http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/1980s/ en-us Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:43:59 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2085351/posts James Duke Mason, son of famous international singer and former Go-Go's lead singer Belinda Carlisle is an Obama supporter and wants to raise $1,000 for the campaign prior to Oct. 24th. He says "I recognize that Obama will change America".... he also said that "My Mom and her friends have already given me $315.00".... he wants to be part of the "movement of change in America". James has lived in France since he was a toddler. Belinda moved her family (her husband is Morgan Mason, son of famed film actor James Mason) to the French countryside in 1992. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2085351/posts#comment Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:43:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2083796/posts Yigal Azrouel, Balmain, Collette Dinnigan Fall/Winter ‘09When we saw the leather pants and leggings at the Givenchy, Balmain, and Alexander McQueen shows, it became clear that Eighties Goth is back. The Fashion Time Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2083796/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:52:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2035962/posts The "Musicians Who Turn 50", "Musicians Who Turn 60", "Favorite Drummer" and "Favorite Guitarist" were such hit threads on FR, I've decided to do this one. Who is your favorite SONGWRITING DUO? We all know that Lennon-McCartney were amazing together and possibly the best songwriting duo ever. They might be mentioned several times on this thread. If you choose John & Paul, be specific about which song and lyric(s). Self (somewhat) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2035962/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:19:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2030282/posts HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Vinny Appice, Anita Baker, Jello Biafra, Andrea Bocelli, Simon LeBon, Kate Bush, Belinda Carlisle, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shaun Cassidy, Darby Crash, Randy DeBarge, Bruce Dickinson, Thomas Dolby, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Siobhan Fahey, Neil Finn, Bela Fleck, Martin Fry, Lisa Germano, Grandmaster Flash, Jools Holland, Ice-T, Alan Jackson, Michael Jackson, Tony James, Joan Jett, Al Jourgensen, Nik Kershaw, Sammy Kershaw, Limahl, Madonna, Bird McIntyre, Mike Mills, Thurston Moore, Alannah Miles, Gary Numan, Michael Penn, Vicki Peterson, Prince, Stacey Q, Will Sergeant, Nikki Sixx, David Sylvian, Toyah, Tanya Tucker, Paul Weller, Jane Wiedlin, Jah Wobble. Born in 1958 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2030282/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:21:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2018873/posts What 1980's event helped re-shape your life, thoughts, person and/or change your focus and outlook on life? You can answer as many times as you desire. Self (somewhat) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2018873/posts#comment Tue, 20 May 2008 22:27:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2017707/posts And The Winners Are.... Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2017707/posts#comment Sun, 18 May 2008 18:01:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2017046/posts Musicians Ozzy Osbourne, Stevie Nicks, Ted Nugent, Steve Winwood, Robert Plant, Kenny Loggins, Glenn Frey, Alice Cooper, Tony Iommi, Chris Squire, James Taylor, Todd Rundgren, Jackson Browne, Olivia Newton-John, Donna Summer, John Bonham (R.I.P.) & Rick James (R.I.P.) Famous Birthdays http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2017046/posts#comment Fri, 16 May 2008 21:14:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2012249/posts A'Keiba Burrell - daughter of rapper MC Hammer. Landon Brown - eldest son of R&B singer Bobby Brown. Lara Johnston -daughter of Doobie Brothers' singer Tom Johnston. Chloe Lattanzi - daughter of Olivia Newton-John. Crosby Loggins - son of singer Kenny Loggins. Jesse Money -daughter of singer Eddie Money. Jesse Blaze Snider - son of Dee Snider. Albert J. Brown IV - son of R&B singer Al B. Sure. Lucy Walsh - daughter of legendary guitarist Joe Walsh. MTV's "Rock The Cradle" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2012249/posts#comment Wed, 7 May 2008 00:39:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2009373/posts Well, actually, maybe it would’ve been an “important” endorsement 25 years ago? This is video of James Duke Mason, son of 1980’s pop sensation Belinda Carlisle and former Reagan administration official Morgan Mason (who is the son of legendary actor James Mason) — telling the world that his Mom Belinda is endorsing Hillary Clinton! Heaven IS a Place on Earth, Hillary! Belinda's son YouTube posting http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2009373/posts#comment Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:27:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1992206/posts Legendary rockers Journey have hired a Filipino fan to front the band after parting ways with Jeff Scott Soto earlier this year. The band discovered Arnel Pineda, from Quezon City in the Philippines via YouTube, when they saw footage of him singing Journey songs in his homeland with his band The Zoo. Original frontman Steve Perry was replaced in 1998 with Steve Augeri who was forced to leave the band due to health problems. But Pineda almost missed his dream job after initially assuming emails from guitarist Neal Schon were a hoax. “My friend Noel picked up the message on... NME http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1992206/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:35:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1986418/posts