FReeper Canteen ~ Flashback Friday 1985 ~ 01 July 2005

[MoJo2001]

 

 

~ Flashback Friday ~
Year: 1985

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.

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?

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
 

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.

 

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!

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

I remember thinking that the Rainbow Warrior looked nice sunk. Thanks for sharing, Baynative. And thanks for your service to America.

[MoJo2001]

LOL!
Um, I'll get back to you on that one!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Thank you dear one. I'll let you know about my next adventure!

[luvie]

"Back to the Future"! The best movie of the '80's! I can still watch it and laugh my head off at the professor!

[StarCMC]

I always loved "Beds Are Burning." Social conscience with a REALLY awesome tune and beat!

[Army Air Corps]

There is a woman in this town who works for the University and she drives a cherry De Lorean (it is silver). Curious about how she gets parts for it, I struck-up a conversation. I learned that she loves the car and plans to drive it forever.

[StarCMC]

"I am...Darth Vader"

**Van Halen "Eruption" **

ROFL

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi bannie! I'm enjoying a nice trip to Arizona.

[bannie]

Star, you're living the life many of us would love! You have a piece of Heaven there.

[mylife]

Ok Hon
Hope its coolin off out there.
It tends to stay hot in the valleys.

Im signing off, see you at the next stagecoach rest

[Army Air Corps]

I remember Dan Blather delivering the news about the Rainbow Warrior being sunk. He sounded a bit sad about it. My reaction was, "Cool!"

[bannie]

Thank you, MoJo! Those were fun for me!

[GodBlessUSA]

I'll see you next week! LOL! I wish. It is so beautiful, Star. And You and your family get to relax and enjoy each other in such a beautiful atmosphere. What fantastic memories your kids will have of their family life!

[luvie]

Woo-hoo! Phoenix! I have been there 3 or 4 times in the airport. It always looked sooooo hot out there, I was never tempted to leave the AC indoors! It was when my son lived in San Jose, Ca, and I would fly out to visit him. We'll be waiting for a report from there tomorrow evening!

I keep thinking that you are up awfully late for LM, but remember that it is, what, 9:15pm there now. I know they don't do Daylight Savings Time.

[MoJo2001]

Music from 1985


Genre: 80s
Artist: Various

Starship - We Built This City

Huey Lewis & The News - Power Of Love

Glenn Frey - You Belong To The City

Sidenote: More 80s tunes! Enjoy!

 

[StarCMC]

It is quite gorgeous - especially the sunrise over the hills. :o) It's nice to be able to get out of the city every weekend. Of course what would make it PERFECT would be internet service. Still working on that one...gotta convince hubby SOMEHOW! LOL!

[trussell]

I'm doing ok GBUSA... how are you and yours?

Happy 4th!!

[MoJo2001]

ROTFLMBO!!
I remember that!!
I remember jelly bracelets as well. Although, the kids today are using them for different things. And let's not forget the NEON clothes craze. LOL!

[radu]

Yes, it is late for you.
I don't do mornings well at all. That's bedtime. LOL!

With 46 cats and living on a farm, fleas are going to be a problem, no matter what. They get on our clothing while we're outside and come in with us. grrrrrrrr!
I REALLY realize we have too many cats when it's time to spray everyone. LOL! I probably won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow after that 2-hour ordeal. The ol' back is already protesting.

[luvie]

She lives in Yukon, which is just to the west of Oklahoma City, if you want to look at a map. It is an 8-hour drive from here! But, out here, that's not a bad drive! LOL!

If you have lots of music to listen to, or Sean Hannity and Rush, it goes pretty quickly.....sort of. Hard to walk when ya get out of the car when you arrive!

It'll be fun. It is always fun to me to be going somewhere!