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J. Geils Dead at 71

J. Geils, the guitarist and leader of the J. Geils Band, has died according to reports from WCVB TV Boston. John Warren Geils, Jr. was reportedly found dead at his home in Groton, Massachusetts.

The local police department advise that foul play is not suspected at this time.

Geils formed the J. Geils Band in 1967 believe it or not! Their debut self-titled album was released by Atlantic Records in 1970.

They released a total of 11 studio albums, including their 1982 chart-topper “Freeze-Frame”. That album also included their biggest single “Centerfold,” which spent six weeks at No. 1.

The band broke up in 1985, though they reunited off and on throughout the years but Geils left the band for good in 2012.

RIP

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Back To The Future Day

No need explaining what Back to the future is all about – we all know. But did you know what date today is?

 

October 21 2015

Yep, its the date Marty and Doc crashed the future in the second of the three time hopping cult sci-fi adventure films.

Watch the official trailer for Back to the future II

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Check out this really cool video recently shot where the two icons of the series discuss which predictions were right:

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What did the 2nd movie get right 25 years ago ? Let’s have a look ….

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I’m not going to say to much more about this. The trilogy speaks for itself, and it’s one series of movie I NEVER get sick of watching! But if you need a refresher, Wikipedia is the best place to go.

Enjoy!!!

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Tom Bailey live – 2014

I loved the music that The Thompson Twins released in the 80’s. Many favourites, and  like.many of my favourite bands I was hoping for them to play again now.

The history of the Thompson Twins is very interesting (checkout my post HERE!), and that’s probably another reason why I like their music.

Hanging around YouTube, I stumbled across this live performance in 2014 by Tom Bailey. It’s only him and not Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway 🙁 , but the performance is quite cool and well done.

Check out it below.  What do you think?

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Thriller music video 1983

On this day (that is, December 2) in 1983, MTV aired the full version of Michael Jackson’s Thriller for the first time.

If you recall, this music video took the world by storm for many reasons – first, it was a great song and very easy to like. It peaked at number 4 in the Billboard top 100 in 1984, and revisited Billboard’s charts in 2009 following his death.

What was unique about the music video was it’s length – it ran for 13 mins and 42 seconds and was more like a mini movie than a music video. But it was done so well that you didn’t mind watching the whole thing. If you prefer just the song only, it starts at 4 mins 13 seconds into it 🙂

At the very beginning is the following disclaimer:

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(screengrab source: youtube.com)

Interesting but remember see the content of the movie errrrr music video? It’s heavily themed on werewolves and zombies, and at the time MJ was a Jehovah’s Witness.

Some other interesting trivia:

* At the height of the song’s popularity, MTV would run the full 14-minute Thriller video twice an hour.

* The “Thriller” album has sold more than 104 million copies

* The YouTube has had more than 200 million views

* The song Thriller was originally titled Starlight (Phew for that!).

* The 1988 movie Return of the Living Dead Part II features a zombie dressed as Michael Jackson.

* Jackson’s girlfriend in the video, Ola Ray, was Playboy magazine’s Miss June in 1980. She also appear in Cheers and Beverly Hills Cop II

 

Here is the full 14 minute version. Enjoy!

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What do you think of the song?> If you grew up in the 80’s , did you like it as much as everyone else? Leave a comment below.

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