Back to the 80's (1981)

IN THE NEWS: "A German man doused his BMW with gasoline and torched it on Friday in protest at skyrocketing fuel costs, police said." Read more HERE


I am feeling better today, so I guess I don't have meningitis. (Thanks for all the hugs and well wishes)

Anyhew...

I'm an avid watcher of FOX Cable News every morning. Oh, and afternoon. Well, I watch it at night, too. Oh, heck, it's on practically 24/7 in my house. But anyway, they've been doing a "back to the 80's" theme this week--which has been cracking me up to say the least.


The eighties are by far my favorite decade. But I think anyone in their 30's (and 40's?) pretty much attest to this same feeling. (I don't think we know any better.) But gee, remember such groups as The Smithereens? Duran Duran? Culture Club? And one of my personal favs then... The Go-Go's? I hate men with long hair but I did sport a small crush on Jon Bonjovi then too. (He wore it well)


I experienced my very first concert in 1981: Olivia Newton John-The Physical Tour. My dad took me. (He was a big fan too) In the eighties, I wore hair bow/bands and bracelets like Madonna, thought the Duran Duran Wild Boys video was THE COOLEST VIDEO EVER MADE, and sported such a bad perm and highlight that to this day I still hold a grudge against my mom for letting me walk around looking like a giant orange poodle.


I remember in fifth grade my teacher was reading Cujo by Steven King. It sat on her desk and whenever we had free time or worked by ourselves at our desks, she'd pick it up and start reading. Finally, (having enough of her ignoring us) we begged her to read some of it to us. She did (although she cleaned some parts up). We all LOVED it. Can you imagine her reading to a bunch of ten and eleven year-olds and totally keeping our attention the whole time? I'll always remember that, since that was the first time I ever heard of Steven King.


Some of the top money making films in 1981 were Raiders of the Lost Ark, On Golden Pond, Porky's, Arthur, and Stripes. (Only, I was too young to see any of those movies) I do remember having a field trip to see Gandhi, though. So I had that going for me. (A tiny teeny bit of sarcasm there)


Are you an eighties fan? What do you remember from 1981?