Originally Posted By melekalikimaka <<That's from 1992 to the year I graduated, ugh what lousy songs. Give me the 80's any day.>> "Baby Got Back" is lousy?!! Surely you jest?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Major Events of 1975 Popular Songs 5. "Fire" ... Ohio Players The other songs on the list were weak. This one was cool. Popular Movies 1. Jaws 2. The Towering Inferno 3. Benji 4. Young Frankenstein 5. The Godfather Part II 6. Shampoo 7. Funny Lady 8. Murder on the Orient Express 9. Return of the Pink Panther 10. Tommy That was the summer of 'Jaws'. I had read the book, the first novel I'd ever read at that point, and the movie scared me to death. I loved it. I saw it at least 3 times that summer, many times since. Loved 'The Towering Inferno' too. 'Return of the Pink Panther' a friend and I stayed to re-watch the animated opening credits. Young Frankenstein I've grown to like more and more over the years. I didn't fully appreciate the nods to earlier Frankenstein movies and the cinematography until much later. Brilliant. I also remember being practically dragged to see Benji. Did not want to see it. We were visiting family in Iowa at the time. I remember actually enjoying the movie quite a bit and it being better than I thought it would be. Cute little dog, who can't like Benji? Grammy Awards Female Vocalist: Janis Ian ... "At Seventeen" Great song but WOW not a cheerful number! Most Popular Television Shows 1. All in the Family (CBS) 2. Rich Man, Poor Man (ABC) 3. Laverne & Shirley (ABC) 4. Maude (CBS) 5. The Bionic Woman (ABC) 6. Phyllis (CBS) 7. Sanford and Son (NBC) 8. Rhoda (CBS) 9. The Six Million Dollar Man (ABC) 10. ABC Monday Night Movie (ABC) I saw them all. My dad was a total TV addict, loved sitcoms and made-for-TV movies, so there you go.
Originally Posted By DAR I looked at 1963 when both my parents were 13. The tv was quite interesting. Most Popular Television Shows 1. The Beverly Hill Billies (CBS) 2. Bonanza (NBC) 3. The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS) 4. Petticoat Junction (CBS) 5. The Andy Griffith Show (CBS) 6. The Lucy Show (CBS) 7. Candid Camera (CBS) 8. The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) 9. The Danny Thomas Show (CBS) 10. My Favorite Martian (CBS) I know there were only three networks, but were ABC and NBC even trying?
Originally Posted By DAR <<"Baby Got Back" is lousy?!! Surely you jest?>> Okay that I'll give you. But Color Me Badd??? I hope none of you ladies fell for those guys.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I wanna ....... Nope, not me. ;> I was more of a "I Work" Big Daddy Kane kinda-girl. LOL!
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka My husband and I still occasionally joke about how lame Color Me Badd was. LOL
Originally Posted By DlandJB That was the summer of 'Jaws'. I had read the book, the first novel I'd ever read at that point, and the movie scared me to death. I loved it. I saw it at least 3 times that summer, many times since.>>> I saw it 16 times that summer. I was totally obsessed....with Richard Dreyfuss. I told my parents I wanted to see it so often because I was interested in studying sharks when I grew up. Still love Dreyfuss..and have even had lunch with him and he is wonderful. And I still find sharks fascinating.
