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[doubledenim]

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When I look back on my life, I often see memories intertwined with music. These are not favorites or most hated, but memories. What lies ahead is a timeline from the very beginning.

[doubledenim]

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What is the worst thing a young girl could ever ask for? A little brother. My sister has never forgiven my parents for this and it's the only caveat to her having a wonderful childhood.

Some of the earliest things I can think of, consist of me rummaging through her stuff, sniffing Strawberry Shortcake, and playing records on a small blue and white pinstriped record player. Thriller was one of the few I remember her owning, due in part to it being a law back then.

Oh the days before Michael Jackson was Michael Jackson. Vincent Price's voice, the seeds of Eddie being sown into my subconscious, and being confounded by why this Billie Jean would do such a thing. The image of that white suit, jheri curls, and a lion cub, will never leave me.

[honeykid]

Bring it on, DD.

I remember buying that album, too. Got it from the market for £5 in 1985, I think it was. I've listened to that albums dozens of times. Probably over a hundred, though I couldn't say it was in the hundreds.

[doubledenim]

I've listened to that albums dozens of times.


It was either that or these little Disney read-a-long books with a 45 record.

[SilentVamp]

It was the first LP that I owned. I had a couple of 45's and tapes, but this was the first LP. A couple of my brothers had their own copies. Theirs were the only ones that I could listen to when they were listening to them. And then my mom saw it at a rummage sale (I am assuming those people bought it just because everyone else seemed to buy it and then they didn't like it). She bought it for me and I listened to it all the time.

[gbgoodies]

This might shock some people, but even I bought Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album. (If that doesn't prove that everyone had a copy of it, then I don't know what would. :shrug: )

[Sexy Celebrity]

Thriller meant a lot to my early childhood. I was obsessed with the song, the music video, etc. I had my own cassette tape of Thriller and my parents had a tape and the LP. It might be one reason why I got into horror films at such an early age.

[cricket]

I was 14 when Thriller came out; it was bigger than anything I knew up to that point.

[Citizen Rules]

This might shock some people, but even I bought Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album. (If that doesn't prove that everyone had a copy of it, then I don't know what would. :shrug: ) Whoops I didn't have a copy of it....true story...one of the first albums I bought as a kid was The Jackson 5 Greatest Hits.

[gbgoodies]

This might shock some people, but even I bought Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album. (If that doesn't prove that everyone had a copy of it, then I don't know what would. :shrug: )

Whoops I didn't have a copy of it....true story...one of the first albums I bought as a kid was The Jackson 5 Greatest Hits.


You're the exception that proves the rule. ;)

[Michael Jackson]

I'm very touched that you all purchased my album in the '80s. Thank you. :homealone:

[Swan]

I'd say you're Sexy, but that avatar is too blurry. Sexy would not have that.

[Michael Jackson]

Is this better? I am dead now, unfortunately. I was an early victim of the so-called "Sexy Curse."

[Swan]

Much better.

[Gatsby]

Is this better? I am dead now, unfortunately. I was an early victim of the so-called "Sexy Curse."
Still too black. Also, welcome to MoFo ya noob.

Now that you're dead I can insult you all I want. ;)

[christine]

What a great idea for a thread DD :)

Always feel so much older than you guys when you talk about music more than films, but I remember being up with a crying baby watching the premiere of Thriller on tv. Fantastic it was. Still is.

[honeykid]

What a great idea for a thread DD :)

Always feel so much older than you guys when you talk about music more than films, but I remember being up with a crying baby watching the premiere of Thriller on tv. Fantastic it was. Still is.

I snuck downstairs to record it. :D It was midnight, people! I think it was a school night, too. Not sure about that.

[doubledenim]

Preschool was an interesting time in my life. Peer pressure was introduced in the form of the crayon eaters. I met a young lad who played with baby dolls, instead of the homoerotic He-Man figures that I adored. Always being confused why music time featured such tortuous beats as Camptown Races and the Hokie-Pokie. So many different things bombarding my tiny little mind.

In this sea of discovery and confusion, there was one constant. Everyday on the way to school, I would behoove my driver to play Elvira. I know what you're thinking...come on denim, cosplay wasn't really a thing back then. I know. I meant Elvira by the Oak Ridge Boys.

