Lets slow dance to Spice Girls.....Not on camera!

It has been a few weeks and I have been devoid of inspiration but then this awesome little gem hit me! This story falls under Throwback Thursday and a fun little memory. The summer of 97 I was in Teen Camp...yet again because it was the best place on earth. It was the end of the summer and we were having our end of summer dance. I always recorded it so I could keep a fun memory of the summer. Unfortunately I lended my video out and NEVER got it back.....but I digress. Well, it was the dance and my friends and I were all taking turns with the camera and it was slow dance time. At the time I was dating Denny...again and EVERYONE came looking for us so we could dance to this popular song.

They found Denny and they were still looking for me. I was freaking out because I really wanted to dance with him but...the whole thing was being documented and I knew my parents would want to see it. At the time my parents didn't want me dating and if they saw us dancing I would have to answer too many questions. So when they did find me they dragged me out to the dance floor, kicking and screaming. I fought it all the way and it was so bad our counselor Reggie had to stop fiasco! It was soooo embarassing and it was ALL on tape. I felt bad because it seemed like I didn't want to dance with my boyfriend and it seemed like I was mad at all of my friends for trying to make me do something  I really did want to do. Later on in the day, my tape had run out, and the dance was coming to an end, Reggie played one more slow song.

At the start of the song Denny and I found each other and danced the song away. Reminicing on the wonderful summer we had and how we probably wouldn't see each other for awhile. We enjoyed every second of it and how we would never forget the summer!

If you ever need me....Kiss the Rain!

This Throwback Thursday song is Billie Meyers song Kiss The Rain. This song came out in 1997 when I was in middle school. I fell in love with it instantly and couldn't get enough of it. I remember wondering if it was a girl or boy singing the song. Then, I bought the album and realized that it was definitely a woman. The memory that is linked to this song is from when I was in 8th grade. Our choir teacher asked all of us to bring in our favorite song at the time and I was trying to pick a song no one else would have. I decided to present this song to all of my classmates because I knew no one else would have it. As I was waiting for my turn to present the teacher received a phone call and I was called out of the room. I was told to go to the orchestra room and when I got there my parents were waiting for me! As I walked in my orchestra teacher followed me in. He sat us all down and talked to my parents about the boy I was dating and how he didn't think it was a good idea! ARE YOU SERIOUS!! Did he just tell my parents about my boyfriend? Yes, he did and needless to say I was in BIG trouble when I got home. We had to break up....it was sad but....we ended up going to freshman homecoming together and my parents thought he was really nice! They didn't even know it was the same boy. So, just like thinking that Billie Meyers was a man because of her name and voice, you can't judge a book by its cover ;)

And....I didn't know there were two versions of this video! You learn something new everyday!

This is the version I remember watching as a kid.

Why I wanted to learn how to do the Beat It dance....it might give you the urge to learn too!

At work today we were a little bored, and what do you do when you are bored.....go on YOUTUBE! We were talking about old songs and dances and all the crazy crap people post on Youtube. When you start the youtube convo everyone tries to one up everyone by having the best video. When one of the DFS workers walked by our cubicle she was askin folks to "teach her how to dougie..." My workmate then made the statement, "Man, I need to learn how to Dougie" and she proceeded to find a good video on youtube to teach her just that. Then I suggested that we look at the Carlton Dougie video. As we were all watching it we were talking about how much we LOVED Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Then, my other co-worker started asking all of us if we used to watch the Jamie Foxx show. Of course I said yes and she began talking about her favorite episode which happens to be mine also! She suggested we watch the video when Jamie had to move in with Braxton and they got on each others nerves so much Braxton and Jamie put a line down the middle of the apartment. Right before Jamie moved out their fighting came to a climax and the only way to settle their beef was through....a DANCE BATTLE!!! They brought out the old school and even the riverdance but how do you settle most dance battles? With a Michael Jackson dance of course!

Now tell me that didn't make you want to get up and do a little Michael LOL!

Double Duty Thursday

So....I missed last week so I'm going to try to make it up but sharing a memory that has two...count em...two throwback songs in them that are completely different from each other which is really cool! Back in April of 1997 my parents took my brother, my friend Melissa, and I to the opening of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. It was awesome because it was a school night and that meant we were able to stay up late! My mom took us to the mall after school and she bought us each two cassingles (cassette singles lol)! I thought I had died and gone to heaven because I had to beg my parents to buy me music! I cant remember the singles that Melissa chose but I remember the two that I picked. The first song I picked was Puff Daddy and Mase "Cant Nobody Hold Me Down" I know every word that that song, it is my favorite song that they did together.

The other song that I picked was Duncan Sheik's "Barely Breathing" That is another song that stops me dead in my tracks and I can move until it is over. It takes me right back to 1997. I remember hating the song for the longest and then I just couldn't get enough of it. I know I dont have my Puff Daddy single anymore but I think that I still have my Duncan Sheik single. If I find it I will post it.

This was a great time, we got some amazing music, went to an amazing museum opening, and got to stay up SUPER late! 

Stop making me feel like I've gone crazy! I know this song was out before!

A couple of months ago I was driving one of my foster kids (that we will call Kelly) to an appointment and Adele came on the radio. Kelly loved Adele and she was talking about how she really liked the song Rumor Has It. When the DJ intro'd the song he said "Here is the new song from Adele, Rumor Has It". I turned to Kelly and said "This song isn't new! They released it after Rolling in the Deep!" Then, after that time of hearing it refered to as a new song the DJ's kept doing it. I was so frustrated because I KNEW it wasn't a new song, they just re-released it. Then it made me remember back in the 90's when they did it with the Savage Garden song To the Moon and Back. I remember talking to all my friends about how great the song was but the song wasn't new. Everyone INSISTED that I didn't know what I was talking about and there is no way this song was out previously. I just knew they had released it once before and it even had a different music video! I know because during the course of the time when Savage Garden was out the lead singer lost some weight and you can see the difference between the two videos. This evening I had to look it up and to my satisfaction :) I found both videos! I knew I wasn't crazy but the record companies need to stop doing this to me cuz I temporarily doubt my sanity.