Originally Posted By smedley Jaws is my favourite film of all time Major Events of 1986 Soviets free Natan Scharansky Nuclear disaster at Chernobyl Summit at Reykjavik Spain and Portugal enter the common market Marcos flees the Philippines US planes attack Tripoli Space Shuttle Challenger explodes in midair Iran Contra Affair US responds to Libyan terror The only ones I really remember are the space shuttle explosion and chernobyl at the time. Top Tunes 1."That's What Friends Are For" ... Dionne Warwick and Friends 2."How Will I Know" ... Whitney Houston 3."Kryie" ... Mr. Mister 4."Sara" ... Starship 5."These Dreams" ... Heart 6."Rock Me Amadeus" ... Flaco 7."Kiss" ... Prince 8."Addicted to Love" ... Robert Palmer 9. "West End Girls" ... Pet Shop Boys 10."Greatest Love of All" ... Whitney Houston I owned #7 and #8. I was more into U2 and INXS that kind of thing. Top Ten Movies 1. Aliens 2. An American Tail 3. Back to School 4. Cobra 5. The Color of Money 6. The Color Purple 7. Crocodile Dundee 8. Down and Out in Beverly Hills 9. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 10. The Golden Child I've seen all of these apart from perhaps #4, although I might have, #10 is a particular good one in my opinion, DH doesn't necessarily agree lol! Most Popular Books Fiction 1. "It" by Stephen King 2. "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy 3. "Whirlwind" by James Clavell 4. "The Bourne Supremacy" by Robert Ludlum 5. "Hollywood Husbands" by Jackie Collins Nonfiction 1. "Fatherhood" by Bill Cosby 2. "Fit for Life" by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond 3. "His Way" by Kitty Kelly 4. "The Rotation Diet" by Martin Katahn 5. "You're Only Old Once" by Dr. Seuss Hmm I've not read any of these, perhaps I need to extend my reading choices Most Popular Television Shows 1. The Cosby Show (NBC) 2. Family Ties (NBC) 3. Cheers (NBC) 4. Murder She Wrote (NBC) 5. The Golden Girls (NBC) 6. 60 Minutes (CBS) 7. Night Court (NBC) 8. Growing Pains (ABC) 9. Moonlighting (ABC) 10. Who's the Boss? ( ABC) Moonlighting and The Golden Girls were watched in our house, a couple of these didn't make it as far as the UK though. We also watched Family Ties when it made it to this side of the pond.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <5."Save the Best for Last" ... Vanessa Williams> FWIW DAR, I think that's a beautiful song. I also like to play it on the piano. And wow, "Rhoda" and "Phyllis" in the Top 10?? I never knew the MTM spin-offs were so successful in their (especially "Phyllis")-short durations. <1. The Beverly Hill Billies (CBS) 2. Bonanza (NBC) 3. The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS) 4. Petticoat Junction (CBS) 5. The Andy Griffith Show (CBS) 6. The Lucy Show (CBS) 7. Candid Camera (CBS) 8. The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) 9. The Danny Thomas Show (CBS) 10. My Favorite Martian (CBS) I know there were only three networks, but were ABC and NBC even trying?> LOL!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Not to make all you guys feel really old or anything (well, kind of, a little to make you feel really old), but the year that I was 13 isn't even on there. Shame on you guys for getting all old on me before I had a chance to catch up with you. And, on top of that, 1999 wouldn't even load for me, so I can't even reminisce about when I was 11. 'Tis a shame...
Originally Posted By beamerdog Now I'm feeling really old, Major Events of 1961 Kennedy Inaugurated US Commitment To Vietnam Kuwait gains Independence Bay of Pigs Invasion Peace Corps Kennedy-Krushchev At Summit Berlin Crisis Rafael Trujillo Tanganyika independent I remember that this was a time of scary political unrest. The country seemed obsessed with Jackie Kennedy. One of my parents' friends sat with her on a plane and had a long conversation with her about her meeting Jack for the first time. She was really nervous about it and was asking this woman for advice with clothes and makeup. Knowing this woman, I completely believe it. She was not one to tell tales. Sports Sorry, wasn't into following teams at this time in my life. Popular Songs 1. "Wonderland by Night" ... Bert Kaemfert ?? don't remember this one 2. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" ... The Shirelles 3. "Calcutta" ... Lawrence Welk ???? 4. "Pony Time" ... Chubby Checker 5. "Surrender" ... Elvis Presley 6. "Blue Moon" ... The Marcles 7. "Runaway" ... Del Shannon 8. "Mother-in-Law" ... Ernie K-Doe 9. "Travelin' Man" ... Ricky Nelson 10. "Running Scared" ... Roy Orbison Wow, these songs really take me back. Music was really important to me and I think I can still remember most of the lyrics to all but two of the above. Popular Movies 1. The Guns of Navarone 2. The Absent-Minded Professor 3. The Parent Trap 4. Swiss Family Robinson 5. Exodus 6. The World of Suzie Wong 7. Alamo 8. Gone With the Wind (reissue) 9. 