On this day in music history - Doolittle, by the Pixies (1989)

Doolittle

by the Pixies,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1989.

Track list:

Debaser; Tame; Wave of Mutilation; I Bleed; Here Comes Your Man; Dead; Monkey Gone to Heaven; Mr. Grieves; Crackity Jones; La la Love You; No. 13 Baby; There Goes My Gun; Hey; Silver; Gouge Away.

One of my favorite all-time albums, Doolittle, by the Pixies, is perfect.

From Kim Deal’s first bass chords of Debaser to the final guitar fade out of Gouge Away, which I was lucky enough to witness live at the DAR Constitutional Hall, in 2009, as part of their Doolittle 20th anniversary tour. 

The 2009 show opened with the 1929 French silent short film Un Chien Andalou, directed by Luis Buñuel, followed by Black Francis, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal, and David Lovering, performing the complete Doolittle album in order.

The audience was an interesting mix of 40-to-50-year-olds and college kids.

So happy the music has inspired newer generations, as it did me in the early 1990s.

Interesting sidenote:

In the run up to my 2012 LASIK surgery, I couldn’t stop hearing Debaser’s line “slicing up eyeballs”, which is not something you can share with anyone not already a Pixies fan.

Thanks to some resourceful and accommodating surgery techs, I was able to have my LASIK performed with an audio backdrop of Debaser and Karma Police by Radiohead.

Ten minutes later, after an on-demand mini concert, I had perfect vision…a pretty great deal.

Thank you, Pixies for Doolittle, a singular, perfect album, inspiring many, many bands that followed, along with being part of the soundtrack of my life.

#Pixies #Doolittle #Debaser #Tame #WaveOfMutilation #HereComesYourMan #Dead #MonkeyGoneToHeaven  #MrGrieves #CrackityJones #LaLaLoveYou #No13Baby #ThereGoesMyGun #Hey #Silver #GougeAway

Raymond Chandler, on writing:

The challenge is to write about real things magically.

 - Raymond Chandler.

Recommending reading - The Art of Black and White Photography

 

The Art of Black and White Photography
Techniques for Creating Superb Images in a Digital Workflow

by Torsten Andreas Hoffmann.

Published by Rocky Nook.
Published 2012.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1933952962
ISBN-13: 978-1933952963
 
Description:

Over the last few years, most books on photography have been focused on the new breed of cameras and how to master the digital imaging workflow. In The Art of Black and White Photography, author and photographer Torsten Andreas Hoffmann takes a different approach, focusing on image composition and image capture, with an emphasis on the creative aspects of black and white photography rather than on the digital workflow.

After introducing the ground rules of composition, Hoffmann illustrates their applications with his own stunning black and white images that cover various photographic genres, including architecture, street photography, portraiture, and surreal photography. Also discussed are the elements of a "photographic language"', which distinguishes creative photography from random shooting. Finally, you will learn valuable post-processing techniques, mostly using Photoshop, that emphasize the functions necessary for creating outstanding black and white images.

This second edition has been updated to include Photoshop CS5, as well as brand new images, content, and a revised layout.

Born on this day – Lenore Aubert:

Lenore Aubert

Actress

April 18, 1913 – July 31, 1993

Credits:

Une fille sur la route (1952); Fall 7:9 (1951); Famous Jury Trials (1950); Actor's Studio (1950); The Morey Amsterdam Show (1950); Through Wendy's Window (1949); Suspense (1949); The Silver Theatre (1949); Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949); Barbary Pirate (1949); Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948); The Return of the Whistler (1948); The Prairie (1947); I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947); The Other Love (1947); The Wife of Monte Cristo (1946); The Catman of Paris (1946); Having Wonderful Crime (1945); Action in Arabia (1944); Passport to Destiny (1944); They Got Me Covered (1943); Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938); Old King Cole (1933).

Born on this day – Nigel Kneale:

Nigel Kneale

Writer

April 18, 1922 – October 29, 2006

Credits:
 
Books:

The Quatermass Experiment (1959); Quatermass Two (1960); Quatermass and the Pit (1960); Quatermass (1979).

