Friday, January 22, 2010
Blog of a Courtney kind
Some of us like to live in the past more than others.
Welcome to the Stuck in the '80s blog. The site's author is the online editor for The St. Petersburg Times, Steve Spears.
A teen during the decade, Steve is obsessed with everything from Duran Duran to Journey, John Hughes to John Cusack, and parachute pants to Reaganomics.
The blog started in April 2009 and is updated daily. Blog visitors should read often if they want to hear about '80s events happening around Florida.
Eighties aficionados can also choose one of 30 '80s categories, including Books, Food and Drink and Trivia to learn more quirks surrounding the era's culture. And if you visit the Games link, you'll learn how to play tetras for free on the Internet.
In case you are tired of reading about the 80s, Stuck In The '80s produces weekly podcasts with Steve's commentary on subjects like baseball movies from the '80s, interviews with '80s musicians and guilty pleasures of the '80s.
Unfortunately, the site excludes non-Facebook users from discussions. Therefore, the blog doesn't build community unless everyone signs up for Facebook. I couldn't follow the discussion board because of this restriction. It seems anti-blog to send users to a Facebook page.
But the site is effective for linking '80s fans to bands, actors and other Web sites that praise the '80s era. I found out that Pat Benatar is on tour and Cyndi Lauper will be in Oregon in April!
Although Steve is the blog's only author, he picks diverse 80s memories, including press releases about popular icons like Molly Ringwald, Billy Joel and Van Halen. Did you know Billy Joel's "She's Got a Way" wasn't released until 11 years after it was recorded?
Steve chooses colorful examples of being stuck in the '80s:
Welcome to the Stuck in the '80s blog. The site's author is the online editor for The St. Petersburg Times, Steve Spears.
A teen during the decade, Steve is obsessed with everything from Duran Duran to Journey, John Hughes to John Cusack, and parachute pants to Reaganomics.
The blog started in April 2009 and is updated daily. Blog visitors should read often if they want to hear about '80s events happening around Florida.
Eighties aficionados can also choose one of 30 '80s categories, including Books, Food and Drink and Trivia to learn more quirks surrounding the era's culture. And if you visit the Games link, you'll learn how to play tetras for free on the Internet.
In case you are tired of reading about the 80s, Stuck In The '80s produces weekly podcasts with Steve's commentary on subjects like baseball movies from the '80s, interviews with '80s musicians and guilty pleasures of the '80s.
Unfortunately, the site excludes non-Facebook users from discussions. Therefore, the blog doesn't build community unless everyone signs up for Facebook. I couldn't follow the discussion board because of this restriction. It seems anti-blog to send users to a Facebook page.
But the site is effective for linking '80s fans to bands, actors and other Web sites that praise the '80s era. I found out that Pat Benatar is on tour and Cyndi Lauper will be in Oregon in April!
Although Steve is the blog's only author, he picks diverse 80s memories, including press releases about popular icons like Molly Ringwald, Billy Joel and Van Halen. Did you know Billy Joel's "She's Got a Way" wasn't released until 11 years after it was recorded?
Steve chooses colorful examples of being stuck in the '80s:
- Where to buy custom Mario and Luigi rings
- Whiny lines from the TV Show Thirtysomething
- His interview with Deborah Foreman, the actress from Valley Girl, My Chauffeur, Real Genius and April Fool's Day
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