Dear Duckie



Thank you for the shout-out. I've been meaning to update for sometime, but didn't because I felt nobody was reading the blog. Anyway, now that I know someone other than Jeannie and myself are reading this blog, let me also make the comment that I loved your film Pretty in Pink. I especially dig the soundtrack, most notably INXS's contribution, but then again the song Pretty in Pink pretty much put The Psychedelic Furs on the map if you ask me.

So what's new with my obsession with the 80s, well namely music. I've been trying to buy CDs of my favorite bands from the 80s. I was looking to buy The Soup Dragons -- Lovegod on CD and even found it in eBay, but got outbid. How sad is that? I was also looking to buy Ian Brown's solo CD -- remember Ian Brown the former lead singer of The Stone Roses. Well I love his solo stuff, especially Lions which is on his album Unfinished Monkey Business, I even found it at the Tower Records near my house, but because it's an import it costs like $22.99 for the CD. I can't justify spending that much on a CD, even though I know this is a good one. I may reconsider this as I expect to receive my paycheck soon.

Also, I've been having an 80s mini-movie party by myself since Jeannie came to town and bought me the DVD for Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Sean Penn is a genius. One of these days, I'm going to get a dog and name him Spicoli -- why? just cause I think it would be cool to have a dog named Spicoli. I also picked up the DVD for Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure at Target for the modest price of $9.99. I love Keanu Reeves and will see any movie he is in. I first noticed him in the 80s when he was in River's Edge -- if you haven't seen it, you should. Another movie I'd like to see again is Running on Empty with River Phoenix (post-Stand By Me and that godawful buzzcut). I was reading something by one of the movie critics who reviewed Running on Empty and said it was an almost perfect picture. Now, I feel I have to watch it again.