SAY ANYTHING???

Sometimes...Say Nothing.

STOP THE PRESS. WHO IS THAT? DUCKIE DALE. DUCKIE DALE. WELL, DUCKIE DALE, U EVER DANCE WITH THE DEVIL IN THE PALE MOONLIGHT?

I found a blog called Fuck Yeah Duckie Dale.
It celebrates The Duckster and Jon Cryer.
IMO Jon Cryer deserves the kudos because he wasn't affraid of being typecast as a geek.

IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DUCK, SWIMS LIKE A DUCK AND QUACKS LIKE A DUCK, THEN IT PROBABLY IS A GEEK

Anthony Michael Hall was originally cast as Phil "Duckie" Dale, but turned the role down, fearing being typecast as a "geek".
All I can say is - PHEWPH. Good Move :)

    

SHE WAS NICE TO MICE

I did not know, that Ally Sheedy is the author of two books.
The first one "She was nice to Mice" Ally wrote as a child in 1975.
"Yesterday, I saw the Sun" she wrote in 1991.
It doesn't surprise me because Brunettes in movies are always the smart ones.
Allison Reynolds looked like she would be nice to mice and maybe even had a host of them in her hair.

RETRO STYLE ICON - IONA FROM PRETTY IN PINK

Iona, we love you and Annie Potts we love you too!

Iona, you are a first hand 80's fashion inspiration who did not involve high heels and ankle socks, stone washed denim, neon or mesh.

- God Bless you!

IF YOU DONT WEAR PANTIES THEN HOW WILL JAKE RYAN RETURN THEM?

Sadly, this Snooki generation does not understand the importance of wearing panties.
To: Snooki, Lindsay, Xtina, Paris, Britney and the rest...,
I feel quite confident saying this:
If you dont wear panties, you'll never truly understand and/or appreciate Jake Ryan's gesture of returning Samantha's.
True, if you dont wear panties "The Geek" has nothing to ask you for HOWEVER The Geek wont need them anyway.
His friends will take his word for it because you are a known tramp.
             

JULES, ALL YOUR ANGST IS ABOUT ST. ELMO"S FIRE

Come in from the cold room Demi Moore and tell us why the hell you're STILL married to that kid named Ashton Kutcher?
I hate Bruce Willis and have hated him since Moonlighting, so no regrets there... but why stay married to Ashton?
Ashton is a chronic philanderer.
Demi you "should" be capable of finding far better then him.
"Jules", Demi's character in St.Elmo's Fire, had a flare for garnishing relationships and plain 'ol making shit up.
Is that what Demi is doing in real life? Making shit up and living in denial?
My advice: Get rid of your long dark hair and forget about the young ones.
The world has one Cher and you are not her.

MALL-MAGGOTS, THE JAM AND OTHER 80'S SLANG

The 411 on all the fantabulous, gnarly 80's slang words.... well Damn Skippy.... they are ALL here.

NOW THIS IS THE THOUGHT THAT WAKES ME UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THAT WHEN I GET OLDER, THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ME.

I had a disturbing thought.
First there was The Rat Pack.
Our generation had The BELOVED Brat Pack........
This generation is infatuated with Jersey Shore.
Will this Crap Pack be what defines the 2000's?

TURN TO HUGHES

Okay Parker, we're going to a GoGo.
This one is for you and it's a double whammy of awesome because Rob Lowe stars in this music video :)
Here is a FYI about the making of the Go Go's Turn To You video.

I BET THE SAUSAGE KING HIRED JOHN HUGHES TO CREATE HIS AD CAMPAIGN TOO.

Long before "Sixteen Candles", "The Breakfast Club", and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", John Hughes created this 1970's Edge Shaving Cream advertising campaign. We ALL remember this one.

IN MY LIFE

For John Hughes, the Godfather of The 80's and Beatles Fan, where ever you are right now..............
Had The Breakfast Club been released in 1965, I am certain this song (from The Beatles Rubber Soul Album) would have been on the movie Soundtrack.

YOU COULDN'T IGNORE ME IF YOU TRIED

Wyatt came home with a gift for me...this book:
"You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried"
The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation
by Susannah Gora
I can't wait to read it and blog about it :)

82 IS THE NUMBER

I find this very eerie.
The first movie John Hughes wrote was National Lampoon's Class Reunion.
The year it came out was 1982.
The John Hughes Tribute was at the 82nd Academy Awards.
The year I met BOTH Parker and Wyatt for the first time was 1982.

TO GLEE OR NOT TO GLEE

"GLEE" I'll admit You are fun but: The Cheerleader, The Gay, The Sensitive Jock, The Asian, The Princess, The Badass, The Music AND The SPONTANIOUS Musical numbers!?!?!.....quite frankly John Hughes would have kicked your ass.

THE THE QUEEN OF TALK, MISS WINFREY, MUST BE A JOHN HUGHES FAN TOO

The Following Are Thanks To Oprah.

1) The Brat Pack
Pays Tribute To John Hughes.

 

2) Rob Lowe Talks about The Brat Pack
on Oprah and there's an audition video clip for "The Outsiders".

3) Stories Rob Lowe
Only Tells His Friends

4) The Brat Pack:
Where Are They Now?

