Posts About "1989"

Three Surprising Members of IIHF Hall of Fame

December 19th, 2014 On Thursday via the organization’s website the International Ice Hockey Federation announced the class of seven individuals who will be inducted into their Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Prague next May. Among those inducted are recent Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Czech goaltender Dominik Hasek and fellow Hall of Famer and Norris Trophy...

Dissecting 1989, Part Two

November 15th, 2014 Okay, here is another revelation of mine. Back in 1989, I really thought that the doomed music duo Milli Vanilli was the real deal. Turns out that they lip-synced their way to stardom, were stripped of their Grammy Award, and one of them went into depression and died of an overdose. I was laughed at in school because I simply liked a...

Dissecting 1989 (Not Taylor Swift)

November 15th, 2014 I will tell you only one recent revelation. Everyone kept saying that the new Taylor Swift album titled "1989" was a slight move away from her country music roots. After listening to her entire album (only once), I must admit that I like the new pop sound that Taylor has produced. For a guy approaching 40, and slowly feeling apathy...

The Wonder Year: 1989

March 2nd, 2013 Remember that show, The Wonder Years? The TV series was basically following Fred Savage around, from ages 12 to 17 going through the trials and tribulations while growing up in American suburbia. I could somewhat relate to the main character: how to gain social status, what to do about studying, girls, peer pressure and so on. It's...