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northjersey.com | Jim Beckerman
On the jingle jangle morning of June 21, 1965, everyone was following "Mr. Tambourine Man."But by the time the album, also named "Mr. Tambourine Man," made its debut — 60 years ago this month — the song was everywhere. On June 26, it hit number 1. "Mr. Tambourine Man" was a cultural phenomenon. Not just because of its popularity. But because it helped pop music turn a corner.
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eu.njherald.com | Jim Beckerman
In June, 1975, Americans made a shocking discovery. There are sharks in the ocean. The news wasn't the sharks. It was the discovery. Hundreds of thousands who happily swam in the ocean, unthinking, before the release of the movie "Jaws" 50 years ago this month — June 20, 1975 — were now suddenly aware that they had company. Dum-DUM-dum-DUM-dum-DUM-dum-DUM-dum-DUM. It was 1975 — The Summer of the Shark. And it was murder. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
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dailyrecord.com | Jim Beckerman
In June, 1975, Americans made a shocking discovery. There are sharks in the ocean. The news wasn't the sharks. It was the discovery. Hundreds of thousands who happily swam in the ocean, unthinking, before the release of the movie "Jaws" 50 years ago this month — June 20, 1975 — were now suddenly aware that they had company. Dum-DUM-dum-DUM-dum-DUM-dum-DUM-dum-DUM. It was 1975 — The Summer of the Shark. And it was murder. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
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1 week ago |
northjersey.com | Jim Beckerman
Oh the shark has pretty teeth, dear. And he showed them, pearly white, exactly 50 years ago this June — when the movie "Jaws" made its sensational splash. Remember the screams in the theater as Chrissy (Susan Backlinie) was dragged under the water in that harrowing first sequence? Remember the banter of those three men in a boat (Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss) as they track down the monster responsible for destroying the tourist season on the fictional Amity Island?
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1 week ago |
dailyrecord.com | Jim Beckerman
New Jersey can justly claim "Jaws" as its own — for the following five excellent reasons. The author, director and actor all lived in New JerseyThe real shark attacks that inspired 'Jaws' happened in New JerseyAmity Island, in the late Peter Benchley's 1974 bestseller "Jaws," appears to be a thinly-disguised Long Island. In the 1975 movie, celebrating its 50th anniversary June 20, Amity would seem to be somewhere in New England.
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