5) Leader Of The Pack

FAMOUS 80'S COUPLES THAT DID NOT FOLLOW SAMANTHA AND JAKE'S FATE

Robert Downey Jr.-Sarah Jessica Parker
Madonna-Sean Penn
Tommy Lee-Heather Locklear
Jani Lane-Bobbi Brown
Chrissie Hyne-Jim Kerr
Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan
Prince Charles and Princess Di
Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers
Demi Moore and Bruce Willis
Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen
Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth
Prince and Kim Bassinger
Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall
Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson
Donald and Ivana Trump
Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley
Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore
Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith
Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertenilli

ABE FROMAN

When you read this headline, I am sure you are thinking the exact same thing as me...... "You're Abe Froman, the Sausage King of Chicago?"

If you are unfamiliar with Abe Froman... please watch ... one of the greatest scenes in modern history which also gave us the line "I weep for the future".

Oh Ferris you have given us so many gifts......

THE RISKY BUSINESS OF CHER-ING BOYS

Long before Cher sang about Life After Love and the Drag Queens claimed her for only themselves, she was the world's much celebrated 1st Cougar and was the Queen of Hetero.
In the 80's, that rascal Cher, started flaunting her ability to bedazzle men half her age. She went through these young men like they were a bag of bagels. We cheered: RIGHT ON!
From The Bagel Boy all the way to.....brace yourselves as you remember this one.....shacking up with Risky Business himself, Tom Cruise, Cher left a trail of handsome young hunks all over the place.
Before all that fun, on the cusp of the 80's, Cher was living "as close to a domesticated life" with Mr. Gene Simmons as possible and rumours of marriage abounded.
Just throwing this out there -
If you cross Cher with Gene Simmons you'd get something that resembles Kat Von D, no?
Kat Von D was born in 1982. See where I am going with this one?

"Oh, her mother's blood will curdle, If she'd hear, Her baby's queer for All That Chaz."

-CHICAGO THE MUSICAL (kinda)

FASHION CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY

A short list of MAJOR fashion faux pas even the 80's could not tolerate;

2 day permanent stubble.
White suits, whites shoes and white sunglasses on men.
Frilly lace socks with high heels.
Wearing a different scent for perfume, hair spray, lip balm on top of scented deodorant and body spray.
Rat tails.
Mullets - The longer the party was in the back the more horrifying for the rest of us.
MC Hammer pants.
Feathered roach clips in your hair.
Crop top t-shirts on men.
Mall Hair.
This list could grow and grow but even this much thought on the subject has given me hives.

TSK TSK

True Fact: No matter where you travel across this beautiful country of ours, every single area has a name for this...

Generally referred to as Mall Hair, this 80's style atrocity has also been called The Fanshaw Fin, The Fredericton Yay....just to name a few.
Perms and big hair sprayed hair were definitely "IN" but spraying your bangs straight up - NEVER.
Wrestling pants, female mullets, cropped t-shirts on men and the above hair style were not cool then and CERTAINLY aren't now.
Unless you are Dog and Beth, no good person finds this remotely entertaining to see around town.
How is it possible that these fashion crimes continue today????

PURPLE HAZE

FYI - PINK was not the only distinguishing colour of the 80's.
We were Pretty In Pink but also laughing in the PURPLE Rain.

The album Purple Rain (released June, 1984) is ranked as one of the best albums in pop music history.
The artist formerly known as Prince, changed his name to a symbol, then went back to calling himself Prince and presently is known as...well actually, I am not exactly sure...
Perhaps he took a page from the John Cougar Mellencamp name change book?
For the sake of this post I'll just keep calling him Prince.
Prince, all 4' of him, is without a doubt, one of the best musical talents ever and IMO, under rated.
"Purple Rain" is both the name of the Prince and The Revolution album that flooded us with mega hits AND a crappy movie that should have simply been a wicked extended video.
Purple Rain, the album, is a topic that I will leave in the hands of our guest blogger Taylor 'lectric Friday Rhodes.
Unfortunately you can not find any Prince music videos online and I'll tell ya why;
Prince is the quintessential Arteest with a capital "A". He sees artists as the creators and owners of their music. Prince felt the need to reclaim his art and has law suits against major internet sites for unauthorized use of his material.
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to compare the movies Pretty In Pink and Purple Rain.
So, lets go crazy here and see the similarilies......
"The Kid" (Prince) has a difficult home life.
"Andie Walsh" has a difficult home life.
"The Kid" hooks up with Apollonia and they have an untidy romance.
"Andie Walsh" hooks up with Blane McDonnagh and they too have an untidy romance.
Purple Rain's plot centers on "The Kid" trying not to repeat the pattern of his abusive father and keep his band and his relationship with Apollonia, together.
Pretty In Pink's plot centers on "Andie Walsh" trying not to repeat the pattern of her father who is down and out and defeated by unrequited love and keep her friendship with Iona or Duckie together.
The main antagonist in Purple Rain is the flashier Morris Day and the Time.
The main antagonist in Pretty In Pink is Steff and his wealthy clique.
Pretty In Pink's soundtrack is very awesome.
Purple Rain's soundtrack is PHENOMINAL.

Oh well life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone, now rock on.

