tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post1653612926443530300..comments2023-11-04T00:19:12.362+11:00Comments on I'm ramblin' again: December 1980Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-76658517311890034222008-10-23T03:22:00.000+11:002008-10-23T03:22:00.000+11:00Marcus was the year below me at school. Thanks for...Marcus was the year below me at school. Thanks for dropping by.<BR/><BR/>Selwyn gave one sermon in 1978, and it was the first time I understood Christ's death. I'm thankful to God for him.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-9704761371725401552008-10-21T09:17:00.000+11:002008-10-21T09:17:00.000+11:00I was a friend of the Wests.I went on a couple of ...I was a friend of the Wests.<BR/><BR/>I went on a couple of amusing beach missions with the Sextons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-42050458523266585002008-10-21T09:13:00.000+11:002008-10-21T09:13:00.000+11:00I went to a girl's school nearby, and was friends ...I went to a girl's school nearby, and was friends with the Wests, so spent some time at Trinity.<BR/><BR/>I went on a couple of amusing beach missions with the Sextons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-39021033460277380612008-10-21T01:13:00.000+11:002008-10-21T01:13:00.000+11:00Thanks H. Nice memories.Louise -- how did you know...Thanks H. Nice memories.<BR/><BR/>Louise -- how did you know me at Trinity. It was an all boys school! How do you know Selwyn Sexton?Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-40690486060741336392008-10-20T15:36:00.000+11:002008-10-20T15:36:00.000+11:00The first thing that came to mind when I thought o...The first thing that came to mind when I thought of music in 1984 was listening to Michael Jackson's Thriller with my mom and trying to moonwalk in my living room. Itunes says that album came out in 1982, so my memory of 80's music is apparently not that great! Oh well.<BR/><BR/>With a little help from Google, here's some actual 1984 songs that stick out:<BR/><BR/>-Van Halen's Jump (favorite at the roller rink)<BR/>-Pointer Sisters' Jump (my mom took me to this concert!!)<BR/>-Huey Lewis and the News's Heart of Rock and Roll (...Tulsa, Austin, OKLAHOMA CITY!)<BR/>-Prince's 1999 (when it rained and we had to spend recess inside, we listed to a lot of Prince. I thought 1999 was light years away...)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the trip down memory lane!<BR/><BR/>H<BR/>Sunday, October 19thAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-25260458251833818122008-10-18T08:35:00.000+11:002008-10-18T08:35:00.000+11:00Ahd here it is: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=BR-y...Ahd here it is: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=BR-y49bxSIY&NR=1Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449769212187110895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-41637224468529859922008-10-18T08:24:00.000+11:002008-10-18T08:24:00.000+11:00Hi Justin, I came across your blog while googling ...Hi Justin, I came across your blog while googling Selwyn Sexton! (I think I vaguely remember you from Trinity?) The first album I bought was '1980 - The Summer', when I was 10. Fantastic. I spent many hours in front of the mirror singing along with the Martha and the Muffins song 'Echo Beach' into my hairbrush. I too have many happy (in retrospect) memories of travelling across large parts of Australia in the back of the hot car making up songs with my brothers. I don't think we had the tape option as my parents were quite happy with the ABC. I'm always slightly saddened by the sight of travelling families with children watching DVDs in the back, wearing headphones. I insist that we play 'I spy...' or make up songs as we drive along. However my children are only 1 and 5. Thanks for the thought provoking post.<BR/><BR/>LouiseUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449769212187110895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-87226382657018567672007-07-07T04:04:00.000+10:002007-07-07T04:04:00.000+10:00yes, I noticed that.yes, I noticed that.Priscillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17112988669895238674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-67713802361950952452007-07-06T15:05:00.000+10:002007-07-06T15:05:00.000+10:00Priscilla -- I'm not too far from you!Priscilla -- I'm not too far from you!Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-79833308656844197092007-07-06T13:23:00.000+10:002007-07-06T13:23:00.000+10:00Ohy good! I just notice Jenny is about my age. N...Ohy good! I just notice Jenny is about my age. Now I don't feel so bad! Thank you, Jenny. I liked that song, "Baker Street"Priscillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17112988669895238674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-76812196596427077252007-07-05T08:43:00.000+10:002007-07-05T08:43:00.000+10:00Oh dear!!!!! I turned 10 in 1976!!!!!!!! But tha...Oh dear!!!!! I turned 10 in 1976!!!!!!!! But that was in December...so I guess most of the 10th year of my life was spent in 1977. But I still feel old compared to you all.<BR/><BR/>One of the top hits for 1977 was "You Light Up My Life"...by Debbie Boone. I remember holding an imaginary microphone and mouthing the words while it was on the radio and being quite dramatic about it. LOL!Priscillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17112988669895238674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-61531899458254682792007-06-21T09:06:00.000+10:002007-06-21T09:06:00.000+10:00Marty - Love the mixed messages: piracy is ok if y...Marty - Love the mixed messages: piracy is ok if you're censoring for language!<BR/><BR/>When I was ten (1988), I don't think I'd even listened to any popular music (more than you might accidentally get on someone else's radio or on afternoon TV). The music rocking my world at that stage was Tchaikovsky's <I>Marche Slave</I>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-57633440827800233412007-06-15T19:43:00.000+10:002007-06-15T19:43:00.000+10:00PS. George Benson...I'm impressed! Leo Sayer...not...PS. George Benson...I'm impressed! Leo Sayer...not so much.Martin Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908454108625787731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-18542764490004557802007-06-15T19:35:00.000+10:002007-06-15T19:35:00.000+10:00Right on Track by the Breakfast Club was the song ...<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wpz8Ut-hbw" REL="nofollow">Right on Track</A> by the Breakfast Club was the song which did it for me in 1987.