On August 22, 1986, Stand By Me went wide after a limited release per-screen-average of $15,174. It would go on to earn more than $50 million on a $7.5 million budget and become one of the most beloved coming-of-age movies ever made. Based on the Stephen King novella The Body, from his 1982 collection DifferentContinue reading “Stand By Me at 35”
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Quick Hits: August 15
The Woodstock music festival (“3 Days of Peace & Music”) was held August 15-18, 1969 on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York. A watershed moment for the 60s counterculture and a milestone in rock music history, Woodstock contained iconic performances by some of the period’s greatest artists. The festival spawned an Academy Award-winningContinue reading “Quick Hits: August 15”
Quick Hits: August 12
Hello, everyone! I haven’t posted yet this week; my husband and I lost our WiFi due to severe storms. No WiFi, no blog. So I’m going to try to make up for it over the next few days. I have a couple longer pieces in the pipeline that I’m hoping to finish soon. In theContinue reading “Quick Hits: August 12”
Pop Quiz Answers
“Moving in Stereo” – The Cars (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) There was a hilarious, gender-reversed take on this scene in Stranger Things 3 episode “Suzie, Do You Copy?” 2. “Tiny Dancer” – Elton John (Almost Famous) If there’s ever been a more beautiful love letter to how music can bring us together, I’m notContinue reading “Pop Quiz Answers”
Pop Quiz, Hot Shot
As a lover of both cinema and music, I tend to associate a piece of music (popular or classical) with the iconic movie or television scene in which it appears. The following are some of my all-time favorite needle drops, in quiz form. How many do you know? Answers will be revealed tomorrow. 2. 3.Continue reading “Pop Quiz, Hot Shot”
Happy half-birthday, PB&J!
Peanut Butter and Julie is six months old today. When I started this project six months ago, I wasn’t entirely certain what my format would be. The first morning I sat down to write happened to be February 2 and I thought, “It’s Groundhog Day so I guess I’ll talk about Groundhog Day.” And justContinue reading “Happy half-birthday, PB&J!”
Quick Hits: August 1
Happy birthday, Michael Penn! One of my all-time favorite musical artists, Penn is an accomplished singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer who has flown under the radar since his debut single, “No Myth”, became his only top 40 hit, peaking at #13 on the Hot 100. Penn’s refusal to play by record label rules (or cash inContinue reading “Quick Hits: August 1”
The Dog Days of Summer
We’re going to take a break from talking about pop culture to talk about dogs. But don’t worry, we’ll still be pop culture-adjacent. Today is my friend Alyssa’s birthday. Alyssa and I met working at a dog daycare. Alyssa is sweet and kind and compassionate. She gives the best hugs. She’s an amazing listener. SheContinue reading “The Dog Days of Summer”
Quick Hits: July 25
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis made their debut at The 500 Club in Atlantic City on this day in 1946. Their success at 500 ultimately led to an engagement at New York City’s Copacabana, a radio show, a television variety series and a movie contract. The duo made their final appearance together at the CopacabanaContinue reading “Quick Hits: July 25”
Quick Hits: July 23
Philip Seymour Hoffman would have been fifty-four years old today. I’m working on a longer post in his honor, but it’s not quite ready to publish. In the meantime, I’ll just leave this here: And this: Tidal, Fiona Apple’s brilliant debut album, was released on this day in 1996. Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart was classically trainedContinue reading “Quick Hits: July 23”
PB & Julie + Julie C. Trivia 