Eighties Nostalgia

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Not been onTwitter for over 2 years. Never really got the hang of it. Maybe its time to give it another go !

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Today in the 80s:
1984, The Rev Marvin Gaye Sr. was sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of his son, Marvin Gaye

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After a long deliberation and a bit of a tough year I have decided that this page will cease to be a personal... http://t.co/yMeoBybNwJ

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Todays News
2006, CBGB, closed after a final gig played by Patti Smith. Ramones, Blondie and Talking Heads also... http://t.co/VI5VdrtQwr

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Origins of bandnames:
A - Alice Cooper (Don't quote me on these.. I'm sourcing this info through the net)... http://t.co/T8UKJ2Jwmu

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Origins of bandnames:
A - Aerosmith
Joey Kramer (the drummer) used to write "aerosmith" on his high school... http://t.co/Z8GourY1To

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Origins of Band names...
A - ABBA (an easy one that everyone should now)

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I'm going to run a little theme on here for a few weeks about the origins of band names.. Some of it may be of... http://t.co/pNBCSYgT0J

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Todays 80s related snippet:
1996 - Tommy Lee (of Motley Cru) was charged with assault for attacking a cameraman... http://t.co/fQbm1983PP

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I've been off the grid for a while so haven't had time to update the page as regularly as I used to.. Time to... http://t.co/PjzpfNri0m

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You know you had one of these ! http://t.co/zoZy7ZawaR

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I posted a new photo to Facebook http://t.co/RxHcqJO9bk

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I posted a new photo to Facebook http://t.co/JG9f9tN9VS

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Morning all...
Try reading this and try to read the end of the statement without singing....
Have a good weekend.. http://t.co/HF4vy2ppYZ

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Today in the 80s:
1988, 2,000 items of Elton John's personal memorabilia including his boa feathers, 'Pinball... http://t.co/zmadGzdSX7

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Today in the 80s:
1985 - Desperately Seeking Susan was released in the UK
(I've Still not watched it!) http://t.co/HtKi3ZW7OG

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Which of these do you remember watching?

I'd have only watched 'Only Fools', 'Bread' and 'Just Good Friends'...... http://t.co/JFlxFjjtjd

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