Do They Know Its Christmas?

When I hear this it still makes me feel genuine appreciation for all that we have.

Leg Warmers - Don We Now Our Gay Apparel!!!

Last night two buddies and I donned some gay apparel. Legwarmers. They worked as intended: we were toasty.

Have a delightful Christmas!

Obi Wan Kenobi - My Mark of Shame

Speaking of parenting and the 1980s, I had a brief conversation with my ten year old son this morning that makes me feel pretty ashamed. We were talking about an old movie we rented and I was giving him the rundown on who the actors were in this film. One of them is Alec Guiness. I told him that Alec Guiness was the dude who played Obi Wan Kenobi. And can you believe what he said?

"WHO IS OBI WAN KENOBI?"

Not a proud moment as a 'trapped in the 80s' mom.

Don't Put Baby in the Corner! A PG-Rated Guide to Parenting Advice Found in 1980s Movies

I have recently had contact with a really rad gentleman who has written a book I thought you may want to know about. His work seems to be about as relevant to this blog as any I have ever heard of. Come on, guys, just listen to the title of this thing: Don't Put Baby In The Corner! A PG-Rated Guide To Parenting Advice Found In 1980s Movies, by Adam Keeble. Have you ever heard anything more perfect for readers of this blog?

I have not read this book yet, but it is going on my reading list for the new year. If your credit cards are already maxed out from the holidays, go ahead and request it from your local library - in most cases, they will always be able to meet your request. I have my library order things for me all the time.

But you must agree that it sounds like we all need to read this book. Listen to this description:

"A PG-rated Guide To Parenting Advice In 1980s Movies. DPBITC re-visits films I grew up with as a young teenager and considers them from a new perspective. For example, only when I became a parent did I understand why Darth Vader did what he did in The Empire Strikes Back - he was trying to look after his son, Luke. Darth might not be a nice guy but, all strangulation, mass murder and enslaving aside, he is a good dad. The current generation of parents is being told in books that they know nothing about looking after a child. My argument is that they know plenty, because they saw movies like Gremlins, The Shining, Pretty In Pink, Big and many others in their youth. With a foreword written by James Hampton (who played Michael J. Fox's dad in Teen Wolf) DYBITC is a tongue-in-cheek guidebook for parents of children from newborns through teenagers."

I mean, come on, guys! Why didn't I write this book? Adam, kudos!

I think we owe it to our kids to take parenting advice from Darth Vader. I know you all well enough to know that you'd agree.

Get it from Amazon, people. Here's the link:

Don't Put Baby In The Corner! A PG-Rated Guide To Parenting Advice Found In 1980s Movies

"SOLID GOLD": A Skanky Christmas!

Every year the television show 'Solid Gold' did this Christmas countdown special. I remember watching it but always felt disappointed that the coolest musical acts refused to do Christmas music. I would have given anything back then to see Boy George sing 'Santa Baby'. But it was still really awesome every year to see women in scanty, shimmery leotards and very synthetic looking pantyhose writhing around on the floor to music about the birth of Jesus. FUNNY STUFF!

How did no one complain about this skanking up of Christmas? Look at #32 on the countdown, at around the 6:00 mark. PRECIOUS! Butt-exposing hot pants really express the spirit of the season!

Also, please note the singing of Rex Smith in the beginning segment with Marilyn McCoo. I don't think I have the words to express my feelings towards this performance. I OWNED A RECORD BY THAT GUY!!! I still have it. Probably got it around the time I was watching this Christmas special, when my first zits were appearing. This all was during what I affectionately refer to as the 'Love's Baby Soft' years. I know you ladies know what I'm talking about.

David Bowie and Bing Crosby

I like to post this during the holidays. A lovely duet between Bing Crosby and the awesome David Bowie.

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