Author Archives: Double K
“Do You Hear Me?”
The band Missing Persons featured in today’s post about words. Continue reading
From the Vault… “Missing Roger Staubach”
From the vault… an article about one of my earliest loves – Topps NFL trading cards. Continue reading
“Sunny Days. Everybody Loves Them”
A favorite 80’s ballad asks about being there in difficult times. Continue reading
“Basketball is My Favorite Sport”
Memories of Jerry Jobe basketball camp with a little help from Mister Kurtis Blow Continue reading
“She Was a Flower for the Takin'”
“Her beauty cut just like a knife.” – Waylon Jennings Those are some of the iconic lyrics sung by the late, great Waylon Jennings, and a beautiful view of Boulder, Colorado from Flagstaff Mountain. “He was a banker from Macon.” … Continue reading
“How Do You Like Him So Far?”
A vacation travel piece to the tune of 1981 Loverboy song. Continue reading
“Born Down in a Dead Man’s Town”
A happy 4th of July to you from sincerely the 80’s and my new patriotic hat. Featuring “The Boss” in today’s post. Continue reading
“Every Rose Has Its Thorn”
We all have thorns in our lives and I’m reminded of that every time I hear this classic power ballad and former #1 hit from Poison. Continue reading
“Be Courageous and Be Brave”
May is a month of graduations, and with the help of Rod Stewart I take a trip back to Norman, OK, and May of 1989. Continue reading
“This Prison Has Now Become Your Home”
“A sentence you seemed prepared to face.” – Sting I had just finished another year of prison or school if you will by the time June of 1985 rolled around. My only year at Whittier Middle School in Norman, OK … Continue reading
sincerely, the 80's 