‘Tis the Season to Be Jovi: The Bon Jovi Christmas Experience
Dec20

‘Tis the Season to Be Jovi: The Bon Jovi Christmas Experience

Posted By on Dec 20, 2016

Thirty years ago, in 1986, Bon Jovi officially made the jump to hyperspace with its album Slippery When Wet. The thing is, though, Slippery When Wet wasn’t Bon Jovi’s first album; it was its third. The band’s self-titled first album was released two years earlier, in January 1984. And even THAT album wasn’t the first professional recording for lead singer Jon Bon Jovi.  That distinction belongs to the song “R2D2, We Wish You a Merry...

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We Found A 1-Hour Compilation of ’80s Christmas Commercials
Dec06

We Found A 1-Hour Compilation of ’80s Christmas Commercials

Posted By on Dec 6, 2016

When it came to Christmas commercials in the ’80s, there were so many emotions touched that you really felt the spirit of the holidays. The emotions ranged from heart-warming pieces of joy to hilarious plays on classic songs. We managed to find one of the coolest, hour-long compilations of ’80s Christmas commercials that will surely instill plenty of nostalgia. The mopenstein YouTube Channel created the compilation of...

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5 Ways Christmas Was Better in the 80s
Dec18

5 Ways Christmas Was Better in the 80s

Posted By on Dec 18, 2014

When I think back to Christmas as a kid in the 80s, things seemed a lot less complicated. There was the glow of the television screen — not of the iPad/iPhone screen — with the yule log burning or “Emmet Otters Jugband Christmas” playing on a loop on HBO. When we wanted to watch our annual Christmas specials, we had to check the TV Guide to make sure we were home in time for Rudolph or Frosty; there was no On Demand back...

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A True Christmas Lifesaver – The Life Savers Sweet Storybook
Dec13

A True Christmas Lifesaver – The Life Savers Sweet Storybook

Posted By on Dec 13, 2014

Growing up, there were a few items I knew I would always get in my stocking at Christmas: A pair of cute, kitschy holiday socks (cats wearing Santa hats come to mind). During my teen years, I would get several cans of hairspray — thanks Santa!  A girl can’t have too much AquaNet. A chocolate Santa that I was allowed to eat before breakfast. All of these holiday treats were awesome, but no 80s Christmas stocking would be...

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