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11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« on: December 11, 2008, 10:01:55 AM »
yipes!

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Re: 11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2008, 10:03:17 AM »
And the princess wins the "start the thread" derby by a nose!

(Explanation: Both Mike and I started threads as well, but hers was first on the board. Mine's now mere dust in the ether.)
« Last Edit: December 11, 2008, 10:05:20 AM by urth »
Let's get right to it.

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Re: 11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2008, 10:05:05 AM »
And the princess wins the "start the thread" derby by a nose!

i used to dream that this day would always come!

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Re: 11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2008, 10:05:45 AM »
yeesh, another bum year -- one of Dave's worst, traditionally.

but New Order's a decent start...
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Re: 11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2008, 10:06:31 AM »
BOS to "True Faith."  '87 got no better than this.  I remember very vividly hearing the song for the first time by seeing the video right before I left for bowling (I was in a weekly Sunday league, duckpin-styley).
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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Re: 11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2008, 10:09:04 AM »
oh right. crowded house. i'd forgotten about them.

who was that talking to them, though sounded like lulu as babs (in to sir with love).

ETA: quite a dream sequence

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Re: 11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2008, 10:09:16 AM »
heynow, heynow, it's Su. Per. Tri. Na.

Cue Robbie NeVil!
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Re: 11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2008, 10:09:30 AM »
And possibly a little dig from DM by way of Crowded House? I don't remember hearing the clip with Downtown Julie Brown before (assuming it's an MTV Vid award snippet).
Let's get right to it.

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Re: 11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2008, 10:09:38 AM »
Overplayed though it is, "Don't Dream It's Over" remains something of a sledgehammer for me: I was a Pgh finalist in the Scripps-Howard spelling bee that year, and heard this song 3 times on the way to the finals.  (Some consolation for me: the girl who won ultimately won the whole shebang.)

And since someone's gonna ask: I was eliminated on throstle, which apparently is something one does to wheat.
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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Re: 11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2008, 10:10:12 AM »
And possibly a little dig from DM by way of Crowded House? I don't remember hearing the clip with Downtown Julie Brown before (assuming it's an MTV Vid award snippet).

ha! that's who it was. haven't thought about her in ages...

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Re: 11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2008, 10:11:03 AM »
And since someone's gonna ask: I lost on throstle, which apparently is something one does to wheat.

If it makes you feel any better, I have never seen that word before this very moment.
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Re: 11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2008, 10:11:07 AM »
And possibly a little dig from DM by way of Crowded House? I don't remember hearing the clip with Downtown Julie Brown before (assuming it's an MTV Vid award snippet).

yikes, talk about a forgotten whatever-happened-to...

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Re: 11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2008, 10:13:01 AM »
Overplayed though it is, "Don't Dream It's Over" remains something of a sledgehammer for me: I was a Pgh finalist in the Scripps-Howard spelling bee that year, and heard this song 3 times on the way to the finals.  (Some consolation for me: the girl who won ultimately won the whole shebang.)

And since someone's gonna ask: I was eliminated on throstle, which apparently is something one does to wheat.

you were throttled by throstle.

"DDIO" is a great single, one of my 10 best that year , but KFOG has ruined it for me.
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Re: 11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2008, 10:15:53 AM »
VHM for All Come True, holding out for a stronger BOS candidate.
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Re: 11 December 2008: It's 1987!
« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2008, 10:17:55 AM »
WOS Gregg Allman and his skanky tattoo.

hey urth, can we get a larger version of your avatar?
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