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Category Archives: The ’80s
Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night 22: Who’s That Girl
I would like to extend a hearty Thank You to Krysi for suggesting tonight’s fine movie! One that frankly I’m surprised I hadn’t already seen, but I hadn’t. The opening credits sequence to “Who’s That Girl” features Madonna in cartoon … Continue reading
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Tagged '80s, After Hours, Anna Faris, Burt Bacharach, Catherine O'Hara, Chips, Creepshow, Cut Me Down, Dexter Season Four, Drusilla, Elvis, fire engine red lipstick, force of nature, Girl Can't Help It, Griffin Dunne, Guy Pearce, House Bunny, jail, Jayne Mansfield, John Lithgow, Josh, Livia Soprano, Lovey Howell, Madonna, Marlon Brando, Memento, monkeys, Murray the tiger, New York City, Nikki Finn, Philadelphia, Principal Snyder, Raul, Rosanna Arquette, sassiness, skipping, taxis, The Penguin, tricks, weddings, Who's That Girl movie 1987
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Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night 20: Solarbabies
“Solarbabies” opens up on an orphanage, so I’m immediately sold. Apparently a nuclear war has wiped out much of the Earth. I’ll just let IMDB sum it up, because frankly, I had no idea what’s going on. Apparently, the plot … Continue reading
Posted in AcTING!, Celebrities, Childhood, Entertainment, Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night, Miscellaneous, Movies, The '80s
Tagged 1986, Adrian Pasdar, Annie, ants on guy's face, banana clip, big bangs, Bodhai, cynicism, Degrassi Spinner, E-Protectcorate, Epcot Center, fascists, Grock, IMDB, Jami Gertz, Jason Patric, Kelly Bishop, Kyra Sedgwick, Lukas Haas, Nathan Petrelli, October 1982, orb, orphanage, owls, rain, rollerskating, Sarah Polley, Seattle Grace, Short Round, shoulder pads, Singles, Solarbabies, Starlight Express, Survivor, They've conditioned us here to be afraid, Today there's a revolution going on it's girls, Wet Hot American Summer, Who Will Rule the Future?
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I Must Break You?
I’ve always written journals, in some way, shape, or form. I remember in Christmas 1985 when I was 10, getting this matching set – stationery, pen, some cardboardy-decorated desk thing which name’s escaped me, and a journal. It was not … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Miscellaneous, Movies, Romance, The '80s, Women, Work
Tagged 1985, blogging, Christmas, diaries, divorce, Dolph Lundgren, Garbage Pail Kids, headshots, Ivan Drago I must break you, journals, Ken Tarantino photographer NYC, Pamela Ribon, Rocky IV, Shannon, Sylvester Stallone, Why Girls Are Weird, Word document
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Blonde Ambition
If you are going to get to know me at all, then I really must explain to you my hair in 1989. In order to believe that I was neither a) schizophrenic nor b) on acid, you need to understand … Continue reading
Posted in Body Image, Celebrities, Childhood, Entertainment, Friends, The '80s, Vacations, Women
Tagged '80s, 1989, Alyssa Milano, bad haircuts, bangs, Brooke Theiss, camp, cheerleading spirit, Christian camp, dull scissors, Elliott from "Scrubs", Hairstyle magazines, ice cream, Just the 10 of Us, Les Miserables, Ogilvie, Ogilvie home perm, perms, Ray Bolger, Rory Gilmore, Samantha Micelli, Shannon, sleepaway camp, Teen Beat, The O.C., touch of sun, Wendy Lubbock, Willow Rosenberg, Wizard of Oz scarecrow
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Debbie Gibson’s “Electric Youth”: A Review!
“Electric Youth” was Debbie Gibson’s second album. And see, I get that Debbie Gibson might be considered cheesy by some, but it always pisses me off when she gets lumped in with people like Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson and … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Childhood, Entertainment, Lists, Miscellaneous, Music, Romance, The '80s, Women
Tagged '80s, Debbie Gibson, Electric Youth, karaoke
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Debbie Gibson’s “Out of the Blue”: A Review! (That rhymes.)
Now that I am done reviewing the redheaded rebel of the late ’80s otherwise known as “Tiffany,” it is time to focus on her towheaded arch-nemesis — Debbie Gibson. I can’t lie to you. For me, it was not even … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Lists, Miscellaneous, Music, Romance, The '80s, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged '80s, '80s pop stars, bridges, Debbie Gibson, Foolish Beat, horns, junior high, Only In My Dreams, Out of the Blue, Tiffany
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Tiffany’s “Hold an Old Friend’s Hand”: The Review!
The long, hard wait is over! It’s time to review Tiffany’s second album! I remember liking it more than the first one — will I still feel the same way? INTRIGUE! 1. All This Time THEN: This song had … Continue reading
