November 20th

102 Dalmatians - November 22nd

Unbreakable - November 22nd

Grinchmas at Universal Orlando - December

Evil Dead: Hail to the King - December 5th

Dungeons & Dragons (film) - December 8th

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker - December 12th

Dude, Where's My Car? - December 15th

The Emperor's New Groove - December 15th

Cast Away - December 22nd

Be My Valentine Love, Barney - December 26th

Aqua Teen Hunger Force - December 30th

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law - December 30th

Anything from 2005 turns 20 this year, including...

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson - January 3rd

Zoey 101 - January 9th

Resident Evil 4 - January 11th

Elektra - January 14th

Racing Stripes - January 14th

American Dragon: Jake Long - January 21st

Are We There Yet? - January 21st

Playboy: The Mansion - January 25th

Power Rangers S.P.D. - February 5th

Aloha, Scooby-Doo! - February 8th

Pooh's Heffalump Movie - February 11th

YouTube - February 14th

Constantine - February 18th

Son of the Mask - February 18th

Robot Chicken - February 20th

Avatar: The Last Airbender - February 21st

Star Wars: Republic Commando - March 1st

Robots - March 11th

"We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey - March 15th

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - March 18th

God of War - March 22nd

"Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani - March 22nd

The Office (US version) - March 24th

Krypto the Superdog - March 25th

Doctor Who, Revival Era - March 26th

Grey's Anatomy - March 27th

"Beverly Hills" by Weezer - March 28th

Lego Star Wars: The Video Game - March 29th

Sin City - April 1st

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama - April 8th

Deadliest Catch - April 12th

Popeye: Rush for Spinach - April 19th

Psychonauts - April 19th

The Muppets Wizard of Oz - April 27th

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith - May 19th

Madagascar - May 27th

Hell's Kitchen - May 30th

House of M (MARVEL) - June

Cinderella Man - June 3rd

Mr. & Mrs. Smith - June 10th

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D - June 10th

Tarzan II - June 14th

Batman Begins - June 15th

The Buzz on Maggie - June 17th

Breakfast with Bear - June 20th

Battlefield 2 - June 21st

Destroy All Humans! - June 21st

Herbie: Fully Loaded - June 22nd

Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds - June 29th

Fantastic Four - July 8th

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix - July 14th

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - July 15th

So You Think You Can Dance - July 20th

Mario Superstar Baseball - July 21st

Sky High - July 29th

Worms 4: Mayhem - July 29th

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - August 4th

"Photograph" by Nickelback - August 8th

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch - August 30th

Go, Diego, Go! - September 6th

The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King - September 8th

Hong Kong Disneyland - September 12th

Evil Dead: Regeneration - September 13th

Supernatural - September 13th

Johnny Test - September 17th

Loonatics Unleashed - September 17th

How I Met Your Mother - September 19th

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks - September 19th

Tak: The Great Juju Challenge - September 19th

"My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas - September 20th

Everybody Hates Chris - September 22nd

Ultimate Spider-Man - September 22nd

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - October 14th

The Batman vs. Dracula - October 18th

Quake 4 - October 18th

Shadow of the Colossus - October 18th

Call of Duty 2 - October 25th

Nicktoons Unite! - October 26th

The Legend of Zorro - October 28th

Star Wars: Battlefront II - October 28th

Saw II - October 28th

Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures - November 1st

Chicken Little - November 4th

Guitar Hero - November 8th

Zathura: A Space Adventure - November 11th

Shadow the Hedgehog - November 15th

Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie - November 17th

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - November 18th

Super Mario Strikers - November 18th

Rent - November 23rd

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - December 8th

Brokeback Mountain - December 9th

The Phantom of the Opera - December 10th

Kronk's New Groove - December 13th

Peter Jackson's King Kong (aka the best version) - December 13th

The Producers - December 16th

Kingdom Hearts II - December 22nd

Ben 10 - December 27th

Mulan II - December 28th

Smash Mouth's The Gift of Rock

Anything from 2010 turns 15 this year, including...