IF YOU LEAVE AND TRUE

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (or OMD ) is the British quartet responsible for writing and recording Pretty In Pink's "If You Leave."
OMD's members are Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphrey's, Malcolm Holmes and Martin Cooper. 
1985, the band wrote the hit song "If You Leave" for the film Pretty In Pink.
The song was featured on the Pretty In Pink soundtrack and became a huge Top 5 hit in the US and Canada.
How did they come up with easily one of the most pretentious band names - EVER?
They consulted Andy McCluskey's bedroom wall of course! This is where he wrote ideas for songs.
1996 Rolling Stone Magazine , McCluskey is quoted as saying, "I wake up some nights and think 'Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark'? What a stupid name! Why did we pick that one?"

Personally, I dont care, I just LOVE this song!

Spandau Ballet
This British band is made up of Gary Kemp and Steven Norman on guitar, later saxophone and percussion.
IMO, their song TRUE defined the Sixteen Candles ending and is thee most romantic 80's anthem - period.
There has been much debate about what inspired this band's name.
Now that I have read more about it, the image of Samantha and Jake has taken a far back seat to this VERY important history lesson. I am not so smitten.
All I can say is Google Spandau Ballet WWII and deside for yourself.

A BUDDA BUDDA BUDDA HA HA HA

We watched St. Elmo's Fire last night.
Wyatt had never seen it. I can't even count how many times I have watched this movie because I love it.
It was directed by Joel Schumacher, the other 80's Godfather.
A few notes:
When I think of Demi Moore, I think of this movie.
If at some point you lived in a College or University residence, this movie hits home.
Emilio Estevez' Kirby Keger is very entertaining.
Andrew McCarthy isn't "as" creepy in this one (Andrew McCarthy has always given me the creeps.).
Everyone's apartments are fantastic.
It is Rob Lowe in all his gorgeous glory - W00T.
The movie's soundtrack sucked.

"LJHSM" HONORABLE MENTION

ALOHA MR. HAND

How Sean Penn avoided type casting in Hollywood behooves me.
We have also long forgotten that he was married to Madge.

"I am a reasonably social person, but that isn't to say that I have been in a group or a party of more than four or five people without the support of alcohol in as long as I can remember. So, though we shared an industry, I found myself dry and shy." Sean Penn

RIGHT. LEARN IT. KNOW IT. LIVE IT.

Good Evening, ladies and gentlemen, friends and family, teachers and administrators.
We gather at our computers to read this blog.
We, Parker and Libby are excited to announce that our blog will be welcoming two guest bloggers.
Both guests are authentic 80's experts and legends in their own minds.
The titles of our guest posts will be Green.
As we reflect on John Hughes movies...how these movies shaped our teenage years...all that is tacky and 80's...remember: "We" are the Class of 198-.
To our fellow Hair Spray crowd;
Here we finally are, mid life, we've made it, I hope. - Congratulations.
Together once again, we stand poised at the very edge looking back on our bright pasts.
Each of us has gone forth, in his or her unique direction, and made our mark upon the world.
Some of us (not mentioning any names here) are still waiting on Jake Ryan to kick The Geek's ass and bring those damn panties back.
Congratulations for achieving the excellence in academics, athletics and the arts our High School years almost defeated. 
With Cow Pie High Pride, May We Go Forth to Prevail!

THE GODFATHER

I do not have a Godfather but if I could chose one, I'd want it to have been John Hughes.
He would have entertained my over dramatic teenage angst and found my pouting endearing.
He'd have taken me to the mall, educated me about up and coming bands, bought me all their records and given me box seats to all their concerts.
He would have taken me along to all the Opening Nights for his movies and I know he would have introduced me to Jake Ryan.
Oh, if only he had been.....

JOHN HUGHES, THE GODFATHER OF THE 80's SPOILED BRATS, IS GONNA MAKE YOU AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE....DISCUSS:

Here's yet another 80's "Poor Little Rich Girl" tale of Fame, Fortune and Pop Cultural Relevance.
The year was 1985 and the movie was The Breakfast Club. 
Simple Minds were offered the song 'Don't You (Forget About me), a song that was turned down by Bryan Ferry and Billy Idol.
This is the song that broke Simple Minds into the US market overnight and gave them their only #1 U.S. pop hit. It was a chart topper around the world.
Dont You (Forget About Me) was not even written by Simple Minds, it was written by Keith Forsey.
Lead singer, Jim Kerr, felt the song was "campy".  He didn't like it despite its success and so the song wasn't released on their 1985 'Once Upon A Time' album. It is said that the success of this song led to the unraveling of the band.
John Hughes, The Godfather Of The 80's Spoiled Brats, handed it all to Simple Minds on a platinum platter and made their wildest dreams come true.
On a side note - I saw Simple Minds on that tour. When I got to the concert the band was playing Dont You (Forget About Me) . My friends and I thought it was the opening song...guess we lost a hour or so enroute haha...so no, it was their Encore. I'll tell you this, we felt we got our $25 bucks worth. Like the rest of the crowd, we came to hear THAT song.
True to 80's fashion, Simple Minds joined the Brat Pack and all the other 80's sad sacks who resented their Fame, Fortune and Pop Culture Relevance.
As I am typing this post, song lyrics from (Canadian Band) The Tragically Hip's song 'Grace, Too'  are playing in my head:
"He said I'm fabulously rich, c'mon just let's go.
She kinda bit her lip, jeez I don't know...."
Hmmm, I gotta wonder, was Claire Standish the Muse for this Tragically Hip song?