<BR/><BR/>I loved this song so much that I was determined to make it my first musical purchase, and so I set my sights on <I>Right on Track '87 </I>, one of those glorious compilation tapes that you used to be able to buy. However, once in the music shop my big sister insisted that she should by it and then big brother could copy it for me. When Big Bro conducted the said piracy, he censored those songs which he thought too rude.<BR/><BR/>The other big one was, of course, <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE11Zrrp24I" REL="nofollow">Livin' on a Prayer</A>. I still remember singing this as loud as possible in Glenn Cooper's backyard. I had a big poster of Bon Jovi on my wall; hair, make up, the whole lot. I also had INXS on my wall, but took it down because I thought <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luobOzreRq4" REL="nofollow">Devil Inside</A> was Satanic. <BR/>Big Brother wasn't the only God freak in our house.Martin Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908454108625787731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-72955602196543562132007-06-14T12:54:00.000+10:002007-06-14T12:54:00.000+10:001984 marked my 10th birthday. I didn't have many ...1984 marked my 10th birthday. I didn't have many likes/dislikes except a secret love of Huey Lewis and the News (how can any self-respecting 10 year old like "The Heart of Rock & Roll is in Cleveland"?????) and a deep loathing of Phil Collins and his insipid "Take a Look at me Now". <BR/><BR/>It was not until I was 11/12 that the magic of Ah ha's <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k39rFlMdfXQ" REL="nofollow">"Take on Me"</A> captivated my ears every afternoon on the school bus. My love of the song was aided by Andrea, the cool 7th-grader in the back of the bus (who wore her <A HREF="http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/a/a4/200px-Frankie_says_relax_t-shirt.jpg" REL="nofollow">"Frankie Says RELAX"</A> T-Shirt almost every day), who unashamedly sang along to the song every time it aired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-17838764106544037982007-06-14T11:09:00.000+10:002007-06-14T11:09:00.000+10:001990 was my 10th year, and I believe that year was...1990 was my 10th year, and I believe that year was the year of MC Hammer's great "Can't touch Dis" and Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby"...oh how the eighties went out with a fizz...<BR/><BR/>Hope you're well JustinDrHughDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07275219549895895293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-25759241614922221492007-06-13T05:08:00.000+10:002007-06-13T05:08:00.000+10:00Golly, I think "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Di...Golly, I think "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion was number one on Casey Kacem's Top 40 for 10 weeks straight. I still remember every word of that thing. Ick.Mr. Toomajianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08138562008436640255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-9882794527617491872007-06-13T00:39:00.000+10:002007-06-13T00:39:00.000+10:00i was 10 in 1996 (hooray for the young 'un!).........i was 10 in 1996 (hooray for the young 'un!)...<BR/>...sadly this was the year of the macarena...<BR/>BUT i loved Follow You Down - the Gin Blossoms<BR/>Alanis Morrisette - Ironic<BR/>and due to the excessive amount of time i spent in the car with my mum, i was exposed to a lot of Celine Dion...<BR/>and i liked it.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935229303472124960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-40595291476910379252007-06-12T16:56:00.000+10:002007-06-12T16:56:00.000+10:00It has not been a good day for me today.10 in 1991...It has not been a good day for me today.<BR/><BR/>10 in 1991 everyone. <BR/><BR/>My bad.<BR/><BR/>for the record, the film clips to my much loved songs are on You Tube.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889467446441763139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-4809952605675131612007-06-12T16:50:00.000+10:002007-06-12T16:50:00.000+10:00Jim -- you are a comedian.And you are also a lot o...Jim -- you are a comedian.<BR/><BR/>And you are also a lot older than I thought. Ten in 1981?<BR/><BR/>You have aged well, my friend.Lachlan Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396520570919387124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-43128617899521485882007-06-12T16:33:00.000+10:002007-06-12T16:33:00.000+10:00I was 10 in 1981. Songs that stick out:"Losing My ...I was 10 in 1981. Songs that stick out:<BR/><BR/>"Losing My Religion", R.E.M<BR/>"Unbelievable" UMF<BR/>"More Than Words", Extreme<BR/>"Everything I Do", Bryan Adams<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I haven't read Lunch's post on how to link in comments.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889467446441763139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-4117765362474483172007-06-12T09:23:00.000+10:002007-06-12T09:23:00.000+10:00I had just arrived back from Japan at age 10 in 19...I had just arrived back from Japan at age 10 in 1987 so was out of touch with pop culture, but I do remember that there was a huge war in my class. You were either a fan of INXS or Croweded House and never the twain should meet!<BR/><BR/>I loved that Peter Cetera song from Karate Kid, what was it called?<BR/><BR/>Gnat Jonker FloridonkerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-25962555485847417942007-06-11T20:59:00.000+10:002007-06-11T20:59:00.000+10:00Only the best from 1988!Got My Mind Set On You - G...Only the best from 1988!<BR/><BR/>Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison<BR/>Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley<BR/>Sign Your Name- Terence Trent d'Arby<BR/>The Loco-Motion - Kylie Minogue<BR/>Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin<BR/>The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson<BR/>Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy OceanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-45339646142430045712007-06-11T20:44:00.000+10:002007-06-11T20:44:00.000+10:00Ok. So how do I insert a link in the comment posti...Ok. So how do I insert a link in the comment posting section. It is bamboozling me.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638994355372964966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-59965424176957153662007-06-11T20:25:00.000+10:002007-06-11T20:25:00.000+10:00at 10? Take on Me (Ah ha) soooo good, and Kids in ...at 10? Take on Me (Ah ha) soooo good, and Kids in the Kitchen - Current Stand .... RheaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com