101 Dalmations 10. Splendor in the Grass Not a movie goer, yet. I think the only one I saw in the theatre originally was Exodus. Wierd to think that Sal Mineo was gone so quickly. Great movie. Great book. Academy Awards Best Picture: "West Side Story" Best Director: Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins ... "West Side Story" Best Actor: Maximilian Schell ... "Judgement at Nuremberg" Best Actress: Sophia Loren ... "Two Women" I loved West Side Story - used to dance around with my girl friends to the music played on an lp. Judgement at Nuremberg was a powerful movie. I wonder why it's never on tv nowadays. Grammy Awards Record of the Year: "Moon River" ... Henry Mancini Song of the Year: "Moon River" ... Henry Mancini Album of the Year: "Judy at Carnegie Hall" ... Judy Garland Male Vocalist: Jack Jones ... "Lollipops and Roses" Female Vocalist: Judy Garland ... "Judy at Carnegie Hall" Ugh to all of the above. Although I do like Henry Mancini. Hope I don't offend anyone, but I just can't stand Judy Garland. (Even though one of my favorite SIL's is named after her.) Nobel Prizes Chemistry OLAH, GEORGE A., U.S.A., University of Southern California, CA, b. 1927 (in Budapest, Hungary): "for his contribution to carbocation chemistry" Literature OE, KENZABURO, Japan, b. 1935: "who with poetic force creates an imagined world, where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today" Peace HAMMARSKJ…LD, DAG HJALMAR AGNE CARL, Sweden, b. 1905, d. 1961: Secretary General of the United Nations (awarded the Prize posthumously). I always admired Dag Hammarskjld. And thought his name was really cool. Physiology or Medicine The prize was awarded jointly to: GILMAN, ALFRED G., U.S.A, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, b. 1941, and RODBELL, MARTIN, U.S.A., National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, b. 1925, d. 1998: "for their discovery of G-proteins and the role of these proteins in signal transduction in cells" Physics The prize was awarded "for pioneering contributions to the development of neutron scattering techniques for studies of condensed matter" by one half to: BROCKHOUSE, BERTRAM N., Canada, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, b. 1918: "for the development of neutron spectroscopy" and by the other half to: SHULL, CLIFFORD G., U.S.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, b. 1915: "for the development of the neutron diffraction technique" Pulitzer Prizes Drama: Tad Mosel ... "All the Way Home" Fiction: Harper Lee ... "To Kill a Mockingbird" I got this book as a bat-mitzvah gift and loved it. Still love it today. History: Herbert Feis ... "Between War and Peace: The Postdam Conference" International Lynn Heinzerling ... "Associated Press" Edward R. Cony ... "Wall Street Journal" "Amarillo (TX) Globe Times" Most Popular Books Fiction 1."The Agony and the Ecstasy"... Irving Stone. Doubleday 2."Franny and Zooey"...J. D. Salinger. Little, Brown 3."To Kill a Mockin '-bird"... Harper Lee. Lippincott 4."Mila 18" ... Leon Uris. Doubleday 5."The Carpetbaggers"... Harold Robbins. Simon & Schuster 6."Tropic of Cancer" ... Henry Miller. Grove Press 7."Winnie Ille Pu"... translated by Alexander Lenard. Dutton 8."Daughter of Silence"... Morris West. Morrow 9."The Edge of Sadness"...Edwin O'Connor. Little, Brown 10. "The Winter of Our Discontent"...John Steinbeck. Viking Press I've read the first six, but certainly not when I was 13,lol. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Nonfiction 1."The New English Bible: The New Testament"... Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press 2."The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" ... William Shirer. An incredible and VERY long book. I read the whole thing from beginning to end. The funny thing was, my mother got it at a discount outlet. The middle 200-or-so pages were bound upside down in the book. That's quite an image if anyone was looking at me reading the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich upside down. Simon & Schuster 3."Better Homes and Gardens Sewing Book"... Meredith Publishing Co. 4."Casserole Cook Book"... Meredith Publishing Co. 5."A Nation of Sheep" ...William Lederer. Norton ^^^ I remember this one on my parents' shelves, but I never read it. 6."Better Homes and Gardens Nutrition for Your Family"... Meredith Publishing Co. 7."The Making of the President, 1960"... Theodore H. White. Yup, read this one, too. I come from a family of readers and I always was reading things that kids my age didn't. I remember reading my brother's college texts (he was 7 years older than I). Atheneum Press 8."Calories Don't Count"...Dr. Herman Taller. Simon & Schuster 9."Betty Crocker's