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This week I asked:
What were your favourite TV shows?
What was the first film you saw at the cinema in the 80’s.
Fave TV shows
Michael Fairbrother was a fan of Danger Mouse,
Nathan Astbury loved the Raggy Dolls (sad sack was his favourite!), and Bananaman
Lee Marriott remembers Fraggle Rock
Stuart Kelman’s fave show was Captain Caveman
Andrea Mitchell loved Roobarb and Custard
Film
The first film Debbie Dodds ever saw at the cinema was Return of the Jedi – she said she cried because the Ewoks were so cute!
Lorraine Angel’s first film was Jurrassic Park
Christopher Emmerson and Joanne Cutler both loved Steven Spielbergs “Inner Space”
Highlander was the best film of the 80’s – so thinks Matthew Bell
Karen Appleton asks, could I give a big shout out to Dan and Beth who are admins of the Facebook group “Born in the 70’s, grew up in the 80’s & got drunk in the 90’s” – great for jogging your memory about how great (or otherwise) things were back in the 80’s
80’s News This week
1980: Elton John plays a free concert for 400,000 people in New York’s Central Park. He performs the encore in a Donald Duck costume.
1981: Simon & Garfunkel perform a free reunion concert in New York City’s Central Park attended by over 500,000 fans.
1982 – Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons 🙂 and 🙁 on the Carnegie Mellon University Bulletin Board System.
1984 – The first annual MTV Video Music Awards are held in New York City. Herbie Hancock wins the most awards with five, and The Cars take the highest prize of Video Of The Year for “You Might Think”. Much attention is garnered by Madonna’s controversial performance of her hit single “Like a Virgin” in which she rolls around on the stage, revealing lacy stockings and garters (some things never change…!)
SONGS PLAYED
Average White Band – Let’s Go Round Again
Billy Ocean – When The Going Gets Tough
Blondie – Atomic
Electric Light Orchestra – Hold On Tight
ABBA – The Winner Takes It All
Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days
Imagination – Just an Illusion
Flash and the Pan – Waiting for a Train
Erasure – Stop!
Deacon Blue – Real Gone Kid
Elton John – Nikita
Spandau Ballet – Gold
Coldcut Feat Lisa Stansfield – People Hold On
Rock Road – Rebel Yell
Road To Nowhere
Prince – Purple Rain
Steve Winwood – Higher Love
The Blow Monkeys – Digging Your Scene
Brother Beyond – The Harder I Try
Sinitta – Toy Boy
Madness – House Of Fun
Communards – Don’t Leave Me This Way
ABC – Poison Arrow
Kool and the Gang – Get Down On It
Jermaine Stewart – We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off
Bangles – Manic Monday
Roxette – The Look
See you next week!
