Stuck in the 80s Blogger on Penn & Teller Bullshit
January 9, 2008
Steve Spears is a Time online editor who runs the Stuck in the 80s blog.
He lucked out. He’s going to see Dennis DeYoung with Night Ranger on Jan. 19 at Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall. While there, he will be interviewing other 80’s freaks like you and I.
Sounds cool, huh… until he mentioned that he is doing it for the Penn & Teller’s show, Bullshit. If you have NEVER seen the show you are in luck. The show spends thousands of dollars to give a one-sided cynical, mean spirited, nihilistic, pseudoskepticism spin on every thing that anyone loves. They set out to conducted smear campaigns against everything for no reason. I’m certain that they would take that as a compliment… seriously. I hope they will do a “Bullshit” special about how THEIR show is bullshit, sleight of hand, smoke and mirrors, misdirection and mudslinging at its nastiest. Lately, every piece and oppinion I see from Penn & Teller is submerged in this sort of shock media like the “art” of Andres Serranos.
My comment to Steve: These guys did an hour long show blasting Mother Theresa & Mahatma Gandhi.. what do you think they’ll do to a Time online editor.
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Fan has a Transformer focused Website
July 5, 2006
“I came across this site while trying to find some cool transformers video footage…Looks pretty sweet…Really cool clips
Due to popular demand and the massive amounts of email, I've decided to create this web page devoted entirely to the VW transformer clip to hopefully answer your questions and show you how it was..”
Mike Smiths got all kinda of cool transformer related stuff on his site.
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Could this be the Worst Music Video of all time?
July 5, 2006
WARNING: Watch this video at your own risk! It is an '80s music video called “I Wanna Love You Tender” by the Finnish pop duo Armi and Danny. “Don't watch too long or your eyes will burn and your head will explode!” I had to stop watching for safety reasons after a minute because I could feel the pressure building up inside my head!
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MC Hammer declares it's "HammerTime," returns with new album
July 5, 2006
80s rap superstar and the man who coined the all encompassing phrase “2legit2quit” has returned to the music scene completely “washed up” and “has been” ready for a rise to rap stardom once again. His new album “Look Look Look” is available on iTunes complete with low profile guest apearances and cheesy cover art.
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First Kiss, Summertime, 20 year nostalgia
July 5, 2006
I love the 80s. I was born in 1974 so most of my childhood memories are from the 80s.
My first kiss was in the 80s. It was beautiful disater that for some reason reminds me of
Nocera’s 1987 song “summertime, summertime”. Remember that song:
Chorus:
Take me
Take me to the water
Summertime, Summertime
Maybe, we can fall in love
In Summertime, SummertimeI listen to the rain outside
Please come and take me for a ride
I really want you
To come and take me far away
I want to sayChorus
I’m here lying on the sand
You look down to me and take my hand
I can’t believe it’s true
But you got me after thee
Until you sayChorus
I’m in my 30’s now with two kids (as of 2006). Time seems to go faster and faster with each passing year. I no longer have the sweet naivety of youth. Youth is relative. My co-workers (most at least 15 years older than me) still see me as a kid. Youth seems so disposable to me now but when I had it I felt like I would will live forever. I don’t have that luxury anymore because. I’ve felt the death of too many of my loved ones.
I find myself looking back and wondering where all those summers of “firsts” went: first kisses, first girl friend, first job, first… everything. Sade said it best: “never as good as the first time”.
With a smile on my face, I know that 20 years is really no time at all. I am certain that if I am lucky enough to reach 50, I’ll look back on all those decades I will have lived and smile and laugh the hardest at the 1980s and my childhood summers that are for me 20 years ago as of 2006.
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Electro funk 80s
July 4, 2006
2 electro funk music videos from 80s:
1) Afrika Bambaataa - “Planet Rock”.
2) Shannon - “Let the Music Play” (produced by Chris Barbosa).
80s had great funk.
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The Intro to G.I. Joe the Movie
July 4, 2006
How many people remember the movie? It wasn't released in theaters, but it star Don Johnson, Burgess Meredith, and Sgt. Slaughter. Classic 80s 
cobra is like a happy, lovable cartoon version of the nazi's.
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Happy Independence Day… A-HA style!
July 4, 2006
Celebrate America's indepedence with the most amazing music video of the 1980s! It just proves what a great country America is for brilliant artists like A-ha to have the freedom to sing those immortal words… TAKE ON ME! TAKE ME ON!
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The C64 Orchestra: The C64 classics, played by a classical orchestra.
July 4, 2006
C64 Orchestra approached two of the most experienced C64-users from the 1980s, Rob Hubbard and Jeroen Tel. The current work of these two Commodore 64 musicians intend their compositions to be exploited with the aid of a classical orchestra. This video shows the 1st rehearsal + interviews with the composers. Performances will start in fall '06.
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Transformers Game To Be Released Same Day as Film
July 3, 2006
The Transformers video game, based on the upcoming Michael Bay movie, will hit stores the same day the movie hits theatres.
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