This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment >NOTICE< OFF TOPIC OFF TOPIC OFF TOPIC CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- Howdy, This weekend is my 20th High School Reunion. Class of 1984, Sonora = H.S., La Habra California. Okay I'll admit I really wasn't planning on = going. I mean who really wants to go to these things anyway and is = there anyone that you would want to see again? Even more important are = the people you absolutely do not want to see again but risk of running = into them. Of course I never got in trouble in high school. I was the = innocent bystander like everyone else. My general perception of High School reunions is a show and tell of who = was the most financially successful. Do I really care about who has a = Jag and flies a private jet? Does anyone ever go to one of these and = brag about what a pathetic looser they have become? Times have really = changed since 1984. With that in mind I took it upon myself to research = and assemble a general list of what was going on in the world during the = early and mid 1980's. I'm sure it's at least 98% accurate. This was = never intended to post here but I felt that some might get a little = enjoyment from it. Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- Events of the Early and Middle 1980s U.S. Population reaches 226,546,000=20 The average income in the United States is $15,757.00 Minimum wage is $3.10 Dow Jones: low 10,86; high 1,287 (1984) The cost of a gallon of regular gas: $1.21 Disco dies almost over night as albums are broken and burned in street = gatherings. The U.S. boycotts the 1980 Soviet Olympics Post-It notes are invented by 3M. John Lennon is assassinated. Brooke Shields tells us that there is nothing between her and her Calvin = Jeans. On May 18th 1980 Mt. Saint Helen's Erupts. 7-11 introduces the "Big Gulp". CNN becomes the first 24 hour television news network Richard Pryer badly burns himself trying to freebase cocaine. The Delorean sports car is introduced. M-TV is born. "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles is the first = featured broadcast. Disney's Epcot Center opens in Florida The first Space shuttle is launched (Columbia). NutraSweet gets FDA approval. Sandra Day O'Connor is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President = Ronald Reagan. Prince Charles & Diana tie the knot (apparently using hemp rope). Mae West dies at 88. The Sony Walkman is introduced and is an instant success. Dynasty Premiers. IBM unveils the first PC (DOS 1.0 and the original 8086 processor at a = blazing 16 Megahertz). President Ronald Reagan begins a massive build up of the military, = introduces the "Star Wars" project. We spend millions one quarter at a time playing Pac-Man. Wendy's "Where's the Beef!" campaign is a hit. An Assassination attempt is made on the Pope while in Turkey. The = incident leads to the "Pope Mobile". The PG-13 movie rating is introduced We wear "Members Only" jackets and "LeTigre" shirts for apparently no = reason. A mysterious unknown virus is reported which attacks the immune system. We spend endless hours trying to solve Rubik's Cube. Final solution: = remove and replace all the stickers. "Smurfs" are a hit, no one knows why. President Reagan survives an assassination attempt (John Hinkley). Pat Benatar makes leg warmers and head bands a major fashion statement. Michael Jackson's "Thriller" sells 20 million albums. We all try to do = the moon walk. Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's record with his 4,192nd hit. Ozzy bites the head off of a bat on stage. John Belushi dies of an overdose. Photos of missing children are put on milk cartons for the first time.=20 Checkerboard Vans shoes. The Detroit Tigers beat out San Diego for the 1984 World Series. Willie = Hernandez is named MVP. Liposuction is invented. The wreck of the Titanic is discovered. "Ma-Bell" is broken up. The first successful artificial heart transplant. Recipiant Barny Clark = dies after 112 days. "McRib" fails miserably. Wrestlemania is introduced Cabbage Patch Kids become a rage. People stand in line for hours to get = one. Nancy Reagan Introduces the catchy anti-drug campaign phrase "Just Say = No". The final episode of M*A*S*H draws the biggest television audience in = history. FBI agent Richard Miller is arrested for spying for the Soviets. Sally Ride becomes first woman in space. CDs are introduced. We continue to suffer with cassette tapes until = they become affordable. The Cosby Show premiers. 