LONG DUK DONG, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU

A friend just sent these noodles up the street to me....she must be psychic!

MATCHING POLOS, GOTTA LOVE YOUNG LOVE

LEAVE IT TO BIEBER - CUTE X2 
Justin Baby, go ask your Mom what this blog is about.
She'll love it and it will explain why she is dressing you and your girlfriend like this.
Yo Momma must be a John Hughes Fan.
For losing your signature "crotch to the knees" pants in the laundry, Parker and Libby give your Mother "Two Alligators Up!"

ON VALENTINE'S DAY 2004 IN THE WASHINGTON POST

Real Men Can't Hold A Match to Jake Ryan Of 'Sixteen Candles'

HE'S NEVER LET ME DOWN....

All of Libby's talk about bad boys - note: Rob Lowe is the hotness in The West Wing and is still smoking hot in Parks and Rec - got me thinking about the only man who has never disappointed me.

JAKE RYAN.

Where are you now Jake?

According to Wiki's entry on Michael Schoeffling the actor who played Jake Ryan:

Life after Sixteen Candles

Schoeffling never duplicated the success of Sixteen Candles, and in various magazine and newspaper interviews stated the lack of roles and a growing family to feed were his reasons for retiring from acting. He now lives with his wife, Valerie L. Robinson of Virginia also a former model, and their two teenage children Scarlet and Zane, in Newfoundland, PN, producing handcrafted furniture as the owner of a woodworking shop.

However, and Libby and I will get into this in many future posts, we do know where our real life Jake Ryan is and the focus of our high school fan club.  Thank-you Google!!!!!!

IT'S A RAP

Hollywood Bad Boys, the list goes on and on so I am just naming a few:
Robert Downey Jr: Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominee.  Iron Man, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Natural Born Killers, are a few of his works. 1996 he was arrested for driving drunk and possession of cocaine, heroin, crack and a Magnum revolver. The sentence was three years probation, he then violated parol and was sentenced 6 months in prison.  In 2000 he was arrested for possessing of cocaine. 2001 arrested for being under infuence of drugs, wasn’t charged. Oh and he's a Hooker lover. - Gross.
Hugh Grant: Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones’s Diary or Love Actually... Hugh. In 1995 he was arrested for buying oral sex from a prostitute. Sentenced to two years probation and a $1,180 fine. Another Hooker lover. - Gross.
Rob Lowe : 1988 Sex Tape Scandal. Rob taped himself having sex with two young women, one of whom was underage.  He's a Pedophile. - Disturbing and Gross.
And at the end of the day there is always The King Of Grossness Mr. Charlie Sheen. Hooker's, drugs, Warlock's, Tiger Blood...the list of Two and a Half Million Offenses is too long for this blog.

MAY I ADMIRE YOU AGAIN TODAY -- REVISITED x 2.

Yes, it totally sucks to be Libby - NOT!
Young Robert Smith Wyatt, middle aged Robert Downey Jr. Wyatt...maybe Wyatt should change his name to Robert?
To fill the decades in between, there's even a "could be" Libby/Wyatt gay love child:
Adam Lambert

MAY I ADMIRE YOU AGAIN TODAY -- REVISITED.

Libby's husband Wyatt does look like RDJ... but she buried the lead and forgot to mention that during high school he was a dead ringer for one Robert Smith, of The Cure fame.... *sigh*....

Everytime I hear Friday I'm in Love.... I think of a young Wyatt. 

Libby and Wyatt is the ultimate love story.

MAY I ADMIRE YOU AGAIN TODAY?

What is our fascination with Hollywood Bad Boys?
The world has forever been madly in love with them, cheered them on and celebrated their indiscretions. Indiscretions that, in "real life", would make you puke.
Without his glasses, my husband Wyatt looks like Robert Downey Jr.
Our 1 year old thinks the RDJr. DVD covers are his "Dada."
We grocery shop in a mostly french speaking small town, 15 minutes outside of where we live.
As Wyatt combs the isles, the cell phones come out slowly but the giggles and photo snapping is not that discreet.
Along with all the french chatter we hear the name Robert Downey Jr. over and over and OVER.
I say the same thing to Wyatt every week: "French Facebook is gonna be buzzing with Robert Downey Jr. sightings again today."
Its funny, innocent and to see the expression on each girl's face is priceless.
Why Hollywood Bad Boys get away with it all is something to think about.
For our sake its fortunate that the world has a warped sense of morality and values, otherwise we'd be pelted with eggs everytime we leave the house.

PREPPY REHAB, I SAY: YES,YES, YES!

In the 80's Parker was "Thee" Classic Preppy.
She wore kilts the entire 11th grade, showing true commitment and dedication to the cause.
Parker was a puritan Prep.
I was Preppy too, however, I liked to add a Cindy Lauper twist to my Preppy wardrobe.
The following news thrills me to the very souls of my Penny Loafers :
Enter British Preppy Punk Designer Fred Perry.
Fred Perry has released the AW11 Collection.
It is the 3rd collaborative result of both Fred Perry and Amy Winehouse.
I. LOVE. IT.
Royalties will be going to the soon to be established Amy Winehouse Foundation.

