Before doing a little research on this entry for the countdown, I’ve always regarded Matthew Wilder’s “Break My Stride” as one of the puffier songs from the 80s I regard among my favorites. Musically I still do. However, I had no inkling of the struggles Wilder went through in making this a hit—his lone big … Read More
Happy Birthday to legendary movie refer addict Tommy Chong, who turns 78 today. Holy shit, I can’t believe that dude is 78 years old. Chong, along with Cheech Martin made being a pothead cool to many in several movies and comedy albums over the 1970’s and 80s. Among their best were “Up In Smoke” (1978), … Read More
In my humble opinion, there’s few things when we think back to the 80s that symbolize that decade of gloriousness more admirably than the movie Dirty Dancing. If you’re between the ages of 30-50 I’m not sure it’s scientifically possible to have not seen this flick. Everybody remembers Patrick Swayze’s legendary“nobody puts baby in the … Read More
Happy Birthday to former middleweight boxing legend “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler, who turns 63 today. Hagler against my boxing idol, Sugar Ray Leonard in 1987 may be my favorite fight of all-time. I’ll never forget watching with a group of friends entirely divided on who to root for. The fight was close it resulted in mass … Read More
I was roughly 15-years old at the time this song came out and at once it became my essential training song. Back in those days I felt reasonably confident I was just a few short years away from making my debut as a WWF superstar and the future tag team partner of Mr. Wonderful Paul … Read More
Happy Birthday to former New Edition, LSG and solo singer Johnny Gill, who turns 51 today (dayum, your boy’s getting old). Gill rose to prominence in 1987 when taking Bobby Brown’s spot in New Edition after Brown got booted from the group. Gill became a solo star around three years later when his 1990 album … Read More
If I were to put together a Mt. Rushmore of 1980s pop albums, Phil Collins’ “No Jacket Required” would warrant serious consideration for a spot. It produced five hits, and none I enjoyed more than “One More Night”. One of my favorite things about Collins and there’s plenty to choose from, was his ability to … Read More
For no particular rhyme or reason other than being fun for me to do and hopefully you to read, I’ve decided to occasionally recap old WWE Monday Night Raw shows (Smackdown will be a future project). At least for me, it’s cool to recreate many Monday nights I evidently didn’t recall as easily as I … Read More
Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got To Do With It” is perhaps the most played song on the radio I can remember. I swear, in 1984-85 I’m not sure I ever heard 45 minutes of radio without this coming on. That’s not a complaint. It was popular—as in Tina Turner is dominating the Grammy’s popular. This … Read More
There’s a million things about the 80s that elicit fond memories. At the forefront is the MTV era, and not just because of videos. Thanks to the music video generation, incorporating present-day popular music into movies became a regular thing. Among many, two movies in particular stand out to me…flicks I probably enjoyed more for … Read More
