Coming out in the 80’s, there was a huge existing movement of gay clone behavior. You know, the dudes with the moustaches, short cropped…
“Bless The Beasts & The Children”
I actually saw the film after I already loved the theme song, “Bless The Beasts and The Children”. I loved the Carpenters, so naturally…
“Hot Lunch Jam”
If you were lucky enough to be a teenager in the glory “Fame” years of the early 80s, you already know what I’m talking…
“Body Language”
In the summer of 1982, I had the privilege to tour Europe as a teenager with a chamber choir. It was my first…
“Voices Carry”
Some things just seemed sooo important in college! I was a new waver in the mid 80’s, probably goth before there was goth. I…
“Message of Love”
Tough girls. attitude. cursing. Chrissie Hynde. Yep, as a high school kid, I was very much afraid of these girls but also worshipped them.…
“Crazy For You”
Everyone remembers their first slow dance, and mine was set to the soaring sounds of Madonna’s “Crazy For You.” As a gay college kid…
“Love Is Blue”
Soft rock irony is a term I first heard Philly artist Nick Cassaway use. To paraphrase, it’s basically taking a genre of music and…
“Ding-A-Dong”
For those of you who know little about it, the Eurovision Song Contest is an annual glitz spectacular with cheesy songs, hideous costumes, kitsch…
“Mr. Jaws”
Sometimes, I gotta wonder, how did I get so goofy? As a kid growing up in the 70’s,we had pop songs like “Mr. Jaws,”…