80's Pop Rocks

Happy Friday Southeast Texas! We apologize for not being around yesterday, but The Google wasn't working and apparently much of The Internets depends on The Google - including this blog - so we couldn't post anything.

Instead, we threw ourselves an 1980's pop dance party at MEvBLOG Central. Why, you ask? Because - according to the whippersnappers currently roaming the mall in neon shoelaces, pegged jeans, and shoulder pads - the 80's are back. God only knows why, but they are.

Then this morning, in a fortuitous moment of surfing The Internets, we found this article on The Yahoo! highlighting several 80's pop stars and where they are now. Since we have a penchant for the "I Love the Where Are the True Hollywood Biographies" on cable, we immediately clicked on it.

The article had some interesting revelations, including the following:

- Rick Springfield, who pined after "Jessie's Girl," also had a hit record...last year. Seriously. Who knows, maybe he'll kick off a comeback tour by opening for Lady GaGa.

- Suzanne Vega doesn't have a current hit - or record deal, for that matter - and is releasing her songs directly on her website. Presumably the only people who download them have already been rendered deaf and driven insane by "Tom's Diner."

- Former "Go-Go" Belinda Carlisle is shilling for Nutri-System and might do a record with Valerie Bertinelli. Maybe they'll make Heaven is a Place on Earth II: Where You Don't Have to Order Your Dinner by Mail and We're Both Still Relevant

- At the age of 65, Toni Basil is neither above proclaiming that "Mickey" is still "so fine," nor would she balk at dressing up as a cheerleader again. How much would you pay to see her in a reality TV road trip series with Paula Abdul?

- One of the members of Bananarama is dating the man who's the answer to the ultimate pop culture trivia question: "Who was that other guy in WHAM! with George Michael?"

Enjoy the article. It'll make you crave an 80's dance party of your own and feel kinda aged at the same time. Have a great weekend!