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep - January 9th

Mass Effect 2 - January 26th

Star Trek Online - February 2nd

Dante's Inferno - February 4th

BioShock 2 - February 9th

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - February 12th

The Wolfman - February 12th

Aliens vs. Predator - February 16th

Heavy Rain - February 18th

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing - February 23rd

Mega Man 10 - March 10th

Alice in Wonderland - March 5th

Pink Panther and Pals - March 7th

God of War III - March 16th

Diary of a Wimpy Kid - March 19th

Just Cause 2 - March 23rd

Hot Tub Time Machine - March 26th

How to Train Your Dragon - March 26th

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - April 2nd

Adventure Time - April 5th

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated - April 5th

"Teach Me How to Dougie" by Cali Swag District - April 12th

Fruit Ninja - April 21st

Generator Rex - April 23rd

A Nightmare on Elm Street - April 30th

Kick-Ass - March 26th

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands - May

"I Like It" by Enrique Iglesias - May 3rd

"California Gurls" by Katy Perry (and Snoop Dogg) - May 7th

Iron Man 2 - May 7th

Red Dead Redemption - May 18th

Shrek Forever After - May 21st

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - May 23rd

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - May 28th

"Dynamite" by Taio Cruz - May 30th

Marmaduke - June 4th

The A-Team - June 11th

The Karate Kid - June 11th

World of Color (Disney's California Adventure) - June 11th

Toy Story 3: The Video Game - June 15th

Inception - June 16th

Jonah Hex - June 18th

Toy Story 3 - June 18th

Transformers: War for Cybertron - June 22nd

Grown Ups - June 25th

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 - June 25th

The Last Airbender (ew) - July 1st

Despicable Me - July 9th

Predators - July 9th

The Sorcerer's Apprentice - July 14th

"Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars - July 20th

Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry - July 23rd

Limbo - July 21st

MasterChef - July 27th

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - July 27th

Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to You - August 2nd

The Expendables - August 13th

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - August 13th

Metroid: Other M - August 31st

MAD (TV series) - September 6th

Regular Show - September 6th

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! - September 6th

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions - September 7th

Amnesia: The Dark Descent - September 8th

Halo: Reach - September 14th

Alpha and Omega - September 17th

Easy A - September 17th

FЯED: THE MOVIE - September 18th

Pokémon Black and White - September 18th

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes - September 22nd

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - September 24th

The Social Network - October 1st

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - October 4th

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - October 10th

Just Dance 2 - October 12th

Fallout: New Vegas - October 19th

"Firework" by Katy Perry - October 26th

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - October 26th

Megamind - November 5th

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - November 16th

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX - November 17th

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 - November 19th

Donkey Kong Country Returns - November 21st

The Nutcracker: The Untold Story - November 24th

Tangled - November 24th

Epic Mickey - November 25th

Tron: Evolution - November 25th

Transformers: Prime - November 29th

Black Swan - December 3rd

Doritos Crash Course - December 8th

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - December 9th

Tron: Legacy - December 17th

Yogi Bear - December 17th

Anything from 2015 turns 10 this year, including...