What about the other songs? Who cares. My heart was on fire for Elvira. I was mesmerized by what amounts to gibberish (which I was fluent in),

Giddy Up, Oom Poppa Oom Poppa Mow Mow.


I didn't bother posting any audio, it's not as good as nostalgia.

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since the internet was void of images pertinent to this article, I was reduced to using these poorly cropped images captured on top of an afghan...not a person, one of those things your grannie had.

Here's a little trivia for our viewers at home...

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Phil Robertson and John Oates were founding members of the Oak Ridge Boys.

[christine]

I love stories like this DD, great fun :D

[gbgoodies]

BIG + rep for The Oak Ridge Boys :up:



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Here's a little trivia for our viewers at home...

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Phil Robertson and John Oates were founding members of the Oak Ridge Boys.



You might want to add a smiley to that last line. (I assume you're joking about Phil Robertson and John Oates. :) )

[doubledenim]

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Rick Reuben's face should be on hip-hop's Mt. Rushmore


When I was younger, cable was not a particular luxury my parents subscribed to. It was a mystical creature that inhabited my grandparents home and the houses of "cool kids".

What was the best thing about cable? MTV of course. The epicenter of youth culture, short of what was in Tiger Beat or shared over a phone with a 50 foot cord that was infested with knots. In case you were wondering what phones looked like back then...


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part of Conair's success was due in part to rampant product placement on Double Dare.


Fear not MoFies, I survived these years with the help of an NBC staple. Friday Night Videos. For those of us not being oversexualized by Viacom, Friday Night Videos would showcase the biggest hits of the day.

What do I remember the most? None other than the Beastie Boy's opus, Fight for Your Right. Like a hustler on the corner, these guys supplied the adrenaline rush you got as a kid when you knew you were doing something wrong.


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"We heard there was gonna be an awesome pie throwing party tonight."

[Tacitus]

I had to plead with the guy behind the counter in the record shop to sell me a copy of Fight For Your Right. Same with Zodiac Mindwarp's Prime Mover. ;)

[seanc]

Good thread DD. Beastie Boys and MJ were a big part of my elementary school days as well. I had to sneak listens in at friends houses thoigh. There would be none of that stuff infiltrsting the impressionable ears of my parents home. Fight For Your Right and Thriller seem to be something anyone that was between the age of five and twenty-five at the time remember fondly. Really influential songs.

[honeykid]

The tabloids went ******* crazy over The Beastie Boys. Seriously. Even the Beasties were like, WTF?

[seanc]

The tabloids went ******* crazy over The Beastie Boys. Seriously. Even the Beasties were like, WTF?

I can't stand The Beastie Boys now. I really wonder how they were so popular.

[doubledenim]

I love stories like this DD, great fun :D

Thanks christine. My writing abilities :tsk: are best suited for this, as opposed to coherent commentary.

[doubledenim]

Thriller meant a lot to my early childhood. I was obsessed with the song, the music video, etc.

How good was your moonwalk?

[SilentVamp]

Friday Night Videos
Somebody else out there remembers Friday Night Videos!! I started to think I was the only one that even knew it existed. That definitely brought a smile to my face. :D

[christine]

The tabloids went ******* crazy over The Beastie Boys. Seriously. Even the Beasties were like, WTF?

I remember that HK. Ridiculous!

[christine]

Thanks christine. My writing abilities :tsk: are best suited for this, as opposed to coherent commentary.

It's great. You're making me smile, and that's a good thing!

[doubledenim]

Back before they were on the verge of owning everything in the world, Disney use to pump out made for t.v. movies. Sunday night would feature a wholesome experience for the whole family. :rolleyes: Each feature was awkwardly introduced by Michael Eisner and included such classics as I-Man, The Blue Yonder/ the Time Flyer, Mr. Boogedy, and the Last Electric Knight, featuring a young Ernie Reyes Jr as a fearless denim master.

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These were not to be missed events. If my busy schedule precluded me, a trusty sidekick, code name VCR, would save the day. Glorious grey plastic with a 30 foot corded remote. How much electrical tape was on the remote? At least a roll and a half.

