Sunday, May 18, 2025

On this day in television history - Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss (2023):


Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss

documentary directed by Niharika Desai,
written by Eric Weiner,
based on the book by Eric Weiner,
was released in the United States on May 18, 2023.

Cast:

Rainn Wilson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ari Meyers, Jón Gnarr, Georgi Gospodinov, Ivo Dimchev, Hreimur Örn Heimisson, Margaret Liefsdóttir, Tinna Thorlacius, Jewells Chambers.

On this day in music history: Auriga to Orion, by Majestica (2018):


Auriga to Orion

Album by Majestica,
aka Sherry Finzer & Cass Anawaty,
released May 18, 2018.

Track list:

Alpha Orionis; Kesil’s Light; Monte Alban; Auriga To Orion; Dark Years Away; Chasing The Leonids; Flaming Star.

On this day in music history - Equilibrium, by Kerani (2015):


Equilibrium

Album by Kerani,
released May 18, 2015.

Track list:

Equilibrium; Fragrant Mountain; Anchoress; Bouddica, Heart on Fire; Hypatia’s Universe; O, Aeterne Deus; Lady’s Grace; Avane; The Wyse Wytch.

On this day in television history - Justified (2010):


Justified

Season 1. Episode 10.
Episode entitled: The Hammer.
Released May 18, 2010.
Directed by John Dahl.
Written by Graham Yost, Fred Golan, Wendy Calhoun and Chris Provenzano.
Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.
Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Stephen Root, Doug E. Doug, Jenni Blong, Sean Bridgers, Brad Carter, Darin Heames, David Meunier, Walton Goggins, John Ainsworth, Jackson Bridgers, Gary Cairns, Dean Chekvala, Mel Fair, Pilar Holland, Peggy Stewart, Josh Wingate, David Dossett, David Hill.

On this day in music history - Wings, by 2002 (1999):


Wings

Album by 2002,
released May 18, 1999.

Track list:

Once In Ancient Greece; A Year And A Day; The Sands Of Crete; Icarus; Athens Memories; The Tower Of Monos; Wings; Feathers; Templo Of Apollo.

On this day in music history - Project, by Lee Aaron (1984):


Project

Album by Lee Aaron,
released May 18, 1984.

Track list:

Under Your Spell; Lonely for You Love; Night Riders; Texas Outlaw; I Like My Rock Hard; I Just Wanna Make Love to You; Runnin’ from His Love; Should Have Known; Took Your Heart Away; Under the Stars [Live].

On this day in movie history - Travis McGee (1983 movie & novel):


Travis McGee

directed by Andrew V. McLaglen,
written by Stirling Silliphant,
based on the novel The Empty Copper Sea by John D. MacDonald,
was released in the United States on May 18, 1983.
Music by Jerrold Immel.


Cast:

Sam Elliott, Gene Evans, Barry Corbin, Richard Farnsworth, Geoffrey Lewis, Amy Madigan, Vera Miles, Katharine Ross, Marshall R. Teague, Walter Olkewicz, Jack Murdock, Greta Blackburn, Owen Orr, Pilar Del Rey.

Recommended reading:


The Empty Copper Sea

By John D. MacDonald.
Introduction by Lee Child.

Filmed as Travis McGee (1983), directed by Andrew V. McLaglen.

# 17 in the Travis McGee series.
Published by Random House Trade Paperbacks.
First published 1978.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0812984080
ISBN-13: 978-0812984088

Description:

“John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all us in the field. Talk about the best.” – Mary Higgins Clark.

From a beloved master of crime fiction, The Empty Copper Sea is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.

Asking for help is something a proud man like Van Harder would never do. So when he shows up at the Busted Flush, Travis McGee knows that he must be the man’s last resort. What Harder wants salvaged is his reputation. After a long career as a seaman, he was piloting a boat the night his employer fell overboard. Harder is certain he’s been set up, but to help him, McGee must prove that a dead man is actually alive.

The fateful ride started with Harder at the helm of Hubbard Lawless’s luxury cruiser. It ends with him coming to, fuzzy and disoriented, and Hub lost to the water. Now everyone is saying that Harder got drunk, passed out, and is negligent in his boss’s death. The thing is, Van’s not a drinker . . . at least, not anymore.

Who would want to frame the good captain, and to what end? Dead or alive, Lawless is worth a lot of money. People are always eager to get a piece of that action – including some, as McGee soon finds, who are willing to take a piece out of anyone who gets in their way.

Features a new Introduction by Lee Child.