Tag Archives: Eighties

RIP Garry Shandling

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Steve

A damned shame Garry died suddenly because he was a quiet, unsung hero of comedy but it wasn’t always that way. When I first saw him, he was in the same camp as Billy Crystal, a rather boring Johnny Carson … Continue reading →

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Anthrax

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Steve

Update: A story that was overlooked due to my illness (the flu and whatnot) near the beginning of 2016. Before the release of their latest album For All Kings which is being praised as the Metal album of 2016 (is there such … Continue reading →

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Night of the Comet

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Steve

I missed out on Night of the Comet in theaters around 1984 but enjoyed the hell out of it when it made its debut on Showtime the following Christmas. I think the film was whipped together to take advantage of the Halley’s … Continue reading →

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RIP George Martin

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Steve

Obviously he was the man who earned the coveted “fifth Beatle” spot because he produced every major record of theirs but one. Although I don’t worship at the feet of the Beatles, I always respected George Martin, his production skill and … Continue reading →

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RIP David Bowie

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Steve

What a crappy way to start the week and just when his latest album came out. Given his nature, I think he may have timed it this way. David’s material was pretty impressive too. Namely with how readily the more … Continue reading →

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Gremlins: Our Xmas movie for 2015

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Steve

When it comes to Christmas, many people in my generation go with Die Hard as their holiday flick. I’ve never seen it plus I can’t stand Bruce Willis, another chicken-shit-hawk “action” star. Anyway, yeah, I know…it’s Christmas and the movie is … Continue reading →

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1985: Calvin & Hobbes makes it debut

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Steve

I think it appeared in about 20-30 newspapers, new strips don’t make a big splash right away due to the expense but Calvin & Hobbes was a hit pretty quickly. Calvin was certainly an easy-to-relate to character even if you didm’t … Continue reading →

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The New Teen Titans at 35

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Steve

Thirty-five years ago The New Teen Titans was DC’s answer to Marvel’s wildly successful Uncanny X-Men. Surprisingly, it worked despite the two sets of characters being very different: Marvel’s team were outlaw mutants the world despised and DC’s Titans were mostly sidekicks trying to get … Continue reading →

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Sean Astin

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Steve

Since Wiz-World Austin ’15 was rather disappointing, I remembered the cool encounter I had last year that I forgot to post…Samwise himself! Meanwhile, the people who run Wiz-World promised to work harder next year so it will be in late … Continue reading →

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Chris Sarandon

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Steve

Wiz World Austin wasn’t a complete bust this year. Sure it was only over two days. Sure Peter Weller bailed with three days to go (his VIP package was Somara’s birthday present). Sure all the major vendors skipped because it’s … Continue reading →

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Calvin and Hobbes’ anniversary month

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Steve

The theme for November came together even faster than I planned! Certainly friendlier than reminding everyone about the election of Reagan…the anti-FDR and one of the worst presidents ever. No, Calvin and Hobbes is a more pleasant topic because it … Continue reading →

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Elvis Costello at Book People

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Steve

Once again, life and stress got in the way of getting this story out in a timely manner plus I let down the very nice photographer who gave me permission to use this picture he took, I couldn’t even see … Continue reading →

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Kraftwerk in 3D!

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Steve

German synthesizer pioneers Kraftwerk came through Austin to perform their incredible 3-D show at UT’s Bass Hall. Three-D? As I joked, I’ve never seen a band in 2-D unless it was on my old, CRT-based TV. Seriously, the effects on … Continue reading →

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1985: Senior Year at Beulah HS and ND

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Steve

I wanted this month’s header to be Highlander but I was mistaken about its release dates. According to imdb.com, the cool Fantasy-Action movie hit theaters in the Spring of 1986. Hmm. I always thought it was late in 1985 to coincide … Continue reading →

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Weird Science: 30th Anniversary Quote-along!

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Steve

Back to the Future was the big movie of 1985, possibly of the Eighties, but Weird Science was and has always been my personal favorite for that particular year. Better Off Dead is a close second, it falls behind because it didn’t make it … Continue reading →

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