The SFB

Random musings from a Gen X life lived on the edge… of nothing except Lake Erie. 70s and 80s pop culture and music.

1986

  • Another long lost mid-80s delight!

    Sly Fox’s Let’s Go All the Way is THE perfect song! Ending my SPRING OF ‘86 perfect songs with this long lost gem and one hit wonder, Sly Fox’s Let’s Go All The Way.  There were so many outstanding songs, I mean a real bounty of talent and aural greatness, along with a treasure trove… Read more

  • The Outfield and Your Love

    Another perfect song from the spring of ’86. Was there a bigger song in the spring of ‘86 than The Outfield’s Your Love? Well, probably but that’s the one up for discussion next while I’m reliving the spring of ‘86. Here’s a funny coincidence. A former student of mine, I taught middle school English, posted that… Read more

  • PERFECT SONGS FROM THE SPRING OF 1986 ON THE SHORES OF SENECA LAKE

    How was 1986 forty years ago? This is the first in a series of essays about THE perfect songs from that long ago spring. Blackwell Hall on the Circle of William Smith College. Some fun was had here! I Can’t Wait by Nu Shooz is THE perfect song. That distinctive bass and hand clap is… Read more

  • To All the Boys Part 3

    1986 and ’87, Geneva, New York. Ready for the spring formal for one of the fraternities, maybe Phi Sig, at Hobart College. In my thrifted dress, haha, and my grandma’s jewelry. And a really interesting shade of blonde hair. But my tan was looking good! Ha ha! Lol! I thought I could do this in… Read more