Happy 47th Birthday Molly Ringwald

Glad I remembered this year because it’s the 30th anniversary of The Breakfast Club in theaters. I never saw it in the theater during its debut but I do remember hearing Simple Minds’ hit being played to death all Spring and Summer. Had I known then that Molly was my age, a rarity in TV/Film, I would’ve pressed harder to go even if we were in the middle of moving to North Dakota. It was great to see an actual 16-year-old playing a 16-year-old since Hollywood often casts someone in their mid-twenties.

Several years ago Molly put out a record of Jazz standards along with a modified version of “Don’t You Forget (About Me).” Obviously I have it, I only regret not seeing her perform when she came through Austin.

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