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Tag Archives: Eighties
RIP Joel Schumacher
Joel was often mocked and reviled for what he did in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, I recall there’s a joke in Robot Chicken in which a convention goer calls him History’s Greatest Monster. However, he did helm a few well-loved films before … Continue reading
RIP Iam Holm
Ian will be remembered by me for all the support characters he provided to numerous favorite movies of mine. The duplicitous science officer Ash in Alien, the rival restaurant owner Pascal in Big Night, Bilbo Baggins in Lord of the Rings, greedy head … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Alien, Aughts, Celebrity Obituary, Eighties, Fantasy, Lord of the Rings, Nineties, Science Fiction
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RIP Rupert Hine
The announcement of Rupert’s passing was made a few days ago but I stumbled upon it today during my daily newspaper scans (usually the New York Times and The Guardian). For me, he will forever be the Fixx’s sixth member since he … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Pac Man!
A day or two after The Empire Strikes Back, Namco rolled out Pac Man which went on to be the next big video game after Pong and Space Invaders took the world by storm. Well, it took a while really because there weren’t … Continue reading
1980: The Empire Strikes Back hits theaters
The best of the nine core Star Wars movies made its debut in American theaters. It was the most anticipated film in my life that’s for sure. Empire opened on a Wednesday night too which was a big deal in 1980; new … Continue reading
An overdue Kate Bush shirt!
Not much else to say other than she is one of my top five artists of all time alongside Neil Finn, Peter Gabriel, Andy Partridge and Weird Al Yankovic. It’s why I also readily forgive anything she’s done after 1993 … Continue reading
1980: Mount St. Helen’s erupts!
I don’t remember too much about this the day when it happened. I think more of the news was I paid attention to was the aftermath, namely how all those people died because they chose not to evacuate. The eruption … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, History, Science & Technology
Tagged Disaster, Eighties, Environment
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RIP Brian Dennehy
For a long time, Brian was the original “You know…that guy…he was in…umm, Cocoon and I think Tommy Boy!” actor. I was guilty of forgetting his name too until Cocoon which would’ve been around 1985. What can you say though. Being “forgotten” because you … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, TV
Tagged Action, Celebrity Obituary, Drama, Eighties, Science Fiction, Superheroes
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RIP Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker was a legendary artist. As Michael J. Fox once said, if you’re mocked in MAD by him, you’ve arrived. He was the TV/Film equivalent of Weird Al even though Mort was around first. He had an incredible style combining … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books
Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Eighties, Humor, MAD, Satire, Seventies
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At least they didn’t come from China
Given the incompetence of this administration, I wouldn’t be surprised if they thought this was a real offer nor would they get the reference.
RIP Brian Blume
Most people remember Brian for all the contention he and his brother had with D&D’s main creator Gary Gygax. However, if it weren’t for Brian, D&D wouldn’t have gotten off the ground as soon as it did (or maybe, never) … Continue reading
RIP Kenny Rogers
Such a bummer to hear this on NPR and during this debacle during the Stupid Ages. I hope Kenny was at peace since all the news stories said he had been ill. I had the great opportunity to meet Kenny … Continue reading
1980: Mount St. Helens
I made a slight error in making the volcano my Header. On this day in history is when Helens began to have activity which experts feared would be an eruption. A week later, there were small ones but the big … Continue reading
RIP Keith Olsen
Keith’s name may not be easily recognizable unless you are a music Nerd like me who reads the liner notes on records/CDs…one thing you can’t see on MP3s/streams. He produced numerous artists you’d know by name though: Santana, Pat Benatar, … Continue reading
Count Rugan is probably behind DST
Two days in and I’m still exhausted but thanks to coronavirus, getting rid of this stupid, agricultural society remnant will have to wait. Thanks to Debbie for the gag.
Posted in Astronomy, Movies, Science & Technology
Tagged Eighties, Humor, The Princess Bride
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