Strange Magic - January 23rd

Grim Fandango: Remastered - January 27th

Life is Strange - January 20th

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water - February 6th

The Lego Movie Videogame - February 7th

Evolve - February 10th

Fifty Shades of Grey - February 13th

The Order: 1886 - February 20th

Five Nights at Freddy's 3 - March 2nd

Helldivers - March 3rd

Critical Role - March 12th

Mario Party 10 - March 12th

Cinderella / Frozen Fever - March 13th

Transformers: Robots in Disguise - March 14th

The Late Late Show with James Corden - March 23rd

Bloodborne - March 24th

Star vs. the Forces of Evil - March 30th

Archie vs. Predator - April

I Am Bread - April 9th

Marvel's Daredevil - April 10th

Mortal Kombat X - April 14th

Monkey Kingdom - April 17th

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 - April 17th

Secret Wars (MARVEL) - May

Avengers: Age of Ultron - May 1st

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood - May 5th

Mad Max: Fury Road - May 14th

Pitch Perfect 2 - May 15th

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - May 19th

Tomorrowland - May 22nd

Splatoon - May 28th

Jurassic World - June 12th

Lego Jurassic World - June 12th

Inside Out - June 19th

Batman: Arkham Knight - June 23rd

Terminator Genisys - July 1st

Magic Mike XXL - July 1st

Minions - July 10th

Ant-Man - July 17th

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! - Jully 22nd

Five Nights at Freddy's 4 - July 23rd

Pixels - July 24th

Angry Birds 2 - July 30th

Descendants - July 31st

"Hotline Bling" by Drake - July 31st

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation - July 31st

Fant4stic - August 4th

Fear the Walking Dead - August 23rd

Until Dawn - August 25th

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - September 8th

Super Mario Maker - September 10th

Undertale - September 15th

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games - September 17th

Skylanders: SuperChargers - September 20th

The Muppets - September 22nd

Lego Dimensions - September 27th

Hotel Transylvania 2 - September 25th

The Martian - September 30th

Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! - October 5th

Goosebumps - October 16th

Assassin's Creed Syndicate - October 23rd

Jem and the Holograms - October 23rd

Spectre - October 26th

Supergirl - October 26th

Halo 5: Guardians - October 27th

Ash vs Evil Dead - October 31st

The Peanuts Movie - November 6th

Fallout 4 - November 10th

Marvel's Jessica Jones - November 20th

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar - November 22nd

The Good Dinosaur - November 25th

Krampus - December 4th

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip - December 18th

Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens - December 18th

The Hateful Eight - December 25th

Other Interesting Milestones

The Band Concert, the Mickey Mouse cartoon that inspired me to become a cartoonist, turns 80 on February 23rd

Pinocchio and Fantasia turn 85 on November 13th

Disneyland Resort turns 70 on July 17th

Popeye, Tintin, several more Mickey Mouse shorts, and the song "Singing in the Rain" falls into the Public Domain

Did seeing anything on this list make you feel old? Was there something I forgot to mention? Feel free to let me know in the comments. And what are your resolutions for 2025? Here are mine:

Finish what I start.

Beat Epic Mickey at long last!

Draw 2-3 DUDELZ of the Damned every month.

Post something new (mostly) everyday.

Bring back the 12 Days of Clarktoons this December.

Make money off my artwork somehow.

Get in shape and cut back on the soda.

Run a Dungeons and Dragons campaign based on Wizard of Oz!

Have an awesome year before turning 30!

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

[railwayhistorical]

James Earl Jones

We lost James Earl Jones yesterday, which jogged my memory...

In the early 1980s, I was living in Brooklyn, attending art school. Every so often, a couple of us would head into "the city" to hit the TKTS booth in Times Square. This is where one could get tickets to Broadway shows at a steep discount, depending upon availability—perfect for broke college students.

It was in this way I saw Jason Robards in a revival of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh at the American National Theater in 1985. (Robards originally did the play in 1956.)

Prior to that, during the spring semester of 1982, I was able to take in a revival of Shakespeare's Othello at the Winter Garden Theatre. James Earl Jones enjoys top billing as the title character, with Dianne Wiest and Kelsey Grammer being listed prior to one of my favorite actors, Christopher Plummer, as Iago.

Even now I can still recall Jones's power and Plummer's elegance, but that's about it after more than forty years. The cast did 123 performances of Othello between February 3rd and May 23rd of 1982. If you're interested in more detail of the run, you can go here.

When I heard of James Earl Jones's death, I did not immediately recall attending this play, but first thought of him as a relatively young lad in his first film role—in Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove.

The actor exuded nervousness as his character (Lt. Lothar Zogg) struggled to get the bomb doors open of the B52 being flown by Slim Pickens (as Major Kong). For a taste of that, one can go here. Truly, this is one of the most memorable film scenes of the Cold War 1960s.

Of course, everyone knows Jones lent his powerful voice to the Star Wars franchise as well as a budding cable news network based in Atlanta. In any event, I'm happy to have seen him in person, on stage, way back when. Rest in Power Mr. Jones.

[shmorp-mcdurgen]

May 23rd, 1985

Mom suggested for me to write in a journal during my stay in Colorado, just to see what I’m up to. Never been one for writing in a diary, but whatever.

Finally got off the bus a couple hours ago after an over 12 hour drive between states, and now I’m staying at pop’s place for the remainder of my stay. Not a bad house, but not great. Found a spider in my bed sheets and I still feel like something’s crawling on me.

