Sharon A

[𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 - 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 - 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞⭐️❤️ @NgocThach74]

There is an old clip that still makes people stop and watch: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito, clad in matching white suits, lip-syncing and executing the choreography without a hint of embarrassment. DeVito even pretends to play a saxophone solo as if he were a conservatory graduate rather than a man who had just played an over-the-top treasure hunter. The actual player was Vernon Jeffrey Smith, but never mind that—DeVito performs as if he’s single-handedly saving the song.

It is the 1985 music video for Billy Ocean’s "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going," the theme song for the film *The Jewel of the Nile*. These three movie stars didn't just stand there for show; they fully committed to the performance. Billy Ocean would often recount later that getting Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito into his video was no small feat.

Filmed at the Brixton Academy in London, the video was originally intended merely to promote the movie. Instead, it became one of the most memorable music videos of his career. The British musicians' union was even so incensed that they briefly banned it from airing on *Top of the Pops* because the actors—who weren't union members—dared to mime playing instruments. Rules were that strict back then. Nowadays, people fake all sorts of things online without anyone batting an eye.

Looking back, that clip captures exactly what people miss: a joy that needs no explanation. No profundity, no metaphors, no "statement." Just three big stars game for a laugh, a soul singer pouring his heart out, and a crowd dancing as if at an office year-end party—only that party turned into an international hit.

So why is that kind of energy so hard to find these days?

Because the very machinery that once generated collective joy has had its screws undone.

Back then, there was MTV. A single video would be played on loop, watched by the entire nation. Movie soundtracks were hit-making machines. Studios took a simple approach: when a film was released, they’d throw the actors into the music video for fun—serving as both promotion and a conversation starter. Douglas, Turner, and DeVito didn’t need branding meetings or to ask a stylist, "Does a white suit make me look less masculine or feminine?" They simply put the suits on and danced.

How about now? Everyone has their own playlists and algorithms; the first seven seconds have to "hook" the viewer, or they’ll just swipe to the next clip. Movie stars guard their images as tightly as pension fund managers. Dancing as a backup in someone else’s music video? That sounds like voluntarily signing away your star power. There’s no shortage of great pop music, but the kind of fun where "everyone acts adorably silly together" is becoming a rarity. Everything is either too cool, too introspective, or too calculated.

To be fair, we’re remembering the best version of the past. The 80s had bad music and videos so bizarre they make you want to cover your eyes when you watch them now. But that specific combination—a massive hit, A-list actors willing to goof off, and a collective party atmosphere—was the hallmark of a system that no longer exists. It’s not that no one wants to do it; it’s just that the conditions allowing it to happen naturally have vanished. It’s like trying to recapture the feeling of the whole neighborhood watching a soccer match on a single tube TV—the technology remains, but the atmosphere is gone.

So, the next time you see that clip of DeVito pretending to play the sax in a white suit, go ahead and watch it again. Not because the old music is better than the new, but because sometimes we need a reminder that there was a time when Hollywood’s biggest stars were willing to stand behind Billy Ocean, dance like there was no tomorrow, and no one thought it was weird at all. That’s the part worth remembering.

[FeelGoodThoughts @feelgoodtale]

Our 14-year-old dog Abbey died last month. The day after she passed away my 4-year-old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey. She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that I thought we could so, and she dictated these words:

Dear God,

Will you please take care of my dog? She died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much. I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick.

I hope you will play with her. She likes to swim and play with balls. I am sending a picture of her so when you see her you will know that she is my dog. I really miss her.

Love, Meredith

We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith and addressed it to God/Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven. That afternoon she dropped it into the letterbox at the post office. A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that I thought He had.

Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch addressed, 'To Meredith' in an unfamiliar hand. Meredith opened it. Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, 'When a Pet Dies.' Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope. On the opposite page were the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note:

Dear Meredith,

Abbey arrived safely in heaven. Having the picture was a big help and I recognized her right away.

Abbey isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart. Abbey loved being your dog. Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in so I am sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.

Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank you

[Soap Signal @soapsignal]

#YR Rewind

Nick and Sharon wedding, but…

[CNN @CNN]

The Nepali army has released video showing rescuers saving several people from the tunnel of a hydro power plant in Rasuwa. The footage shows survivors crawling through thick mud to reach rescuers.

