History With Hilary - December 30

On December 30, 1851, Asa Griggs Candler was born. He was a business tycoon who made most of his dough selling Coca-Cola!



According to Wikipedia:
"He started his business career as a drugstore owner and manufacturer of patent medicines. In 1887 he bought the formula for Coca-Cola from its inventor John Pemberton and several other share-holders for $2,300. The success of Coca-Cola was largely due to Candler's aggressive marketing of the product."

This particular photo pays tribute to the 70s Coca-Cola advertisement. "I'd like to buy the world a Coke..." Check it out on YouTube! It's the real thing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mOEU87SBTU

This was a collaboration! Thank you to Rick for his help with the photo and to Davey G. Johnson for his mad post-processing skills! And I got this crazy dress at Aaardvark in Pasadena. I love that place.

History With Hilary - December 29

Of course when we think of YMCA, we think of the Village People!

But did you know that the first branch of the Young Men's Christian Organization was organized on December 29, 1951?

Thassright.

This Avon tool kit was in my stocking this year. Pretty awesome. :D



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History With Hilary - December 28

Happy 87th Birthday to Stan Lee, who was born on December 28, 1922!

In his honor, I brought out my own personal superhero - TTF or...Teeny Tiny Feminist.

That's what I was as a child... :D

Also - don't you think this pink Christmas Tree skirt from Target works well as a cape?!



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History With Hilary - December 27

Happy Birthday to Louis Pasteur, born December 27, 1822. :)

Aside from the moustache, this photo is nothing like what I had planned.



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History With Hilary - December 26

On December 26, 1997, Ma Vie En Rose opened in US theaters. It's the story of a seven year-old boy who dreams of growing up to be a woman and marrying the boy next door. Beautiful and heart-wrenching.



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History With Hilary - December 25

December 25 is Sissy Spacek's birthday! I took the opportunity to do a tribute to Carrie.

Merry Christmas! ;)

I wasn't going to cover myself in corn syrup without taking lots of pictures. I'll put more up soon!

Note: My sister once tied me to a chair and made me watch this scene of Carrie. She must have been on a Stephen King kick because she also kept telling me IT was going to get me, never telling me what IT was...



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History With Hilary - May 15

Oops! I had written down that the movie Roller Boogie came out on December 24, 1979. But it was December 19, 1979! I already have something for that day.

So it is now an ADVANCE History with Hilary for the release of Roller Boogie in...um....JAPAN on March 15, 1980.

It's my project. I make the rules.

;)



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History With Hilary - December 23

December 23 is the Feast of the Radishes in Oaxaca! Figurines of people and animals are carved out of radishes and sold during festivities!

History With Hilary - December 22

On December 22, 1974, Heather Donahue was born. She's the chick from The Blair Witch Project.

Random!



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History With Hilary - December 21

I'm in a self-portrait competition! If you have a moment, check out a selection of photos from my History with Hilary project! Voting 5 stars could help me win some dough to help keep it going! Thank you!!
www.artistswanted.org/BrooklynHilary

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On December 21, 1937, Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in Los Angeles!



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History With Hilary - December 20

On December 20, 1996, Scream opened nationwide in theaters!



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History With Hilary - December 19

On December 19, 1971, Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange premiered in the US.

I watched this for the first time during my senior year in high school with some of my classmates... I was fascinated and horrified.



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History With Hilary - December 18

On December 18, 1966, Blow-Up (directed by Michelangelo Antonioni) opened in US theaters.

I saw this film in the one film class I took at NYU.

Thank you to Rick for guest-starring! (He tends to either be in an animal mask or doing something fairly creepy in the roles I put him in, as you'll notice!)



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History With Hilary - December 16

The Boston Tea Party!

On December 16, 1773, Boston patriots boarded a British vessel at anchor at Boston Harbor. Contents of nearly 350 chests of tea were dumped into the harbor to protest the British monopoly on tea imports. This was one of several events leading to the American Revolution.
(The Teacher's Calendar)

Thank goodness that was settled. ;)



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History With Hilary - December 15

December 15 is Cupcake Day! So I made these chocolate cupcakes and Rick helped me decorate them.

