Molly Ringwald: What's She Up to Now?

By becksta on 7/6/10 12:10pm
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Molly Ringwald in "The Breakfast Club"Molly Ringwald in "The Breakfast Club"
I grew up in the 80’s and considered myself a huge John Hughes fan. I watched, “The Breakfast Club” too many times to count and “16 Candles” was my favorite movie of all time. When I shared “16 Candles” with my Grandma, she said I looked and acted like Molly Ringwald. Of course, I took this as a great compliment, but in truth, all Molly Ringwald and I really shared was short hair- she was much cooler than I was in her roles in the John Hughes films and in her personal interviews.


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Another 'Golden Girl' Exits

By dfunzy on 6/3/10 11:28am
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Golden Girls' Rue McClanahan died today, Thursday June 3rd. The cause of death was a stoke. She was 76. Ms. McClanahan, the third cast member of the popular TV sit-com classic, 'The Golden Girls,' to pass away, played the character, Blanche Devereaux, the role that won her an Emmy Award. The series ran from 1985 to 1992. See the video.

Ms. McClanahan told The New York Times in an interview in 1985."Golden Girls" aimed to show "that when people mature, they add layers. They don't turn into other creatures. The truth is we all still have our child, our adolescent, and your young woman living in us."

I remember watching her on Maude, the sit-con the starred her "Golden Girl" co-star, the late Bea, and on Mama's Family, with Vicki Lawrence and Ken Berry. She was a very good comic performer.

Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 – June 3, 2010), R.I.P.

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Gary Coleman's Death Reminds Me of my Childhood

By becksta on 5/28/10 1:04pm
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Gary Coleman just died of a brain hemorrhage and I am starting to feel my age. I grew up with him on TV and religiously watched, “Different Strokes” whenever it aired. I’m pretty sure that I laughed loudly every single time he said, “What you talking about, Willis?” and to this day, that has remained a catch-phrase with many of my friends.

Gary ColemanGary ColemanGary Coleman is just a few years older than I am and while I don’t have the health problems that he has had, reading about the childhood stars from my youth like Corey Haim and Gary Coleman dying is a sad reminder that none of us are getting any younger and in all honesty, freaks me out. I even felt sad when I read the news that Andrew Andrew Koenig  (Boner of Growing Pains) committed suicide because watching the antics of the characters on “Growing Pains” was also part of my routine as a teenager.


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Corey Haim died of pneumonia

By dfunzy on 5/5/10 9:31am
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Corey HaimCorey HaimThe LA Coroner announced yesterday that the young actor, Corey: Haim, who was age 38 when he died, March 10, 2010, died of pneumonia complications, not from a drug over dose which the media shrills screamed was the cause of his death.


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Christopher Cazenove: "Dynasty" Star, RIP

By dfunzy on 4/9/10 4:55am
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Christopher CazenoveChristopher CazenoveOn April 1st John Forsythe, who played  Blake Carrington,on the popular 1980s TV series "Dynasty," died at the age of 92, it was announced yesterday, that on the 7th of April, Christopher Cazenove, who played Ben Carrington,  Blake Carrington black sheep brother, in 36 episodes of "Dynasty," in 1986-87, died. He was 64.years old.

In a statement released yesterday  his family said, "Christopher (Cazenove) died peacefully on April 7 surrounded by his loved ones, having contracted septicemia at the end of February." Mr. Cazenove died at St. Thomas' hospital in London.

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RIP Corey Haim: 80s Teen Idol

By dfunzy on 3/10/10 8:27am
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Corey HaimCorey HaimToday, the Canadian born actor and former teen idol, Corey Haim died. He was thirty eight.  A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner announced that the cause of the death appears to be accidental, possibly an drug overdose. Mr. Haim battled substance addiction for several years. He was found unresponsive in an Oakwood apartment and pronounced dead at Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center at 2:15 a.m. this morning. His mother, according to FOX station KTLA, was in the apartment at the time. (The Associated Press)

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Top 20 Songs of the 80's Countdown 5-1

By Niki Fears on 3/1/10 10:22pm
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USA for AfricaUSA for AfricaWrapping up the countdown of the top 20 songs of the 80's, here are the top 5 of the best of the best.

5.  “Broken Wings” by Mr. Mister- From the 1985 album Welcome to the Real World, “Broken Wings” was the first #1 hit for Mr. Mister. One of the things most memorable about this song is the pitting of the disjointed rhythm of the electric guitar against the beat of the drum which actually flow together smoothly giving it a very unique song. The lyrics are poetic, like much of the music from the time, featuring the talents of lyricist John Lang.

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Top 20 Songs of the 80's Countdown 10-6

By Niki Fears on 3/1/10 10:13pm
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PrincePrinceMoving closer to that number one spot, we are counting down the top twenty songs of the 80's:

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Top 20 Songs of the 80's Countdown 15-11

By Niki Fears on 3/1/10 9:17pm
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PoisonPoisonContinuing with our countdown of the top 20 songs from the 80's we have a great mix of metal ballads, pop icons, and country legends.

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Top 20 Songs of the 80's Countdown 20-16

By Niki Fears on 3/1/10 8:16pm
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Perhaps more so than any other decade, the 80's were defined by the music. With some of the greatest artists and most memorable moments of music history packed into the beloved decade it is hard to choose only 20 songs that define the era but the ones the follow are the songs that best defined the decade, saw some of the greatest success, and still have the power to inspire us for one reason or another.

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