and so here we are, look you see, firmly within another month. the sixth of this very year, to be sure, so it is now all half gone or half to come, depending on what perspective you are most comfortable with. no matter which, it is of course time for a look at my most smart calendars.
but first, of course, some facts. this is because i apparently "boxed myself in" on this front, with my giving notes on why each month is called what it is making these posts better read than i would usually have expected or anticipated.
it is so that June appears in absolutely all variations of calendars known to exist, except of course for them ones in which it does not. showing a celebration of dedication to the origins of all calendar months being most decidedly northern hemisphere, we have the Roman Empire to thank for the name. an early "two for one" example, this is, as the name derives from Juno, the ancient Roman goddess of marriage (hence June being considered an ideal month for matrimony by some), and Junius, who if didn't actually take part in the foundation of the Roman Empire then at least sneaked in at some stage later and claimed such credit. well, why wouldn't you if you could.
down, off, out and in to the kitchen, then, for the much loved Winnie The Pooh calendar what i have on display at that location. as you have no doubt noticed, this month features the pig one and the bear one checking out a tree, admiring bees, butterflies and other such wonders of nature.
any significant dates in June? yes. this appears to have become another popular thing for me to do here, so as everyone ultimately likes to be liked, here are a choice few moments for you to pause and give consideration to. for the most part, it will be all 1989 related, but in case you miss that i shall state such again and again.
02 - it was 30 years ago today, in 1989 maths fans, that Dead Poets Society was released. beautiful film, still absolutely no idea how Robin Williams did not get overloaded with awards for his affecting, wonderful performance.
07 - Liam Neeson, the best actor never to play James Bond but would have been perfect for the role, was born on this day in 1952, which you may note is not 1989.
13 - Licence To Kill is released on this day in 1989. it was going to be called Licence Revoked, but someone felt that Americans would not immediately understand 50% of the title. this was to be the last time that someone off of Wales, look you see, was to be allowed to play Bond. also, it was the last Bond for some 6 years, and the last one "as we knew it", for when they made another 6 years later, for some reason they re-imagined the character of James Bond as a soft spoken, homoerotic Irish nancyboy.
15 - on this day in 1989, 30 years ago this year, Bleach by Nirvana got released. no, i really do not suspect anyone who happened to hear it at the time anticipated or expected what was to come.
16 - Father's Day in many countries around the world, but interestingly not in New Zealand. although some fathers based there still expect to receive a card. which they do.
21 - just one single day, 30 years ago in 1989, after Prince released his Batman album, David Hasselhoff released the Looking For Freedom recordings. this was the album which was to, in a single handed way, both bring down the Berlin Wall and end Communism. well, according to David Hasselhoff it did, anyway.
22 - to mix it up a bit, here's a 45th anniversary for you. quite an important one to. the world cup football match between Scotland and Yugoslavia is considered by many (in Scotland) to be the greatest of all time, and is seen as the commencement of the total domination of the game by the Scots for several decades after.
25 - on this day (in 1989) twins Rafael and Edgar Morais are born in Portugal. massively talented, they will go on to be the most celebrated people to be Portuguese of all time.
29 - if you happen to be an engineer and in Ecuador, well that's just grand for you, for today is the day that Ecuador celebrate Engineer's Day.
well, that's enough of important (ish) dates, i think. any more such details and you might well end up distracted from getting on with your own month in the here and now. but, before you get on with that, of course there is the matter of my (elevated) shed calendar. what retro car this month? this one.
indeed, the unmistakable finesse, charm and sophistication of the 1973 Morris Marina, optimistically branded a coupe as if just the two doors was all one needed to meet the criteria of this aspiration.
do i have much to say of this automobile? not really. well, i was offered one for about £15 in the 80s, but this was all at a time when i could not (legally) drive. there was also an unexpected political consequence to this car. in essence, the idea of this vehicle was to make owning and driving a car affordable to those on the outer frontier of society, geography teachers, pharmacy workers, trainee grocer store managers and so forth. much of the population grew quite weary of this over the course of some 4 or 5 years, and it eventually saw the masses reject socialism entire if it meant this sort of nonsense. indirectly, then, this car led to the rise to power of Thatcher and a good decade or so of right wing tyranny.
anyway, i suppose that's enough. you have your calendar to plan, and some interesting dates to observe if you are of a mind to do so. more to follow, undoubtedly for the rest of the month, but for those of you who are only here for the calendar stuff i shall see you again in july.
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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