288K memory chip is launched from IBM The Summer Olympic Games are held in Los Angeles. The Soviets boycott. Total number of Barbie dolls sold surpass in number the American = population=20 The Supreme Court rules in Sony's favor that consumer ownership of VCRs = do not infringe copyright law. The AIDS virus is officially identified and documented. Band-Aid releases "Do They Know It's Christmas" featuring dozens of = European pop vocalists. Jesse Jackson becomes the first African-American presidential candidate. The Macintosh is introduced during the 1984 Super Bowl. At the time the = most expensive commercial ever produced.=20 In spite of their cheep and gaudy appearance jelly shoes become a craze = . Voyager II takes more than 1,800 photos of Saturn. Michael Jackson's hair catches fire. Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 74 seconds after lift-off. Home video game consoles are marketed: Intellivision, Odyssey, = ColecoVision, Atari, and the original Nintendo. Billy Joel marries Christie Brinkley. Gorbachev becomes the last president of the Soviet Union. Swatch watches- collect them all! Two words: "New Coke". Two more words: "bad idea". Disney releases "Howard the Duck", one of the biggest cinematic = disasters of all time. Rock Hudson becomes the first celebrity to die of AIDS. The Fox network premiers. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is opened. Tons of broccoli is dumped at the White house in response to a comment = made by Vice President Bush. Palestinian Terrorists Seize "Achille Lauro" Cruise Ship. Three words: "Hands Across America". Hold a strangers sweaty hand for = one minute, then wonder why. The Boeing 747 is introduced=20 Forty-five American pop singers unit to sing "We Are The World". Infomercials are approved by the FCC Tommy Tutone makes 867-5309 the most popular phone number in the = America.=20 Andrew Lloyd Webber=92s "Cats" opens. It closes in 2000 after 7,485 = performances Time Magazine's Man Of The Year is a computer (1982). Jamaica enters a bobsled team in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Michael Jackson's gets his first nose job. Bank ATMs go mainstream. Ferdinand Marcos is exiled from the Philippines. Imelda is forced to = leave her shoes behind. Rick Dees dominates as Southern California=92s premier pop radio D.J. = (KISS FM), and then syndicates nationally. "Pee Wee=92s Playhouse" becomes a fascination among adults. Jim Bakker resigns his ministry in disgrace after having an affair with = his secretary Jessica Hahn. Jane Fonda work out videos become a major hit. USA Today goes into publication. One word: Izod. V-Jay Matt Frewer becomes "Max Headroom". Korean Air Lines 007 is shot down by Soviet missile, 279 killed=20 "Oh migawd Valley Girls like totally take over to the max for sure". Dungeons and Dragons becomes a geek cult. "Baby On Board" signs magically make any car that has one = indestructible. "Pop Rocks" sizzle. Small groups kick a round bean bag called a "Hacky-Sack. A fire at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas kills 87 People. Walter Cronkite retires from CBS. Nintendo's "Mario Brothers" is a major hit for the home video game = market. A California Condor is hatched in captivity. Garfield the cat is stuck on car windows everywhere. Major League Baseball goes on strike (1981) President Reagan fires over 12,000 air traffic controllers for illegally = striking, replaces them with military personnel. Natalie Wood drowns off Santa Catalina Island. Elizabeth Jordan Carr becomes the first American test-tube baby. Grace Kelly is killed in a car accident. John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover police. Los Angeles Raiders blowout the Washington Redskins 38-9 in Super Bowl = XVIII, (1984) McMartin preschool teachers charged with 115 counts of child sexual = abuse Marvin Gaye is shot dead by his father=20 "Night Stalker" serial killer Richard Ramirez begins his reign of terror = with a double murder. Australia wins the America=92s Cup utilizing their top secret "Kangaroo = Keel". Break-Dancing becomes temporarily cool. Seven people die from tampered packages of Tylenol spiked with cyanide.