BUT NO, NO, JOHN HUGHES DID NOT DIRECT MY LIFE.

As a self proclaimed John Hughes movie junky, I have a confession to make.
Last night I finally sat down and watched "Easy A".
"Easy A" had been recommended to me, some time ago, by my son.
At that time I brushed him off saying: "Ya, ya, Harold and Kumar and the Scary Movie's were suposed to be my thing too. I am good with the John Hughes originals thanks."
Boy was I wrong!
I LOVED "Easy A", I truly LOVED this movie.
I loved it for the nostalgia and I loved it because it was fun, not gross and crude like American Pie.
The "tete a tete" banter between characters was clever.
"Easy A" gets an easy A+ from me.
"Whatever happened to chivalry? Does it only exist in 80's movies? I want John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window. I wanna ride off on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from Sixteen Candles waiting outside the church for me. I want Judd Nelson thrusting his fist into the air because he knows he got me. Just once I want my life to be like an 80's movie, preferably one with a really awesome musical number for no apparent reason. But no, no, John Hughes did not direct my life." - Olive Penderghast

Olive Penderghast, we would like to present you with the proverbial Key to our blog. :)

Part #2: BE CAREFUL OF WOMEN YOU MEET ON THE COMPUTER...WEIRD SCIENCE

A few weeks ago, a Cougar friend, asked me to set up a fake profile on a free dating site to spy on the man she was dating. You'll notice I said "was dating" because I busted the jerk!
The point of this story is not that part.
My phony profile did not have a display photo and stated that I was 35 years old, just out of a 5 year relationship and looking for a good time.
To my horror, within minutes of creating the bogus profile, the inbox started to fill up with hopeful perves!!!
Again, not the point of my story.
One of these pervos called himself...now get this...WING DING DONG!
At first glance I read his name as Long Duck Dong and then I keeled over laughing until I thought I would puke!
Curiosity got the best of me (as it does more often then not) and I clicked to view Wingdingdong's profile. Obviously I was expecting to see Long Duck Dong or a version of.
NOPE!
Wing Ding Dong was approx 56 years old, in a full time relationship and looked like a caucasian British Jazz musician with soul patch to boot.
The point of my story is; If you were a teenager in the 80's, no matter where you go or what you do, John Hughes movies are always in the background of our minds!
FYI: I then tried to delete the profile and couldn't!
Dating site rules said it had to stay up for 24 hours....43 more random messages to the faceless profile! EW!

JUST JOINING US?

If you are just joining us -- here is a bit about us.

I am Parker Young  and THE GEEK STILL HAS MY PANTIES.

My partner is crime and all things John Hughes is Libby Williams.  BE CAREFUL OF WOMEN YOU MEET ON THE COMPUTER...WEIRD SCIENCE will give you some insight into her very creative brain.

We met in a small town high school in the 1980's where for two years in a row the theme of our prom was Forever Young - by Alphaville -- NOT JayZ.  (As an aside for those two proms I wore a satin bridesmaid dress with shoes dyed to match.)

We share a love of John Hughes movies.... and everything Jake Ryan.

WE'RE TWEETING!!!!!!!

Oh where oh where have the 80's gone???  Where are you Jake Ryan? 

Libby and I have joined Twitter.

You can follow us at

http://www.twitter.com/johnhugheslied

See you there!

IT'S A MATTER OF PRINCIPAL....

I often wonder how Ferris Bueller's Day Off is still being shown on cable TV.
Don't get me wrong, I love the movie BUT Jeffrey Jones has been a Registered Sex Offender for the better part of a decade now! Jones played Principal Ed Rooney, one of the movie's main characters.
In 2001, Jones was charged with selling cigarettes and trafficking marijuana to minors. He was fined $5,000 and sentenced to 100 hours of community service.
In 2003, Jones was arrested for soliciting a 14-year-old boy to pose for sexually explicit photographs and possession of child pornography. The misdemeanor possession charge was dropped and Jones was sentenced to five-years probation, ordered to undergo counseling, and required to register as a sex offender for life.
In 2004 and 2010, Jones was arrested for failing to update his sex offender registration.
On September 28, 2010, Jones was sentenced to three years probation and 250 hours of community service.Just something to think about....

AND NOW WE HAVE CELL PHONES

Back in the 80's, it took skill and lots of energy to spread gossip far and wide and to keep the info straight:

Um. he's sick.  My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who is going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night.  I guess it's pretty serious.
-Simone

2011, all you need is an IPhone to snap a photo and voila - Exposed across the globe!
Thank God we didnt have IPhones in the 80's, right Ferris! ;)

ANYONE? ANYONE?

I'd bet, that if you stood on a soap box in a busy Subway Station, Street, Airport and began reciting this quote, you'd be surprised at how many people know what you are referencing:

"In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the... Anyone? Anyone?... the Great Depression, passed the... Anyone? Anyone? The tariff bill? The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Which, Anyone?" 

-Economics Teacher - Ferris Bueller's Day Off

VOILA, BREAKFAST IS SERVED

Libby -- your recipes remind me of Sam's grandma in Sixteen Candles when she opens the donuts and says 'Voila, breakfast is served"........