New Picture Cook Book: New Edition"... McGraw-Hill 10. "Ring of Bright Water"... Gavin Maxwell. Dutton Most Popular Television Shows 1.Wagon Train (NBC) - loved this 2. Bonanza (NBC) - yeh, this, too! 3. Gunsmoke (CBS) - OMG, great show 4. Hazel (NBC) dumb 5. Perry Mason (CBS) watched it sometimes 6. The Red Skelton (CBS) could never get into this one. 7. The Andy Griffith Show (CBS) very corny 8. The Danny Thomas Show (CBS) Loved it!! 9. Dr. Kildare (NBC) Okay, I had the biggest crush on Richard Chamberlain. Yeh, yeh, I know, but I still to this day think he's gorgeous and wonderful and would love to meet him. 10. Candid Camera (CBS) I can't believe that I liked this show. For the most part this was a very simple time when it came to tv. If the same programs were shown today, I don't know whether I would have liked them as much. Kids are much more sophisticated today and I would have been, too.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>Wow, these songs really take me back. Music was really important to me and I think I can still remember most of the lyrics to all but two of the above.<< I think they were instrumentals. ;-P
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Major Events of 1968 Rioting in France Czechoslovakia Revolt Pueblo Captured Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated Robert Kennedy killed Violence during Convention Nixon Wins election I'm sorry to say that I don't remember much about any of this. I do remember doing a skit/dance for the election of Richard Nixon for our history class. My mom was so annoyed that she made us practice in the backyard with the portable record player I grew up with a Republican dad and a Democratic mom and nothing political crossed our doorstep if we didn't want an arguement. I remember a bit about Robert Kennedy being shot. There was just so much death and violence on the news at that time that I learned to tune most of the news reports out of my mind. If I didn't think about it, it didn't exist. Hey, I was 13. Top Songs of 1968 1."Judy In Disguise" ... John Fred & His Playboy Band 2."Green Tambourine" ... Lemon Pipers 3."Love Is Blue" ... Paul Mauriat 4."The Dock of the Bay" ... Otis Redding 5."Honey" ... Bobby Goldsboro 6."Tighten Up" ... Archie Bell and the Drells 7."Mrs. Robinson" ... Simon and Garfunkel 8."This Guy's in Love With You" ... Herb Alpert 9."Grazing in the Grass" ... Hugh Masekela 10."Hello, I Love You" ... The Doors Gosh, I hear "Love is Blue" now and it takes me back to Jr. High "wrap around" dancing. In those days we still had to wear dresses to school. The style was short, short dresses but we could only wear dresses that were 2 inches above the knee to school. School dances were where we could wear anything and we'd spend hours on the phone with friends deciding what we were going to wear. Sometimes my sister (who was 4 years older than me) would let me wear her dresses. A short dress, clunky high heels with bows, pantyhose and as much makeup as I could get out of the house wearing. The boys still stood on the other side of the gym and NO girls would be caught dancing with another girl so we pretty much stood around and envied anyone who had a boyfriend who would dance or sent a friend back and forth across the floor to ask a boy to ask us to dance. But we looked really cute and stylish Top Movies of 1968 1. The Graduate 2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 3. Gone With the Wind (reissue) 4. The Valley of the Dolls 5. The Odd Couple 6. Planet of the Apes 7. Rosemary's Baby 8. The Jungle Book 9. Yours, Mine and Ours 10. The Green Berets We had a movie theater a couple of blocks from our house. "EVERYONE" went to the movies on Friday night. I remember going to see "Rosemary's Baby" with a group of friends and meeting a group of boys there. I sat next to a boy who was just a friend and I was so freaked out that I had my head on his shoulder most of the movie. The next day according to "everyone" we were going steady. HUH? I still get the willies hearing the name of that movie and envision a hoof coming out of a baby carriage. I saw most of the other movies. I don't remember there being a movie we couldn't get into except X rated and our theater didn't play those So basically I was into clothes, music, books, boys, clothes, music, books and boys I met my husband the next year at the same movie theater Most Popular Television Shows 1. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC) 2. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (CBS) 3. Bonanza (NBC) 4. Mayberry R.F.D. (CBS) 5. Family Affairs (CBS) 6. Gunsmoke (CBS) 7. Julia (NBC) 8. The Dean Martin Show (NBC) 9. Here's Lucy (CBS) 10. The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS) Yes, I am THAT old Cripes, The Beverly Hillbillies! Now I feel old.