They are yummy.



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History With Hilary - December 14

Today is Monkey Day!

According to Wikipedia:
"The holiday is primarily celebrated with costume parties intended to help draw attention to issues related to simians, including medical research, animal rights, and evolution.[1] The holiday also cuts across religious boundaries and provides opportunities to share monkey stories."

Read more here!

It is also my niece's birthday. Happy Birthday, Sara!! She used to be into Paul Frank and once got me a Curious George as a gift. :D



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History With Hilary - December 12 & 13

I won't grow up!

On December 13, the musical revival of "Peter Pan" opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in NYC!

Incidentally, December 12 was Cathy Rigby's birthday. She was an Olympic gymnast who starred as Peter Pan in a touring production in 1974.

The more you know...



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History With Hilary - December 11

On December 11, 1992, The Muppet Christmas Carol opened in theaters! Kermit the Frog starred as Bob Cratchit!



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Sven Curth: Jesus Loves Tractors

My friend Seth Beck recently introduced me to a singer/songwriter named Sven Curth and I was instantly hooked.

Here is a video of his song Jesus Loves Tractors - it was filmed in VT and upstate NY, places that I know well. When I watched this video for the first time I loved it so much that I actually clapped in front of my computer screen. I really hope that I get to see him perform live one of these days!

Sven Curth - Jesus Loves Tractors from Fiestavus on Vimeo.

To help support Sven and his efforts to make his next CD, I bought this Jesus Loves Tractors t-shirt! It came in the mail today. Very cool. You can buy CDs and t-shirts at http://www.svencurth.com.

History With Hilary - December 10

On November 10, 2004, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (directed by Wes Anderson and starred Bill Murray) opened in theaters in NYC and LA!



Thanks to Rick (silav) for standing out in the cold (on the other side of this window)!

Thanks to Davey G. Johnson for helping to take this from drab to fab!

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History With Hilary - December 9

On December 9, 1898, Emmett Leo Kelly was born. He created the character "Weary Willie".

Thank you to Rick (silav) for doing my makeup!!!



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History With Hilary - December 8

On December 8, 1894, Elzie Crisler Segar was born.

According to the Teacher's Calendar...

"Creator of 'Thimble Theater,' the comic strip that came to be known as 'Popeye'. Centered on the Oyl family, especially daughter Olive, the strip introduced a new central character in 1929. A one-eyed sailor with bulging muscles, Popeye became the strip's star attraction almost immediately. Popeye made it to the silver screen in animated form and in 1980 became a movie with Robin Williams playing the lead. Segar was born at Chester, IL. He died Oct 13, 1938, at Santa Monica, CA."

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History With Hilary - December 7

Happy birthday, Harry Chapin! (December 7, 1942 - July 16, 1981)

Cat's...cradle? Silver spoon? No? ;)



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History With Hilary - December 6

On December 6, 1998, Rushmore (directed by Wes Anderson and starring Jason Schwartzman & Bill Murray) was shown at the Telluride Film Festival.

I decided to do some sort of cross between student (Max Fischer) and teacher (Rosemary Cross).



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History With Hilary - December 5

Austria: Krampuslauf

December 5 is Krampus Day!

In folklore, the Krampus is a devilish companion of St. Nicholas who punishes bad children just as St. Nicholas rewards good ones.

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History With Hilary - December 4

This one I took for my friend Davey's birthday!



Ok, I was attempting to be Rhoda Morgenstern, but the pics were coming out a little too...porn. I think it's the wig.

So here's a goofy face.

On the day that Davey turned 2 years old (December 4, 1977), the 8th episode of the 4th season of "Rhoda" premiered on TV. The episode was titled "Home Movies".

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Fiesta Movement Celebration on Current TV!