The 80s Club

Really? Are you kidding me? Yeah, I’m feeling really old now. I remember the beginning of WrestleMania, when it was still a production with WWF members, not the WWE.
Why did I even know about it? My brother made me watch it. It’s the only reason I was so familiar with Hulk Hogan, The Iron Sheik, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Koko B. Ware, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, and all the others. I even saw a few of them in person. How many of us can say we saw Bobby Heenan wrestle? Or Miss Elizabeth …read more

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I know nothing about Madonna’s recent attempts (or not) to adopt. Nothing more than you can probably read on hundreds of sites whose writers are speculating on the latest developments. So, I won’t waste any time on that here.
I do, in the midst of all the ubiquitous Madonna news, keep coming back to this movie, and to all the songs that I bellowed out to as a pre-teen/teen, sung by a way hip one-named superstar with big bows and earrings who was slithering across a stage. Man, was she cool.
When Desperately Seeking Susan was released, Madonna was in her …read more

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Welcome to The 80’s Club’s “Best of the Worst” picks of 80’s flicks from my fellow b5media writers. We kick-off with Wendy, who writes at Snarky Gossip, The Gryffindor Gazzette, and Stewie’s Playground. Thanks for playing, Wendy!
Wendy starts with a Roseanne Barr, Meryl Streep (really? huh) and Ed Bagely, Jr. classic, She-Devil. (Funny how Meryl Streep just starred in another devilishly titled film, The Devil Wears Prada. hmmmm…)
Here’s Wendy’s memory from the movie:
Can’t stop watching the ginormous mole (until she got it removed).
Gotta love a lady who uses the word, “ginormous.” Stay tuned for more …read more

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Man, I had a HUGE crush on Brian Bloom growing up. I didn’t even watch As the World Turns all that much, except to catch glimpses of him. His blue eyed, dark haired mug shot was one of the first to adorn my bedroom wall. Wowza.
Anyway, I was shocked to see him appear tonight on an episode of Cold Case. Sad, sad episode, but still a treat to see Brian all these years later!

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And here begins the first in a series of the best of the worst in 80’s movies. I’ve begged, pleaded, and charmed my way into receiving submissions for this series from my fellow b5media writers. Starting Monday, I’ll share a weekly post featuring those great bad flicks, and introducing you to the blogs of those who love to hate them.
You know which movies I’m talking about, right? Those bad, bad movies that you just can’t walk away from when they’re marathoning for the zillionth weekend on cable. Those movies that you might not dish out well-earned …read more

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I miss shows like Night Court. Shows where you could just jump in any week and enjoy some laughs. No need to TiVo because one episode wasn’t dependent on the next.
A little drama, mostly just humor, a big scary baliff, a crazy judge, an irreverant attorney, and a bit of a Mel Torme fanatacism. Who knew that would be a perfect mix for a hit show? I can’t think of another show that’s quite duplicated whatever brand of funny they gave us. I miss Harry Anderson at the bench, and the circus that …read more

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Okay, so you can check here if you really want to see Duran Duran live. But why settle for a real life event when their avatars are going to live in a virtual world where they will be in concert?
Huh?
You can check out the info here. As for me, I’ll stick to catching them on a timewarp weekend from my local mix station.

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I’m not sure why, but as I was thinking about sneezing, my thoughts turned to Galaxy Glue. (I don’t understand my thought patterns anymore than I expect you to, just sharing pertinent information). And then just a flood of memories from the movie The Incredible Shrinking Woman starting coming to my head.
For those of you who only know Lily Tomlin at the Secretary to the POTUS on the West Wing, let it be known that she had a successful and fun career long before she sat outside of the (on set) Oval Office. One fun moment in …read more

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You think I’m joking, don’t you?
From azcentral.com:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora will soon have mini versions of themselves from Tempe-based McFarlane Toys.
Crazy, aye? Apparently, they aren’t the first musical figures from McFarlane Toys, but I still think it’s a bit odd. Go ahead and add them to your holiday wish list, for 2007. They’re not due out until July of next year. I’ll try to get a photo out here when they’re released.
I did love this album, though. Especially the record that my mom bought for my sister and me (how do you expect …read more

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Apparently, our shows of yesterday are finding audiences in the Russia of today. The idea is to take the premise of shows such as Perfect Strangers, Suddenly Susan, and Step by Step, but to reshoot with new actors.
From CNN:
…the first episode of the Russian version of “Perfect Strangers” debuted a week ago on Ren TV. Mismatched roommates Larry and Balki have become Ivan (Artem Semakin) and Andrei (Anton Eldarov). Andrei arrives from his remote ex-Soviet republic and moves straight into the flat of his Moscow cousin, Ivan, where cultures clash between the two dissimilar characters.
I’m not sure how good …read more

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