Yesterday's blog was a kind of homage to the the 1970's
Today's is a kind of Nod to 1981
In 1981 I was a bank clerk!.....and a very BAD bank clerk.
I was young.....had a beard and haircut the spit of Joey Scarbury's,dated girls and never once balanced my till in 18 months.......
I was only thinking of those faraway salad days last Saturday....as a patient a colleague was looking after turned out to be a fellow clerk from those old National Westminster Bank Days!
Funny that I recognized her.....she hadn't got a clue who I was, then laughed loudly......it's Richard isn't it?...I was invisible even then!
Anyhow enjoy Joey Scarbury....... Andy Gibb and the towering transvestite introducing him are a blast!
If you didnt enjoy the first video...try this one!
love the fat guy at 22 seconds
love the fat guy at 22 seconds
Yup. That second one was great. I feel just like that quite often.
ReplyDeleteoh blimey! i had those dance lessons - i was in the fourth year at school and viv tsouris was my dance teacher - that dreadful style - modern jazz! ready to throw ourselves around in local am operatic performances in the dance troupe! I'll have nightmares remembering all that
ReplyDeleteNo head mics in those days. Notice how Robin and the transvestite have to tuck their hand mics unders their arms to applaud!
ReplyDeleteOh...those dancers...painful. We've come a long way, thank goodness, the 80s were so ugly!
ReplyDeleteSecond one made me laugh.
I need some Instant Kiwi!
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Oh, and wait! Isn't that Andy Gibb and Marilyn Macoo? m.
ReplyDeleteAh, I remember 1981......
ReplyDeleteLordy lordy. 1981. I had a 2 year old, had just started a hair salon and drove the cutest little blue Chevette. On top of the world indeed.
ReplyDeleteI think that Joey Scarsbury's picture is next to the "one hit wonder" definition in the dictionary. Nevertheless, I (secretly) really like that song (I think I'll add it to my iPod), and I appreciate your posting the videos. The music brought back good memories.
ReplyDeleteOh dear John - seems you and I have very different tastes in music - still we agree on most other things.
ReplyDeleteWow-blast from the past..the deceased Andy Gibb! Thanks for the laugh John, love that second video and the guy at :22 later on does a lovely pirouette! I sat here and LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteYou know what, it's till a cute song and I don't care if that makes me sound like a dweeb.
Sometimes invisible is very nice...
Happy Tuesday, John! :)
ReplyDeleteThe fat guy can dance...woohoo! So does the transvestite have a name? I met Don in 1981...so from then on didn't pay a lot of attention to much except him :) Love the song...both versions!
ReplyDeleteLOL I always loved that song! The second video was a hoot...where do you come up with this stuff John! I feel bad the lady didn't remember you...oh well her loss ;) I hope you've had a wonderful day so far.
ReplyDeleteMaura :)
I always really liked that song so thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeletePoor Marilyn McCoo... isn't that who the trannie is? And I think it's Andy Gibb, not Robin (slightly less huge teeth).
You worked in a bank? So that's how you bought the cottage...
craig
ReplyDeleteI stand corrected!
as for the bank.... all I got off them was overdraft charges!
Balancing money... I feel for you! I was a bank bookkeeper... spent most of the '60's in the bank basement. I had to balance my books twice a day! Glad you got away to meet friends and for some time for yourself. Thanks for reading and commenting on my blog, John.
ReplyDeleteWhy did you have to remind us?
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Loved the videos!
ReplyDeleteI was just a kid in the 80s and have a fondness for all things of that era. "short" shorts, big hair, tight jeans, leg warmers...
We had a "80s night" at Zumba last year and it was a riot. I was more 80s at "80s night" than I ever was back in the day.
Since you seem to be moving up the decades, I can't wait for your tribute to the 90s...
Crikey John, that ad for Instant Kiwi is still showing on TV over here. The Govt. wants us to buy lots of lotto tickets to help fill the coffers that were emptied after the Christchurch earthquake.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good song. I like the the fat guy too, and flying bowling team at 37 secs.
What different reactions we had. You saw a towering transvestite, and I thought "Wow. What a pretty woman".
ReplyDeleteJohn the banker?! Dating girls?! All sounds too familiar to me! lol
ReplyDeleteThat 2nd clip was very believable....at least in my mind!
tall tranvestites can be pretty Terry!
ReplyDeleteI had forgotten about that song - I love it!!!!
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