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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: radu; MS.BEHAVIN; Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; TASMANIANRED; FFforFreedom; All
Good night, dear friends--it's been fun!
GOD BLESS OUR MILITARY HEROES!
GOD BE WITH ALL WHO PASS THIS WAY--MAY THEY BE WELCOMED!
341
posted on
06/30/2005 9:54:32 PM PDT
by
luvie
(GOD BLESS THE TROOPS AND GOD BLESS THE USA! GOTTA LOVE W!)
To: MozartLover
Good evening, ML.....how ya doing? What kind of weather is going on up there?
342
posted on
06/30/2005 9:54:35 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: StarCMC
Dear God but I'm old!! Pooh! In '85 I was 13 years out of high school with 3 years of college under my belt, 9 years of military service, had a son, and another on the way, had been married for 10 years, was on my second tour in Germany, and listened to whatever was playing at the time!
And there are a few vets here much older than me. You? Old? Not hardly, Chica!
343
posted on
06/30/2005 9:55:47 PM PDT
by
HiJinx
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ Operation Semper Fi ~)
To: SevenofNine
Now that Danny Boy is unemployed, I hope that he does not return to Texas. He should go someplace where his worldview is accepted; anyone want to chip-in for a one way ticket to Cuba?
344
posted on
06/30/2005 9:56:07 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Right now it's pretty nice. We're finally getting rid of the heat/humidity.
Tomorrow is supposed to be gorgeous.....high of 75, low around 50, dry air, no rain, lots of sunshine.
Should be a pretty nice holiday weekend.
345
posted on
06/30/2005 9:57:03 PM PDT
by
MozartLover
( Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.)
To: LUV W
Good night Sweetie!
God Bless and keep you!
I won't be too far behind you..
Long day again tomorrow..
Ms.B
346
posted on
06/30/2005 9:57:09 PM PDT
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(if it is not right do not do it,if it is not true do not say it.)
To: GodBlessUSA
I don't understand people being cruel and dumping critters either. So many don't get lucky enough to find new homes. :-(
The cats who show up here are all sooooo sweet; I can't imagine anyone wanting to dump them in the first place. Oh well, their loss is our gain. We have lots of love running around the place. LOL!
The spray has a smell, too, and stays on their fur for a couple of days. They eventually lick it off. I just use it because it's so much cheaper than the drops. It works quite well, at least.
Good night, sweet dreams!
347
posted on
06/30/2005 9:57:50 PM PDT
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: LUV W
Good night, LW, and sleep tight. Thanks for helping honor our troops.
Thanks, David, for your service to our country. Prayers for your safety and success of mission.
Thanks, Jim and Derek, for your service to America. Sending prayers for your safety and success of mission.
Hi, Jim, hope you are having a wonderful R&R!!
348
posted on
06/30/2005 9:58:46 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: HiJinx
I was
15 years out of high school, had earned a college degree, and was married & had 3 kids.
I'm really old.;^)
349
posted on
06/30/2005 9:58:52 PM PDT
by
MozartLover
( Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.)
To: MozartLover
Sounds like perfect weather for a 4th of July parade. I'm trying to find out when ours starts.
350
posted on
06/30/2005 10:01:07 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: LUV W
Glad you had a good day off! Hope it was relaxing.
Yikes! 46 mad cats--that is just.....scary! LOL! You are brave.
Or insane. I haven't figured out which. LOL!
Good night, sweet dreams.
351
posted on
06/30/2005 10:01:24 PM PDT
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: MS.BEHAVIN
352
posted on
06/30/2005 10:02:14 PM PDT
by
AZamericonnie
(I AM an AMERICAN not because I live in America but because America lives in me!~Ray Cornelius~)
To: SevenofNine
I drove home and back to work and home.....
Popping tapes in and out of the ol' VCR.
I had it all on tape, watched it once and gave it all away to a friend whose wife was a Madonna fan.
Looking back, it wasn't all that important, in the grand scheme of things.
353
posted on
06/30/2005 10:04:22 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Carry Daily, Apply Sparingly)
To: MozartLover
No, you are not really old! You're just a slightly seasoned citizen!
Is your soldier the youngest of your kids?
354
posted on
06/30/2005 10:05:01 PM PDT
by
HiJinx
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ Operation Semper Fi ~)
To: MoJo2001
1985..
Lessee...
Still kind of newly wed to Mr.B
We will celabrate 22 years this Saturday, July 2nd..
Working in an nursing home...
We were living in a nice (rented) Cape..
Nothing earth shattering!
The Cats were my favorite band back then, as they are now!
Ms.B
355
posted on
06/30/2005 10:06:05 PM PDT
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(if it is not right do not do it,if it is not true do not say it.)
To: GodBlessUSA
Grammar? Grammar? Not to worry in the Canteen. LOL!
356
posted on
06/30/2005 10:06:10 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
I wish Evan would get home............he got something Fed Exed to him today from the Army, says "open immediately", scheduling info, etc. He needs some dental work done before deployment and I think this is the info he needs........they were going to find him a dentist, set up the appointments, and foot the bill, etc. (via Tri-Care, I believe).
Well, he'll see it when he gets home.
I'm going to call it a night..........tomorrow I get to sleep in but then it's 8 hours of rehearsal.:(
THEN A 3-DAY WEEKEND!!!!!WOO-HOO!!!!!!!
357
posted on
06/30/2005 10:07:15 PM PDT
by
MozartLover
( Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.)
To: AZamericonnie
One of my favorite songs!
thank you soo much!
Hugs!
Ms.B
358
posted on
06/30/2005 10:07:39 PM PDT
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(if it is not right do not do it,if it is not true do not say it.)
To: HiJinx
Yes, he is; he's 22 (23 in Sept.); and we have a 25-year-old daughter and a 27-year-old son.:)
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posted on
06/30/2005 10:08:07 PM PDT
by
MozartLover
( Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.)
To: HiJinx
Did you check my work in progress? LOL!
360
posted on
06/30/2005 10:10:22 PM PDT
by
EsmeraldaA
(Our prayers for all US troops.)
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