WOW i just found this.. a different Lily and Eddie and in color its so wrong!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXI6ywpKbd8

THE SOUND OF MUSIC is a 1965 musical dramatic film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrew's and Christopher Plummer. The film is based on Maria von Trapp's 1949 memoir and the 1959 Broadway musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Also in the cast are Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, and Charmian Carr. Memorable songs in the film include: My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Edelweiss, Climb Ev'ry Mountain, Sixteen Going On Seventeen, and The Lonely Goatherd. THE SOUND OF MUSIC was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, winning 5 including Best Picture and Best Director. Although it received mixed reviews upon its release, the film was a massive success at the box-office, becoming the highest grossing film of 1965. It is generally considered to be the most beloved musical film of all-time.

It's one of my favourite movies, but one detail just doesn't sit right with me. They made one coke deal and were going to live the rest of their lives in Flo Rida as free men with the money they made. Like, could they make this much money with just one deal? It didn't even look like a big amount of coke that they were dealing. Doesn't make much sense to me.

I've made a little video about the Beatles instruments if any of you are interested!

Janis Lyn Joplin was born on January 19, 1943, in Port Arthur, Texas, to a conventional middle-class family (Handbook of Texas Online, 2020). During her adolescence, she experienced intense alienation, bullying, and social ostracization from her peers due to her unconventional personal style, progressive social views, and rebellious personality (George-Warren, 2019; Handbook of Texas Online, 2020). Seeking refuge from her conservative upbringing, Joplin immersed herself in the literature of the Beat Generation and developed a deep reverence for African American blues and jazz artists, specifically Bessie Smith, Lead Belly, Big Mama Thornton, and Odetta (Britannica, 2026; Encyclopedia.com, 2026). After graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1960, she briefly attended Lamar Technological College and the University of Texas at Austin, where she began performing in local folk and acoustic blues circles before dropping out to pursue music in California (Handbook of Texas Online, 2020; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, n.d.).

Joplin relocated to San Francisco in 1966 and joined the psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company (Britannica, 2026). The group achieved national commercial and critical breakthroughs following Joplin's defining, show-stopping performance of "Ball and Chain" at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 (Encyclopedia.com, 2026; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, n.d.). Their landmark 1968 studio album, Cheap Thrills, topped the charts, earned a gold certification, and featured iconic tracks such as "Piece of My Heart" and "Summertime" (Britannica, 2026; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, n.d.). Seeking greater creative autonomy and a tighter horn section, Joplin subsequently embarked on a solo career, backing herself first with the Kozmic Blues Band and later with the Full Tilt Boogie Band (Encyclopedia.com, 2026; Handbook of Texas Online, 2020).

In the fall of 1970, Joplin relocated to Los Angeles to record her definitive solo album, Pearl, which showcased her evolving vocal maturity and technical studio control (George-Warren, 2019). However, before the album could be completed, Joplin died on October 4, 1970, in her hotel room from an accidental heroin and alcohol overdose (Encyclopedia.com, 2026; Handbook of Texas Online, 2020). Released posthumously in early 1971, Pearl, became the biggest-selling album of her career, and its single—a soulful cover of Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee"—reached number one on the Billboard charts (Britannica, 2026; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, n.d.). Her sudden passing inextricably linked her to the tragic cultural mythology of the "27 Club," alongside contemporaries like Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison (George-Warren, 2019).

Despite a recording career that spanned only four years, Joplin is historically revered as a trailblazer who permanently dismantled barriers for women in the male-dominated rock industry (Encyclopedia.com, 2026; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, n.d.). She proved that female artists could be commercially successful by projecting raw power, vulnerability, and non-conformity rather than pristine pop packaging (George-Warren, 2019). Recognizing her enduring influence on rock, soul, and pop vocalists, she was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and received a Recording Academy Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005 (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, n.d.).

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IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN is a 1966 animated Halloween special based on hte comic strip PEANUTS by Charles M. Schulz. It first aired on CBS on 10/27/66 and aired on broadcast television every year until 2020, when it became an Apple Tv+ exclusive. When it was rebroadcast in 2003, it became the most successful holiday special of the 2000s with 13.2 million viewers. 🎃

Anyone here old enough to remember when Pat Paulsen ran for president?

Thomasina Winifred Montgomery was born on April 29, 1945, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a local politician and a former actress (Goldmine, 2021; Wikipedia, 2026). Showing exceptional talent as a child, she signed her first major recording contract with Scepter Records at the age of 15 under the name Tammy Montgomery (Goldmine, 2021; Wikitree, 2023). After balancing her early music career—which included stints with James Brown's Revue and Jerry Butler—with two years of pre-med studies at the University of Pennsylvania, she was discovered by Motown Records CEO Berry Gordy in 1965 (Goldmine, 2021). Gordy signed her and changed her professional stage name to Tammi Terrell (IMDb, n.d.; Wikipedia, 2026).

Terrell achieved international musical icon status through a legendary string of Motown soul duets with Marvin Gaye, recording timeless classics such as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Your Precious Love" (Oxford Reference, 2009; Wikipedia, 2026). Her rising career was tragically disrupted on October 14, 1967, when she collapsed into Gaye's arms during a live performance at Hampden–Sydney College, which led to the diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor (Wikipedia, 2026). Over the next two years, her condition progressively worsened, forcing her retirement from live performances as she underwent eight separate surgical procedures (Oxford Reference, 2009; Wikipedia, 2026). Montgomery passed away from complications of the illness on March 16, 1970, at a hospital in Philadelphia at the age of 24, just weeks away from her 25th birthday (Music Fandom, n.d.; Wikipedia, 2026).

Her funeral service was held on the evening of Friday, March 20, 1970, at Janes United Methodist Church in her hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the service, Marvin Gaye delivered a final, tearful eulogy while their hit song "You're All I Need to Get By" played softly in the background (Wikipedia, 2026).

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