Tag Archives: January 8
A King is Born
Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935. Here’s Kurt Russell as The King in John Carpenter’s 1979 made-for-TV-movie, Elvis. As I remember, this is the end of the opening scene, before we flashback to Elvis’ childhood in Mississippi. Celebrate the birth of rock ‘n’ roll by watching TV Elvis shoot a hotel television… Please [...]
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Tagged 1935, birthday, Elvis, January 8, John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, rock 'n' roll, shooting, television, The King
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Dangerous Doc
A few weeks ago I shared an old Insomnia post to my social media networks for From the Archives Friday — it was a notice celebrating the birthday/inception date of Roy Batty, the leader of the renegade replicants in the original Blade Runner film. Batty’s inception date on January 8, 2016 takes on special importance [...]
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Tagged 2016, Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, January 8, replicant, Roy Batty
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