What kinda boy you’re lookin’ for girl? Must he be just like your favourite movie star? — What Kinda Boy You’re Lookin’ For (Girl), Hot Chocolate March of 1983 must of ushered in some kind of spring fever, because there is no other way to explain this drivel. As you read this, you’ll notice I once thought […]
Posts Tagged ‘eighties’
When You Were Young: Sweet Dreams Are Made of This
April 11th, 2011
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She blinded me with science And failed me in biology — She Blinded Me with Science, Thomas Dolby Wow. Just wow. I don’t really know what to say about these posts. February 1983 appears to have been quite active, and if you judge me by my writing, you’d think I had ADD. Maybe I did, but they didn’t diagnose […]
When You Were Young: Bus Stop
February 1st, 2011
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Well I’ve missed my bus I know I’m late I’ve gotta do something I know I hate — Double Dutch Bus, Frankie Smith Judging by the next few entries in my journal, was the TTC ever “The Better Way”? I also apologize for my misspelling of “ciao” and my apparent xenophobia. Oct. 18/82 Hi! We just got our TTC […]
“I can’t believe I gave my panties to a geek.”
August 7th, 2009
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John Hughes passed away yesterday and the news made me sad and a little melancholic. You see, I was in my teens in the 80s and watched Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles in the movie theatres when they were released (when admission was only $4!). Hughes’ characters became very personal to me; somehow, this 30-something adult male […]
