I feel old. Over on Adam's Daily Options blog, he mentions that Katharine McPhee is 21 years old. That was 1985. What else was going on in 1985?
- Back to the Future was the top grossing film. Still one of my all time favorites... Rocky IV where Rocky beats up Russian Ivan Drago and we see the death of Apollo Creed... St Elmo's Fire featuring the brat pack....
- In addition to McPheever, Michelle Trachtenberg and Keira Knightly were born. Hey, just saying, that's all.
- Rock Hudson, Yul Brynner, and Orson Welles died.
- In TV, Alice went off the air. "Kiss my grits!" As did The Dukes of Hazzard. Oooh, Daisy Duke....
- The Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. Villanova beat Georgetown in NCAA hoops. Patrick Ewing was drafted by the New York Knicks. The Lakers beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals. The 49ers beat the Dolphins in the Superbowl. Say, that was a beating. MLB slugger Roger Maris died.
- Duran Duran's A View to a Kill was #1 on the charts. David Lee Roth leaves Van Halen. I think I liked 'em better with Sammy Hagar, to be honest. More pop-Rock I suppose. Madonna marries Sean Penn. The Clash and J. Geils Band disband. (Maybe somebody was sleeping with somebody else's Centerfold.) Ricky Nelson died.
- Coca-Cola changed their Coke recipe and released "New Coke." (They later did a do-over on that one).
- Nintendo releases the NES and the game Super Mario Bros. Hey, that was fun. Recently heard the theme music from that being keyed out on a piano at a bar.
- Lake Wobegon Days from Garrison Keillor hits the shelves. Where all the kids are above average.
- A joint American-French expedition locates the wreck of the Titanic. Without the Celine Dion theme music.
Just a few things. Doesn't seem that long ago!