Check out this podcast episode as Todd, Del, and Paul Return to February 1989! We talk about the news events, movie and music releases of that month 30 years ago.
News Events
Feb 3 Military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay

Feb 10 Celtic KC Jones & Cavalier Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame

Feb 15 Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends
Feb 21 Paul leaves for Navy boot camp at Great Lakes, IL
Feb 22 31st Grammy Awards: Don’t Worry Be Happy, Faith, Tracy Chapman
Record of the Year
Linda Goldstein (producer) & Bobby McFerrin for “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
Album of the Year
George Michael (producer & artist) for Faith
Song of the Year
Bobby McFerrin for “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
Best New Artist
Tracy Chapman
Feb 24 Margaret Ray found in David Letterman’s home, claims to be his wife

Feb 25 Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

Feb 26 Dallas Cowboys fire coach Tom Landry after a 29-year career

Feb 28 Memo by Bryant Gumbel criticizing Today Show co-workers becomes public

Movies
February 3
Her Alibi
Who’s Harry Crumb?
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
February 10
Cousins
The Fly II
February 16
The Mighty Quinn
February 17
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
The `Burbs
True Believer
Music
February 1
The Great Radio Controversy by Tesla
Don’t Tell a Soul by The Replacements
February 6
Beyond the Blue Neon by George Strait
Dylan & the Dead by Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead
February 7
As Nasty As They Wanna Be by 2 Live Crew
Mystery Girl by Roy Orbison
Spike by Elvis Costello
February 20
The Raw and the Cooked by Fine Young Cannibals
Storm the Studio by Meat Beat Manifesto
February 22
Jed by Goo Goo Dolls
February 27
Oranges & Lemons by XTC
February 28
Indigo Girls by Indigo Girls
If you’d like to contact Todd, and/or order the book, he can be reached in the following places:
– tgmonahan.com – can get a signed copy
Amazon: Dreamin’ in ’89: A Novel


Twitter: @tgmonahan
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Facebook: Author TG Monagan
Citrine Publishing – http://www.citrinepublishing.com/
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