Genesis is reuniting and going on tour. Titled “Turn It On Again,” the tour will begin in Helsinki in June of 2007. From their website:
Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford of the iconic band Genesis unveiled the dates for their first tour in 15 years. Turn It On Again – the tour, will see the band play a series of stadium concerts in Europe in the summer of 2007. Kicking …read more
Monday, Monday (bah da, bah da da da), can’t trust that day…It’s Monday again, and that means 80’s Movies Monday, Best of the Worst of the 80’s movies. Today’s pick is another from Bald Man…ahem, sorry…Cory.
UHF was released in 1989 and stars “Weird Al” Yankovic, Michael Richards, and Victoria Jackson. Cory discovered UHF in college, and he and his roommate would recite it almost nonstop. I’ve heard “red snapper” about 20 too many times.
Cory’s favorite bit is the mop scene played by Michael Richards before he was Kramer and before that other incident. Here, for your …read more
I just received two of my favorite flicks for my birthday. My birthday was a while back, but I love it when gifts trickle in. It was well worth the wait! (Thanks, Jack!)
The first is Pretty in Pink (Everything’s Duckie Edition) which advertises a “making of” reel, a photo gallery, the original ending (???) and several other featurettes. “If You Leave,” is already running in my head.
The second movie is Some Kind of Wonderful (Special Collector’s Edition). Some of the special features listed on this one include “Meet the Cast,” “John Hughes Time Capsule”, and a …read more
I was introduced to The Far Side by a friend when I was in junior high. I remember getting The Far Side Observer for Christmas from her while at school. I sat through the first hour of school just reading page after page. In my head, I can still see the cartoon that had me laughing so hard that I couldn’t stop. That’s happened so many times since that first introduction.
For years after that first Christmas, I regularly asked for the Off-the-Wall Calendar, at least until 2002, the last year that they produced it. However, …read more
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For our sixth week of the Best of the Worst of the 80’s movies, we arrive at the Dustin Hoffman classic, Tootsie.
Says Steve of Inside Fatherhood:
Tootsie I couldn’t stand it for some reason. Everybody else around me liked it and watched it a million times. I couldn’t stand to be in the same room. Bad memories… bad bad memories….
I didn’t dare ask what those bad memories were, but you’re welcome to question him if you’re curious. I happen to love Tootsie and watched it every chance I got. There have only been one or two …read more
I remember vividly the first time I saw Bill Cosby, Himself. The only room in our house with HBO was my parents’ room. Apparently, after seeing this once themselves, my folks found it imperative for my sibings and me to see this show.
My sister and I piled on the bed with Mom and Dad, and my brother sat on the floor. The movie started and we laughed at all the funny bits. At some point, one of us was getting on the nerves of the other, and a rambling of, “Stop it, stop it, stopitstopitstopit!!!!” …read more
Already, we’re to week #5 of the Best of the Worst of the 80’s movies. We’re back to a few of Wendy’s since she had several to share. Three Men and a Baby is another pick of hers. Starring Ted Danson, Tom Selleck and Steve Guttenberg, it seemed like a fun and different idea for a movie in the midst of the Brat Pack and horror show flicks. Says Wendy of the film:
Does anyone else but me always stop and try and find the ghost in the Ted Danson and his mom scene?
I don’t think I’ve ever …read more
Okay, nobody has yet picked this as one of the Best of the Worst of the 80’s Movies, so I guess it’s up to me. Poltergeist (starring Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams), the freakiest movie I had ever seen, whenever it was that I was allowed to see it, that would probably seem really dumb to me now. My main memories are the maggots in the steak (or was it chicken?), something with the boy’s braces, and the little lady’s voice as they’re looking into the light. Oh yeah, and the “curse,” of course. I …read more
I have way too much fun watching Europe perform. I honestly think there’s more hairspray and makeup going on in this one show than I’ll use in all my life.
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Apparently, Jon Bon Jovi is to blame for the hole in the ozone layer.
From Sound Generator:
It’s because I feel guilty about the huge hole in the ozone layer my haircuts created. It’s my responsibility to right the wrongs of the Eighties.
That’s okay, Jon, it was worth it for all of us to have been a witness to that beautiful mane of yours. Plus, I think Europe had something to contribute there as well.
Check out this article to find out ways Jon’s helping the planet and its residents.
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