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32,197 views Jun 24, 2023 #levis More video from the South Shore Plaza mall in Braintree, Massachusetts in February. Sorry all, no toys or video games in this one...🥲 A simple one here, as it's been too long since that last upload: - - At a mall - - In the late 80's - - Buying clothes Some fun footage complete with a 'Gnarly soundtrack! Shots of various customers looking at items and trying the products on in the store, etc. This one last close to 9 minutes. #southshoreplazamall #levis #gatewaysoccer

Along with perms, mix tapes and denim jackets, the mid-1980s saw a rash of celebrity activism against hunger. From Band Aid to Live Aid, musicians around the globe lent their voices to raise money for famine-stricken Africa. After USA for Africa garnered $53 million with its 1985 supergroup hit “We Are The World,” the organization’s president, Ken Kragen, cast his charity attention homeward. Kragen proposed an audacious plan—called a “stunt” by United Press International—to raise between $50 million and $100 million for hungry and homeless Americans by enlisting 6 million people to form a coast-to-coast human chain on May 25,...

A few weeks ago we asked our readers to vote for their least favorite songs from the 1990s, so it was the obvious next move to dial it back 10 years and see what you guys hated in the 1980s. The results are sure to infuriate a lot of people. For the record, I personally disagree with most of these selections. In fact, I love a lot of these songs... 10. Rick Astley - 'Never Gonna Give You Up'... 9. Taco - 'Puttin' On The Ritz'... 8. Toni Basil - 'Mickey'... 7. Bobby McFerrin - 'Don't Worry Be Happy'... 6....

LOS ANGELES - Actor Pat Morita, whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid" earned him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 73. Morita died Thursday at his home in Las Vegas of natural causes, said his wife of 12 years, Evelyn. She said in a statement that her husband, who first rose to fame with a role on "Happy Days," had "dedicated his entire life to acting and comedy." In 1984, he appeared in the role that would define his career and spawn countless affectionate imitations. As Kesuke Miyagi, the mentor to Ralph...