Like Totally 80s – What Life Was Like in 1983
Jun12

Like Totally 80s – What Life Was Like in 1983

The year when a new car was less then $10,000 and gas to fill it was a mere $1.17 per gallon. What else do you know and love about 1983? Here’re some facts and figures from what life was like in 1983. What Life Was Like in 1983 Best TV Shows: The A-Team M*A*S*H* Webster Magnum, P.I. CHiPs We Got It Made The Love Boat Knight Rider Cheers Fraggle Rock Best Movies: Scarface Return of the Jedi Trading Places Flashdance Risky...

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Vacation: Two Enthusiastic Thumbs Up
Jul29

Vacation: Two Enthusiastic Thumbs Up

I’ve spent the last week leading up to today’s release of the new Vacation reading critics’ reviews. Most have been less than kind, suggesting the new iteration tries too hard and fails to live up to the greatness that was the 1983 original. Sure, the original was written by John Hughes and directed by Harold Ramis, a combination hard to beat. Throw in Chevy Chase at his best, an amazing supporting cast, a dead Aunt, dog pee-saturated...

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1983 Is the BEST Year in Music
Dec05

1983 Is the BEST Year in Music

By Mark Dursin Before 2013 comes to a close, perhaps we all should all pause and try to locate our inner Kajagoogoo. Thirty years ago, in 1983, the One-Hit Wonder Wizards known as Kajagoogoo took their song “Too Shy” all the way to Number 5 on the U.S. Billboard charts. It was a glorious time, 1983—when the charts were jam-packed with amazing acts such as Michael Jackson, The Police, Styx, Journey, Dexys Midnight Runners, and, yes,...

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What Happened in 1983?
Aug08

What Happened in 1983?

One site reader described the awesomeness of 1983 as follows. 1983, hands down. Michael Jackson and The Police dominate the Billboard charts, while “Murmur” is released and the Smiths put out their first single. Hair bands have not yet screwed up MTV for the rest of us. “National Lampoon’s Vacation” and “Valley Girl” are in the theaters, but George Lucas has hinted at the suck in our movie...

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