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Things which should stay in the 80's

Big Hair
Pegged Jeans
Polo Cologne


and...THEM

Never mind that Donny and his little (then less famous) brother Mark (or Marky Mark as he was known then)..moved to Braintree (where I lived) and made the traffic a nightmare - all the little teenage girls who could drive were driving around looking for their house..

I know what you are gonna say: "But Fusche, you LOVE 80's music! You have written about your love of 80's music multiple times." Yes, Yes I do and have..but I couldn't stand them THEN and I am definitely NOT interested in hearing anything from them now. I have never been a fan of boy bands...EVER. Give me a band that actually has members which can play an instrument and doesn't focus their music to 12-16 year old screaming teenyboppers any day.

..it just makes me feel old...

Speaking of..I remember going to see Matchbox 20 (before they were very successful) at the Orpheum in Boston with Sug one night and we were seated in the nose bleed balcony section. Now the Orpheum's balcony is one of the most rickety horrible places to be even if the band is great..however, we were sitting there and Rob Thomas comes out to do his accustic thing and starts playing What's Goin' On There are Beth and I groovin' one of the best songs EVER written when this little teenage girl (probably about 15) just made us feel like her grandma. It went something like this

Teenybopper(all swoony and screechy turns to us): "Is this their new song??! I LOVE IT!"

Beth and I look at each other with THAT look ..you know the one

Beth (very patiently): "No, this is "What's Goin' On" by Marvin Gaye."

Teenybopper(with confused look): "Who is Marin Gaye?"

Beth and I just are gobsmacked

Me (irritated and feeling QUITE OLD): "Nevermind"

WHO IS MARVIN GAYE!?!? What are you STUPID!?!?! Marvin Gaye is baby makin' music you pubecent piece of screeching garbage!...