Follow live updates: https://t.co/8MoNvcSdB1

[Sarah ♡ @sjohnson7233]

On this Day • 𝒜𝓊𝑔𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝟤𝟪, 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟧

#Lope #BoldandBeautiful

[Ishaan Tharoor @ishaantharoor]

Arjun Poudel, a Nepali journalist for the @kathmandupost, reports his own tragedy:

"I watched my village disappear in an instant...

My eldest aunt was swept away. So was her son, my dai Madhu, and his wife. My other aunt — gone too, they told me. Her grandson Sijan and his wife, caught in the same water. His own son and daughter-in-law, unreachable, unaccounted for. My maternal uncle had gone out that morning to cut grass for the cattle. He never came back."

https://t.co/uCKcE3LLWw

[Soap Opera Digest @SoapDigest]

The Young and the Restless star Michael Mealor reveals what's ahead in the messy story of Kyle and Victoria's secret affair. https://t.co/taGpwJOIm7

[RetroNewsNow @RetroNewsNow]

📺During the summer of 1979, ‘General Hospital’ delivered one of its wildest storylines.

Heather Webber spiked Diana Taylor’s iced tea with LSD, intending to drive her rival insane; however, little P.J. mixed up the glasses on a lazy Susan. Heather unknowingly drank the LSD-laced glass, hallucinated and was committed to a sanitarium

[Abhishek Jha @abhishekjha157]

This 3 min video of Nepal Flood, captures what became the last 3 mins for a many people in a small city and Trishuli Bazar.

Everything disappeared in a flash. People, old and young, ran wherever they could, trying to escape the raging and imminent death.

Schoolchildren ran som were still inside buses some running on the strret,as panic spread through the market. Shopkeepers and residents had little time to save anything. Houses, shops and vehicles were swept away, leaving behind mud, broken structures and scattered belongings everything floting like a paper boat.

For many, everything they had built and owned was gone in the blink of an eye. People ran for life, while tryingbto look back, watching helplessly, as the bustling market got buried completely.

[Sharon A @sharonlaa]

@HawkEmDownChris @CTOTHELOS77 Sound of Music

[soph @steviest0rms]

HE SOUNDS INCREDIBLE 😩😩 NEED HIS TOUR MORE THAN EVER

[𝐋𝐀𝐖 & 𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 @lawandordertv]

20 years ago today, Mariska Hargitay won an Emmy for her performance as Olivia Benson in Season 7 Episode 3, “911". #SVU | NBC and Peacock #NBC100

[cyndi✧ @cyndii023]

Let her be happy and treated right🙏🥺
#YR #SallySpectra

[Sarah ♡ @sjohnson7233]

On This Day • 𝒜𝓊𝑔𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝟤𝟩, 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟧

“What I want is Hope so I’m gonna
fight for her” ❤️‍🔥

#Lope #BoldandBeautiful

[Maris @Nazumejud]

“At seventy-three, I married my dying high school sweetheart because it was his final wish. The morning after his funeral, his attorney appeared at my door, looked me in the eyes, and said, “Thomas was right. You walked straight into his trap.”..

I never imagined I would become a bride at my age. By seventy-three, I thought I understood the shape of the rest of my life. I expected quiet mornings, careful grocery lists, aching knees, and evenings spent alone with the television playing softly in the background….

[Phyllis’ Cake 🎂🍾 Team Chadam @sheet_cake]

Exactly. His days of second fiddle to some others, should be done. While those actors are given a well deserved break. #YR

[Leonervis @Leonervis]

Siempre recordaré esta escena de Dolly Parton en Miss Simpatía 2

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

The Empire State Building went pink at exactly 9:25pm for Dolly Parton.

Because of course they made it 9 to 5. That’s how you honor an icon. 🩷

[Sarah ♡ @sjohnson7233]

𝒪𝓃 𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒟𝒶𝓎 • August 26, 2025

“Just come back to me”

and she did 😉🔥❤️

#Lope #BoldandBeautiful

[Sarah ♡ @sjohnson7233]

The way he loves & adores her 🥹❤️

I miss them so much. And I miss this story. It’s beyond time to pivot back to the good stuff.

#Lope #BoldandBeautiful