And, October 5, 1968, was the anniversary of the debut of Monty Python's Flying Circus. I didn't miss this show when it started airing on PBS, Channel 11 WTTW here in Chicago, Sunday nights. The level of silliness knew no boundaries.
Continuing with "Cue the coconuts: 'Holy Grail' gallops on" by Steve Johnson in the May 6th Chicago Tribune.
4. YOU DIDN'T SEE THIS-- Originally, the movie was to be set in the past and in the present. The Holy Grail was to be found in Harrods, the store that has everything.
5 THE MONEY-- It cost 229,000 pounds to make the film. Half came from theater impresario Michael White,the other from Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Tim Rice and Lloyd Webber. These investors made a 6,00 percent return. Not bad.
6. BY THE NUMBERS-- 2.1 million people on Netflix give it an average of 4.1 out of five stars. I'd give it a 5. DVD gross since 2991: $120 million.
7. STEADY STAYING POWER-- Continues to be shown on college campuses. DVDs kicked it into high gear and then "Spamalot" didn't hurt either.
Loved the French Taunting the British and the Coconuts. --RoadDog
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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