Bonnie Friedman, on writing:

Writing teaches writing.

Your writing will teach you how to write if you work hard enough and have enough faith.

- Bonnie Friedman.

On this day in music history: Alcohol & Salvation, by Carolyn Wonderland (2003):

Alcohol & Salvation

Album by Carolyn Wonderland,

released May 6, 2003.

Track list:

I’m Innocent; I’m Out Sick; How Many Crowes; Brick Wall; The Only Girl You Knew; Worst Day of My Life; Bad Girl; Beer; Pieces of a Postcard; Feed Me to the Lions; Sober; I’m the Man; Gospel Song; I Don’t Wanna Fall for You.

On this day in movie history - James Ellroy's Feast of Death (2001):

James Ellroy's Feast of Death

documentary directed by Vikram Jayanti,

was released in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2001.
Music by Rob Lane.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Rick Jackson, Brian M. Carr, Mike Berchem, Eric J. Mosher, Tim Marcia, David Lambkin, Paul W. Coulter, William Stoner, Ray Peavy, Frank Merriman, Rey Verdugo, Louis D. Danoff, Nick Nolte, Helen Knode, Larry Harnisch, Karen Hilliker, Janet T. Klock, M. Brian Klock, Mindy Klock, Elizabeth Short, Ron Riekki.

On this day in movie history - Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994):

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

directed and written by Don Coscarelli,

was released in the United States on May 6, 1994.
Music by Fred Myrow and Christopher L. Stone.

Cast:

Reggie Bannister, A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Gloria Lynne Henry, Kevin Connors, Cindy Ambuehl, John Davis Chandler, Brooks Gardner, Angus Scrimm, Irene Roseen, Sarah Scott Davis, Duane Tucker, Claire Benedek, Wendy Way, Robert Beecher, Chuck Butto, Beau Lotterman, Paula Irvine, Jennifer Bross, Samantha Phillips, Kathy Lester.

On this day in music history - Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (1968):

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison

Album by Johnny Cash,

released May 6, 1968.

Track list:

Folsom Prison Blues; Busted; Dark as the Dungeon; I Still Miss Someone; Cocaine Blues; 25 Minutes to Go; Orange Blossom Special; The Long Black Veil; Send a Picture of Mother; The Wall; Dirty Old Egg-Suckin’ Dog; Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart; Joe Bean; Jackson; Give My Love to Rose; I Got Stripes; The Legend of John Henry’s Hammer; Green, Green Grass of Home; Greystone Chapel (Reprise).

On this day in movie history - 7th Heaven (1927):

7th Heaven

a.k.a. Seventh Heaven,

directed by Frank Borzage,

written by Benjamin Glazer, Katherine Hilliker, H.H. Caldwell and Bernard Vorhaus,

based on the play Seventh Heaven by Austin Strong,

was released in the United States on May 6, 1927.

Music by R.H. Bassett, Erno Rapee, William P. Perry.

Cast:

Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Albert Gran, David Butler, Marie Mosquini, Gladys Brockwell, Emile Chautard, Ben Bard, George E. Stone, Henry Armetta, Lewis Borzage Sr., Dolly Borzage, Mary Borzage, Sue Borzage, Italia Frandi, Venezia Frandi, Frankie Genardi, Lois Hardwick, Jessie Haslett, Brandon Hurst, Lily Tietelbaum, Lillian West.

Born on this day – Lulu Roman:

Lulu Roman

Comedian

Singer

Writer

May 6, 1946 – April 23, 2025

Credits:

Books:

Kitchen Komforts: Fabulous Comfort Food Recipes and Inspiring Short Stories to Nourish the Body and Soul (2023); LuLu (1978); This Is My Story; This Is My Song (2019).

Albums:

At Last (2012); Hymns That Light My Way (1986); Hymns, Promises, and Praises (1997); Lulu: Inspired (2001); Orphan Girl (2005); Seven Times (2009); Take Me There (1985); There's A New Kid In Town (2009); You Were Loving Me (1984).

Songs:

Amazing Grace; At Last; Best Friend; Buildin' up the Wall; Daystar; Do You Know How To Fly; Failure Isn't Final; Fever; Giver of the Light; He Looked Beyond My Fault; He Was There All the Time; How Great Thou Art; In My Life; In the Presence of Jehovah; Intimate Expression; King of Who I Am; Leavin' on Your Mind; Mizpah; On The Battlefield; One Day At a Time; Orphan Girl; Precious Lord, Take My Hand; Seven Times; Summertime; Surely the Presence of the Lord; That's The Man I'm Looking For; The King Of Who I Am; The Old Church House; There's A New Kid In Town; Train Bound For Glory; Victory In Jesus; You Needed Me.

Movies and television:

14th Annual Music City News Awards (1980); City Confidential (1998); Cookin' It Up with Lulu (2013); Corky (1972); Entertainment Tonight (2007); Gaither's Pond (1999); Hee Haw (1969–1992); Hee Haw Honeys (1978-1979); Kings Gold (1993); Rare Southern Gospel Singing Celebration (2010); Rivers of Joy (1998); The Anita Bryant Spectacular (1980); The Award Goes to: A Look Back at the Legends (2010); The Jim Bakker Show (2006); The Love Boat (1983); Tony Orlando and Dawn (1976); Touched by an Angel (2001); Vicki! (1994); Whipoorwhill Nest (2014).