Movies and television:

1984 - BBC Live TV Productions (1954); Against the Crowd (1975); Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z (1959); Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl / When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (1978); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1952–1957); Beasts (1976); Bedtime Stories (1974); Damn the Defiant! (1962); Drama 61-67 (1964); First Men in the Moon (1964); First Night (1963); Gentry (1987); Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982); Kavanagh QC (1997); Kinvig (1981); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1958); Late Night Story (1978); Look Back in Anger (1959); NET Playhouse (1968); Nigel Kneale's Wine of India (2013); Out of the Unknown (1971); Panorama (1959); Quatermass / aka The Quatermass Conclusion (1979); Quatermass 2 (1957); Quatermass and the Pit (1967); Quatermass and the Pit / TV Mini Series (1958–1959); Quatermass II / TV Mini Series (1955); SF:UK (2001); Sharpe (1995); Stanley and the Women (1991); The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003); The Abominable Snowman (1957); The Affair at Assino (1953); The Book Programme (1976); The Commonplace Heart (1953); The Entertainer (1960); The Martians and Us (2006); The Quatermass Experiment (1953 / 1967 / 2005); The Quatermass Xperiment (1955); The Road (1964); The Stone Tape (1972); The Web (1951); The Wednesday Play (1969–1970); The Witches (1966); The Woman in Black (1989); Theatre 625 (1965–1968); Timeshift (2003–2004); Unnatural Causes (1986); Wednesday Theatre (1953); Wuthering Heights (1959 / 1962).

Born on this day – Barbara Hale:

Barbara Hale

Actress

April 18, 1922 – January 26, 2017

Credits:

Travelers (2013); Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005); Biography (2000); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993); The Defense Rests: A Tribute to Raymond Burr (1993); Vicki Lawrence in Vicki! (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990); Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990); Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990); Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990); The Case of the Courtroom Legend (1989); Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989); Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989); Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989); Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988); Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988); Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986); Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986); Perry Mason Returns (1985); Family Feud / All-Star Family Feud Special (1984); The Greatest American Hero (1981); The Magical World of Disney (1973–1978); Big Wednesday (1978); Dinah! (1976); The Flight of the Grey Wolf (1976); The Giant Spider Invasion (1975); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974); Chester, Yesterday's Horse (1973); The Doris Day Show (1972); Adam-12 (1971); Ironside (1971); The Most Deadly Game (1970); The Red, White, and Black (1970); It's Your Bet (1970); Airport (1970); Lassie (1969); Insight (1969); Buckskin (1968); Custer (1967); You Don't Say (1967); Stump the Stars (1963); Here's Hollywood (1960); The Juke Box Jury (1956–1959); The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1959); Perry Mason (1957–1966); General Electric Theater (1955–1959); Desert Hell (1958); Slim Carter (1957); The Oklahoman (1957); Playhouse 90 (1956–1957); 7th Cavalry (1956); The Millionaire (1956); Star Stage (1955); Crossroads (1956); The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1956); The Houston Story (1956); Damon Runyon Theater (1956); The Loretta Young Show (1956); Place the Face (1955); Climax! (1955); Celebrity Playhouse (1955); Science Fiction Theatre (1955); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); Studio 57 (1955); The Far Horizons (1955); Schlitz Playhouse (1953–1955); Unchained (1955); A Lion Is in the Streets (1953); Footlights Theater (1953); The Lone Hand (1953); Seminole (1953); Last of the Comanches (1953); Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952); The First Time (1952); Lorna Doone (1951); Emergency Wedding (1950); The Jackpot (1950); And Baby Makes Three (1949); Jolson Sings Again (1949); The Window (1949); The Clay Pigeon (1949); The Boy with Green Hair (1948); A Likely Story (1947); Lady Luck (1946); First Yank Into Tokyo (1945); West of the Pecos (1945); The Falcon in Hollywood (1944); Heavenly Days (1944); Goin' to Town (1944); The Falcon Out West (1944); Prunes and Politics (1944); Higher and Higher (1943); Around the World (1943); Government Girl (1943); Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943); The Iron Major (1943); The Seventh Victim (1943); Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943); Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943).

Born on this day – Clive Revill:

Clive Revill

Actor

April 18, 1930 – March 11, 2025

Credits:

