Random Thoughts the Third

[garrow]

As a devoted student of (80s) nostalgia, I've long been fascinated by the character Max Headroom. Back then he was everywhere! Then he just pretty much disappeared by the end of the decade.

He had his own cable tv talk show, a cool sci-fi network tv show, a great song with Art of Noise (remember them? double 80s nostalgia) appeared in a slew of Coke commercials and inspired a Doonesbury character.

Played by Matt Frewer, the creators had people believing he was computer generated and when he was just a dude in a mask in front of some tame graphics.

Radical!

 

[I Should Coco]

As a devoted student of (80s) nostalgia, I've long been fascinated by the character Max Headroom. Back then he was everywhere! Then he just pretty much disappeared by the end of the decade.

He had his own cable tv talk show, a cool sci-fi network tv show, a great song with Art of Noise (remember them? double 80s nostalgia) appeared in a slew of Coke commercials and inspired a Doonesbury character.

Played by Matt Frewer, the creators had people believing he was computer generated and when he was just a dude in a mask in front of some tame graphics.

Radical!

Wasn't the Doonesbury character a cross between Max and Ronald Reagan? Trudeau's strip also had a great visual dig at Bush the First, portraying him as a tiny invisible spec.

 

[swingline]

As a devoted student of (80s) nostalgia, I've long been fascinated by the character Max Headroom. Back then he was everywhere! Then he just pretty much disappeared by the end of the decade.

He had his own cable tv talk show, a cool sci-fi network tv show, a great song with Art of Noise (remember them? double 80s nostalgia) appeared in a slew of Coke commercials and inspired a Doonesbury character.

Played by Matt Frewer, the creators had people believing he was computer generated and when he was just a dude in a mask in front of some tame graphics.

Radical!

He played on an episode of Start Trek TNG, says your nerd alert siren.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

As a devoted student of (80s) nostalgia, I've long been fascinated by the character Max Headroom. Back then he was everywhere! Then he just pretty much disappeared by the end of the decade.

He had his own cable tv talk show, a cool sci-fi network tv show, a great song with Art of Noise (remember them? double 80s nostalgia) appeared in a slew of Coke commercials and inspired a Doonesbury character.

Played by Matt Frewer, the creators had people believing he was computer generated and when he was just a dude in a mask in front of some tame graphics.

Radical!

I went down the rabbit hole of the prank where someone hijacked the WGN news telecast and patched in a Headroom look alike for like 17 seconds. They were never caught.

 

[Driftwood]

Many years from now, lying on my deathbed, I hope to look up at my wife's beautiful face, reflect on the decades we've spent together, smile, and with my final breathe tell her: "At least now I won't have to listen to you bench anymore."

 

[garrow]

Malcolm X died exactky 60 years ago.

 

[Songbird]

This is good comedy, and time and place with the mention of Alexander Haig.

 

[Hermes]

 

[Driftwood]

Guy Fieri needs to do a Triple D episode honoring all the schlubs who get to wash the huge piles of dishes these diva chefs leave behind.

I went to my first ever Triple D featured joint today in Wilmington. It was quite good. My wife and I split the sandwich from the show.

 

[swingline]

The cute woman bartender at my bar wore this T-shirt on Tuesday:
WHALE
OIL
BEEF
HOOKED

 

[Driftwood]

It's funny how all of my wife's stuff is hers but all of my stuff is "the."

Where's the raincoat?
Where' the glashes?
Where's the Yeti?