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05/22/2017

"DaDaDa ... DaDaDa" ... meet the man the who wrote ESPN's iconic SportCenter theme song and why he thinks it couldn't happen again. | http://bit.ly/2q0rdZk

05/12/2017

DaDaDa, DaDaDa ... Remember circa 1990, the first-gen SportsCenter ads? Cutting edge at the time. Now an awkwardly fun trip down memory lane. Man, could Piazza mug it up.

03/01/2017

JR, Vinny, Mork, Venus ... share their Trappist take

uLasso wondered what the most memorable voices from 1981 (the first shuttle launch) would have to say about this momentous discovery.

02/26/2017

RIP Bill Paxton, your other movies will be cited ... but you'll always be 'Chet' to us.

BILL PAXTON: "I just wanted to look him up to thank him for that role in that movie just changed my whole career."

02/14/2017

Even though Valentine's Day passed ... we can still learn from Damone's words of wisdom.

Follow Damone's 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High" time-tested tips to impressing your lady friend and you'll be ridin' tasty waves the rest of the year.

02/12/2017

Give Al Jarreau's TV theme song a listen ... the second most popular song in his storied career.

Al Jarreau will be remembered by jazz fans worldwide, but those less familiar with him will best remember his TV theme song for the late-80s cult hit "Moonlighting".

02/08/2017

Godspeed Capt. Apollo ...

Richard Hatch, who originated the role of Battlestar Galactica‘s Apollo, died on Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71. Hatch’s early career included the role of Phillip Brent on the daytime soap opera All My Children, while his first major primetime role was in the late 1970s’ Th...

01/29/2017

'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' ... the most important mediocre sci-fi flick of our time. And 8 reasons we can't forget it. | bit.ly/star-trek-79

01/17/2017

'Wow, thanks Mean Joe!' ... what 7th grader in '79 didn't want to be that kid

Athlete-studded endorsements created some of the most memorable images of 1979 and phrases like “I’m the real Reggie”, “Call me Suzy Chapstick”, “Breakfast of Champions” and “Go, OJ go!”. But Steeler Mean Joe Greene had the best one ever.

01/11/2017

The kissing bacon selfie commercial ... thank you 1978

Think you know you childhood TV commercials? All right then, you got 45 seconds to prove it. We give you 11 TV commercial quotes ... you name the product.

01/02/2017

For a sixth grader in 1978, the first week of January was the best TV watching of the year.

The first week of January was a treat like no other in 1978. Because it offered a TV lineup of once-a-year spectacles that carried you through the next year, 12 months of TV Guide listings built for adults 18-54, not an impressionable 6th grader.