![]() In England, there were small teenage riots where “Blackboard Jungle” played, as young “Teddy Boys” (English for tough gang members) would often rip out seats from the theater. Kids flocked to the theater, but for an unprecedented reason: they often came not to watch the film, but to hear its theme song play in the credits. The movie and the song both proved to be smash hits. “Blackboard Jungle” was released on March 25, 1955. It fit the bill perfectly, so they set the opening and closing credits to the song. So, they decided to raid Peter Ford’s record collection where they found “Rock Around the Clock”. Ford and the producers decided that they needed some music in the film that represented what the kids were listening to. In another classic example of Hollywood’s “Age Cheating”, Sidney Poitier, the angry delinquent high school kid, was actually 28 when he appeared in the film.) ![]() However, I may be missing an earlier more obscure role, so take that “fact” with a grain of salt and if you know of a previous such role, leave it in the comments below.) While Poitier’s delinquent punk character is unsympathetic and unlikable, he may have been playing a breakthrough character in film history. For most all of movie history up until the mid to late 1960s, with very rare exceptions, all African-American roles were either foolish clowns, subservient maids, unbelievably great tap dancers, or simply mild-mannered and cooperative, but always non-threatening, men and women. (By the way, was this the first-ever film to depict a strong, rebellious black character? This is an honest question, not rhetorical. It was the story of a teacher (Ford) trying to cope with a classroom filled with tough juvenile delinquents, led by the great Sidney Poitier. Glenn was about to star in a gritty film called “Blackboard Jungle”. Peter’s father was the popular actor Glenn Ford. And that’s where our story would have ended, if it wasn’t for a teenage boy named Peter Ford. “Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town)” was released and barely touched the lower reaches of the charts before quickly disappearing from American pop-culture history. Who was the next singer to record after “Rock Around the Clock” was cut? Sammy Davis Jr.) As Bill Haley and his band recorded “Rock Around the Clock”, a young black singer waited outside for his turn at the mic, to do some recording of his own. (As a great additional piece of trivia, I have to add one irrelevant, but fascinating, true factoid. The band ground out the soon-to-be-legendary song in just two takes. Session guitarist Danny Cedrone just used a guitar solo he’d already used on previous records for the song. Having spent most of their studio time on the A-side, Bill Haley and his session band had only 40 minutes to arrange “Rock Around the Clock” (hardly rocking around the clock then while recording it). Know it? Of course not- almost no one does. Selected for the A-side was a song called “Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town)”. In other words, the B-side is usually “filler”. It is traditionally reserved for experimental songs, half-hearted instrumentals and throwaways. For anyone who doesn’t know, the B-side of almost any record is the lesser important side. When Bill Haley recorded “Rock Around the Clock”, his producer insisted on slapping the song on the B-side of the record. If it wasn’t for the musical tastes of one teenage boy, the song that made Rock music cool and mainstream might have disappeared into obscurity. It transformed rock from a novelty and a curiosity to a dominant force in popular music, paving the way for the brilliance of Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, and countless others. “Rock Around the Clock” was, however, the first-ever Rock ‘n’ Roll song to hit the #1 spot on the pop charts. In fact, it wasn’t even Bill Haley’s first Rock record. Contrary to popular belief, “Rock Around the Clock” was not the first Rock ‘n’ Roll record to be recorded.