RE: HELLO...IS IT ME YOUR LOOKING FOR?

Sorry I went there Parker, one of us had to tear that band aid off and fast!
I remember Ducky etching that bottle, all that romance rolled into an idiot.
Now with that being said, ONLY Andrew Clark could kill off 80's Bryan Adams!
I raise a toast to ALL of us, who's hearts were smashed to smithereens in the 80's.
I raise another toast to the Wall of Voodoo....Hmmmm, now that's got me thinking ;)

SAMANTHA BAKER: I CAN REMEMBER LOTS OF THINGS.

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies A La Samantha Baker 
(Martha Stewart recipe)
And how is this relevant to the blog?
Samantha’s pesky little brother Mike says, the only reason Samantha eats carrots is to increase the size of her breasts. Personally, I am always looking for help in this department so here we go....

1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 pound (2 sticks or 1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
1 1/2 cups finely grated carrots (about 3 large carrots)
1 cup raisins

Cream Cheese Frosting

Preheat oven to 350F. Line two baking sheets with silpat or parchment paper and set aside. In a very large (trust me) bowl, beat butter and sugars till light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla, beat on medium speed until well combined.

In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Stir to combine. Gradually add flour to butter mixture, mix on low speed until just blended. Mix in oats, carrots and raisins. Chill dough in refrigerator until firm, at least 1 hour.

Using a 1/2 ounce ice cream scoop, scoop dough onto prepared baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between cookies. Transfer to oven, and bake until browned and crisped, rotating pan halfway through baking to ensure even color, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Repeat baking process with remaining dough. Once cooled completely, use an offset spatula or a knife to spread about 2 teaspoons (or more…) of cream cheese filling onto a cookie. Sandwich together with a second cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies. Store in an air tight container for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.

BRENDA BAKER: CAN YOU REMEMBER TO TURN OFF THE STOVE IN TWENTY MINUTES?

Pretty in Pink Krispies

3 TBSP unsalted butter
1 pkg (10 oz.) marshmallows
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
Deep Pink food coloring
6 c Rice Krispies

Lightly grease an 11 x 7" pan.

In a large saucepan, combine the butter, marshmallows and salt over low heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla bean paste and food coloring.

Add the cereal, stirring until completely coated, making sure to stir up the marshmallow mixture from the bottom.

Lightly grease or butter hands and press mixture into the prepared pan. Allow to cool to room temperature before cutting.

HELLO.... IS IT ME YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?

Oh Libby...... you had to go there... Hello by Lionel Ritchie.... this song and video still breaks my heart just like the English soccer player who etched all the lyrics on a glass bottle for me in 1983!!!!

In honour of our many many hours in your parents basement I dedicate to you......

Wall of VooDoo's Mexican Radio.

RE: SONGS THAT TAKE ME BACK....

I felt instantly car sick when I read Parker's list.
Those songs take me right back to the school gym, the high hopes for the evening and the mortification of your parents picking you up after the dance - Not Cool At All!
Parker and I each have an 80's love song that has left a sweet and sour taste in our mouth.
As sweet and sour a taste as the Peach Shnapps my "cool older sister's" used to get me bombed on.
For Parker it is Lionel Richie - Hello (1984)
For Me it is Brian Adams Heaven (1984)
Thankfully John Hughes had the good sense to never included either of these songs in his movies or we'd feel instantly car sick the moment the opening credits started to roll!

SONGS THAT TAKE ME BACK.....

There are a few songs that define Libby and my time in that place known as a  small town high school.

A few songs that IMMEDIATELY transport you to school gymnasium with a whiff of Polo cologne in the air.

A few songs that when you hear them you can picture your boyfriend, or wanna-be boyfriends hands on your ass as you slow dance......

Here are my Top 5.... Libby, the more creative of us 2 has her own which I guarantee are way cooler than mine.... (that's because she had older sisters!!!!)

5. Sheriff - When I'm With You
I never needed love, like I need you......

4. DO NOT MOCK ME FOR THIS ONE...

Chicago - You're the Inspiration

3. Phil Collins - One More Night
Me and one of Fox twins from my nigh school (they were not only the most popular but uber gorgeous and cool) went to a club (across the river) and danced to this with some preppies from a downtown school.

2. Alphaville - Forever Young
The theme for 2 of our proms....

AND OF COURSE......

There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold....

1. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

WHO'S THAT GIRL? NO SERIOUSLY, I DON'T RECOGNIZE HER FACE ANYMORE!

A dear friend was in attendance at the Toronto Film Festival Madonna Gala last night.
It got me thinking....
The Material Girl is getting long in the tooth.
IMO, Madge has been irrelevant for some time now, however, here are some things I do presently appreciate about her. She continues to lower the bar :)
Her style: Her clothing is neither retro nor cutting edge, it is just out of date.
Her hair: Can't feel too bad about mine when all that money doesn't fix hers. Black roots were always her trade mark. I'd guess she has the black roots added in these days to cover the grey?
Her face: All that goopy make-up doesn't cover her bad plastic surgery.
Speaking in a British accent when you are full blown American is just plain strange. If I am not mistaken, she was Italian at one point in her life?
Insisting on directing and acting when the whole world tells you: "You suck at both!" is so Mick Jagger....wait a minute, I mean 4 minutes...maybe Mick is the inspiration for the accent!?!

