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memories of the ’80s – Chicken Soup
The end of the 1980s a new sitcom tried to make a major splash with the series Chicken Soup. Executive produced by Bernie Orenstein, Saul Turtletaub, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner, the series was a sitcom based on the relationship … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 1989, ABC TV, Chicken Soup, funny, humour, Jackie Mason, Lynn Redgrave, NYC, Pop culture, sitcom, television, tv, tv series
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memories of the ’80s – Spanish Fly by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
The sound of 1987 was never more typical than this album by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam: Spanish Fly. With songs written by R&B powerhouse Full Force, the R&B/pop hybrid released their first single, Head to Toe from Spanish Fly … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 1987, album, Billboard Hot 100, freestyle, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Music, NYC, pop, Pop culture, R&B, single, song, Spanish Fly
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memories of the ’70s – Fame by David Bowie
Flasback to the 1975, and the number one song on Billboard’s Hot 100 this week – Fame by David Bowie. Recorded at New York City’s Electric Lady Studios, the song was co-written with John Lennon and Bowie’s regular collaborator Carlos … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1975, Billboard, David Bowie, Fame, Hot 100, John Lennon, Music, NYC, Pop culture, pop music, single
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memories of the ’80s – Dr. Ruth
At the beginning of the 1980s, radio listeners were mesmerized by a woman who wanted to talk about health, psychology and sex; Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Struggling radio station WYNY FM in New York City decided to take a risk, with … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, 1980s, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, love, media, NYC, Pop culture, radio, relationships, sex, tv
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memories of the ’70s – Rhoda
Brash, outspoken and an independent woman, this gal pal of Mary’s became the focus of a spin-off in the sitcom Rhoda. Starring Valerie Harper, the half hour comedy was taken from her character as one of Mary Richard’s gal pals … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1974, CBS, Mary Tyler Moore Show, NYC, Pop culture, Rhoda, sitcom, spinoff, tv series, Valerie Harper
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memories of the ’70s – Taxi
For tv viewers of the late 1970s, a unique sitcom came to the airwaves – all about New York City cabbies called Taxi. Created by James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, David Davis and Ed Weinberger, Taxi was about the characters … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1978, ABC TV, comedy, Danny Devito, Judd Hirsch, NYC, Pop culture, sitcom, Taxi, television, tv series
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Imagine
Another example of sidewalk art – and the well-known memorial to songwriter John Lennon. photo: John Lennon memorial Central Park, NYC Jan 2008 by WH