On this day in music history:

Heaven on Earth by Belinda Carlisle (1987)

Let the Good Times Roll by B.B. King (1999)

Hidden Sky by Jami Sieber (2004)

Nightbook by Ludovico Einaudi (2009)

Heaven on Earth

Album by Belinda Carlisle,

released October 5, 1987.

Track list: Heaven Is A Place On Earth; Circle In The Sand; I Feel Free; Should I Let You In?; World Without You; I Get Weak; We Can Change; Fool For Love; Nobody Owns Me; Love Never Dies.

Let the Good Times Roll

Album by B.B. King,

released October 5, 1999.

Track list: Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens; Is You Is, Or Is You Ain’t (My Baby); Beware, Brother, Beware; Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door; Ain’t That Just Like A Woman; Choo Choo Ch’Boogie; Buzz Me; Early In The Mornin’; I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town; Jack, You’re Dead; Knock Me A Kiss; Let The Good Times Roll; Caldonia; It’s A Great, Great Pleasure; Rusty Dusty Blues (Mama Mama Blues); Sure Had A Wonderful Time Last Night; Saturday Night Fish Fry; Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out.

Hidden Sky

Album by Jami Sieber,

Released October 5, 2004.

Track list: Maenam; Out of the Mist; Homage; Sukhothai Rain; Red Moon; Common Music; In the Silence; Prayer 1; Hidden Sky; Mandlovu Mind; Arms of the Mother; Prayer 2; Hidden Sky.

Nightbook

Album by Ludovico Einaudi,

released October 5, 2009.

Track list: Einaudi: Indaco; Einaudi: The Snow Prelude No. 15; Einaudi: Eros; Einaudi: The Crane Dance; Einaudi: The Snow Prelude No. 2; Einaudi: The Tower; Einaudi: Reverie; Einaudi: Bye Bye Mon Amour; Einaudi: The Planets; Einaudi: Solo; Einaudi: Berlin Song.

On this day in movie history - Slam Dance (1987):

Slam Dance

directed by Wayne Wang,

written by Don Keith Opper,

was released in the United States on October 2, 1987.
Music by Mitchell Froom.

Cast:

Tom Hulce, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Virginia Madsen, Don Keith Opper, Adam Ant, Harry Dean Stanton, John Doe, Millie Perkins, Herta Ware, Judith Barsi, Robert Beltran, Rosalind Chao, Sasha Delgado, Joshua Caceras, Marty Levy, John Currie Slade, Julian Deyer, Dennis Hayden, Marc Anthony Thompson, Lin Shaye, Michael Ennis, Lisa Niemi, Jeris Poindexter, Christopher J. Keene, Laura Campbell, Philip Granger, John Fleck, Buckley Norris, Frazer Smith, Helen Kelly, Jackie Swanson, Jordana Toback.

On this day in Star Trek history:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 & 1992)

The Star Trek, The Next Generation Companion (1992)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Encounter at Farpoint.

Released September 26, 1987.

Directed by Corey Allen.

Written by D.C. Fontana, Gene Roddenberry.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, John de Lancie, Michael Bell, DeForest Kelley, Colm Meaney, Cary-Hiroyuki, Timothy Dang, David Erskine, Evelyn Guerrero, Chuck Hicks, Jimmy Ortega, Michael Bailous, James G. Becker, Robert Vernon Biggs, Darrell Burris, Dexter Clay, Jeffrey Deacon, Susan Duchow, Kelly Gallant, Joe Gieb, John Kennedy Hayden, Nora Leonhardt, David B. Levinson, Daryl F. Mallett, Tim McCormack, Lorine Mendell, Brad Phillips, Larry Polson, Andrew Probert, Larry Robb, Angelo Rossitto, Richard Sarstedt, Martin Valinsky.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 6. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Realm Of Fear.

