Outta my way!

What are you doing on Saturday? I'm Rollerskating. What else?


I Got My Mind Made Up, Instant Funk, 1978

confessions of a disco child

Supposedly, the music that you listened to when you were 13 is music you always have a fondness for throughout your life. I turned 13 in 1978 when disco was still huge. The songs from Saturday Night Fever were played on the radio, A LOT. My junior high Saturday Night Fever-themed dance was cancelled due to the Blizzard of '78. I never missed Dance Fever – to giggle of course. This scene epitomizes that era for me. What music did you listen to when you were 13?

hey, hey, hey – what's happening?

Someone recently told me that her first concert was The Doobie Brothers on Cape Cod in 1978. I immediately thought of this:



What's Happening?! (1976-79) was one of my favorite shows as a kid. Rerun (Fred Berry) was well-known for his locking. Check him out.

Here are some kids locking on American Bandstand circa 1975.

Exsqueeze me?

Squeeze is one of my favorite groups of all time. Have a listen:

• Tempted, 1981
• Take Me I'm Yours, 1978
• Pulling Mussels (From a Shell), 1980
• Cool For Cats, 1979
• Up the Junction, 1979
• Black Coffee In Bed, 1982
• Is That Love?, 1981
• Annie Get Your Gun, 1982
• If I Didn't Love You, 1980

The Squeeze show cost $18.50. Click pic to make big. Devo stub.

Gus

Nothing makes my beautiful boy more excitable than going out.


Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy), John Lennon, 1980


Excitable Boy, Warren Zevon, 1978

Fly Like an Eagle

I was saddened by the recent passing of musician/artist Ric Ocasek of the band The Cars. Shortly after turning 13 during the summer of 1978, I bought The Cars' debut album – my second 33 rpm record. The album sat in the back seat of the car while shopping with my mom and warped from the hot sun. When I played it, the needle would bop over the bumps but it never skipped. The first 33 rpm record I bought was Book of Dreams by The Steve Miller Band. It didn't contain the tune Fly Like an Eagle, but that song was one of my favorites at that time. Sometimes in life, we think bad things are happening to us, but in reality, the Universe/God/Source is nudging us in another direction towards our true purpose and path, which will bring us more joy, fulfillment, and happiness. When we have the courage to look inward, dive deep, heal past wounds, follow our dreams and move on with gratitude, we are rewarded. We are then truly able to fly like an eagle and soar.


Fly Like an Eagle, The Steve Miller Band, 1976

Here are some Cars videos that will forever make my heart smile:

• Just What I Needed
• My Best Friend's Girl
• Danerous Type 
• Let's Go
• Candy-O
• Cruiser 
• All Mixed Up
• Bye Bye Love 
• Drive 
• Since You're Gone
• Touch and Go

Above are the first two albums I bought as a 7th grader.