Weird Al: White, nerdy, and here to stay
It’s time to congratulate the man who once rewrote Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die” as “Chicken Pot Pie.” Weird Al Yankovic, satirical pop-goblin and parody merchant, has not simply endured but triumphed: His new album, “Straight Outta Lynwood”, shot into the Billboard Top 10 upon its release last month–his highest chart placing since the ’80s.
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Mr. T Gets Real in TV Land’s I Pity the Fool
Unlike Monchhichis, acid-wash jeans or New Coke, Mr. T survived the ’80s and even emerged as an iconic figure to those who thrilled to his outrageous adventure series, The A-Team. The hard man with a soft side returns to the tube with TV Land’s I Pity the Fool (premiering tonight at 10 pm/ET), a reality show that has the former bouncer dropping kno
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Costume Idea: 80′s Movies Costumes
Get costume ideas for your favorite 80s movie characters. Bill & Ted, Real Genius, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and more. DIY or pre made from a store, these are some great links.
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You know you’re a child of the ’80s if…
Sooooooo soo good! I still have my Members Only jacket somewhere…
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Top 10 1980s Music Hits
I’m a child of the 1980s and I of course just love the music from then! The sound of breaking glass, the awful overuse of synthesizers, I can’t get enough!
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Original Transformers tv show, with original ’80′s adverts
Transformers show from the the 80s , coplete with adverts from that timel!!!
This is it people! die and set yourself alight for the maker of your choice!
Do kids like it? Do they say NO!???
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Sony walks back into Walkman business
The market is already more crowded than an oriental bazaar, but that hasn’t stopped Sony from trying once again to relive its glory days of the 1980s, when the Walkman portable CD player was must have accessory to hang on your hip.
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The second best selling Home Computer of the ’80s. No, NOT the Apple ][!
The C64 sold some 17 million computers, and the mighty Apple ][ only sold 2 million. However, MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s. Despite Microsoft’s involvement, MSX-based machines were seldom seen in the United States but were hugely popular in other markets. 5 million MSX-based units were sold world-wide.
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Thoroughly insane video–MIT, the 80s, Aerobics…and Librarians!!!
This is a wonderfully Bizarre video from the 80′s filmed at the Hayden library @ MIT. I know you’ve probably seen your fair share odd librarian videos (okay maybe not), but this is definitely worth a watch.
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