Big-haired Latin girls

Miami Sound Machine, featuring Gloria Estefan singing “Conga”, 1985. Check out the big-haired girls at the concert, along with the oh-so-hideous 80s turquoise and mauve color scheme on the stage.

We also heard through the grapevine that Gloria Estefan is scheduled to portray Connie Francis in a bio film soon.

You’re twisted, sister

Twisted Sister singing “I Want to Rock”, 1985. I’m happy I had an education instead of becoming a twisted sister. Singer Dee Snider could use a makeover. Perhaps Mimi from the Drew Carey show could help him.

little girls with big hair

1985 television commercial for Barbie in her pink Corvette, just like the one Angelyne drives. Whose hair is bigger? Barbies’, or the little girls?

We interrupt this blog for The Message

1985, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, “The Message”. For us whitebread suburban kids, the early rap from the 80s was accessible, rhythmic, and appealing to us in our vague attempts to be subversive. Rap music today appears to be violent, crude, and mostly unintelligible. Why?

You look Mahvelous

Dahlink, join Fernando and look mahvelous. Billy Crystal from his popular Saturday Night Live character.