ICEMAN, WHAT HAPPENED????

Every now and then when I look in the mirror, or see a photo of myself... I wonder what happened to me? 

When did I get old?

When did I lose my cute blond hair?

Why didn't I listen when my mom told me I tan too much and one day I would pay for it?

At least I am not alone...... Lt. Tom Kazanski, Callsign: Iceman.... I am thinking he feels the same.

BTW -- Sammy Baker Davis Jr...... Sixteen Candles is on CHCH... Thanks to Libby for letting this Jake Ryan addict know!!!  I was out with the Ricechecks, Rizchecks and almost missed it!!!

I've had men who loved me before.... but not for 6 months in a row.

...BUT NAMES CAN NEVER HURT YOU....NOT

Taken in chunks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Brat Pack is a nickname given to a group of young actors and actresses who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented coming-of-age films in the 1980s. First mentioned in a 1985 New York magazine article, it is now usually described as the cast members of two specific films released in 1985 – The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire – although sometimes other actors are included. The "core" members are Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy.

The actors themselves were known to dislike the label. Many of their careers peaked in the middle of the 1980s but declined afterwards for various reasons.

The term "Brat Pack", a play on the Rat Pack from the 1950s and 1960s, was first popularized in a 1985 New York magazine cover story, which described a group of highly successful film stars in their early twenties.^[1] Writer David Blum wrote the article after witnessing several young actors (Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, and Judd Nelson) being mobbed by groupies at Los Angeles' Hard Rock Cafe.^[2] The group has been characterized by the partying of core members such as Robert Downey, Jr., Estevez, Lowe, and Nelson.^[3] However, an appearance in one or both of the ensemble casts of John Hughes' The Breakfast Club and Joel Schumacher's St. Elmo's Fire is often considered the prerequisite for being a core Brat Pack member.^[4][5][6] With this criterion, the most commonly cited members include Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy.^{[7][8][9][10][11]} Absent from most lists is Mare Winningham, the only principal member of either cast who never starred in any other films with any other cast members.^[12] Estevez was cited as the "unofficial president" of the Brat Pack.^[1] McCarthy claimed that he was never a member of the group, saying, "The media made up this sort of tribe. I don't think I've seen any of these people since we finished St. Elmo's Fire."^[13]
The initial New York magazine article covered a group of actors much greater than the currently understood meaning of the term "Brat Pack". For example, most of the cast members of The Outsiders were mentioned, including Tom Cruise, C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, and Ralph Macchio, none of whom starred in any other 1980s movies with any "core" Brat Packers.^[1] Charlie Sheen appears in several lists - more for his family relationship to Brat Pack leader Emilio Estevez and his partying than for his collaborative film work with other members.^[12] James Spader and Robert Downey, Jr. have also been considered members and appeared in several films alongside other Brat Packers, most notably together with Andrew McCarthy in Less Than Zero^[14] (Downey was also in two eighties films with Anthony Michael Hall - Weird Science and Johnny Be Good, as well as The Pick-up Artist with Molly Ringwald). Other actors who have been linked with the group include Kevin Bacon, Matthew Broderick, Jon Cryer, John Cusack, Jami Gertz, Mary Stuart Masterson, Sean Penn, Lou Diamond Phillips, Kiefer Sutherland, and Lea Thompson.^[2][7][9] In her autobiography, Melissa Gilbert implies that she was a member of the Brat Pack. Although she was a television actress, her social life centered on Brat Pack members Estevez and Lowe (the latter to whom she was engaged). Through frequent collaborative work, actor Harry Dean Stanton, then in his late 50s, became a mentor for the group of young actors.^[3]
The Brat Pack films have been described as representative of "the socially apathetic, cynical, money-possessed and ideologically barren eighties generation."^[14][15] They made frequent use of adolescent archetypes, were often set in the suburbs surrounding Chicago, and focused on white, middle-class teenage angst.^[7][8] According to author Susannah Gora, these films "changed the way many young people looked at everything from class distinction to friendship, from love to sex and fashion to music." They are considered "among the most influential pop cultural contributions of their time."^{[16]
The "Brat Pack" moniker, often considered in a pejorative sense,[34][35] was not known to be used by members of the group.[4][12]
Indeed, the actors comprising the "Brat Pack" generally did not appreciate the label after the New York article was published. In July 1985, Judd Nelson said that he was "so sick of every single person [he talked] to bringing up the 'Brat Pack'".[36] Emilio Estevez called up the writer, David Blum, and said, "You've ruined my life."[13] The members of the group apparently stopped socializing after the article was published. According to Susannah Gora they became distant from each other, especially Emilio Estevez, who they blamed for the article.[37]
During the late 1980s, several of the Brat Pack actors had their careers derailed by problems relating to drugs, alcohol, and in Rob Lowe's case, a sex tape.[13] According to Susannah Gora, "Many believe they could have gone on to more serious roles if not for that article. They were talented. But they had professional difficulties, personal difficulties after that."[38]}

INSIDE OUT

Jennifer Grey to Patrick Swayze, Patrick Swayze right back to Emilio Estevez in The Outsiders.
The Outsiders, one of my all time favorites!!! A movie that completely catered to my fickle, boy crazy heart :)  On a side note; I always felt Jake Ryan was Matt Dillon-esque.