Released September 26, 1992.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Written by Brannon Braga, René Echevarria, Naren Shankar.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Colm Meaney, Patti Yasutake, Dwight Schultz, Renata Scott, Thomas K. Belgrey, Majel Barrett, K.C. Amos, David Keith Anderson, Lena Banks, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Cullen G. Chambers, Tracee Cocco, John Copage, Hal Donahue, Elliot Durant III, Gunnel Eriksson, Holiday Freeman, Goldie Gareza, Christi Haydon, Kerry Hoyt, Gary Hunter, Arvo Katajisto, Mark Lentry, Christina Wegler Miles, Keith Rayve, Gina Saadi, Richard Sarstedt, Dee Giffin Scott, Victor Sein, Bradley Weinholtz, Anne Woodberry.

Recommended reading:

The Star Trek, The Next Generation Companion

By Larry Nemecek.

Published by Pocket Books

Published 1992.

First Edition.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0671794604

ISBN-13: 978-0671794606

Description:

In September of 1987 – more that twenty years after the original STAR TREK television show first aired – millions of Trek fans across the country sat down in front of their TV sets for the debut of an all-new series of STAR TREK adventures. No expense had been spared in bringing this new show to life, yet even the most faithful of Trek fans had their doubts – could the magic of the original series be duplicated?

The answer to that question soon proved to be a resounding yes. Led by Captain Jean-Luc Picard (brilliantly portrayed by noted Shakesperian actor Patrick Stewart), Commander William Riker, and the android Lieutenant Commander Data, the U.S.S. Enterprise blazed a trail of understanding across a hostile galaxy. Guided by the vision of series creator Gene Roddenberry (who has also created the original show), STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION brought to vivide life a future where cooperation and mutual understanding proved the key to solving humanity’s problems – and enabled galactic civilization to flourish.

Here at last is the official guide to the adventures of the U.S.S. Enterpise NCC 1701-D – a compendium of information including plot summaries and credits for each show, as well as fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpses into the STAR TREK universe. You’ll see the genesis of the new series, and hear from the stars and production personnel responsible for its success. Illustrated with over one hundred fifty photographs (including at least one from every episode), this is the official reference guide to the latest chapter in the STAR TREK legend - STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Broken Bow, Part 1.

Released September 26, 2001.

Directed by James L. Conway.

Written by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, John Fleck, Melinda Clarke, Tom Lister Jr./Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr., Vaughn Armstrong, Jim Beaver, Mark Moses, Gary Graham, Byron Thames, Thomas Kopache, Peter Henry Schroeder, Jim Fitzpatrick, Matthew/Matt J. Williamson, James Horan, Joseph Ruskin, Marty Davis, Van Epperson, Ron King, Ricky Luna, Jason Grant Smith, Chelsea Bond, Ethan Dampf, Diane Klimaszewski, Elaine Klimaszewski, Antony Acker, Paul R. Ambrose, David Keith Anderson, Jef Ayres, Michael Bailous, Suzanne Bianqui, Chelsea Bond, Jane Bordeaux, Rafael Boza, Michael Braveheart, Solomon Burke Jr., Sofie Calderon, Mario Carter, Marijane Cole, Mark Correy, James Cromwell, Irina Davidoff, Vince Deadrick Jr., Kitty DeCarlo, Janet Dey, Amelia Earhart, Evan English, Susan Foley, Stacy Fouche, Hilde Garcia, Lindley Gardner, Maria Celeste Genitempo, Amos Goss, Nelson R. Grande, Ken Gruz, Whitney Hall, Dieter Horneman, Aldric A. Horton, Debra Lamb, Steven Lambert, Richard Lawrence, Mark Major, Betty Matsushita, Simone Montanti, Bart Noggle, Glenn K. Ota, Alexander Xavier Ponce-Bonano, Linwood Porter, Prada (the dog), Pablo Soriano, Darryl D. Stewart, Max Thayer, Cynthia Uhrich, Mark Watson, Gary Weeks.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 1. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Broken Bow, Part 2.

Released September 26, 2001.

Directed by James L. Conway.

Written by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, John Fleck, Melinda Clarke, Tom Lister Jr./Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr., Mark Moses, James Horan, Marty Davis, Byron Thames, Peter Henry Schroeder, Matthew/Matt J. Williamson, Alexandrea Ortiz, Phoenix Wong.