I can remember bits and pieces here and there. I-Man had a cliche Benedict Arnold line, Mr. Boogedy had a green aura around him, and the only thing better than Ernie's double d, was his glowing electric blue headband.

For some reason, I remember one movie clearer than the rest . Help Wanted: Kids. This was a story of a husband and wife who hired two random kids they found walking the street, in order to appease the husband's boss.

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There were moments such as, brownies for breakfast, dinosaur eggs hustlin', tension wrought potato sack races and the inevitable heartbreaking scene where the kids run away after having their hearts broken.

Featuring a resplendent montage of the kids on a bus, while the despondent parents searched for them. What song would be capable of conveying such emotion and heartbreak, soul-searching, and resolve at a time like this? None other than Mr. Mister's Broken Wings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKhN1t_7PEY

:bawling::bawling::bawling::bawling::bawling::bawling::bawling::bawling::bawling::bawling::bawling:

[christine]

awww that sounds like such a tearjerker! I've never heard of any of those. Maybe they never reached the UK shores.

[doubledenim]

I doubt you missed anything. Some of them shouldn't have reached US shores.

[honeykid]

awww that sounds like such a tearjerker! I've never heard of any of those. Maybe they never reached the UK shores.

I don't remember them either. My guess is that unless your local video store had them in a kids section (which was usually about 8 tapes if my local store was anything to go by) then we wouldn't have seen them. It's possibly they'd have shown up on kids tv during the longer holidays, but I don't remember them.

It's a great song, though. Thankfully I didn't need to know about the films to remember that song.

[gbgoodies]

I vaguely remember the movie I-Man. I think it starred Scott Bakula.

Is that a young Chad Allen in that picture from Help Wanted: Kids?

[doubledenim]

I vaguely remember the movie I-Man. I think it starred Scott Bakula.

Is that a young Chad Allen in that picture from Help Wanted: Kids?

You're on top of it goodies.

[doubledenim]

awww that sounds like such a tearjerker! I've never heard of any of those. Maybe they never reached the UK shores.

I don't remember them either.

I think the Last Electric Knight got spun-off into Sidekicks, but I don't remember that show. My guess is that one would have been the most viable for other markets.

[christine]

I don't remember them either. My guess is that unless your local video store had them in a kids section (which was usually about 8 tapes if my local store was anything to go by) then we wouldn't have seen them. It's possibly they'd have shown up on kids tv during the longer holidays, but I don't remember them.

It's a great song, though. Thankfully I didn't need to know about the films to remember that song.

We did have our own cheaper version made by the old Childrens Film Foundation. Do you remember those HK? I don't know if Saturday morning pictures was still going when you were a kid, but they used to show them there, and sometimes in school and on tv too. A mixture of adventures, sci-fi, goodies and baddies. Funny descriptions here:

http://www.tvcream.co.uk/?p=9252

[doubledenim]

A long hiatus on, this thread has been. I have not forgotten about it, but I had been trying to figure out my next selection...or anything else but this.

We all do things that we regert :o in life. Maybe a hairstyle, the clothes we swore would never go out of style, or joining that organic collective that really turned out to be a pagan cult :shrug:. This one takes the cake. Nothing ever can I remember reaching such a state of supernova in the colonial states. Have any ideas?

Of course it was that 1989 smash from the guy with a name from a short story. Rob Van Winkle, a.k.a. Vanilla Ice's pop-culture blanket smothering, star of many a flea market and street vendor t-shirt hit song, Ice Ice Baby.

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Hip-hop had not yet conceived that it was going to be as widespread as it one day would. That makes this little gem even more special. This song and its album, holds or held every major sells record. Its influence on America was Eminem, before Eminem.

Like many things that reach such Olympian heights, the destruction was just as monumental. All of a sudden everybody hated Ice, he was a punk, glad Suge Knight did/didn't :suspicious: hold him over a balcony by his ankles. Funny how such a short while ago, every wanted a drop-top 5.ooooooh so their hair could blow.

All grammatical errors were intentional and meant as weak attempts at humor.

