• THEN AND NOW THURSDAYS


    Remember Cyndi Lauper? I first remember her from the movie Goonies. Yeah, that sweet theme song…LOL. And Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. She was a unique bird back then, wasn’t she?

    Oh, but she can sing.

    Cindy Lauper 1980Remember the long red hair?

    The colorful eye make-up

    She had a unique way of dancing, didn’t she?

    Cyndi Lauper 2009Then when she showed up

    on American Idol last week

    I saw she can still sting,

    and she looks great!

    Boy oh how she’s changed.

    Cyndi Lauper 2008

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    What’s your favorite Cyndi Lauper song?

    I’d have to say mine is “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”

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  • THEN AND NOW THURSDAYS


    Have you ever sat and reminisced about what was popular when you were a kid? Well…. “Then and Now” Thursdays is right up your alley.

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    McDonald’s holds many fond memories for me, believe it or not. My dad and I used to meet up there and have hotcakes quite often when I was in high school. To this day, I LOVE their hotcakes.

    But, the restaurant sure has changed, hasn’t it….

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    McDonald’s Big Mac….remember that? Can you name all the ingredients?

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCH7Mo7AjF0&feature=related]

    Oh, but now…no longer do they just serve awesome hotcakes, tasty burgers, and cokes . . . . they have a McCafe . . . .can you believe it?

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1cXI1CXpS8]

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    My favorite from McDs these days is the Double Cheeseburger. How ’bout you?

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  • THEN AND NOW THURSDAYS–Blog host Caleb Aspros


    This by far is my favorite theme. Then and now. Let’s see, I could choose from so many things it’s hard to limit. I enjoy sports, and my sweet Olivia says, “Well, duh, it’s because you’re a guy.”

    Sometimes it’s so obvious that I am two hundred and eighty years older than she is. It definitely keeps thing interesting.

    But, she’s right. I am very interested in sports. Sure, mine started with fencing at a young age, and in the 17 and 1800s sporting choices were very limited.

    But in, 1901 when the New York Yankees became an organization, I was in heaven.

    Babe_Ruth2Did I tell you I met Babe Ruth once?

    Yes, he joined the team in 1920 and was with them until 1925.

    I saw him after a game and shook his hand.

    Babe Ruth1918 hittingHe pitched AND was a hitter (he played mostly outfield when he wasn’t pitching if I remember correctly.)

    Don’t really see that these days anymore, do you?

    No, mostly pitchers only pitch. And only a few innings per game, too. It’s so different.

    So, does anyone know how much Babe Ruth made as a baseball player in a season? I had my fellow Guardian, Madison, search the web for me to find the answer. I couldn’t remember, but I thought it was $40,000. She found something that said he’d made $80,000 in 1930.

    Compared to Alex Rodriguez, who is now with NY Yankees, they are paying him $275,000,000.00 for the years: 2008-2018. That’s quite a change in salary, isn’t it?

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    What do you think of sports these days?

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    Have you ever sat and reminisced about what was popular when you were a kid? Well…. “Then and Now” Thursdays is right up your alley.

    frozen_yoghurtFrozen Yogurt came on the scene in the 80’s.

    I totally remember it, too. Because my dad, being the marathon runner, had to have all that was healthy, right?

    ice_cream_with_strawberries_01Oh, but you remember how ice cream used to just be strawberry, chocolate, vanilla?

    I mean, what’s up with that, right? Then the choices started coming in like crazy.

    Now, you can get custard, watch your choice ingredients get musched into your ice cream on a cold slab of stone.

    gelatoOh, and we can’t forget Gelato now, can we?

    Now, I think the greatest invention since sliced bread was Dairy Queen.

    Anyone who follows my Twitter and Facebook, you’d see I often mention a quick trip to DQ. 🙂

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    What’s your favorite kind of ice cream?

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  • THEN AND NOW THURSDAYS


    Have you ever sat and reminisced about what was popular when you were a kid? Well…. “Then and Now” Thursdays is right up your alley.

    Michael Jackson.

    Need I say more?

    Then:

    michaeljackson1980s501This is a still from the Thriller video.

    Ahhhh.

    What a great video.

    What a great song.

    🙂

    Now:

    michael-jackson

    Despite all he’s

    gone through.

    Can we say,

    “TALENTED

    MUSCIAN?”

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    .

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    What was your favorite Michael Jackson song growin’ up?

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  • THEN AND NOW THURSDAY


    First video on MTV: Video Killed the Radio Star by Buggles. Song released in 1979 video played on MTV August 1981

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSJ27TgBvJE]

    Look how simplistic it is. But NOW, the graphics in videos are amazing. They’ve changed so much:

    Check out Miley Cyrus: She’s pretty hot right now. This video is tame by comparison to most other artists, but look at the effects. They’ve come a long way from “Video Killed the Radio Star” huh?

    The Climb:

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG2zyeVRcbs]

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    What’s the first music video you ever watched?

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