I'VE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE....

How does Netflix know?

I just joined the on-line video source and what did they immediately recommend for me?

Dirty Dancing.

Love.

Especially this scene.

However.... the movie also makes me incredibly sad as my first "real" love, we'll call him Dr. Ferris, dumped me for She Who Shall Never Be Named. On the night of their first date one of my best friends took me to see Dirty Dancing thinking somehow the love story that defined my teen years would make it all better......

It did.

FARMER TED.......

I am so sad that on the day we launch the blog.... Farmer Ted aka the Geek who still has my panties is in distress.

You can read about it here.....

We're thinking of you Farmer Ted.

Please give me back my panties.....

(Sadly, we called it in our earlier blog although we were slagging our real life The Geek. AMH - dont make us block you too!)

CALLING UP YOUR GIRLFRIEND, JUST TRYING TO MAKE HER UNDERSTAND

There are 3 scenes from Sixteen Candles, that were so true to our lives, my empathy for Samantha Baker runs deep. Each time I watch the movie I get that car sick feeling, like a ghost that has come back to haunt.
*The anonymous sex quiz falling in to unknown hands.
Makes my heart sink!
*Jake Ryan, finally, getting up the nerve to call Samantha's house and her grandparents answer the phone: "Are you the little bugger who's been calling here and hanging up?"
I can actually feel the tension in my neck start as I think about the dreaded "day after" walk of shame in the High School hallway.
*Grandma Baker saying to Sam and Long Duk Dong: "Wait a minute. I have a wonderful idea! Would you like to go to the dance with Sam?"
O.M.G! This is something that would have happened to Parker.

BE CAREFUL OF WOMEN YOU MEET ON THE COMPUTER...WEIRD SCIENCE

I love Facebook as much as I loved standing in my High School hallway among the row of lockers mine belonged to.
If you were a teenager in 1986, you'll understand what I mean by saying, the locker rows were our social networking site.
Your locker was where the magic happened, the gossip centre, the social planning, the sightings...
Our lockers were a tool for expressing our identities or at least the identity we wanted everyone to believe. We displayed photos of ourselves, photos of our friends, photos of our favorite bands.
We had a mirror and kept a surplus of Final Net hairspray. We decorated our lockers, kept our cigarettes and other secrets all tucked in behind the pad locked door.
In 1986, the contents of someones locker gave you a quick idea of who they were, what they were into.
A quick snapshot for the passerby.

Two and a half decades later and we have Facebook to do the same.
Now to take this one step further:
Time spent on Facebook is our modern version of the 8 hour Saturday detention, free of Principal Vernon. You can leave or check in, day or night.
We've all added each other, basically acknowledging our existence "Hey, hey, hey, hey...Oooooo whoa!".
However, 25 years later, the same people from the High School cliques quickly reassembled.

With the exception of a "Happy Birthday" here and there (still better then what would've happened back in 1986) no communication is exchanged amongst groups.
On my Facebook Friends List at this time I have:
John Bender
Several Andrew Clarkes
A surplus of Allison Reynold's
Wyatt Donnelly (he's actually my husband)
Gary Wallace
Deb and Hilly X 10
The Gymnast
The Pot Head
The Weenies
Long Duck Dong but from Denmark
Samantha and Mike Baker
Grandma Helen
Grandpa Fred
I have a longtime pending Friend Request for Jake Ryan - Go Figure!
Bad news about The Geek: The Geek is blocked!
Sorry Andrew Clarke - "We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better
at hiding it, that's all." - The Geek couldn't hide it, so The Geek is blocked!
Duckie is MIA as is Steff, Steff who we collectively loathed in High School and are 
still loathing 25 years later!

~ Libby

THE GEEK STILL HAS MY PANTIES

I went to a high school that had Forever Young by Alphaville as a theme not once, but twice..... back-to-back years.  For those same two years I wore satin bridesmaid dresses with shoes dyed to match. 

How I miss the 80's.

How I miss John Hughes and the oblivion I lived in with the lies that he sold me.

I was Samantha Baker. 

I loved Jake Ryan.  Many different Jake Ryans. 

It's 27 years since Sixteen Candles was released.

In that time there has been university, jobs, marriage, kids, laughter and heartbreak.

And no Jake Ryan to return my panties. 

The geek still has them.

LA VIE EN PINK

Here's true and false of that which we happily purchased from John Hughes:

1) With a cool soundtrack and great clothing, everything falls in to place.
 False. However, you do maintain your image when your life falls apart.
2) Love the Oddball.
False. The Oddball is quite capable of being a dick too.
3) A pair of scissors, a favorite colour and sewing machine, do not make a Fashionista ;)
4) Rich or poor, life can suck. It just sucks more if you are poor.
False. No one sympathizes with the rich.
5) Everyone finds love.
False. Nuff said.
6) Never give your panties to a Geek.
True. Eventually you'll need a restraining order against him.
7) Stick to your principles.
True. As long as your Principal isn't Richard Vernon.
8) Live life to the fullest.
True. Thank you Ferris for teaching us that one!