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[IceWizard]

09 June 2017


National Donald Duck Day



Donald Duck is one of the most iconic characters of the Disney franchise and has, for multiple generations, been one of the hallmarks of childhood and innocence. Also, of rage driven spite filled incoherent rambling while spraying the area around you like a sprinkler in high summer. There was something in his tendency to fly completely off the handle and rail at the slightest provocation that touched a part of us all. Everyone had times when they’ve just had enough, and Donald gave us the perfect way to respond. By raging incoherently while stamping our feet. It pays to lose your cool once in a while.

History of Donald Duck Day

Donald first appeared to us in a 1934 film called The Wise Little Hen, a retelling of the original little red hen story. Throughout Donald is repeatedly asked to help plant the corn, and harvest the corn, each time finding him claiming some form of ailment that prevents him from participating. If you’ve seen this episode or read The Little Red Hen. Unlike that parable, The Wise Little Hen took a more direct approach to showing her displeasure. She told Donald she’d cure him of his ailment so he could eat the corn… and gave him castor oil.

While that was his first appearance, the angry rage filled Donald we came to know and love didn’t really show up until Orphan’s Benefit, and it was also then that his relationship with Mickey was formed. Since then he has gone on to appear in video games, episodes of cartoons, and stands out as the Disney character who has appeared in the most films to date, outstripping even Disney Mascot Mickey Mouse. Apparently, there’s something about a rage-filled duck we just can’t get enough of.

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June 9 Birthdays



Johnny Depp - 54




Natalie Portman - 36




Michael J. Fox - 56




Les Paul - (1915 - 2009) (94)




Jon Lord - (1941 - 2012) (71)







June 9th

2009: The Who Sings My Generation the debut U.S. album by The Who was selected for the National Recording Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress as the album was deemed culturally significant.

2002: It was announced that Mick Jagger would be knighted the following year for his services to music.

1984: Night Ranger peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Sister Christian” which was their first top ten single in the U.S.

1979: The second annual Texxas Jam took place at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The bill included Van Halen, Boston, Nazareth, Heart, Blue Oyster Cult & Sammy Hagar.

1977: George Harrison and Pattie Boyd were officially divorced. Boyd would later marry Eric Clapton two years later.

1972: Columbia Records boss John Hammond signed Bruce Springsteen. Springsteen started to assemble the E Street Band with various Asbury Park musicians.

1972: Elvis Presley began a sold out four night stand at Madison Square Garden. Among those who attended the four night stand included David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Art Garfunkel, George Harrison & John Lennon.

1970: Bob Dylan received an honorary Doctorate in Music from Princeton University.

1969: The Rolling Stones announced that Mick Taylor would be replacing the recently departed Brian Jones on guitar.



Birthdays:

Les Paul born in 1915

Jon Lord - Keyboardist for Deep Purple born in 1941

Mitch Mitchell - Drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience born in 1947