Late Birthday Flashback

Hello and welcome again, albeit a little later than I wanted. Before I get to the flashback I wanted to write about last weekend, I have a couple off things to say.

First, Valentine's Day. Yes, the mother of all "Hallmark Holidays." Mine actually wasn't bad considering I didn't have a Valentine (which means I can get to wish as many "Happy Valentine's Days" as I want and not get in trouble for it). So I took my sisters out to Olive Garden. Not terribly satisfied with the location (US 19 in Pasco County, FL; a topic I'll write about in a later blog), but the food we got was more than worth it. Overall, I'd give it a solid B; I would have given it an A- had my sister not dropped the ball and left my bank card at the house, meaning all the birthday money from last weekend got spent. Thanks a lot, sis...

Second, this so-called "National Emergency" that our Dimwit In Chief earlier today declared a "national emergency" because he thinks there is too many immigrants at the southern border with Mexico and they must be stopped. Puh-leez… Yeah, we've had issues with illegal immigration the last 50 years, but a "national emergency?" Most of us literally saw two 110-story buildings crumble to the ground in a terrorist attack, and that wasn't called a national emergency.

You know what's a national emergency? Yellowstone erupting, being attacked by an alien force, Russian forces invading (remember the movie "Red Dawn?"). NOT whining that you're not getting an unnecessary border wall. That's like saying not having sex in eight years is a life or death crisis.

Anyway, enough about the DIC and onto a happier note. I turned 45 last weekend and on Twitter, I asked which year I should do my flashback on. There was a tie initially between 1985 and 2008 so I ran a second poll. 1985 won, so that year will be my focus. I turned 11 and it was memorable for all the wrong reasons; I contracted chicken pox and wound up missing a week of school. I don't have vivid memories of the music I listened to back then, because my family listened to country music (and while I didn't exactly love it, I at least tolerated it). Pop music was in its extended heyday, with artists like Madonna bursting onto the scene. Overall, the Radio and Records magazine chart for the week of February 8, 1985 was solid from top to bottom. Here below is said chart, from 40 to 1

40. Just Another Night	Mick Jagger
39. Somebody	Bryan Adams
38. One More Night	Phil Collins
37. I Wanna Hear It From Your       Lips	Eric Carmen
36. Ooh Ooh Song	Pat Benatar
35. Love Light In Flight	Stevie Wonder
34. Keeping The Faith	Billy Joel
33. Tragedy	John Hunter
32. Material Girl	Madonna
31. Like A Virgin	Madonna
30. Save A Prayer	Duran Duran
29. Naughty Naughty	John Parr
28. High On You	Survivor
27. Tenderness	General Public
26. Lovergirl	Teena Marie
25. Private Dancer	Tina Turner
24. Rockin' At Midnight	Honeydrippers
23. Relax	Frankie Goes To Hollywood
22. Only The Young	Journey
21. Too Late For Goodbyes	Julian Lennon
20. Solid	Ashford & Simpson
19. Operator	Midnight Star
18. Foolish Heart	Steve Perry
17. I Would Die 4 U	Prince
16. Jungle Love	Morris Day & The Time
15. Mr. Telephone Man	New Edition
14. You're The Inspiration	Chicago
13. Sugar Walls	Sheena Easton
12. Misled	Kool & The Gang
11. The Boys Of Summer	Don Henley
10. The Old Man Down The        Road	John Fogerty
9. California Girls	David Lee Roth
8. The Heat Is On	Glenn Frey
7. Can't Fight This Feeling	REO Speedwagon
6. Easy Lover	Phil Collins & Philip Bailey
5. Method Of Modern Love	Hall & Oates
4. Neutron Dance	Pointer Sisters
3. Loverboy	Billy Ocean
2. I Want To Know What Love       Is	Foreigner
1. Careless Whisper	Wham!