Tag Archives: Eighties

RIP Bob Edwards

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Steve

For us NPR nerds, Bob was the voice we woke up with until he was fired from Morning Edition in 2004. With me, I’d say I got hooked on NPR completely in 1993 because the FM stations in Central IL sucked … Continue reading →

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RIP Mojo Nixon nee Neill Kirby McMillan, Jr.

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Steve

Dammit! Here I thought I wouldn’t have to sweat through as much awfulness this year and one of my favorite artists from college had a heart attack and died during a celebrity cruise (Outlaw Country). Given how his final hours … Continue reading →

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RIP Carl Weathers

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Steve

What a pisser! Right before Black History Month and more episodes of The Mandalorian! Carl was a great presence on Twitter too. He didn’t shit talk, always pushed for peace and understanding. I read other obits about him and didn’t know … Continue reading →

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1984: Forty years of the Macintosh!

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Steve

I remember this day quite well, believe it or not. What I failed to recall would be which Super Bowl teams played (Washington v. the LA Raiders) and the events I’m writing about were really on the 22nd, we just … Continue reading →

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RIP Keith Giffen & Gary Graham

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Steve

The first obit I felt like a complete moron about! I missed all the tributes on Twitter for the passing of Keith Giffen last October! He was one of the funniest writers in the Eighties as he revamped Justice League into … Continue reading →

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Repo Man

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Steve

First up for my favorite and a movie that influenced me from 1984…the cult fave and cable staple Repo Man! It was produced by Mike Nesmith with unknown Emilio Estevez in the lead alongside Harry Dean Stanton and Tracy Walter. Beyond … Continue reading →

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RIP Cindy Morgan

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Steve

Cindy had the dual role for Gen X nerds! Firstly, she was cast as the slut character in the forever funny Caddyshack. Being that it was released in the early Eighties, that means we got to see her in the “all together” … Continue reading →

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1988: Lockerbie bombing

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Steve

Thirty-five years ago, Libya blew up an international flight leaving London for NYC during the Gaddafi regime. To what end? Only the deceased de facto ruler of Libya could tell the victims’ families. I’m guessing it was to demonstrate how … Continue reading →

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ZOINKS! and I don’t recall if the others have a catchphrase

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Steve

If they’re both heading to Austin, then I figure they’re investigating the ghost who lives in the Driskill Hotel. A very nice, very pricey place downtown at Sixth and Congress. Since ghosts aren’t real, my money is on Mystery, Incorporated … Continue reading →

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Rest in Hell Sandra O’Connor

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Steve

As far as I’m concerned she’ll be remembered for only two things. Being the first woman on the Supreme Court which is on the short list of good acts of St. Reagan’s reign of error. It only happened because the … Continue reading →

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RIP Shane MacGowan

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Steve

Given how hard this Shane lived, it’s amazing he made it to 65 before his liver gave out! Shane only outlived Kirsty MacColl, the woman who sang with him on the now politically incorrect Xmas fave “Fairytale of New York,” … Continue reading →

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How Paul and I marketed ourselves freshman year

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Steve

It probably only worked with college ladies who liked good-tasting food and had a taste for immature young men trying to figure crap out.

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1983: The Day After airs on ABC

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Steve

Remember how I mentioned my ongoing nightmare of dying in a nuclear conflict because St. Reagan had an itchy trigger finger? The Day After didn’t help and was my continuous fear’s source until college. Before ABC became a monopoly hotel … Continue reading →

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Rent A Pal

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Steve

This was a really enjoyable Indie from the IFC Horror people since it paints Wil Wheaton as the villain but if you watch it all the way through, you’ll see it’s debatable. The plot involves David, a 40-year-old man who … Continue reading →

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Codename: Outhouse

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Steve

Hearing Zap Brannigan’s voice yelling “Gooo! Me!” from the parody GI Zap is even funnier in this context. I know, the jokes are too easy. A GI Joe action figure with a plunger and a really awful stench. In reality, it’s … Continue reading →

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