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FReeper Canteen ~ Flashback Friday 1985 ~ 01 July 2005
Posted on 06/30/2005 7:03:48 PM PDT by MoJo2001
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~ Flashback Friday ~ Year: 1985 |
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Welcome to Flashback Friday! Each Friday we will take a journey back in time. We will highlight a year and then you'll have the opportunity to give your thoughts, opinions, and stories. This week we're jumping back to 1985. |
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1985 Questions! We Want To Know
1. Were you in school? 2. Were you in the military? 3. What kind of music were you listening to? 4. What do you recall as the best memory from 1985? |
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Events that occurred in 1985
- Live Aid attempts to raise funds for famine relief.- January 20 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan is sworn in for a second term in office.
-February 1 - AM stereo broadcasting starts in Australia. -March 11 - Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and de facto leader of the Soviet Union. -March 20 - Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod dog sled race.
June 6 - The body of Josef Mengele is located and exhumed in Brazil. June 14 - TWA Flight 847 is hijacked by Hezbollah. July 10 - The Greenpeace vessel, the Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents September 1 - A joint American-French expedition locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic. October 7 - The passenger ship Achille Lauro is hijacked by Palestinians.
December 27 - American naturalist Dian Fossey is found murdered in Rwanda. December 25 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the Soviet Union
December 26 - Supreme Soviet meets and formally dissolves the Soviet Union
December 31 - Soviet Union officially ceases to exist |
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Entertainment/Sports Super Bowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers won 38-16 over the Miami Dolphins April 1 - Villanova University's "perfect upset" of Georgetown University and Patrick Ewing for the NCAA Basketball Championship. World Series: The Kansas City Royals defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3, becoming the first team to come back from a 3 to 1 deficit to win a series in baseball February 8 - After 5-1/2 years, the television series The Dukes of Hazzard goes off the air. June - Alexey Pajitnov develops Tetris at the Moscow Academy of Science for the Electronica 60 computer. November - Microsoft releases the first version of Windows. The Nintendo Entertainment System is released in the U.S. |
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Hit Music From 1985 Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World Dire Straits - Money For Nothing Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls* USA For Africa - We Are The World Stevie Wonder - Part Time Lover New Edition - Cool It Now Honeydrippers - Sea Of Love Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok Sade - Smooth Operator Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine Madonna - Dress You Up Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA The Time - Jungle Love* |
* denotes music that isn't suitable for children or Ma! |
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To: StarCMC; LUV W
It's just awesome here! It's really amazing to see
this part of America again, so beautiful.
To: All
A PRAYER OF PROTECTION
The light of God surround you The love of God enfold you The power of God protect you The presence of God watch over you Wherever you are, God is, And all is well. Amen.
BLESS THIS HOUSE Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day;
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee.
(Click on graphics for music)
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:45:21 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: StarCMC
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice!"Kinda like voting huh!:)
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:45:44 PM PDT
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AZamericonnie
(I AM an AMERICAN not because I live in America but because America lives in me!~Ray Cornelius~)
To: Army Air Corps; qam1; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; Fawnn; HiJinx; Radix; Spotsy; ...
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:45:46 PM PDT
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MoJo2001
(Support Our Troops-->It's The Least Any Of Us Can Do...www.proudpatriots.org)
To: AZamericonnie
Is that what I heard squawking all over the place today??
To: GodBlessUSA
You have a nice big immediate family. Are any of your husband's family coming?
I have one brother and my hubby only has one brother (who we really don't have much contact with). My brother lives in the Houston area, and hasn't been here for years! When you finally escape Odessa, you sure don't want to come back! LOL!
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:47:04 PM PDT
by
luvie
(GOD BLESS THE TROOPS AND GOD BLESS THE USA! GOTTA LOVE W!)
To: laurenmarlowe
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:48:12 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
To: MoJo2001
Thanks, Kiddo, for Flashback Friday.
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:48:24 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: GodBlessUSA
Lemme look - I think I saved it...
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:48:25 PM PDT
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StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: laurenmarlowe
Beautiful Lauren!
Those cactus must be incredible to see in person. I didn't realize you are already in AZ.
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:48:28 PM PDT
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GodBlessUSA
(US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
To: laurenmarlowe
Waaaaaa! Next time you plan a trip out there I am going to hitch a ride if I have to QUIT my job! LOL! What is it like where you are now. Are there mountains?
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:49:09 PM PDT
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luvie
(GOD BLESS THE TROOPS AND GOD BLESS THE USA! GOTTA LOVE W!)
To: StarCMC
Thanks! I would love to see the pictures! :)
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:49:10 PM PDT
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GodBlessUSA
(US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:49:17 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: Smartass
Lovely, as always SmartA!
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:49:49 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
To: MoJo2001
I also remember collecting a lot of buttons and wearing them on jackets...y'all remember that fad?! It was so much fun to collect all the buttons of your favorite band. I used to go nuts whenever I found a button I had never seen before (of fav band, that is).
I still have those, too!
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:50:29 PM PDT
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Alkhin
("Oh! Oh!" cried my idiot crew. "It's a ghoul - we are lost!" ~ Jack Aubrey)
To: GodBlessUSA
I DID!! Here it is!
For any of you who might have wondered, I thought I'd put together a little photo montage of our "farm." Hope you enjoy!!
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The house, built in 1997. Over to the left is our (ancient) pump house. |
Fishing pond |
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Lake for swimming, rowboating, fishing & jetskiing. You can only see the "big" end in this picture. |
Flora (Can you tell I was thinking of Valerie when I took this one?) |
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This is our view out the back side of the house. |
An old barn on our property - picturesque but not serviceable |
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Inside - all second hand furniture - the two windows face the view and there are four very simple bedrooms along the right side and the bath is to the far left. |
Inside - our kitchen/eating area. The garage/laundry room/half bath is to the right. |
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Sunset over the lake |
Our big field that we constantly fight with the brush to keep. Hubby accidentally set it afire about a month ago and so it's REALLY green this year! |
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Sunrise over the view. (Yes - I took it thru the window, but I was in a huge hurry!) |
So now when ya'll come to visit, you'll know what to expect. Make yourself at home!
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:50:52 PM PDT
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StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: AZamericonnie
Howdy AZ! *HUGZ* backatcha!!
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:51:18 PM PDT
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: AZamericonnie
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:51:21 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: LUV W
Yes, my hubby has family. I'll freepmail you someday about them. LOL! :) He has some nice people in his family.
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:51:47 PM PDT
by
GodBlessUSA
(US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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posted on
06/30/2005 8:52:04 PM PDT
by
GodBlessUSA
(US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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