The increasing vitriol of the Democratic presidential WrestleMania shouldn't distract from the opportunity before progressives. The election this year has the potential to be not simply a change election but a sea-change election, one that marks the end of the conservative era that has dominated our politics for nearly three decades. It could be the progressive equivalent of the conservative triumph of 1980. In 1980 Ronald Reagan, the self-described "movement conservative," took the White House from incumbent Jimmy Carter while Republicans picked up thirty-four seats in the House and gained control of the Senate, sweeping out liberal stalwarts like George... The Nation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1986418/posts#comment Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:22:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1936152/posts Like a first love or a first car, a first computer can hold a special place in people's hearts. For millions of kids who grew up in the 1980s, that first computer was the Commodore 64. Twenty-five years later, that first brush with computer addiction is as strong as ever. Millions of Commmodore 64s were sold in the 1980s. "There was something magical about the C64," says Andreas Wallstrom of Stockholm, Sweden. He remembers the day he first laid eyes on his machine back in 1984. "My father brought it home together with a tape deck, a disk drive, a... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1936152/posts#comment Fri, 7 Dec 2007 15:44:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877566/posts Tulane historian Douglas Brinkley has provided the first extended look at Ronald Reagan's personal diaries ("The Reagan Diaries" HarperCollins, 2007). He makes clear this is not the entire edited collection, which is being prepared separately, but just a sample---if a large one running 680 pp. He also alerts the reader that perhaps the first genuine, reliable biography of Reagan is forthcoming by former advisor Martin Anderson and his wife, which is reassuring after the debacle of "Dutch" by Edmond Morris. Several themes stand out. First, any notion that any of the liberal journalists ever had that Reagan was lazy evaporate... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877566/posts#comment Tue, 7 Aug 2007 13:51:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1861744/posts Ah...back in the day.....For me, it's flashing back to the 80's (my favorite decade)....  What were the 80s? . . . Bueller? . . . Anyone? Well, you are truly a child of the 80s if any of the following statements are true for you:    You know what leg warmers are; You know who Mr. T is; You remember when Atari was a state of the art video game system; You used to be able to breakdance (or wished you could); The phrases "bright light" and "phone home" actually mean something to you; You had a BMX bike.  The 80s... 80's Pop Culture http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1861744/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jul 2007 14:58:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1836856/posts Jenny, they've got your number in a legal battle ASSOCIATED PRESS May 20, 2007 LINCOLN, R.I. – One-hit wonder Tommy Tutone made the phone number 867-5309 famous in the band's 1982 hit single, which uses the digits over and over in its catchy refrain. Now, a Rhode Island company and a national firm are battling over the right to use the number, which doesn't reach the “Jenny” that Tutone sings about but could find callers a decent plumber. Two years ago, Gem Plumbing & Heating of Lincoln, R.I., trademarked the phone number from the song, which reached No. 4 on... SignOnSanDiego.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1836856/posts#comment Sun, 20 May 2007 21:59:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1731907/posts The post-9/11 Western world seems to regard suicide bombing as a traditional Islamic phenomenon in which repressed, underprivileged Muslims act out their frustrations by exploding themselves in the midst of civilians. This is, however, a misperception. The shahada are not merely frustrated human bombs embracing a time-honored tradition. Use of the tactic by Hamas and other Palestinian groups, by Jemmah Islamiyah in the Philippines, and most recently by members of the Fedayeen Saddam, might seem to suggest that suicide bombing is somehow embedded in Arab and Islamic culture, but it isn't. When Hezbollah adopted the tactic in 1983, it was... U.S. Army Professional Writing Collection http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1731907/posts#comment Sat, 4 Nov 2006 01:27:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1708902/posts Some Kind of Republican Was John Hughes really in favor of teen rebellion? By Michael Weiss Posted Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, at 4:36 PM ET As far as adult teen whisperers go, John Hughes has enjoyed a remarkable staying power. Anyone who grew up in the '80s—or just caught the decade on reruns on rainy Saturday-afternoon television—can probably remember high school as much for its unique misery as for the Breakfast Club references it evokes. Hughes was in his 30s when he became successful, and he managed to make teen cinema intentionally funny and less condescending toward its core audience,... Slate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1708902/posts#comment Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:22:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1484112/posts AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - Armed men broke into an upscale Amsterdam home and kidnapped the daughter of a millionaire whose fortune came from selling chemicals, including to Iraq in the 1980s, police said Tuesday. Her children were left unharmed. Police said the gunmen stormed into the home of Claudia Melchers, 37, late Monday and took her away. They said they were treating it as a kidnapping. Melchers, who runs a catering company, is the daughter of Hans Melchers, who owns Melchemie Holland, which supplied chemicals to Iraq in the 1980s. It was unclear whether the kidnapping was related to the company's... