Quote of the Day: Pretty in Pink

Andie: I’m really sorry for bumming out the night for you.

Blane: [laughs] You didn’t bum out anything. I had a great time.

Andie: [accusing] Liar.

Blane: [looking her in the eye] I was with you. I had a great time. If I was in a Turkish prison, I’d have a great time with you.

Andie: I don’t know… it’s just too weird for me, you know? Maybe it shouldn’t happen.

Blane: What? You and me?

[pauses]

Blane: Well. You know, maybe it doesn’t happen all the time, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t right. Doesn’t mean you can’t try.

Happy 56th birthday to Andrew McCarthy!!!

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Remember That Song – 11/29/18

Can you name the artist and song:

Don’t think me unkind
Words are hard to find
They’re only cheques I’ve left unsigned
From the banks of chaos in my mind


Last Song: “Islands in the Stream” by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton from Eyes That See in the Dark (1983)

Great job Robert (@roberte46763910)!!!

Tender love is blind
It requires a dedication
All this love we feel
Needs no conversation

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Quote of the Day: Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Del: [speaking to self while sitting in the car while it snows] Well Marie, once again my dear, you where as right as rain. I am, with out a doubt, the biggest pain in the butt that ever came down the pike. I meet someone whose company I really enjoy, and what do I do? I go overboard. I smother the poor soul. I cause him more trouble than he has a right to. God, I got a big mouth. When am I ever gonna wake up? I wish you were here with me right now. But… I guess that’s not gonna happen. Not now, anyway.

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Remember That Song – 11/21/18

Can you name the artist and song:

Tender love is blind
It requires a dedication
All this love we feel
Needs no conversation


Last Song: “Bust A Move” by Young MC from the album Stone Cold Rhymin’ (1989)

Great job Melissa, and Rich (@RichIMET)!!!

You’re on a mission and your wishin’
Someone could cure your lonely condition

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Quote of the Day: The Day After

Dr. Sam Hachiya: [intensely] What did you see? You come from Kansas City. What did you see?

Dr. Russell Oakes: [in shock] I was on the freeway, about 30 miles away. I’m not sure… it was high in the air, directly above downtown. Like the sun… exploding.

The TV movie The Day After aired on ABC on this day, 35 years ago (November 20, 1983). More than 100 million tuned in to watch. It was one of the first “watercooler moments” of us school children the next morning.

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Remember That Song – 11/20/18

Can you name the artist and song:

You’re on a mission and your wishin’
Someone could cure your lonely condition


Last Song: “Start Me Up” by The Rolling Stones from the album Tattoo You (1981)

Great job Melissa, and Roy (@rbutt14)!!!

Spread out the oil, the gasoline
I walk smooth, ride in a mean, mean machine

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Quote of the Day: The Accused

Sarah Tobias: You don’t understand how I feel! I’m standing there with my pants down and my crotch hung out for the world to see and three guys are sticking it to me, a bunch of other guys are yelling and clapping and you’re standing there telling me that that’s the best you can do. Well, if that’s the best you could do, then your best sucks! Now, I don’t know what you got for selling me out, but I sure as shit hope it was worth it!

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Remember That Song – 11/19/18

Can you name the artist and song:

Spread out the oil, the gasoline
I walk smooth, ride in a mean, mean machine


Last Song: “C’est La Vie” by Robbie Nevil from the album Robbie Nevil (1986)

Great job J-Dub, and Denise (@denise_mcaleer)!!!

Got a job
That’s okay
But they’ve got me workin’ night and day

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Get Ready For The “Box Office Jocks” Blog-A-Thon!

Time for another Blog-a-Thon! This should be a fun one. Return to the 80s is teaming up with Dubsism for the Box Office Jocks Blog-a-Thon. It will be taking place Super Bowl Weekend, February 2nd and 3rd, 2019. If you would like to submit an article or podcast about an athlete who starred in a movie/television show, or a movie about an athlete, please comment below, or email me at returntothe80s@gmail.com.

Dubsism

If you aren’t familiar with Dubsism, it’s a combination of two things which usually don’t go together; rabid enthusiasm for all things sport, and an infatuation with classic cinema.  I think that came about the first time I got a John Wayne western in lieu of a rained-out baseball game. Thus began the double-helixing of sports and movies in my oft-concussed brain.

To make the proverbial long story short, I discovered blogging, and then I discovered the classic film blog-a-thon.  I dipped my toe into that world by offering some episodes of my series “Sports Analogies Hidden in Classic Movies.” The classic film blogging community has given me such a positive response that I’m jumping in with both feet by hosting my first blog-a-thon! Since it’s my first time, Paul S. from Return to the 80’s was gracious enough to join me to make sure I don’t bump into…

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Quote of the Day: Jumpin’ Jack Flash

Mr. Van Meter: Do you mean you’re a civilian? You don’t know anything about this, do you?

Terry Doolittle: I don’t know *dick* about this! Except some guy calling himself “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” taps into my computer! Tells me I gotta go to his house and get a frying pan! To call Van Halen… Van Morrison…

Mr. Van Meter: Van Meter.

Terry Doolittle: …Van Meter!

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