On this day in movie history - Best Seller (1987):

Best Seller

directed by John Flynn,

written by Larry Cohen,

was released in the United States on September 25, 1987.
Music by Jay Ferguson.

Cast:

James Woods, Brian Dennehy, Victoria Tennant, Allison Balson, Paul Shenar, George Coe, Anne Pitoniak, Mary Carver, Sully Boyar, Kathleen Lloyd, Charles Tyner, E. Brian Dean, Jeffrey Josephson, Edward Blackoff, Branscombe Richmond, J.P. Bumstead, William Bronder, Jenny Gago, Michael Crabtree, Clare Fields, Claudia Stenke, David Byrd, Loyda Ramos, Obaka Adedunyo, Ted Markland, Phil Hoover, David Blackwood, David Ursin, Jay Ingram, Daniel Trent, Gary Kirk, Dean Abston, David S. Cass Sr., Bill R. Mitchell, John Howard Swain, Dennis Acree, Mark Venturini, Larry Holt, Jeff Ramsey, James Winburn, Peter Stader, Hank Stone, Brian Gaffikin, Michael White, Martin West, Wally Burr, Arlin Miller, Sands Hall, Sam Baldoni, Seymour Cassel, Sydney Urshan.

On this day in movie history - The Big Town (1987 movie & novel):

The Big Town

directed by Ben Bolt and Harold Becker,

written by Robert Roy Pool,

based on the novel The Arm by Clark Howard,

was released in the United States on September 25, 1987.
Music by Michael Melvoin and Frank Fitzpatrick.

Cast:

Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Dern, Lee Grant, Tom Skerritt, Suzy Amis, David Marshall Grant, Don Francks, Del Close, Meg Hogarth, Cherry Jones, Alvaro D'Antonio, David James Elliott, Steve Yorke, Chris Owens, Sean McCann, Kevin Fox, Marc Strange, Don Lake, Angelo Rizacos, Chris Benson, Gary Farmer, Diego Matamoros, Sarah Polley, Kirsten Bishop, Kenneth McGregor, Viki Matthews, Cherie McGroarty, Sandy Czapiewski, Marie Siebert, Julie Conte, A.C. Peterson, Sam Malkin, Robert Morelli, Layne Coleman, Lolita Davidovich, William Colgate, William Forrest MacDonald, Len Doncheff, Michael Caruana, Richard Comar, Lubomir Mykytiuk, Robert Ramsay Collins, Errol Slue, Gerry Pearson, Hugo Dann, John Evans, J. Winston Carroll, Diane Gordon, David Berni, Robert Mavor, Robert Minkoff.

Recommended reading:

The Arm

By Clark Howard.

Filmed as The Big Town (1987), directed by Ben Bolt and Harold Becker.

First published 1967.

Published by Fawcett / Gold Medal.

ASIN: B0012513FS

Paperback.

Description:

A high-tension novel of the seething underworld of the professional crapshooter – where the women come easy and the points come hard.

Before young J.C. Cullen hit Chicago, nobody had ever heard of him. But Cully knew he had it- the cool, the guts, the skill, the magic... whatever it took to be a winner. The big-time players in Chicago had never seen anything like him. Within a week he was known in every gambling haunt in the city... every bar, brothel, striptease joint, and backroom. He was Cully the Arm, King of the crapshooters. He was hated, envied, respected... and lonely. Then he met Lorry. Beautiful, tempting, and evil as Hell. As skilled in sex as he was with dice. And far deadlier. The game she played had no rules – and no limit. Cully knew this, but he couldn't stop. Even though the stake was his own life.

On this day in movie history - The Big Easy (1987):

The Big Easy

directed by Jim McBride,

written by Daniel Petrie, Jr.,

was released in the United States on August 21, 1987.
Music by Brad Fiedel.

