God’s onslaught against the 1980s continued today (man, I really hoped we left all of that behind in ’09) with the death of Corey Haim. I totally predicted the wrong Corey to go first. If I’d have been playing Vegas odds on this, I so would have called Corey Feldman going first. It just seemed [...]

Ken Ober, who many in my generation remember as the host of MTV’s “Remote Control,” has died. You know, if there’s one thing 2009 has taught me, it’s that God really, really hates the 1980s. So, in honor of our fallen homie, here’s the first part of an episode from 1987. RIP, Ken. I hope [...]

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This is one of the more packed Thursdays I’ve had in a long while. Thirteen elements to edit, a five-minute welcome speech to prepare for tonight, plan-ahead so I can get out early tomorrow to head northwest and, well, the beginning of NFL (approximately 30 minutes or so of which I’ll miss because of this [...]

Talking Heads Road to NowhereUploaded by Celtiemama. – Music videos, artist interviews, concerts and more. Seriously, I think Talking Heads put out some of the best music videos of the 1980s. They were all … just strange. But not strange in a bad way. You remembered them. Even when I get this song stuck in [...]

I don’t know how it crossed my mind today, but can anybody disagree that this may be one of the best shows ever made? I didn’t have cable growing up in my town, but my Grandma did. She had this fancy-pants channel called “Nickelodeon” and on this channel was a show I absolutely couldn’t stop [...]

Today’s edition of “I love the ’80s” is probably the most apropos I’ve done, especially after the week I’ve heard most of us have had. In case you were curious, Loverboy is Canadian, and amazingly, they’re still touring.

I Don't Like Mondays @ Yahoo! Video For some reason, this song has been in my head all day, and I’m hard pressed to think of the last time I actually heard it. It’s a great song, though. As great as a song inspired by a school shooting can be, I guess. I always used [...]

I’ve often pondered exactly what would happen if everybody Wang Chunged tonight. It’s never happened. But it does give me the chance to make this a 1980s two-fer and add this video with one of my spiritual advisers. If I’m feeling really frisky later, I’ll start running with scissors.

This depresses me. Michael Jackson dies When I was a kid, my Mom took me to Hills to buy “Thriller.” I had to behave all week, which as a precocious annoying child was difficult. But I did it. And I made it an entire week without causing her any sort of headaches (which usually involved [...]