Daily Archives: August 18, 2019

‘Take the Money and Run’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1969)


Video: 'Take the Money and Run' trailer

(Monday, August 18, 1969, 1:35 p.m. EDT)Take the Money and Run, an American mockumentary comedy film about an inept bank robber, opened today at the 68th St. Playhouse theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘Take the Money and Run’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1969)

The Beatles complete ‘The End’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1969)


Video: 'The End (Anthology 3 Version)'

(Monday, August 18, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed Paul McCartney’s “The End,” with the recording of McCartney’s four-second piano overdub prior to the line “And in the end/The love you take/Is equal to the love you make” today at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘The End’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1969)

Jimi Hendrix closes Woodstock with ‘Star Spangled Banner’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1969)


Video: 'Jimi Hendrix - Live At Woodstock, 1969 (BootlegRemastering)'

(Monday, August 18, 1969, 9:00-11:10 a.m. EDT; during Woodstock) — Jimi Hendrix today closed The “Woodstock Music & Art Fair” with a two-hour set at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in Sullivan County, New York, near the town of Bethel in the Catskill Mountains. Continue reading Jimi Hendrix closes Woodstock with ‘Star Spangled Banner’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1969)