| Thursday, May 04, 2006 |
| Status Quo |
I've been thoroughly consumed in 21st birthday party planning, so I've been maintaining status quo. I've been working out because I've had to with the stress of this week...endorphins are my friend. I don't know how people regularly entertain. There are so many details to take care of. Today I'm finally to the point where the stress has moved to excitement...you only turn 21 once.
Remember 21???
I replaced my fake ID I used since I was 19 with a real one.
I was at the local club at least three nights a week and was quite promiscuous.
I worked and was in school.
I had a two year old who was in her terrible two's.
My daughter's dad died.
I was lost in my ideals...why couldn't we all get along?
I was an instrument tech in a hospital o.r.
I hated school.
I was about a size 20, athletic with beautiful skin, a great smile, flat stomach and perky twins.
I was very angry about a lot of things.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
| | When I was 21....Big News Headlines of 1987 Wall Street crashes sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting a record 508 points-22.6%. President Reagan and Soviet Leader Gorbachev meet in Washington and sign an unprecedented missile reduction agreement. Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns amid accusations of sexual infidelity and financial impropriety. Wall Street financier Ivan Boesky is sentenced to three years in prison in an insider-trading scandal. Gary Hart withdraws from the 1988 presidential campaign under accusations of infidelity. |
| | | | | Sports Champions of 1987 MLB - Minnesota Twins
NFL - New York Giants
NBA - Los Angeles Lakers
NHL - Edmonton Oilers | | | Grammy Award Winners in 1987 Record of the Year - "Graceland" by Paul Simon
Album of the Year - "The Joshua Tree" by U2
Song of the Year - "Somewhere Out There" by L.Ronstadt & J.Ingram | | |
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| | | | Movie Award Winners in 1987 Best Picture - The Last Emperor
Best Director - Bernardo Bertolucci for “The Last Emperor”
Best Actress - Cher in “Moonstruck”
Best Actor - Michael Douglas in “Wall Street” | | | Top Grossing Movies of 1987 #1 Three Men and a Baby
#2 Fatal Attraction
#3 Beverly Hills Cop 2
#4 Good Morning, Vietnam
#5 Moonstruck | | |
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| #1 Hits of 1987 (USA Pop Charts) | Song Title | Artist/Group | | I Think We're Alone Now | Tiffany | | Shake You Down | Gregory Abbott | | Always | Atlantic Starr | | Livin' on a Prayer | Bon Jovi | | Jacob's Ladder | Huey Lewis & The News | | (I've Had) The Time of my Life | Bill Medley w/Jennifer Warnes | | Lean on Me | Club Nouveau | | (I Just) Died in Your Arms | Cutting Crew | | I Knew You Were Waiting (for me) | Aretha Franklin w/George Michael | | La Bamba | Los Lobos | | Open Your Heart | Madonna | | Who's That Girl | Madonna | | Mony Mony (live) | Billy Idol | | Bad | Michael Jackson | | I Just Can't Stop Loving You | Michael Jackson w/Siedah Garrett | | Nothing's Gonna Stop us Now | Starship | | Faith | George Michael | | Alone | Heart | | Head to Toe | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | | Lost in Emotion | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | | Shakedown | Bob Segar & the Silver Bullet Band | | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (who loves me) | Whitney Houston | | Didn't We Almost Have it All | Whitney Houston | | Here I Go Again | Whitesnake | | You Keep Me Hanging On | Kim Wilde | | With or Without You | U2 | | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | U2 | | At This Moment | Billy Vera and the Beaters | | Heaven is a Place on Earth | Belinda Carlisle | | | |
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I just found your site today and boy does that list of 1987 hits take me back!! I know nearly all of them! I just wanted to say that I loved your site and I'm fishing through your archives. :) YOu've done a fantastic job! Best of luck to you. :)
Jennah
http://www.eatmyoxygen.com/sb/
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Ahhhhh . . . 21. . . . .
Um, I don't remember much of it! So, either it was really bad or really good. LOL!
Care'
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What a great post, Diane! Oh how I loved Belinda Carlisle. Twenty one was a mixed kind of year for me too. But wow, look at all you have been through! Great job staying strong while planning a party. That can be quite stressful.
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At first I thought you were turning 21 - and I said, "Wow she looks good and young but NOT that young!!" Glad I read on. LOL. Happy 21!!
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Oh how this takes me back... but I wasn't quite that young in 87! This would have made a great tag item, "What happened in your 21st year?".
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I just found your site today and boy does that list of 1987 hits take me back!! I know nearly all of them! I just wanted to say that I loved your site and I'm fishing through your archives. :) YOu've done a fantastic job! Best of luck to you. :)
Jennah
http://www.eatmyoxygen.com/sb/