Originally Posted By AuroraRose When I saw this topic, the first thing that popped into my head was wanting a walkman for my birthday. remember those??? far cry from today's IPOD anyway--I remember getting it, and listenng to it endlessly--the first song i remember hearing--Modern Love by David Bowie, which happens to be on the song list below : ) Major Events of 1983 US deploys Pershing Missiles; USSR backs out of talks Korean airliner shot down Northern Chad seized by Libyans and Rebels US peacekeepers killed in Lebanon US invades Grenada Sports NBA: Philadelphia 76ers vs. LA Lakers Series: 4-2 NCAA Football: Miami-Fl Record: 11-1-0 Heisman Trophy: Mike Rozier, Nebraska, RB points: 1,801 Stanley Cup: New York Islanders vs. Edmunton Oilers Series: 4-0 Super Bowl XVII: Washington Redskins vs. Miami Dolphins Score: 27-17 US Open Golf:Larry Nelson Score: 280 Course: Oakmont CC Location: Oakmont, PA World Cup Soccer: Italy vs. West Germany Score: 3-1 World Series:Baltimore Orioles vs. Philadelphia Phillies Series: 4-1 Popular Music of 1983 1. "Down Under" ... Men at Work 2. "Africa" ... Toto 3. "Baby, Come to Me" ... Patti Austin & James Ingram 4. "Billie Jean" ... Michael Jackson 5. "Come on Eileen" ... Dexys Midnight Runners 6. "Beat It" ... Michael Jackson 7. "Let's Dance" ... David Bowie 8. "Flashdance...What a Feeling" ... Irene Cara 9. "Every Breath You Take" ... The Police 10. "Sweet Dreams" ... Eurythmics Popular Movies 1. Best Friends 2. The Big Chill 3. Blue Thunder 4. The Dark Crystal 5. 48 Hours 6. Flashdance 7. Gandhi 8. High Road To China 9. Jaws 3-D 10. Mr. Mom Most Popular Books Fiction 1. "The Return of the Jedi Storybook" by Joan Vinge 2. "Poland" by James Michener 3. "Pet Sematary" by Stephen King 4. "The Little Drummer Girl" by John le Carre 5. "Christine" by Stephen King Nonfiction 1. "In Search of Excellence" by Tom Peters 2. "Megatrends" by John Naisbitt 3. "Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession" by Emna Bombeck 4. "The One-Minute Manager" by Kenneth Blanchard 5. "Jane Fonda's Workout Book" by Jane Fonda Most Popular Television Shows 1. Dallas (CBS) 2. 60 Minutes (CBS) 3. Dynasty (ABC) 4. The A-Team (NBC) 5. Simon & Simon (CBS) 6. Magnum, P.I. (CBS) 7. Falcon Crest (CBS) 8. Kate & Allie (CBS) 9. Hotel (ABC) 10. Cagney & Lacey (CBS) Academy Awards Best Picture: "Terms of Endearment" Best Director:James L. Brooks ... "Terms of Endearment" Best Actor: Ben Kingsley ... Robert Duvall ... "Tender Mercies" Best Actress:Shirley MacLaine ... "Terms of Endearment" Grammy Awards Record of the Year: "Beat it" ... Michael Jackson Song of the Year: "Every Breath You Take" ... Sting Best Album: "Thriller" ... Michael Jackson Male Vocalist: Michael Jackson ... "Thriller" Female Vocalist: Melissa Manchester... Irene Cara ... "Flashdance ... What a Feeling" Nobel Prizes Chemistry TAUBE, HENRY, U.S.A., Stanford University, Stanford, CA, b. 1915 (in Saskatoon, Canada): "for his work on the mechanisms of electron transfer reactions, especially in metal complexes" •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Literature GOLDING, Sir WILLIAM, Great Britain, b. 1911, d. 1993: "for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today" •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Peace WALESA, LECH, Poland, b. 1943: Founder of Solidarity, campaigner for human rights. