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Saturday Night Retro

LAST WEEK on the ‘Retro’ I got my Disco groove on with Patrick Hernandez and “Born To Be Alive”. It’s one of my all-time favourite hits from the “Studio 54” era.

THIS WEEK we keep it ‘Retro’, but we fast-forward in time by exactly a decade. It’s 1989, and America is prosperous, peaceful, and happy. President George H.W. Bush is following the legacy of President Ronald W. Reagan and staying the course. The Cold War is done and over with. The Berlin Wall is crumbling to pieces. We’re watching “The Cosby Show” and “Cheers” on TV on Thursday nights. We’re listening to Fine Young Cannibals, Milli Vanilli, New Kids On The Block, Paula Abdul, and Roxette on the radio. Me – I’m dancing like a total maniac to this # 1 club smash at Cafe Iguana in Kendall and Confetti’s in North Miami Beach:

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Saturday Night Retro

Last week on the ‘Retro’ I featured a classic Miami-grown television commercial from right around 1965. This week we keep it ‘Retro’, but fast-forward 14 years into the future. It’s the Summer Of 1979, and disco was dying a slow death due to many intentionally orchestrated campaigns at the time to kill it. This was one of the last successful disco hits on the U.S. pop chart back during disco’s last remaining breaths. It’s a TOP 20 gold smash from Frenchman Patrick Hernandez. Ladies and Gentleman. I present to you for your ‘Retro’ review – “Born To Be Alive” !

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Monday Night Countdown

In my world the’re one of the greatest rock and roll bands in the entire history of modern rock and roll. The’re Bon Jovi, and these are my TOP 5 (+1) favourite hits from them:

Honorable Mention – “Always”

5.  “Bed Of Roses”

4.  “Livin’ On A Prayer”

3.  “You Give Love A Bad Name”

2.  “I’ll Be There For You”

1.  “Bad Medicine”

I saw them LIVE in concert at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise Florida on Friday February 10TH 2006.

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Tuesday Night Grab Bag O’ Thoughts

Now Hear This. It’s On My Mind (Pure Energy):

1.  Tropical Storm Fay flooded Florida from Key West to Tallahassee, Hurricane Gustav brushed us aside this past weekend en route to the U.S. Gulf Coast, and now we’ve got Tropical Storms Hanna, Ike, and Josephine lined-up across the Atlantic. I’ve never been concerned with Hanna. She could disrupt plans further up the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Ike could be flirting with the southeastern Bahamas and the north coast of Cuba on Sunday and Monday as a Category 2 or 3 Hurricane. I’m watching Ike closely. You should too.

2.  Yesterday an 18-year relationship ended. I’m talking of course about my relationship with State Farm Insurance. They insured all 4 of my cars during this time-period. Effective yesterday morning at 12:01 AM GEICO became my automobile insurer. Hail to the gecko !

3.  Why do I not shop for clothes at Hollister ?  It’s because I’m not 18-years-old, I don’t surf the wild waves totally bodacious dude, and the strong SoCal smell of that place frankly makes me wanna sneeze !

4.  Michael Jackson recently turned 50-years-old, and he stated that ‘the best was yet to come’. I doubt it. He was cool 25-years-old. He was still cranking out the hits 15 years ago. The best came and went. It’s as clear as “Black Or White” (my all-time favourite song of his).

5.  Florida City (where all of the food is) is the fastest-growing city in Miami-Dade County this year as far as property values are concerned. In fact it’s one of only three cities in the County to show any growth at all this year amidst the current economic slowdown. Read all about it.