Cast:

Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, Ned Beatty, John Goodman, Lisa Jane Persky, Ebbe Roe Smith, Tom O'Brien, Charles Ludlam, Grace Zabriskie, Marc Lawrence, Solomon Burke, Gailard Sartain, Jim Chimento, Edward Saint Pe, Robert Lesser, Cheryl Starbuck, Margie O'Dair, Arden Lo, Rickey Pierre, Nick Krieger, Gary Anthony Sturgis, Byron Nora, Archie Sampier, Jeff Hollis, Joy N. Houck Jr., Steve Broussard, Eliott Keener, August Krinke, John Schluter, Zephirin Hymel IV, Jack Harris, George Dureau, Patrick Frederic, Lane Trippe, Nik Hagler, Don Lutenbacher, Carol Sutton, Peter Gabb, Jim Garrison, Dave Petitjean, Buddy Quaid, Dennis Curren, Rico Wheat, Robert Kearney, Joe Catalanotto, Terrance Simien, Gene Chambers, Popp Esprite, Earl Sally, Rudy Chambers, Phillip V. Caruso, Duane Delco.

On this day in music history - Diesel and Dust, by Midnight Oil (1987):

Diesel and Dust

Album by Midnight Oil,

released August 2, 1987.

Track list:

Beds Are Burning; Put Down That Weapon; Dreamworld; Arctic World; Warakurna; The Dead Heart; Whoah; Bullroarer; Sell My Soul; Sometimes; Gunbarrel Highway.

On this day in movie history - Full Metal Jacket (1987):

Full Metal Jacket

directed by Stanley Kubrick,

written by Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford,

based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford,

was released in the United States on June 17, 1987.
Music by Vivian Kubrick, as Abigail Mead.

Cast:

Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D’Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Kevyn Major Howard, Arliss Howard, Ed O’Ross, John Terry, Kieron Jecchinis, Kirk Taylor, Tim Colceri, Jon Stafford, Bruce Boa, Ian Tyler, Sal Lopez, Gary Landon Mills, Papillon Soo, Peter Edmund, Ngoc Le, Leanne Hong, Tan Hung Francione, Marcus D’Amico, Costas Dino Chimona, Gil Kopel, Keith Hodiak, Peter Merrill, Herbert Norville, Nguyen Hue Phong, Duc Hu Ta, Martin Adams, Kevin Albridge, Del Anderson, Philip Bailey, Louis Barlotti, John Beddows, Patrick Benn, Steve Boucher, Adrian Bush, Tony Carey, Gary Cheeseman, Wayne Clark, Chris Cornibert, Danny Cornibert, John Curtis, John Davis, Harry Davies, Kevin Day, Gordon Duncan, Phil Elmer, Colin Elvis, Hadrian Follett, Sean Frank, David George, Laurie Gomes, Brian Goodwin, Nigel Goulding, Tony Hague, Steve Hands, Chris Harris, Robert E. Hartenberger, Derek Hart, Barry Hayes, Tony Hayes, Robin Hedgeland, Duncan Henry, Kenneth Head, Liam Hogan, Trevor Hogan, Luke Hogdal, Steve Hudson, Tony Howard, Sean Lamming, Dan Landin, Tony Leete, Nigel Lough, Terry Lowe, Frank McCardle, Gary Meyer, Brett Middleton, David Milner, Sean Minmagh, Tony Minmagh, John Morrison, Russell Mott, John Ness, Robert Booth Nichols, David Parry, Peter Rommely, Pat Sands, Jim Sarup, Chris Maybach, Al Simpson, Russell Slater, Gary Smith, Roger Smith, Tony Smith, Anthony Styliano, Bill Thompson, Mike Turjansky, Dan Weldon, Dennis Wells, Michael Anthony Williams, John Wilson, John Wonderling, Robin Blair-Crawford, Stanley Kubrick, Vivian Kubrick, David Palffy, Ken Shane, John Ward, Mark White.

On this day in movie history - The Witches of Eastwick (1987):

The Witches of Eastwick

directed by George Miller,

based on the novel by John Updike,

was released in the United States on June 12, 1987.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Jenkins, Keith Jochim, Becca Lish, Carel Struycken.