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Physiology or Medicine McCLINTOCK, BARBARA, U.S.A., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, b. 1902, d. 1992: "for her discovery of mobile genetic elements" •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Physics The prize was awarded by one half to: CHANDRASEKHAR, SUBRAMANYAN, U.S.A., University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, b.1910 (in Lahore, India), d. 1995: "for his theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars" and by the other half to: FOWLER, WILLIAM A., U.S.A., California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, b. 1911, d. 1995: "for his theoretical and experimental studies of the nuclear reactions of importance in the formation of the chemical elements in the universe" Pulitzer Prizes Drama: Marsha Norman ... " 'night Mother" Fiction:Alice Walker ... "The Color Purple" History:Rhys L. Issac ... "The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790" International Reporting: Thomas L. Friedman ... "New York Times" & Loren Jenkins ... "Washington Post" National Reporting: Staff ... "Boston Globe" Public Service: "Jackson (MS) Carion-Ledger" Tony Awards Best Play: "Torch Song Triology" ... Harvey Fierstein Best Musical: "Cats "Best Actor in a play: Harvey Fierstein ... "Torch Song Trilogy" Best Actress in a play:Jessica Tandy ... "Foxfire" Best Actor in a musical: Tommy Tune ... "My One and Only" Best Actress in a musical:Natalia Makarova ... "On Your Toes"
Originally Posted By Deogges Mom Major Events of 1976 - Yes, Lisann22 and I are the same age. Raid on Entebee Apple II Introduced * I don't remember either of these. Popular Songs 1. "Saturday Night" ... Bay City Rollers 2. "Canvoy" ... C.W. McCall 3. "I Write the Songs" ... Barry Manilow 4. "Theme from 'Mahogany'" ... Diana Ross 5. "Love Rollercoaster" ... Ohio Players 6. "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" ... Paul Simon 7. "Theme from 'S.W.A.T.'" ... Rhythm Heritage 8. "Love Machine Pt. 1" ... The Miracles 9. "December, 1963" ... The Four Seasons 10. "Disco Lady" ... Johnnie Taylor **OK, the music from that year wasn't so hot, but I will admit that I loved Barry Manilow. I remember roller skating to "Love Rollercoaster" Sunday Nights. Popular Movies 1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 2. All the President's Men 3. The Omen 4. The Bad News Bears 5. Silent Movie 6. Midway 7. Dog Day Afternoon 8. Murder by Death 9. Jaws (reissue) 10. Blazing Saddles (reissue) I still haven't seen any of these movies. Most Popular Television Shows 1. Happy Days (ABC) 2. Laverne & Shirley (ABC) 3. ABC Monday Night Movie (ABC) 4. M*A*S*H (CBS) 5. Charlie's Angels (ABC) 6. The Big Event (NBC) 7. The Six Million Dollar Man (ABC) 8. ABC Sunday Night Movie (ABC) 9. Baretta (ABC) 10. One Day at a Time (CBS) **I remember all of these and watched all of them except for the Sunday Night Movies and the Monday Night Movies. Late in 1975, my Dad was transferred from Connecticut to Memphis, Tn, so 1976 was my first full year in Memphis. I was very shy growing up, so really had a hard time making new friends. I was quite happy with my books.
Originally Posted By DlandJB And, on top of that, 1999 wouldn't even load for me, so I can't even reminisce about when I was 11. 'Tis a shame...>>> Don't feel badly - just enjoy your youth!
