The 80's

The weekend workshop I went to was an "80's" weekend. Gotta say, it was awesome! The music of the 80's was the shit. Really. Ok, the fashion statements we made then were questionable (although other than shoulder pads, the eighties is back in all the clothing stores.) But the music? Legendary.

And if you think about it, it was a really defining decade. The last defining decade! We had fashion, we had music, we had breakdancing, we had shoulder pads. What about the 90s? Or the 2000? Not much definition going on for the last 20 years.

Now I was a teenager for the late 80's, so I was in the thick of it. Footloose, Def Leppard, Pop Goes the World. Saturday morning cartoons. Sweet Dreams. Journey. The list goes on. My daughters are being introduced to a bunch of this music through `Glee``- which is fine by me- I think it is great that they get to experience it, even in Glee form. (and to be honest, I love Glee. Kinda a throwback to my 80`s love affair with the show `Fame``)

My eight year old`s favorite song is ``Jessies Girl`` by Rick Springfield. I`m pretty sure it was his only big hit, and the only time I have seen him since is to play a messed up version of himself on Californication. But the song stands the test of time.  The 80`s were totally awesome dude.