I don’t often watch The Today Show anymore, my mornings these days are filled with cartoons on PBS or homeschooling. The other morning, though, I was able to catch a few minutes of the show and caught John Mellencamp performing songs from his recent album, Freedom’s Road. You can watch the YouTube video below to see and hear Mellencamp chatting with Today Show host, Matt Lauer.
I think the bit that stole the hour, though, was the cameraman’s capture of Richard Simmons working out while watching Mellencamp perform. You’ve gotta watch it just to check out the glittery tank and the striped shorts, so very 80’s. I can’t say too much, though, the man does have better legs than me. Simmons was there to promote his upcoming hearing to try to get more mandatory Phys.Ed. in the schools as an attachment to the No Child Left Behind Act. The fact that he adjusted himself while they were taping kinda stole the show, but I think it’s no more scandalous than what you’d experience sitting around with guys watching the big game, ya know?
You can check out that video below…
If you just can’t get enough of John Mellencamp, click on over to his site and you can listen to AM (all Mellencamp) streaming radio. Enjoy.
Several of us in my family are down with a nasty virus right now, and Jell-o would be a welcome item on the menu! Can you think of Jell-o and not think of Bill Cosby? I know, I know, I think he was more about Jell-o Pudding than the gelatin, but that’s the best connection I can make for you today.
This commercial makes me think of my dad. He was a big fan of both Jell-o Pudding and Bill Cosby. And it was always a special treat if you caught him grabbing a Jell-o Pudding Pop, because then you got one, too!
While out with some friends at the movies recently, we saw a preview for the new movie Music and Lyrics starring Hugh Grant (ha, I almost wrote Hugh Laurie. That would be quite a different film, I’d think.) and Drew Barrymore. The premise is that Grant’s character is an 80’s has been pop star who needs Barrymore’s character (his plant waterer) to help him succeed twenty years after the peak of his career.
A washed up singer (Grant) is given a couple days to compose a chart-topping hit for an admiring teen sensation. Though he’s never written lyrics in his life, he sparks with an offbeat younger woman (Barrymore) with a flair for words.
I was thinking that she seemed awfully young for him, though I still think of her as Gertie, and not as a woman my age. He is a good 15 years older than her, though, so I wasn’t totally off my rocker (this time).
The movie is not getting greatreviews. In fact, “dull” seems to be the overriding sentiment, but might be worth the rent just for the fun of the flashback 80’s fashion. It comes out on Valentine’s Day in the US.
Mommie Dearest is one of those that I do remember seeing at what was probably a pretty young age. I remember the boy being strapped in his bed, the crazy eyes of Mommie Dearest, and the classic “NO WIRE HANGERS” line.
Here are Kelley’s thoughts on that infamous flick:
I still can’t use wire coat hangers. We watched Mommie Dearest a few times and was tramatized ever since. My mom let us stay with the sweet school secretary that lived across the street, Mrs. Helweg. She was wonderful. But for some reason, she let us try to watch Mommie Dearest. My sister and I would start it when we got to her house after school and would get to the same spot every time before our mom would pick us up. I was scarred for life.
Thanks for participating, Kelley!
What about you? Any wire hanger issues that you’re still holding onto? Any fears of being strapped in the bed? Hmm….maybe that’s why I have to keep a foot out of the covers at night. I need to have an escape! :D
The Police are slated to reunite for a performance at this year’s Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 11th, and that will be my reason for watching the awards show. I’m not usually one to sit through these types of programs, but you can bet my butt will be planted to watch The Police! Or maybe I’ll just pretend to jam with them. I’ve been playing Message in a Bottle a bit on Guitar Hero II; it’s like I’m part of the band already. ;)
There’s even a rumor of them going on tour a bit this year. How much would you pay for a ticket to see this classic band, in what possibly is a once in a lifetime opportunity?
Ever since someone mentioned going to an 80’s party, I’ve started planning my own in my head. I mean seriously, how awesome would that be?
I was looking for some tunes for the party, and came across this 80’s Pop Hits music box set at Amazon for 14 bucks! woo hoo! You know, in case you got rid of all your 80’s cassettes and records, or no longer have a tape deck or turntable in/on which to play them. :)
What tunes would be must-haves for your 80’s bash?
So, you’ve been invited to an 80’s party (wink, wink) and you’ve got no crimper to capture that awesome 80’s hair? Well, here you go. HOT TOOLS Professional Deep Waver Hair Crimper with 10 Heat Settings (Model: 1192) should be all you need to crimp yourself back a couple of decades. Unless, of course, the 80’s were your best fashion decade and you’re still sporting that same 80’s ‘do. Then you obviously don’t need my help. And, trust me, there’s nothing I can do to help you. ;)
Why Roseanne this week, you ask? No other reason than that the Chicago Bears are in the Super Bowl, and that Roseanne was set near Chicago in Illinois. (I thought Lanford was supposed to be near Chicago, but over at Wikipedia, you find that the actualy location of Lanford varied depending on which episode you were watching. Wikipedia also goes into the whole Becky switch thing that went on. That bugged me.) That’s it. Nothing more. :)
Roseanne entered the sitcom arena with a bang, at least in our house. We watched this show together and laughed every week. By the end of it’s run, though, it just seemed to have overstayed it’s welcome. However, in reruns it can still get a good chuckle out of me. That’s never a bad thing, right?
Without further ado, the theme to Roseanne. I do actually really like their theme song. And please, please, please, if you ever catch me sporting the ‘do on Jackie (Laurie Metcalf, who was born in Illinois and attended ISU with Joan Allen, Gary Sinise, and John Malokovich. Weird.) here, tie me down and shave my head.
“Wait a minute…what are you all doing here? And why do you have clippers? AAAAAHHHHH…………….”
I got a chance to get out for a bit today, and I took the opportunity to call up Bald Man and get out for lunch. Just the two of us. It was fantastic.
Anyway, as most of you probably don’t know, Bald Man loves to sing. As you probably also don’t know, he’s aurally challenged (read as: doesn’t really know whether or not he’s in tune when he’s singing). It is a fact that he’s well aware of, so I’m not outing him here or anything. Or maybe I am, but he can take it. :)
Anyway (wow, I say that a lot)…..we were stopping for coffee before our lunch date was over, and he was singing kinda. He made some comment about how he could still get on American Idol and we made a little joke about the girl this season who auditioned KNOWING that she couldn’t sing. Did you see her audition? It was her grand idea to be the first American Idol who couldn’t sing, and who they taught to sing.
I said something to the effect of, “Yeah, an American Idol who can’t sing.”
Bald Man’s reply, “Two words for you…..Milli Vanilli.”
Heh, yeah…I’m sure Simon Cowell would have had a field day with them. But I did love that Girl You Know It’s True album. I have it on cassette. :) I think I even did a karaoke bit to it in high school. I seem to remember singing it at a pool party. Now, I just get Blame it on the Rain stuck in my head when it’s, well, raining.
And now, for your 80’s flashback pleasure, Blame it on the Rain by Milli Vanilli. Thanks, YouTube. :)
