Hey, it was the '80s...

From politipunk to pop, the '80s were an innovative decade musically, and my tastes were all over the place. Duran Duran were huge, and their videos were all over MTV, also huge at the time.  One of my friends loved them and got tickets; several of us went, chaperoned by his mom.

The concert was near Cleveland, possibly at Richfield Coliseum.  I think it was 1981 or 1982, and it was my first rock concert (my first concert of any kind was the Irish Rovers.)  It seemed like we were the only boys there- surrounded by thousands of squealing teen and pre-teen girls.  Not that we minded.  I vaguely remember the concert itself, but the rest of the night stands out.  We tried to go home (a two-hour drive) but were trapped by a snowstorm and stayed at a hotel, along with many other concertgoers- and Duran Duran.  They had their own wing.  We went to the hotel's arcade room later in the evening, and Simon LeBon was playing Defender.  We asked if we could play him, and he declined.  Oh, well.

I don't think about them much anymore, but they are still together.  Once in awhile I'll hear them on the radio and reminisce.  I already posted their video for Hungry Like The Wolf, accompanied by Reel Big Fish's cover of it.  Here are a few more.



Girls On Film
Hey, I was a teenage boy.  Anything with scantily-clad women got my attention.



Rio
More of the same...



A View To A Kill
From the Bond movie soundtrack.  Interesting opening sequence.