89th Anniversary of the Premiere of "King Kong"

Above, a display of Kong atop the Empire State Building at
 the 2017 Art of King Kong event. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Earlier this evening, I was reading at Twitter that today marks the 89th anniversary of the premiere of King Kong (1933) in New York City.

King Kong was something nobody even expected to see and it remains a classic motion picture today.

Above, a striking painting of Fay Wray at the Art of King Kong event. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It reminds me that my mom would also be 89 years old this month (on March 11). When the 50th anniversary of King Kong was celebrated in 1983, my mom groused that it reminded her of her age.

Above, yours truly with Don Glut at the Art of King Kong event in 2017.

I guess it would be appropriate to raise a glass in salute to King Kong on his 89th anniversary.

Cheers, big guy!