yes, indeed. as just about all of you, look you see, will be aware, the title of this post is how James Bond describes May Day in A View To A Kill, the one that no one seems to like despite having an ahead of its time plot, an Oscar winner as the baddie for the first time and one of the most amazing theme songs of all time. so it must be time to do the usual look at my calendars, then, for the new month. which is May.
origins of May? surprisingly yes, it did exist prior to 1985, although many in the modern era have assumed that the month was created and named to celebrate just how class Grace Jones was as May Day in A View To A Kill. this is one of them months which would appear to have been in all variations of calendars across civilizations and time, except maybe that smart Napoleonic one, which troubled itself with flowers and such.
with it being a northern hemisphere thing in origin (the name, the time of year and all that), it's all to do with gods, goddesses, fairies and other such deities who are celebrated with their association with spring, fertility, etc. yeah, that whole "maypole" dance thingie off of (proper) Wicker Man.
that is, as regular readers will be only too aware, the Winnie The Pooh calendar what is resplendent in our kitchen. sorry for the "bleached" appearance, i pressed "auto correct" on the image and simply could not be bothered to undo it.
as i would suspect you can see, that there is the character of Tigger. it is my understanding that he is one of, if not the, most popular characters from the "Pooh Expanded Universe" business. and why not, as he is rather smart.
important dates and anniversaries in the month of May? most decidedly.
02 - on this day in 1989 The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses was released. making this superb record 30 years old this year.
04 - for some this is Star Wars day, but the Dutch do a "remembrance of the dead" thing instead.
09 - Lincoln Cathedral was consecrated on this day in 1092. no, i am not particularly interested either, but who knows, perhaps some Russian tourist requires this information for a tv interview.
16 - on this day in 1990 both Glass Eye out of The Rat Pack and Jim Henson out of The Muppets died, a double tragedy from which, arguably, American culture and arts has yet to recover from.
14 - happy birthday Ian Astbury out of The Cult, which is a top band.
21 - just because he is now dead does not mean we cannot, on this day, wish a happy birthday to ice cream lover and drive by shooting enthusiast Biggie Smalls.
26 - national sorry day in Australia, so sandpaper at the ready, all you cricket enthusiasts.
31 - world "no tobacco day", which can f*** right off.
meanwhile, over on my "vintage" car this month is an actual classic. yes, as you can clearly see in the exotic magnificence of Commodore 64 mode, it's a 1972 Ford Escort Mark 1. this, as you would hardly need me to tell you, was the first ever automotive fanny magnet. it was designed, manufactured and marketed purely for the effect it had on the ladies, with any gent who owned and drove one never likely to be shy or wanting in respect of female company. indeed, yes, as far as i am aware the car retains this formidable lodestone power to this day.
well, then, there we have it. should you be one of the people who visit my blog once a month for a calendar update, so as to avoid purchasing one yourself, i hope this has been of some use.
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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