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“Put Put Put Puttin’ on the Hits”
An 80’s philosophical question: Who didn’t watch this show and want to be a lip-syncing star? Continue reading
“Traveling in a Fried-Out Combie”
I said do you speak-a my language? He just smiled and gave me… Continue reading
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Tagged Aussie, Australian, Business As Usual, Colin Hay, Crocodile Dundee, Down Under, Hillsong, Leaderscape, Men At Work, Michael Murphy, vegemite
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“Looking Out At the Road Rushing Under My Wheels”
It’s been a busy two weeks, and Jackson Browne’s 1977 hit seems fitting today. Continue reading
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Tagged banking, Boulder, family, GSBC, Jackson Browne, Red Rocks, Running on Empty, Uncle Hans
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“Gypsy, Sittin’ Lookin’ Pretty”
A surprise daddy-daughter date to catch two of Rock’s legendary bands on a Monday night in Tulsa. Continue reading
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Tagged BOK Center, Bringin' on the Heartbreak, Caroline, Def Leppard
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“Some Days Won’t End Ever and Some Days Pass on By”
An ode to all of you workin’ hard for a livin’ courtesy of one of the best groups of the 80’s. Continue reading
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Tagged Caroline, grind, Huey Lewis and the News, jobs, work, Workin' for a Livin'
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“Hot Summer Streets and the Pavements Are Burning…”
Thirty four years linking the summers of 1984 and 2018 with an iconic 80’s movie and the reincarnation of those characters on a new Youtube series. Continue reading
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Tagged Bananarama, Cobra Kai, Cruel Summer, Daniel Larusso, Johnny Lawrence, Pat Morita, Ralph Macchio, summer, The Karate Kid, William Zabka, Youtube
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“Have You Ever Been Stabbed in the Back…”
May brings us warm weather, Mother’s Day, graduations, and yes – yearbook signings! A look back at the popular tradition with help from a 1989 hit by Jody Watley. Continue reading
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Tagged Eric B. & Rakim, Friends, Jody Watley, Norman, Norman High School, rap, yearbook
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“People Always Told Me, Be Careful of What You Do”
A memory from my pre-teen years as I did my best to become the best Michael Jackson impersonator in my family. Continue reading
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Tagged Billie Jean, Britney Spears, dance, King of Pop, Michael Jackson, moonwalk, Motown, Motown 25, The Way You Make Me Feel, Thriller
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“What Started Out As Friendship Has Grown Stronger”
REO Speedwagon provided the love soundtrack of 1985 for thousands of middle schoolers like myself at that time. Continue reading
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Tagged 8th grade, basketball, Can't Fight This Feeling, girlfriends, Kevin Cronin, Norman, REO Speedwagon, Whittier Middle School
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