101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure (2002); 13 Thirteenth Avenue (1983); A Deadly Game (1979); A Fine Madness (1966); A Man Called Sloane (1979); A Masterpiece of Murder (1986); A Severed Head (1971); Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1988); Alice Through the Looking Glass (1987); All Grown Up! (2004); Alvin & the Chipmunks (1984); Arthur of the Britons (1972–1973); Avanti! (1972); Avanti! Interview with Juliet Mills (2018); Avanti!: Clive Revill Remembers (2017); Babylon 5 (1994); Batman: The Animated Series (1992); BBC Play of the Month (1971–1979); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1955); Bellamira (1974); Bicentennial Minutes (1975); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990); Billy Wilder (1970); Brett (1971); Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965); Bunny Lake Is Missing: Clive Revill Remembers (2017); Bustin' Loose (1987); C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989); Centennial (1979); Chronicle (1963); Churchill's People (1975); Clueless (1999); Columbo (1978); Conquest: Frontier Wars (2001); Creative Reader: The Jungle Book (1995); Crime and Punishment (2002); Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (2002); Dear John (1989); Death Ray 2000 (1980); Delta of Venus (1995); Down in the Dumps (1990); Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995); Dragon's Lair (1984); DuckTales (1987); Dynasty (1984); Escape to the Sun (1972); Faerie Tale Theatre (1985); Fathom (1967); Fortune Hunter (1994–1996); Freakazoid! (1995–1997); Galileo (1975); Gentlemen Broncos (2009); George Washington (1984); Get a Life (1990); Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974); Giggles (1999); Godzilla: The Series (1999); Gothic 3 (2006); Gypsy (1967); Hart to Hart (1982); Hound Town (1989); Hunter (1990); Intrepid (2000); Italian Secret Service (1968); It'll Be OK on the Day (1975); ITV Play of the Week (1958); ITV Playhouse (1969); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1972–1973); J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Middle-Earth (2002); Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989); Jason King (1972); Jeanne d'Arc (2006); Johnny Bravo (1997); Kaleidoscope (1966); Let Him Have It (1991); Little Mermaid's Island (1990–1991); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1996); MacGyver (1987); Mack the Knife (1989); Magnum, P.I. (1986); Mama's Boy (1987); Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006); Matilda (1978); Maude (1976); Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004); Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (1990); Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987); Modesty Blaise (1966); Moon Dreamers (1986); Murder, She Wrote (1985–1988); Murphy Brown (1996); Musical Comedy Tonight III (1985); My Little Pony (1986–1987); Newhart (1986); Nobody's Perfect (1980); Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1999); Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977); Once Upon a Tractor (1965); One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975); Paddington Bear (1989–1990); Pepper Ann (2000); Pinky and the Brain (1998); Pinocchio (1976); Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007); Play for Today (1978); Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World (1998); Polar Opposites (2008); Possums (1998); Pound Puppies (1986); Probe (1988); Puss in Boots (1997); Reach for the Sky (1956); Remington Steele (1983); Return to Never Land (2002); Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993); Room 237 (2012); Royal Match (1985); Rum Runners (1971); Rumpelstiltskin (1987); Samson and Delilah (1984); Secret Mountain Fort Awesome (2007–2012); Shades of LA (1991); She's Dressed to Kill (1979); Ski-Boy (1974); Sledge Hammer! (1987); Snorks (1984–1988); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991); Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011); Star Wars: X-Wing (1993); Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (1996); Step by Step (1997); Strike (1955); T.J. Hooker (1984); The Adventures of Robin Hood (1957); The Assassination Bureau (1969); The Bard's Tale (2004); The Best of Dr. Seuss (2000); The Best of Times (1974); The Black Windmill (1974); The Boy with Two Heads (1974); The Butter Battle Book (1989); The Buttercup Chain (1970); The Closer (2005); The Devlin Connection (1982); The Diary of Anne Frank (1980); The Double Man (1967); The DuPont Show of the Week (1963); The Ed Sullivan Show (1948); The Emperor's New Clothes (1987); The Facts of Life (1984); The Fall Guy (1985); The Feast of All Saints (2001); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); The Ferret (1984); The Frog Prince (1986); The Great Houdini (1976); The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977); The Headless Ghost (1959); The High Commissioner (1968); The Hobbit (2003); The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984); The Horse's Mouth (1958); The Inside Man (1969); The Law and Harry McGraw (1987); The Legend of Hell House (1973); The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991–1993); The Little Mermaid (1993); The Little Prince (1974); The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974); The Love Boat (1986); The Madhouse on Castle Street / BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960); The Merv Griffin Show (1978); The Mikado (1983); The Monkey Mission (1981); The New Avengers (1977); The New Gidget (1987); The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984); The Preston Episodes (1995); The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970); The Queen of Spain (2016); The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996); The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980); The Sea Wolf (1993); The Secret of the Hunchback (1996); The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968); The Smurfs (1989); The Sorcerer (1982); The Thief and the Cobbler (1993); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1961); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1967); The Transformers (1984–1986); The Transformers: The Movie (1986); The Twilight Zone / Segment: Personal Demons (1986); The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley (1995); The Wednesday Play (1968–1969); The Wizzard of Krudd (2007); Theatre 625 (1966); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1970–1972); Three's a Crowd (1985); Timeless Tales from Hallmark (1991); Tiny Toon Adventures (1991); Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990–1992); Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse (2012); Touched by an Angel (1997); Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Autobots (2009); Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009); Vega$ (1981); Volpone (1965); Winner Take All (1977); Wizards and Warriors (1983); Young Dan'l Boone (1977); Your Highness (2011); Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981).

On this day in movie history - The Secret Six (1931)

The Secret Six

a.k.a. The Secret 6,

directed by George W. Hill,

written by Frances Marion,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1931.

