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THEN AND NOW THURSDAYS
Remember Cyndi Lauper? I first remember her from the movie Goonies. Yeah, that sweet theme song…LOL. And Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. She was a unique bird back then, wasn’t she?
Oh, but she can sing.
The colorful eye make-up
She had a unique way of dancing, didn’t she?
on American Idol last week
I saw she can still sting,
and she looks great!
Boy oh how she’s changed.
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What’s your favorite Cyndi Lauper song?
I’d have to say mine is “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”
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THEN AND NOW THURSDAYS
Have you ever sat and reminisced about what was popular when you were a kid? Well…. “Then and Now” Thursdays is right up your alley.
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McDonald’s holds many fond memories for me, believe it or not. My dad and I used to meet up there and have hotcakes quite often when I was in high school. To this day, I LOVE their hotcakes.
But, the restaurant sure has changed, hasn’t it….
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McDonald’s Big Mac….remember that? Can you name all the ingredients?
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Oh, but now…no longer do they just serve awesome hotcakes, tasty burgers, and cokes . . . . they have a McCafe . . . .can you believe it?
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My favorite from McDs these days is the Double Cheeseburger. How ’bout you?
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THEN AND NOW THURSDAYS–Blog host Caleb Aspros
This by far is my favorite theme. Then and now. Let’s see, I could choose from so many things it’s hard to limit. I enjoy sports, and my sweet Olivia says, “Well, duh, it’s because you’re a guy.”
Sometimes it’s so obvious that I am two hundred and eighty years older than she is. It definitely keeps thing interesting.
But, she’s right. I am very interested in sports. Sure, mine started with fencing at a young age, and in the 17 and 1800s sporting choices were very limited.
But in, 1901 when the New York Yankees became an organization, I was in heaven.
Did I tell you I met Babe Ruth once?
Yes, he joined the team in 1920 and was with them until 1925.
I saw him after a game and shook his hand.
He pitched AND was a hitter (he played mostly outfield when he wasn’t pitching if I remember correctly.)
Don’t really see that these days anymore, do you?
No, mostly pitchers only pitch. And only a few innings per game, too. It’s so different.
So, does anyone know how much Babe Ruth made as a baseball player in a season? I had my fellow Guardian, Madison, search the web for me to find the answer. I couldn’t remember, but I thought it was $40,000. She found something that said he’d made $80,000 in 1930.
Compared to Alex Rodriguez, who is now with NY Yankees, they are paying him $275,000,000.00 for the years: 2008-2018. That’s quite a change in salary, isn’t it?
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What do you think of sports these days?
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THEN AND NOW THURSDAYS
Have you ever sat and reminisced about what was popular when you were a kid? Well…. “Then and Now” Thursdays is right up your alley.
Frozen Yogurt came on the scene in the 80’s.
I totally remember it, too. Because my dad, being the marathon runner, had to have all that was healthy, right?
Oh, but you remember how ice cream used to just be strawberry, chocolate, vanilla?
I mean, what’s up with that, right? Then the choices started coming in like crazy.
Now, you can get custard, watch your choice ingredients get musched into your ice cream on a cold slab of stone.
Oh, and we can’t forget Gelato now, can we?
Now, I think the greatest invention since sliced bread was Dairy Queen.
Anyone who follows my Twitter and Facebook, you’d see I often mention a quick trip to DQ. 🙂
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What’s your favorite kind of ice cream?
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THEN AND NOW THURSDAYS
Have you ever sat and reminisced about what was popular when you were a kid? Well…. “Then and Now” Thursdays is right up your alley.
Need I say more?
Then:
This is a still from the Thriller video.
Ahhhh.
What a great video.
What a great song.
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Now:
Despite all he’s
gone through.
Can we say,
“TALENTED
MUSCIAN?”
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What was your favorite Michael Jackson song growin’ up?
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THEN AND NOW THURSDAY
First video on MTV: Video Killed the Radio Star by Buggles. Song released in 1979 video played on MTV August 1981
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Look how simplistic it is. But NOW, the graphics in videos are amazing. They’ve changed so much:
Check out Miley Cyrus: She’s pretty hot right now. This video is tame by comparison to most other artists, but look at the effects. They’ve come a long way from “Video Killed the Radio Star” huh?
The Climb:
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What’s the first music video you ever watched?
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