It was surreal seeing Dad again after so long. Last time I saw him was around a decade ago, when I was still a stupid eleven year old. I can’t tell how I feel about being back in this town again. It’s nostalgic sure, but I can’t help but feel like I should’ve stayed in Wyoming. The plus side is that I can film a documentary while I’m down here for the college assignment I need to get done before the end of the year.

Still getting used to everything. Hoping this month won’t last too long. Starting to feel homesick already.

-Maxwell Wright

[ultimate-007]

ROGER GEORGE MOORE

14th October 1927 - 23rd May 2017

LIVE AND LET DIE 1973

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN 1974

THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 1977

MOONRAKER 1979

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY 1981

OCTOPUSSY 1983

A VIEW TO A KILL 1985

[scotianostra]

Happy Birthday one Scotlands finest musicians' fiddle player Aly Bain, born in Lerwick, Shetland May 15th, 1946.

Bain began playing the fiddle at the age of 11 and studied under influential Shetland fiddler Tom Anderson. In the late '70s, he played on two of Anderson's albums -- The Silver Bow and Shetland Folk Fiddling, Vol. 2. Honing his craft in a series of local bands, Bain attracted international attention after joining Irish/Scottish band, the Boys of the Lough, whom he met at the Falkirk Folk Festival in 1969.

Aly released his debut solo outing, First Album, in 1985. Three years later, he traveled to Louisiana to record the album, Aly Meets the Cajuns. The same year, he met Phil Cunningham at a pub near Edinburgh and they agreed to tour together. Their first duo album, The Pearl, released in 1994, was followed by The Ruby in 1997.

Bain has hosted several musical series for BBC Television. Down Home explored the spread of the Celtic fiddle tradition from Ireland and Scotland to North America. Push the Boat Out, shown in 1991, was taped during the Mayfest celebrations in Glasgow. The Shetland Set, shown the same year, was taped at the Shetland Folk Festival. Bain's autobiography, Fiddler on the Loose, co-written by Alistair Clark, was published by Mainstream Publishing in 1993.

Aly had a wee health scare in 2019 and had to undrgo a triple heart bypass, but was soon on his feet again and is keeping himself busy.

Today, Aly continues to be an ambassador for Scotland abroad and a powerful advocate for traditional music.

Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham are currently touring, you can catch them next at Backstage at The Green in Kinross, on May 23rd The two will be at Sidmouth Folk Festival in August and will return to Scotland for gigs in Forres and Lanark, two concets in Glasgow's Òran Mór in September, quite fitting as the rough translation for the Gaelic name of the venue is 'great melody of life' or 'big song',

[the-aussie-knight]

Name: Lia May

Born: 23rd of May 1985

Measurements: 36D-24-35

[cc-cobalt-1043]

My star wars modern au:

Birthdays:

Trix: 3rd March 1991

Hunter: 5th January 1992

Wrecker: 8th November 1992

Cobalt: 13th August 1994

Crosshair and Tech: 6th September 1996

Echo and Fives: 28th June 1992

99: 4th may 1951

Martha: 16th October 1993

Katie: 3rd February 1990

Phee: 7th March 1994

Lavender Ashcroft: 29th May 1989

Riyo Chuchi: 30th January 1991

Nico Wilson: 1st January 1992

Rex: 22nd July 1988

Cody: 5th June 1985

Cynthia Starling: 23rd September 2005

Boba Fett: 6th June 2008

Mox, Stak and Deke Ashcroft: 16th May 2009

Lyana Hazard: 21st July 2009

Joey Wachowski: 15th September 2009

Omega fett: 17th October 2009

Hera Syndulla: 19th October 2009

Sarah and James: 26th April 2011

Daniel Wachowski: 26th July 2011

[thisisyourdriverspeaking]

Seeing as it's race week, I thought I'd bring back my motorsport number ones posts & look at the number one songs when the F1 drivers were born... but this time with US number one songs. Enjoy.