[honeykid]

We did have our own cheaper version made by the old Childrens Film Foundation. Do you remember those HK? I don't know if Saturday morning pictures was still going when you were a kid, but they used to show them there, and sometimes in school and on tv too. A mixture of adventures, sci-fi, goodies and baddies. Funny descriptions here:

http://www.tvcream.co.uk/?p=9252
I think they'd stopped by my time, Christine. I certainly don't think there were any near me, anyway. It wasn't anything that anyone I knew went to or even knew existed as far as I know.

[earlsmoviepicks]

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[doubledenim]

If people think I don't take this place seriously, I do. I would have posted this in the personal pictures thread, but some might not appreciate it.



However, my awesome chest art needed to be documented.


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Ewok on Day 5 of Meth

[doubledenim]

When you get a call from a loved one, late at night, you already know it’s not to ask for your banana bread recipe. My father called last night to tell me that his mother passed away. Granny.

We all deal with these losses and they are truly sad. Calling in the sympathy parade was not why I brought this up. It was to tell you about her dog, Tiny. A little chihuahua mutt that was her companion.

At the end of Granny’s time, she had a bacterial infection that led to a hospital stay, followed by a stay in a care facility. Tiny set off to look for her. He went up the road to my cousin’s home, where he surely thought she was.

When he did not find her there, he went home. Crawled behind the couch and passed away himself. Such a bond, he knew that she would never leave him. Only when he knew she was gone, his heart was broken and he let go himself.

In trying to find a bright spot in all this sorrow, this little dog’s connection to my grandmother, truly warms my heart.

[Chypmunk]

Awwwwww, requiescat in pace Tiny <3
Sorry about your granma too dd, hopefully they'll be resting in peace together - my thoughts are with you and yours.

[ynwtf]

When you get a call from a loved one, late at night, you already know it’s not to ask for your banana bread recipe. My father called last night to tell me that his mother passed away. Granny.

We all deal with these losses and they are truly sad. Calling in the sympathy parade was not why I brought this up. It was to tell you about her dog, Tiny. A little chihuahua mutt that was her companion.

At the end of Granny’s time, she had a bacterial infection that led to a hospital stay, followed by a stay in a care facility. Tiny set off to look for her. He went up the road to my cousin’s home, where he surely thought she was.

When he did not find her there, he went home. Crawled behind the couch and passed away himself. Such a bond, he knew that she would never leave him. Only when he knew she was gone, his heart was broken and he let go himself.

In trying to find a bright spot in all this sorrow, this little dog’s connection to my grandmother, truly warms my heart.

Inspiringly heartbreaking.

Man, I'm sorry to hear about Granny. =\ I hope she was at peace in the end. To know the pup searched for her and then let go himself when he realized, man.... that's the stuff of poetry and tear-inducing novels. Terribly sweet, that. I'm glad that you were able to find a bit of glimmer there through the dark and a unique story to mark this time with an odd uplift when you need it down the road.

Thanks for sharing.

[doubledenim]

It took over 3 years, but today it all comes to an end. The days of working all night, then trudging on instead of sleeping. Having learned later in life how important a routine was to my health and well-being, only to have that snatched away from me. All I want is for it to stop. Please just make it stop…

If you knew who I was 5 years ago, you would never think I would have just finished my associates degree in Electronics Engineering!!! Now I can pursue my bachelor’s online, which means I don’t have to work at night!!! What a great day!

[Yoda]

Wow! Congratulations!

[doubledenim]

Thanks! Only halfway there, but a return to normalcy is something I have thirsted for. All the credit to those who make it work, but working at night is like kryptonite for me.

[ynwtf]

Proud of you, DD. Slow and steady wins the race and such. Keep at it bubs.
Halfway or not, it's a major milestone marker, and a sandbar to rest on if ever the remaining swim seems far.

:)

[doubledenim]

Proud of you, DD. Slow and steady wins the race and such. Keep at it bubs.
Halfway or not, it's a major milestone marker, and a sandbar to rest on if ever the remaining swim seems far.

:)

That sandbar will be in Raleigh on Thursday and Louisville that weekend! Look out Whisky Row! 🤢