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  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    Reagan was an asshole that caused damage to this country that we're still trying to pull out of. That's my take on the '80s.
    But... he was 'The Great Communicator,' and he made Communism fall, and he made a deal with- I mean, got the hostages home, and made Ollie North a hero, and gave us trickle-down economics... and stuff.
    8-}
  • MrcogginsMrcoggins Following in the footsteps of Quentin Quigley.
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    Reagan Was Walt Disneys Last Wish.
  • MrcogginsMrcoggins Following in the footsteps of Quentin Quigley.
    edited January 2015 Posts: 3,144
    Double post.problems with the site today.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    edited January 2015 Posts: 12,524
    Seems like no one's ever in the middle about Reagan. Either liked or hated him...
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    FoxRox wrote: »
    Seems like no one's ever in the middle about Reagan. Either liked or hated him...
    He was the face on the milk carton. A moderately decent actor, no more or less. He's not to blame for the messes, nor to be lauded for successes. Look behind the curtain. CIA & ex-CIA were running the show then. What a pivotal era, politically.

  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    That's why I said 'pivotal.'
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    Okay. And here is what I say:



    :)>-
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Ah, the great Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders. The first two albums are bloody brilliant and under-rated imo. This track is from the third album (I think) Learning To Crawl, by which time two of the original Pretenders, Pete Farndon and James Honeyman-Scott were no longer with us. Chissie though is a true rock-n-roll icon, she maybe American, but the Pretenders are a great British rock group!
    I see that all the Pretenders albums are being re-released in expanded versions, I and II are surely a 'must buy'.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    edited January 2015 Posts: 12,480
    Yeah, Chrissie is the real deal.
    I remember The Police and U2 being overwhelmingly huge for this decade. Then Duran Duran and Motley Crue in the latter half. And that material girl, too, of course. :) I always liked Jon Bovi, as well.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I once saw The Pretenders and U2 at the same gig, along with Lone Justice and Big Audio Dynamite. Not among the best shows I have been to, but interesting just the same.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    I can't quite picture having all of them together. Just The Pretenders and U2 I could really get into, though.
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Wow, sounds like an awesome gig. Love BAD, and Lone Justice, not a huge fan of U2 but do have some of their stuff, and love The Pretenders (especially original line-up).
    In 1985 on July 4th, Independence Day I got to see Bruce Springsteen play live at Wembley Stadium - fan-bloody-tastic, what a show. Would love to catch another Springsteen concert, great value for money.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    I got to see Springsteen in the Orange Bowl in the early 80's (maybe '82) for a 2 hours plus set (I think close to 3 hours) that was absolutely fantastic. So memorable.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    I saw Prince twice. Once at MSG & once on LI.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    My favorite stuff from the 80s:

    -Movies - Indiana Jones trilogy, Batman '89, Beetlejuice, The Shining, The Fox and the Hound, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Labyrinth - some of my favorites ever.
    -Nintendo stuff - beginning of awesome franchises like Mario, Zelda, and Metroid!
    -Megadeth
    -Reagan - I know ol' Birdleson hates him (I shudder to think what he thinks of W. Bush...), but he's one of my favorite presidents - great sense of humor at the very least!
    -The advances of technology in general
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited January 2015 Posts: 17,835
    FoxRox wrote: »
    -Reagan - I know ol' Birdleson hates him (I shudder to think what he thinks of W. Bush...), but he's one of my favorite presidents - great sense of humor at the very least!
    He backed the Contras. They were bad guys. Congress forbade it. Reagan had it done with drug money black bag style. He should have faced criminal charges for that, at least. Luckily for him, he had a fall guy.
    It truly mystifies me how corrupt & duplicitous idiots get fans.
    :-?
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    chrisisall wrote: »
    FoxRox wrote: »
    -Reagan - I know ol' Birdleson hates him (I shudder to think what he thinks of W. Bush...), but he's one of my favorite presidents - great sense of humor at the very least!
    He backed the Contras. They were bad guys. Congress forbade it. Reagan had it done with drug money black bag style. He should have faced criminal charges for that, at least. Luckily for him, he had a fall guy.
    It truly mystifies me how corrupt & duplicitous idiots get fans.
    :-?

    As far as I know, I didn't think there was definitive evidence found that Reagan himself was responsible for the scandal?
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited January 2015 Posts: 17,835
    FoxRox wrote: »

    As far as I know, I didn't think there was definitive evidence found that Reagan himself was responsible for the scandal?
    Because, fall guy (Ollie). And then his testimony was found to be under immunity, so he got off anyway. That's how ya do crime, Jimbo! Covered in every direction.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    edited January 2015 Posts: 12,480
    So, funnily enough, it seems the 80's are going to be our most politically discussed decade here! Ha! Not the 60's or the 70's, even with Watergate. But Reagan. Yeah, one is split - either you like him or cannot stand him. Personally, I realized a long time ago the affable actor was not good for our country. I stand by what Birdleson and chrisisall have said. But ... I don't want this to be a really big political debate here. Feel free to chime in with what you like, or don't like about Reagan, but let's not debate or deride others (let me be clear - that has not happened yet; just warding off future deterioration of the thread). And we can get into the other changes, cultural aspects of this decade in more depth, too, I hope. :)>-

    Such rich and thoughtful music there was to be had. Never mind Bono or Sting, how about this:



  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Well regardless of what really happened, I don't think one can deny Reagan did have some good jokes.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Reagan was really funny in the Cafe 80's scene in Back To The Future II !
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    Perhaps he did. I don't remember any.

    And I'm just popping in music whenever I feel like it, so do carry on in spite of my intrusions ... because I will keep intruding ... ;)



  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited January 2015 Posts: 17,835
    The Georgio Moroder version of Metropolis was awesome. I'd seen a version of it before on PBS, but this new extended version with the wild wild 80's soundtrack was something entirely different!
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Off topic: @Birdleson, I've read extensively on the restored versions, even the one with the newly discovered 16mm stuff. As a severe film buff, which is the best version?
    On topic: The Moroder 80's version had a beat, and you can dance to it!! \m/
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    the correct dialogue has been restored. Far different than the title cards in the Moroder version.
    You just caused me to *need* this version & deplete my already meager bank account- you know this, right?
    [-(
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    It is on Netflix.
    I owe you.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    :D
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    And the decade started also with this ...

  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Have just bought the Ultimate Collector's Edition [Eureka - Masters of Cinema label] of Metropolis (this must be the fourth or fifth version I've owned), it has the most recent reconstruction and the Moroder version to boot! Not a fan of what Moroder did, but he was partly responsible for giving this magnificent film more publicity and a wider audience. But you can't beat the original version. A truly ground-breaking movie.
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