Fernando Alonso (29th July 1981) - Air Supply - The One That You Love

Lewis Hamilton (7th January 1985) - Madonna - Like A Virgin

Nico Hulkenburg (19th August 1987) - U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

Daniel Ricciardo (1st July 1989) - Milli Vanilli - Baby Don't Forget My Number

Valtteri Bottas (28th August 1989) - Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting

Sergio Perez (26th January 1990) - Michael Bolton - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?

Kevin Magnussen - (5th October 1992) - Boyz II Men - End Of The Road

Carlos Sainz Jr - (1st September 1994) - Boyz II Men - I'll Make Love To You

Pierre Gasly - (7th February 1996) - Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day

Alex Albon - (23rd March 1996) - Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me

Esteban Ocon - (17th September 1996) - Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)

Max Verstappen - (30th September 1997) - Mariah Carey - Honey

Charles Leclerc - (16th October 1997) - Elton John - Candle In The Wind 97

George Russell - (15th February 1998) - Usher - Nice & Slow

Lance Stroll - (29th October 1998) - Monica - The First Night

Zhou Guanyu - (30th May 1999) - Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca

Lando Norris - (13th November 1999) - Santana & Rob Thomas - Smooth

Yuki Tsunoda - (11th May 2000) - Santana & The Product G&B - Maria Maria

Logan Sargeant - (31st December 2000) - Destiny's Child - Independent Women

Oscar Piastri - (6th April 2001) - Shaggy & Rayvon - Angel

All added to the playlist from before 😊

[kaijuposting]

All the Pacific Rim Character Birthdays I Could Find

...And by "all," I mean I will be writing down character birthdays from all the sources I can find, some of which contradict each other! It definitely sheds some insight into how ideas changed during development, and I think it shows some evidence that not everyone was always up to date - for example, Mako and Raleigh's Drift Space bios seem to be up to date, but Newt's is clearly an older version, as indicated by his age being given as 45 rather than 35.

Update: I found a post on Travis Beacham's blog that lists birthdays! I've added them now.

Mako Mori Bio posted by GdT on Twitter: January 9th, 2006 Drift Space Special Feature: April 23rd, 2003 Man, Machine, & Monsters: April 23rd, 2003 Pacific Rim Novelization: April 23, 2003 Travis Beacham's Blog: April 23, 2005

Raleigh Becket Bio posted by GdT on Twitter: April 11, 1991 Drift Space Special Feature: December 11, 1998 Man, Machine, & Monsters: December 11, 1998 Pacific Rim Novelization: December 11, 1998 Travis Beacham's Blog: December 11, 1998

Yancy Becket Travis Beacham's Blog: November 7th, 1995

Stacker Pentecost Bio posted by GdT on Twitter: September 9, 1983 Man, Machine, & Monsters: December 30, 1985 Pacific Rim Novelization: December 30, 1985 Travis Beacham's Blog: December 30, 1985

Hercules Hansen Man, Machine, & Monsters: November 10, 1980 Pacific Rim Novelization: November 10, 1980 Travis Beacham's Blog: November 10, 1980

Chuck Hansen Man, Machine, & Monsters: August 14, 2003 Travis Beacham's Blog: August 14, 2003

Sasha Kaidonovsky Man, Machine, & Monsters: February 9, 1991 Travis Beacham's Blog: February 9, 1991

Aleksis Kaidonovsky Man, Machine, & Monsters: January 31, 1998 Travis Beacham's Blog: January 31st, 1989

The Wei Triplets Man, Machine, & Monsters: December 24, 1998 Travis Beacham's Blog: December 24th, 1998

Tendo Choi Man, Machine, & Monsters: May 17, 1992 Travis Beacham's Blog: May 17th, 1992

Newt Geiszler Drift Space Special Feature: January 19, 1980 Man, Machine, & Monsters: January 19, 1990 Pacific Rim Novelization: January 19, 1990 Travis Beacham's Blog: January 19, 1991

Hermann Gottlieb Man, Machine, & Monsters: June 9, 1989 Pacific Rim novelization: June 9, 1989 Travis Beacham's Blog: June 9, 1989

Notes:

Beacham stated that Aleksis Kaidonovsky's 1998 birthdate was a typo.

Beacham's blog lists Mako's birth year as 2005, but given that 2003 is listed far more commonly, I'm inclined to think his date may be in error.