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 Major Events of 1986 Soviets free Natan Scharansky Nuclear disaster at Chernobyl Summit at Reykjavik Spain and Portugal enter the common market Marcos flees the Philippines US planes attack Tripoli Space Shuttle Challenger explodes in midair Iran Contra Affair US responds to Libyan terror ***I remember the Challenger of course and Marcos fleeing the Phillipines. I remember Chernobyl happening, but didn't really grasp what happened until years later. I remember the Iran Contra hearings and Oliver North all over TV. Sports NBA: Boston Celtics vs. Houston Rockets Series: 4-2 NCAA Football: Penn State Record: 12-0-0 Heisman Trophy: Vinny Testaverde, miami-fl, QB points: 2,213 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames Series: 4-1 Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots Score: 46-10 US Open Golf: Ray Floyd Score: 279 Course: Shinnecock Hills GC Location: Southhampton, NY World Cup: Argentina vs. West Germany Score: 3-2 World Series: New York Mets vs. Boston Red Sox Series: 4-3 ****I was into sports at all at 13! Popular Music 1."That's What Friends Are For" ... Dionne Warwick and Friends 2."How Will I Know" ... Whitney Houston 3."Kryie" ... Mr. Mister 4."Sara" ... Starship 5."These Dreams" ... Heart 6."Rock Me Amadeus" ... Flaco 7."Kiss" ... Prince 8."Addicted to Love" ... Robert Palmer 9. "West End Girls" ... Pet Shop Boys 10."Greatest Love of All" ... Whitney Houston ******I loved Heart and Prince. LOL, Rock me Amadeus! Top Ten Movies 1. Aliens 2. An American Tail 3. Back to School 4. Cobra 5. The Color of Money 6. The Color Purple 7. Crocodile Dundee 8. Down and Out in Beverly Hills 9. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 10. The Golden Child ****Some good movies here....Aliens, The Golden Child, Ferris Bueller...what is Cobra? Was that a Sylvester Stallone movie or something? I liked Back to School, lol, I have seen it several times. It's one of those that if it was on TV I probably watched some of it. Most Popular Books Fiction 1. "It" by Stephen King 2. "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy 3. "Whirlwind" by James Clavell 4. "The Bourne Supremacy" by Robert Ludlum 5. "Hollywood Husbands" by Jackie Collins ****I was and still am a big Stephen King fan. "It" was one that I never could get through reading though. Nonfiction 1. "Fatherhood" by Bill Cosby 2. "Fit for Life" by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond 3. "His Way" by Kitty Kelly 4. "The Rotation Diet" by Martin Katahn 5. "You're Only Old Once" by Dr. Seuss *****yeah wasn't reading non-fiction then Most Popular Television Shows 1. The Cosby Show (NBC) 2. Family Ties (NBC) 3. Cheers (NBC) 4. Murder She Wrote (NBC) 5. The Golden Girls (NBC) 6. 60 Minutes (CBS) 7. Night Court (NBC) 8. Growing Pains (ABC) 9. Moonlighting (ABC) 10. Who's the Boss? ( ABC) *****He look TALL...The Golden Girls! And yes, I did watch it. I loved Night Court, Moonlighting, Who's the Boss?, Growing Pains, The Cosby Show. Growing Pains....I was a big Kirk Cameron fan! I had a poster of him on my wall. Do you know what he does now? He has some kind of evangelical show or something! Can you believe that!? I was flipping through the channels one day and it said "Kirk Cameron", so I switched over and it was him! Preaching about something. Academy Awards Best Picture:"Out of Africa" Best Director: Sydney Pollack ... "Out of Africa" Best Actoraul Newman ... "The Color of Money" Best Actress:Marlee Matlin ... "Children of a Lesser God" ***I saw The Color of Money, good movie. And I really liked Children of a Lesser God. Grammy Awards Record of the Year: "Higher Love" ... Steve Winwood Song of the Year: "That's What Friends Are For" ... Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager Best Album:"Graceland" ... Paul Simon Male Vocalist: Steve Winwood ... "Higher Love" Female Vocalist:Barbra Streisand ... "The Broadway Album" *****My mom was a big Babs fan and I guess it rubbed off on me. I have "The Broadway Album", but I didn't back then.