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![]() When the bills are getting paid on time, there's money going into savings, and your debt is decreasing, it's encouraging! ![]() Like eating healthy, when you start to see the results, it motivates you to make adjustments and keep going. Too many bills of the same kind? Consider consolidating your credit card debt to a single card with a lower interest rate.Ī budget calendar can help you see small debts that can be paid off and eliminated, and others that can be set up on an automatic draft from your bank, so you never have to worry about them being overlooked.įinally, a budget calendar helps you make a habit of saving. (Yes! You can do that!) Utility companies and credit card lenders are usually very accommodating when it comes to adjusting payment dates. Too many bills coming out at the first of the month? Ask for some of your due dates to change. ![]() The calendar can also help you SEE ways to streamline the process. Not only are they visually satisfying, but they help you manage your money, eliminate ugly surprises, and get all your finances organized in one place! They keep you focused on what's coming up, remind you when each bill needs to be paid, and save you from late fees. If you don't know what you have in the freezer and what to thaw out next, you're more likely to grab junk food and throw off your whole diet.īudget calendars keep you organized in the same way. Read: The Savings Strategy That’s Preparing Me for the FutureĬall me geeky, but making a budget calendar is fun! It's very similar to taking inventory of your food and making meal plans when you're trying to eat healthy.While tracking your finances pen to paper can be tedious, there are also great psychological and practical benefits to seeing your budget and calendar and writing it down. Monthly is the practical choice for most people because it's easy to make adjustments as you go, but yearly one can be very motivational if you have big upcoming goals. You can also do a budget calendar weekly, monthly, or yearly. Not only that, but it will also help you plan ahead for life events that we sometimes forget about until it's too late.īudget calendars, just like your regular calendar, can be hang-on-the-wall style (which works beautifully on your Visual Wall Board!), a hard-copy desk type, a printable or digitally on your computer or phone. ![]() Every bill due date, mortgage or rent payment, income check, and savings amount is logged into your calendar to help you see what's coming in and going out and exactly when. Read: How to Stay Motivated on Your Financial Journey With a Visual BoardĪ budget calendar is just like your regular calendar, but with the single purpose of keeping track of your finances.Whether you use a hang-on-the-wall calendar, a hard-copy desk style, or (most likely) your phone, financial and life organization is a must. When you think about your budget, it's easy to remember your bills, but what about all of the other life events that cost money? Your budget calendar will be your guiding light when planning out your paychecks. I can't create a realistic budget without it! Appointments, school functions, special occasions, travel dates, family events, sporting events, bill due dates, and birthdays are all things that I like to have included in my budget. Creating and using a budget calendar is an important step in my budgeting process. In comparison, some offset machines were 50 to 60 meters long and two stories high and needed two to three hours and two operators to set up. Way ahead of its time, the Omnius sparked the digital label and packaging market with a much smaller footprint – seven times smaller than the industry standard – with better quality printing. The Omnius could basically print on any media for production of customized labels and cartons. Announced in January 1995, the introduction of the press helped propel the stock price of the newly publicly traded Indigo as the market understood the potential. This campaign redefined the marketing of the package in the age of social media, making a historic impact on consumer goods marketing with a race to share in the ‘Share a Coke’ moment.Īs Labels & Labeling celebrates 40 years documenting the industry, let’s look back at how Indigo, also established four decades ago, engineered market disruption and eventual commercial success for digital label printing.Īfter its splash at Ipex, Indigo made its first drupa appearance in 1995, where it showed not only the E-Print 1000, but also its first concept label press, the Omnius. The Share a Coke campaign, launched in Australia in 2011, spread first to Europe and then worldwide, reaching over 10 billion printed labels. Strategic campaigns have become the norm as major brands use Indigo digital printing to drive worldwide campaigns. In some countries, almost 100 percent of labels in certain applications are printed digitally on HP Indigo presses. Today, HP Indigo presses lead the industry with some 75 percent of the digital label market. The digital revolution brought a fundamental change by matching conventional printing quality, while at the same time enabling on-demand, short-run color printing and the run length of ‘one’, thereby opening the door to customized labels and the possibility to streamline supply chains. The innovative Indigo process was quickly transcribed to label printing. ![]() The product debut shook the printing industry to its foundations and launched a new era. In 1993, the first digital offset color printing press, the E-Print 1000, was introduced to the world by Indigo at Ipex. More recently, HP Indigo digital printing is entering into new frontiers, extending the continuous digital process with embellishment. Step by step, over 23 years, Indigo has not only perfected a digital process for label printing, but also created an entire digital ecosystem. The promise of digital printing in a conservative market was a vision that would eventually create an industry. ![]() ![]() The history of digital printing is almost synonymous with the introduction of the technology into the label industry. |