=20 Birth of the "Boom Box". Michael Eisner Becomes CEO of Disney, Disneyland Employees strike for = the first time in it=92s 29 year history. Popular Television Programming in the early and mid 1980s The Cosby Show Full House Family Ties Silver Spoons Webster Who's The Boss? Kate & Allie Gimme A Break Charles In Charge Different Strokes Punky Brewster Dynasty The Golden Girls Three's Company Mork & Mindy=20 SCTV Late Night with David Letterman ALF The Dukes of Hazzard Mama's Family Alice Night Court Newhart Pee Wee's Playhouse Benson Taxi WKRP In Cincinnati M*A*S*H The Facts of Life Joanie Loves Chachi Square Pegs In the Video Arcade Pac-Man Space Invaders Ms. Pac-Man Galaga Frogger Centipede Dig-Dug Galaxian Q-bert Pengo Donkey Kong Asteroids Tron Tapper Breakout Tetris Hit Movies of the early and mid 1980s 16 Candles Mad Max 48 Hours Fast Times at Ridgemont High Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Gremlins Stripes Karate Kid Top Gun Porky's Johnney Dangerously The Breakfast Club Back To The Future On Golden Pond For Your Eyes Only Chariots of Fire This is Spinal Tap Goonies Ferris Bueller's Day Off Ghost Busters 9 to 5 Weird Science The Road Warrior Princess Bride Empire Strikes Back E.T. Caddy Shack Fame Xanadu Airplane! Private Benjamin Arthur Revenge of the Nerds Footloose Beverly Hills Cop War Games The Blues Brothers Rocky II and III Mr. Mom Clue Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan Victor/Victoria Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Tootsie Poltergeist Splash Raiders of the Lost Ark Red Dawn Blue Lagoon Space Balls Friday the 13th Rambo Platoon Enemy Mine Blade Runner Dune Stand By Me St. Elmo's Fire Terms of Endearment The Color Purple Aliens Amadeus Brewster's Millions Pretty in Pink National Lampoons Vacation Pop Music bands/performers of the early/mid 1980s A-ha AC/DC Adam Ant Aerosmith Alan Parsons Project B-52s Bad English Baltimora Bananarama The Bangles Barry Manilow Beastie Boys Belinda Carlisle Berlin Bette Midler Billy Idol Billy Joel Billy Ocean Billy Squier Blondie Bob Seger Bon Jovi Boston Bow Wow Wow Bruce Springsteen Buster Poindexter The Clash Dan Fogelberg Daryl Hall David Bowie David Lee Roth Def Leppard Depeche Mode=20 Devo Dexy's Midnight Runners Diana Ross Dionne Warwick Dire Straits Don Henley Don McLean Donna Summer Dr. Hook Duran Duran The Eagles Eddie Money Eddie Rabbitt Edie Brickell=20 Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) Elton John=20 Eric Clapton Escape Club Eurythmics Expos=E9 The Fixx Fleetwood Mac=20 Frankie Goes to Hollywood Genesis George Michael Glenn Frey Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine Go-Go's Grateful Dead Guns N' Roses=20 Hall & Oates Harold Faltermeyer Heart Herbie Hancock The Honeydrippers Huey Lewis & The News Human League=20 INXS=20 J. Geils Band Janet Jackson Jeffrey Osborne Jermaine Jackson=20 Joe Cocker=20 Joe Walsh John Cougar (Mellencamp) Journey Juice Newton Julian Lennon Kajagoogoo Kansas Kenny Loggins=20 Kenny Rogers Kim Carnes The Kinks KISS Klymaxx The Knack Kool & The Gang=20 Linda Ronstadt=20 Lionel Richie. Little River Band Loverboy=20 Madness Madonna Men At Work Men Without Hats Metallica Michael Jackson Michael McDonald Midnight Oil Missing Persons Mr. Mister Moody Blues The Motels M=F6tley Cr=FCe Murray Head Nena New Edition=20 Night Ranger Pablo Cruise Pat Benatar Paula Abdul Pet Shop Boys=20 Peter Gabriel Peter Schilling Phil Collins Pink Floyd The Pointer Sisters The Police Poison The Pretenders Prince & The Revolution Psychedelic Furs Quarterflash Queen=20 Quiet Riot Ratt R.E.M. REO Speedwagon Rick Springfield Robert Palmer Rod Stewart Rolling Stones The Romantics Rush Scorpions Sheena Easton Sheila E. Simple Minds Soft Cell The Steve Miller Band Stevie Wonder Sting Stray Cats STYX Supertramp Survivor Taco=20 Talk Talk Talking Heads Tears For Fears Thomas Dolby Thompson Twins Tina Turner Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tommy Tutone Toto Tracy Chapman Tracey Ullman The Tubes Twisted Sister=20 U2=20 Van Halen=20 The Vapors Wang Chung Wham! Whitney Houston Who Yes=20 ZZ Top ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/cc/d0/84/7f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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