First Version

Re-Release Version

So long story short I read that after they debuted with "I Want You" or the chicka cherry cola song they came out with To the Moon and Back. It didn't do well here in the states but the next song "Truely, Madly, Deeply" did great. After that they decided to re-release To the Moon and Back and it was a hit, a brand new hit to many, but not to me :) This has been driving me nuts and I'm so glad I found both music videos because back then we couldn't prove this kind of stuff so easily....but we can now!

I could never be your woman....or man....um...

My Throwback Thursday pick for this week is the awesome song "Your Woman" by Whitetown. It was one of those songs that defines the mid 90's. It was during the midst of the shock factor uprising with Marilyn Manson doing his/her thang, discovering that Billie Meyers was a woman, and countless others, this song definitely kept us scratching our heads searching for answers. Was it a man or a woman singing the song? What perspective were they singing from? What am I supposed to think? I just recently saw the video for the first time (I know pretty shocking!) and it was an awesome video.....but tell me, did it answer any of your questions cuz it certainly didn't answer any of mine.

Don't act like you didn't do it!

This Throwback Thursday song is none other than....The Macarena! The dance everyone did but now wishes they could forget. I can't explain to you why it was so popular but everyone and their mom knows how to do it....and if it came on at a wedding (with no videographer) you would probably do it.

The song came out the summer of 1996 and us Teen Camp campers danced the hell out of that dance. I really wish I had the footage of that cuz we were a mess! Enjoy the video....and don't fight the feeling to join in :)

TGIF.....boy do I miss those days!

You know what takes me back......this!

Every friday was TGIF in our house. We always ordered pizza, wings, breadsticks and a two liter from Pizza Hut....the best part of the week!

YUMMY!!!!!!

This is exactly what was on our living room table Friday night at 8pm. This is making me hungry just looking at it.....mmmmmm! As the pizza guy was arriving at the door, my brother and I were getting the paper plates and cups ready to eat. We all then proceeded to sit down at the table in front of the TV and we turned on ABC to watch the TGIF lineup. That was when I let go of the stress of the school week, relished in the fact that I got to sleep in, and got excited about leftover pizza hut for lunch on Saturday. Now, TGIF had many different shows which included Family Matters, Step by Step, Dinosaurs, Full House, Perfect Strangers, Boy Meets World, Hangin with Mr. Cooper, Sister Sister, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Mr. Belvedere, and On Our Own. My favorite lineup was Family Matters, Step by Step, Boy Meets World, and Hangin with Mr. Cooper. I have so many fond memories of these wonderful Friday nights that got me through the school week but it is a lot to cover in one post. I think I will do a series on Fridays called bringin back TGIF and talk about each of these great shows and how they will always be a big part of the 90's and my elementary/middle school memories. I think that they should bring TGIF back, not necessarily with new shows but do the old lineups again. It would be a great tradition to start with my family on Friday nights. Maybe I might try to get them on DVD and host my own TGIF what do you think? Would you do it? Should we get together and have TGIF parties? I THINK SO!

Why I have been and always will be CAMOCRAZY!

So, I was looking at my pajama pants today and I thought "I will ALWAYS love camouflage!"

 But, then I thought....where did this mild ;) obsession come from? I thought and I thought and then this popped into my head.....

Ah right! My favorite movie did it! The Pest....it made me CAMOCRAZY...and in love with John Leguizamo :) If you know me you know if I can get it in camo I got it!



I guess my obsession started in 1997 when I was in middle school. I remember when the movie came out and my family talked about going to see it because we thought it reminded us of Shederick (my brother) cuz he was a pest. Ya, I know we were kind of mean but we thought it was endearing lol.



We didn't end up seeing it in the theaters but we rented one night when I was having a sleepover. We watched it and that was all she wrote! I learned every line and every song...especially Voodoo Mamabo. If you have never heard it here you go!



In high school when anyone would buy be anything it would always be camo. All my friends also knew if there was anything with John Leguizamo they would let me know. We even read a short story in my 9 grade english class called "The Most Dangerous Game" which the movie was based off of and I showed this movie to my teacher Ms. Mowery and she thought I was a mess! I loved The Pest! My obsession isn't as bad as it used to be but even though I live in NV now people still know I love camo....they even buy it for my baby!

So, if you haven't seen the movie that changed my life lol, you GOTTA GOTTA GOTTA see The Pest!



And after all.....your my Wonderwall!

I had to blog about this before I forgot about it. Its summer and I love reminicing on the wonderful times I had at Tappan Teen Camp. All the water fights we had, all the dances we danced out (including the Macarena :/) and the wonderful soundtracks of 1996, 1997, and 1998! We were middleschooler and we were the epitomy of ackward as you can see from these pictures:

I loved so many songs but I was introduced to one of my favorite bands of all time....OASIS! If there is one song that will take me back to Teen Camp in an instant it is Wonderwall. It is just a perfect song and it evokes so much emotion. When I hear it everything in my world stops and I cant function until it is over. It reminds me of being on the bus with all of my friends going to Cedar Point for the first time. It reminds me of how all of the "cool kids" claimed the couch in the teen center. It reminds me of my first love.... and you never forget your first love ;) Wonderwall I must say has to be my favorite song of all time! This was definitely one of the most wonderful times in my adolescent years and I am glad I have such a great playlist of songs to take me back. I will be talking a lot about these songs so stay tuned! If you went to teen camp PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE and your memories....I can never get enough!