Cast:

Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Johnny Mack Brown, Jean Harlow, Marjorie Rambeau, Paul Hurst, Clark Gable, Ralph Bellamy, John Miljan, DeWitt Jennings, Murray Kinnell, Fletcher Norton, Louis Natheaux, Frank McGlynn Sr., Theodore von Eltz, Lynton Brent, Mary Carlisle, Charles Giblyn, Joseph W. Girard, Betty Lawson, Tom London, George Magrill, Lee Phelps, Buddy Roosevelt, Oscar Rudolph, Hector V. Sarno, Carol Tevis, Arthur Thalasso, Walter Walker, S.D. Wilcox.

On this day in movie history - Murphy's Law (1986)

Murphy's Law

directed by J. Lee Thompson,

written by Gail Morgan Hickman,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1986.

Music by Marc Donahue and Valentine McCallum.

Cast:

Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Carrie Snodgress, Robert F. Lyons, Richard Romanus, Angel Tompkins, Bill Henderson, James Luisi, Clifford A. Pellow, Janet MacLachlan, Lawrence Tierney, Jerome Thor, Mischa Hausserman, Cal Haynes, Hans Howes, Joseph Roman, Chris DeRose, Frank Annese, Paul McCallum, Dennis Hayden, Tony Montero, David Hayman, Lisa Vice, Janet Rotblatt, Greg Finley, Jerry Lazarus, Robert Axelrod, John Hawker, Bert Williams, Daniel D. Halleck, Randall Carver, Gerald Berns, Don Brodie, Graham Timbes, David K. Johnston, Paul McCauley, Brooks Wachtel, Richard Hochberg, John F. McCarthy, Leigh Lombardi, Charlie Brewer, Charles A. Nero, Wheeler Henderson, Frank Bove, Christopher Stanley, Linda Harwood, Nancie Clark, Michael Cooper, Dallas Hinton, C. Courtney Joyner, Shawn McBurney, Denise Schriedel.

On this day in movie history - Legend (1985 / 1986)

Legend

directed by Ridley Scott,

written by William Hjortsberg,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1986.

Music by Jerry Goldsmith and Tangerine Dream.

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Barty, Cork Hubbert, Peter O'Farrell, Kiran Shah, Annabelle Lanyon, Robert Picardo, Tina Martin, Ian Longmur, Michael Crane, Liz Gilbert, Eddie Powell, Ian Stewart, Jeff Davies, Sally Dewhurst, Jane Devonshire, Amanda Rose, Joey Baxter, Sharon Brown, Nicky Dewhurst, Debbie Greenwell, Helene Holland, Anna Kipling, Samantha Newbury, Belinda Payne, Gabriel Piatrowski, Jerome Sax, Mike Edmonds.

On this day in movie history - 88 Minutes (2007 / 2008)

88 Minutes

directed by Jon Avnet,

written by Gary Scott Thompson,

was released in the United States on April 18, 2008.

Music by Edward Shearmur.

Cast:

Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman, William Forsythe, Deborah Kara Unger, Ben McKenzie, Neal McDonough, Leah Cairns, Stephen Moyer, Christopher Redman, Trilby Glover, Damien Leake, Brendan Fletcher, Michael Eklund, Kristina Copeland, Tammy Hui, Vicky Huang, Bob Stephenson, Philip Moon, Victoria Tennant, Michal Yannai, Paul Campbell, Brenda McDonald, Carrie Genzel, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Heather Dawn, Julian Christopher, Tim Henry, Mike Dopud, Brad Turner, Michael Adamthwaite, Jean Montanti, Tim Perez, Marcus Hondro, Rebecca Chunn, Elan Even, Celeste White Steele, Linley Subryan.

On this day in movie history - Transcendence (2014)

Transcendence

directed by Wally Pfister,

written by Jack Paglen,

was released in the United States on April 18, 2014.

Music by Mychael Danna.

Cast:

Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Cillian Murphy, Kate Mara, Cole Hauser, Morgan Freeman, Clifton Collins Jr., Cory Hardrict, Falk Hentschel, Josh Stewart, Luce Rains, Fernando Chien, Steven Liu, Xander Berkeley, Lukas Haas, Wallace Langham, James Burnett, Sam Quinn, Sam Webb, Chris Gartin, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Abe Bueno-Jallad, Lauren Sivan, Laramie Cooley, Nancy Jeris, Colin Jones, Dylan Kenin, Chad Brummett, Antonio Del Prete, Jon Kristian Moore, John Trejo, Matthew Berke, Darren P. Leis, Donna Brown, Richard Daniel, Zack Carpenter, Christina Lancellotti, Kristen DeVore Rakes, Seth Adkins.