Woah. This one really brought back memories. “HR Pufnstuf…he’s your friend when things get rough. HR Pufnstuf…can’t do a little cuz you can’t do enough.” Saturday mornings haven’t been the same since.
Man, I can’t help but get nostalgic every now and again for the good ole days. Callin’ up the girlfriends, gettin’ ready, goin’ out to the club. If it wasn’t a weekend, we were at some local joint, but if it was a weekend…look out. Tearing through each other’s closets to put a new spin on an old outfit–man, we came up with some winners. I remember when we thought it was cool to go and see Rick James (some[...]
…and it is amazing! First, Sam’s Town is inspired by Bruce’s Born to Run, now, Brandon Flowers is finding inspiration in Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits. Long live late 70’s rock! I am so buying tickets to their concert if they come to town…
Romeo & Juliet was from the Dire Straits’ release Making Movies. R&J and my other favorite song from that album are down in the box.
Without further ado, The Killers doing “Romeo and Juliet”.
Yes, I’m only a Bill, and I’m sitting here on Capital Hill.
I learned more about Congress and bills and laws from that song than any class could ever have taught me. Schoolhouse Rock was what kids from my generation got to see in between cartoons on Saturday morning (yes, that was the only day they were on) instead of commercials. Now that was responsible programming!
It was fun to stumble upon this post, Where Are They Now – The Schoolhouse Rock[...]
Today I am thinking about junior high, or middle school, as it’s called now. Kate is right in the midst of it and I try to remember daily how it was for me back then. Were there fights? Who were my friends?
What I do know is that yearbook from ‘72 won’t be leaving the house any time soon, that’s what I know.
