Dennis Mensing

Runner, Expert on '80s music and American Top 40 The '80s, Multitasker

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@StronGingerMama Welcome back! Glad you're feeling better!

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@smithhmackenzie Well said 👏

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On this date in 1983, Rick Springfield released Living In Oz, his seventh studio album. Like the two albums before it, Living In Oz went platinum and produced three Top 40 hits for Rick. This was a common pattern for him in the early '80s. Can't wait to see Rick August 15th!

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@KelseyMarier You as well!

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@smithhmackenzie Very well said!

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For all you Rick Springfield fans out there he will be in this week's 1981 American Top 40 The '80s with his iconic hit song Jessie's Girl, which spent 5 months in the Top 40, 3 months in the Top 10, and 2 weeks at #1! Can't wait to see him again next month!

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@KelseyMarier Happy weekend 🙂

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On this date in 1970, Casey Kasem put together the first American Top 40 broadcast, a great moment in broadcast history. Happy 4th, everyone! Remember to keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars!

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For all you Rick Springfield fans out there he will be in this week's 1982 American Top 40 The '80s with What Kind Of Fool Am I, a song from Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet that spent the first of 6 straight weeks at #21! Only Rick Springfield could pull off such a feat!

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@KelseyMarier @abrahamson_kttc @Ted_Schmidt Happy 4th!

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@KelseyMarier Stay cool 😎 @KelseyMarier

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For all you Rick Springfield fans out there he will be in this week's 1983 American Top 40 The '80s with Affair Of The Heart at its peak position of #9 and becoming his fourth Top 10 hit! Can't wait to see him tomorrow night performing this song and many others!

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@mhenderson33 @musicmaned I met him once during Aerosmith's Nine Lives tour.

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@KelseyMarier See ya Tuesday! Nice pink dress 👚

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It's now been 12 years since Casey Kasem left this world. His voice lives on in remastered American Top 40 programs and Scooby Doo, Superfriends, and various other cartoons. To all who read this, keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars!

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On this date in 1982, Rick Springfield's Don't Talk To Strangers spent its fourth and final week at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was Rick's second biggest hit behind only Jessie's Girl. Rick has great audience interaction with this song in concert!

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@KelseyMarier Happy weekend Kelsey 🩵

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@KelseyMarier Me!

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@StronGingerMama Awesome 🙂

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For all you Rick Springfield fans out there he will be in this week's 1981 American Top 40 The '80s with his iconic future #1 hit Jessie's Girl. Can't wait to see Rick and his band rock out next month!