On this day in movie history - Psycho (1960)

Psycho

directed by Alfred Hitchcock,

written by Joseph Stefano,

based on the novel by Robert Bloch,

was released in the United States, on June 16, 1960.

Music by Bernard Herrmann.

Inspired by the true 1957 Ed Gein murder case.

Cast:

Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Simon Oakland, Frank Albertson, Pat Hitchcock, Vaughn Taylor, Lurene Tuttle, John Anderson, Mort Mills, Virginia Gregg, Paul Jasmin, Jeanette Nolan.

On this day in movie history - Titan A.E. (2000)

 

Titan A.E.

directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman,

written by Ben Edlund, John August and Joss Whedon,

based on a story by Hans Bauer and Randall McCormick,

was released in the United States, on June 16, 2000.

Music by Graeme Revell and Tim Simonec.

 

Cast:

Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Jim Breuer, Ken Hudson Campbell, Janeane Garofalo, Ron Perlman, Bill Pullman, David L. Lander, Nathan Lane, John Leguizamo, Thomas A. Chantler, Tsai Chin, Elaine A. Clark, Roy Conrad, Jim Cummings, Leslie Hedger, Roger Jackson, Alex D. Linz, Tone Loc, Shannon Orrock, Alex Pels, Charles Rocket, Crystal Scales, Christopher Scarabosio, Eric Schniewind, Stephen Stanton, Scott Seymann.

On this day in music history - Destination Anywhere, by Jon Bon Jovi (1997)

Destination Anywhere

by Jon Bon Jovi

was released on June 16, 1997

Track listing (some versions of this album include two bonus tracks):

Queen of New Orleans; Janie, Don’t Take Your Love to Town; Midnight in Chelsea; Ugly; Staring at Your Window with a Suitcase in My Hand; Every Word Was a Piece of My Heart; It’s Just Me; Destination Anywhere; Learning How to Fall; Naked; Little City; August 7, 4:15; Cold Hard Heart; Cold Hard Heart (Demo); I Talk to Jesus (Demo).

On this day in music history - Not That Kind, by Anastacia (2000)

Not That Kind

by Anastacia

was released on June 16, 2000.

Track list:

Not That Kind; I’m Outta Love; Cowboys & Kisses; Why’d You Lie to Me; Who’s Gonna Stop the Rain; I Ask of You; Don’tcha Wanna; Late Last Night; Made For Lovin’ You; Black Roses; Yo Trippin’; One More Chance; Same Old Story.

Introvert insight:

... I also believe that introversion is my greatest strength.
I have such a strong inner life that I'm never bored and only occasionally lonely.
No matter what mayhem is happening around me, I know I can always turn inward.
- Susan Cain.

 

Introverts:
As long as we have our books, our imagination, and a slice of solitude, we're content.
- from The Irresistible Introvert, by Michaela Chung.

 

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowded room with boring people than I feel on my own.
- Henry Rollins.

 

I withdraw from people and places from time to time.
I need space from a world that is filled with millions of mouths that talk too much but never have anything to say.
- Kaitlin Foster.

George V. Higgins, on writing:

 

Show the reader what the character thinks about,

and then the reader will think about it, too.
- George V. Higgins.
 

Recommended reading - The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 (2001)

 

The Best American Mystery Stories 2001

 

The Best American Series.

 

Edited by Lawrence Block and Otto Penzler.

 
ISBN-10: 0618124918
ISBN-13: 978-0618124916
 
Contents:
 

Foreword; Introduction by Lawrence Block; Things that make your heart beat faster, by Jennifer Anderson; Lobster night, by Russell Banks; Prison food, by Michael Downs; In the zone, by Leslie Edgerton; Paperhanger, by William Gay; Book of Kells, by Jeremiah Healy; Erie's last day, by Steve Hockensmith; Under suspicion, by Clark Howard; Her Hollywood, by Michael Hyde; Family, by Dan Leone; Blood sport, by Thomas Lynch; Carnie, by David Means; Tides, by Kent Nelson; Girl with the blackened eye, by Joyce Carol Oates; Easy street, by T. Jefferson Parker; Big bite, by Bill Pronzini; Missing in action, by Peter Robinson; Face-lift, by Roxana Robinson; Big ranch, by John Salter; Push comes to shove, by Nathan Walpow.

 

Description:
 

Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to the twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected – and most popular – of its kind.

 

The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 will thrill fans of all reached of the genre. The legendary mystery writer Lawrence Block offer chilling tales from best-selling writers as well as talented up-and-comers. Ranging from traditional detective cases to psychological studies to atmospheric scene-setters, these stories illustrate the variety and scope of styles, plots, and characters Block admires. With Block as guest editor and a stellar roster of suspense veterans and rising stars, the 2001 edition will delight mystery afficionados and all lovers of great fiction.