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1484112/posts#comment Wed, 14 Sep 2005 09:27:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1560712/posts Top Ten Chuck Norris Facts Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. Ever. Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits. Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs. The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain. If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris, you may be only seconds away from death. Chuck Norris has counted to infinity. Twice. Chuck Norris does not hunt because the word hunting implies the probability of failure. Chuck Norris goes killing.... chuck norris facts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1560712/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jan 2006 02:58:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526609/posts A DUTCH businessman went on trial on genocide charges in The Hague yesterday, facing accusations that he sold chemicals to Iraq in the knowledge that the Saddam Hussein regime would use them to murder thousands of people. Frans van Anraat, 63, is charged with complicity in war crimes and genocide for supplying agents for poison gas that were used by Iraq in the 1980-1988 war with Iran and against its own Kurdish population. In the deadliest attack, against the town of Halabja, in 1988, more than 5,000 people were killed by chemicals in one day. Mr van Anraat appeared unmoved... Times Online UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526609/posts#comment Tue, 22 Nov 2005 10:52:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1505110/posts Iran has sent a list of charges against the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to the Iraqi government, a day before his trial is to begin in Baghdad. Iran says its indictment includes charges of genocide and the use of chemical weapons. Saddam Hussein is to appear in court on charges related to the deaths of 143 people in the town of Dujail in 1982. The former president and his seven co-defendants could face the death penalty if convicted. A spokesman for the Iranian judiciary, Jamal Karimirad, said the petition of charges was filed through diplomatic channels to the Baghdad... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1505110/posts#comment Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:45:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1503262/posts In July 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, the Iranian village of Zardeh was hit by Iraqi chemical bombs. Frances Harrison returns to the village to see how local people are coping with the legacy. It was a smell like rotten herbs they say, the odour of a new form of death. Early that morning, in July 1988, the people of Zardeh were gathered in the local shrine. First they heard the planes flying overhead, nothing out of the ordinary for a village nestling in the side of a dusty dry mountain dividing Iran from Iraq. Today everyone mentions how small... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1503262/posts#comment Sun, 16 Oct 2005 03:08:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1479947/posts Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Iranian Judiciary Chief, criticized the trial of the overthrown Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein. He pointed out that the conviction decision does not include the crimes, which were committed against Iran and the Kurds. The Iranian official agency has quoted that Shahroudi has criticized, "The conviction decision (against Saddam Hussein) has not included the crimes against humanity, especially the declaration of war against Iran and the continuity of his crimes for eight years, especially in Halabja (an Iraqi Kurdish city, which was bombarded with chemical weapons) and Kurdistan. It has been announced that the attorney Khalil Al... almendhar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1479947/posts#comment Thu, 8 Sep 2005 06:12:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1426022/posts It's 2005, and the 1980s are almost over again. That's right —15 years after the end of the Reagan decade, the practice of popular culture recycling its music and fashion has reached a peak. But, given the furious nature of information consumption in the digital age, it's not likely to be long before the era of leg warmers, bizarre haircuts and synthopop drops off the pop radar screen. "It's speeding up," said Pete Anderson, a veteran Los Angeles record producer best known for two decades of work with country singer Dwight Yoakam. "There used to be a statute of limitations:... Lincoln Journalstar http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1426022/posts#comment Sun, 19 Jun 2005 12:20:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1356279/posts Nostalgia market wasn't ready to embrace that decade… and may never be Nikki Sixx, the bassist for the famously fast-living glam-rockers Motley Crue, thinks that even 24 years after its debut, his band still has a certain timeless aspect. “If you want to drop the tailgate, get some beer and go to a strip club, that's the Crue,” he said recently before a rehearsal for the band's new tour. Yet Sixx's band, which just released a two-disc career anthology, is returning at a particularly interesting moment. The music of the 1980s has re-entered the zeitgeist in a gigantic way. You... Kansas City Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1356279/posts#comment Fri, 4 Mar 2005 23:18:53 GMT