The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
1980: My brother (with a serious hi-fi stereo at the time) had the LP soundtrack and it really grew on me. I was more into early Rush 8-tracks, but this was something different, even to what he normally listened to (Beatles, Floyd, Zepp, Doors, Styx, etc.). In fact, I attribute the ON-J side of that album for developing a...softer side, which would soon serve me well.
1984: First time at future wife's home I see Xanadu on Betamax. "Cool, I like the soundtrack, you like the movie, let's watch it!"...................."What the?!" <still scratching head over this one>
I still like the soundtrack, though. Olivia sings like an angel.
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She truly was a warrior. It's incredible to me that she fought breast cancer for 30 years.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
RIP ONJ. Like many had a crush from early-ish years - she was very close with Cliff Richard & used to be a regular on his shows back in the 70s _through Grease & Xanadu etc She was gorgeous, talented, no doubt well compensated & apparently a lovely person but she didn't have an easy life with a partner that went missing, the cancer etc..
I guess that the value of her sewn-in black trousers from Grease just went up a whole notch.
Wow... Not only dancing with Gene Kelly, but tap dancing with him! Granted, it's not like when he was in his prime, but that is still a pretty good feather in her cap.
I have never watched Xanadu. I guess I need to rectify that someday, even if it is weird.
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Xanadu is one of those rare movies which flopped at the box office but had a massively popular top selling soundtrack.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
I remember thinking the first time I saw Xanadu, "That's not Cliff Richard" who I thought starred in the movie.
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Would give anything to have an old-school rink again (70's/80's tunes only). A fantastic way to burn an absurd amount of calories in ~3 hours.
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Originally Posted by MarkG
Would give anything to have an old-school rink again (70's/80's tunes only). A fantastic way to burn an absurd amount of calories in ~3 hours.
The last one I went to was circa 1982 and I actually remember the details of that day pretty well. All of the old school roller skating rinks in the Miami area were gone by the late 80's.
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Wow. Nice catch NFB!
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
Would give anything to have an old-school rink again (70's/80's tunes only). A fantastic way to burn an absurd amount of calories in ~3 hours.
The last one I went to was circa 1982 and I actually remember the details of that day pretty well. All of the old school roller skating rinks in the Miami area were gone by the late 80's.
Yeah, the most current song I remember playing at our rink (before it closed) was VH's "Jump" (1984). Also Rush's "Tom Sawyer" was popular along with some other current Rock tunes mixed in with the regular 70's/80's Disco/Dance/Funk rink staples.
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
So she was 30 in 1978, when Grease came out. So I was in love with someone who could have been my Mom. I would have guessed she was early 20's at most.
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Originally Posted by MarkG
Yeah, the most current song I remember playing at our rink (before it closed) was VH's "Jump" (1984). Also Rush's "Tom Sawyer" was popular along with some other current Rock tunes mixed in with the regular 70's/80's Disco/Dance/Funk rink staples.
I can see people roller skating to Jump but Tom Sawyer??
The songs I remember most from my short-lived roller skating days as a kid is stuff like "Let's Groove Tonight", "Funky Town" and "YMCA".
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Originally Posted by WangoTango
So she was 30 in 1978, when Grease came out. So I was in love with someone who could have been my Mom. I would have guessed she was early 20's at most.
She definitely looked younger than 30 and apparently the producers of "Grease" agreed since they cast her as a high school student!
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
So she was 30 in 1978, when Grease came out. So I was in love with someone who could have been my Mom. I would have guessed she was early 20's at most.
She definitely looked younger than 30 and apparently the producers of "Grease" agreed since they cast her as a high school student!
True enough. I forgot she was a high-school student. But then again I never saw the movie.
So she was 30 in 1978, when Grease came out. So I was in love with someone who could have been my Mom. I would have guessed she was early 20's at most.
She definitely looked younger than 30 and apparently the producers of "Grease" agreed since they cast her as a high school student!
Wasn't Stockard Channing like in her 40's when that movie was made.
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