As we continue our conversation about 1987 in Episode 12, we are joined once again by our first-ever in studio guest Mr. Kip Roe. Reminiscing about the old days, our early bands' first gigs, and many musical memories of the era, we get a phone call from some old friends and the nostalgia kicks into high gear. Reagan gives Gorby an ultimatum, the U.S. trades arms for hostages, Klaus Barbie and Rudolf Hess face the music. And speaking of music, as we so often do, 1987 was a pivotal year in the evolution of popular music. Hair metal begins its inevitable decline as?alternativ? music goes mainstream and Grunge is right around the corner. And lastly, our selection for Movie of the Year for 1987 is a no-brainer! Email - HistoryDeletesItself@gmail.com

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Episode 12: 1987 part 2

Episode 12 Sneak Peek

For Episode 11, we welcome our very first ever in-studio guest Mr. Kip Roe to share in many memories, lots of laughs, and mega-medleys of Metal music and more as we wistfully look back on 1987. Underground Rock bands began their inexorable creep into the mainstream and all three of us found ourselves attending more concerts than we can recall. (But a stack of fading ticket stubs will jar the memory!) Starting bands of our own to get in on the grit, grime, crime, punishment, putative damages, hole in the wall clubs, hockey arenas, drug dens, concrete bunkers, burrito buggies, bottle bars, Top Hats, Jockey Clubs and other high decibel dungeons, it's easy to forget that pop radio was blaring cotton candy and cheesecake 24/7 back then. Blake finally chooses sides in the age-old Tiffany vs. Debbie Gibson rivalry, Kip divulges most if not all of what happened on the night of his first gig, and Ric continues to dwell on his glory daze in the first of many record store jobs. Email - HistoryDeletesItself@gmail.com

The 1980s - 1987 pt 1

From Chernobyl to the Challenger, we dig deeper into 1986 with a tipsy stroll through the movies, television, sports and other world events of that year. We're back in the high life again, going to Graceland, and best of all, Blake finally tells the story of the first time he got arrested. Or was it all a dream? Email - HistoryDeletesItself@gmail.com

The 1980s - 1986 Part 2

Ric and Blake discuss the great and not-so-great music of 1986. Ric sees the Cramps, meets the Damned, spots Metallica in the crowd at a Ramones show, and passes out at an Iggy Pop concert. But i?s Blake that gets arrested? Will he tell the tale? Only time will tel? W?re fat, happy and tippi??em back in the saddle, folks. Get us while you can cuz blessed events have slowed our production schedule to a crawl! Seriously this is a fun one and w?re just glad to still be doing this thing! Email - HistoryDeletesItself@gmail.com

The 1980s - 1986 Part 1

Talkin' 'bout our love/hate relationship with the Power Ballads of the 1980s, this might be us at our loose and lucid, unscripted best. Little or no insight to be found here, just a tipsy stumble down memory lane to revisit some of the worst music to come from the Hair Metal era. Truth is: We love this shit. But much of it really is dreck. Email - HistoryDeletesItself@gmail.com

BONUS EPISODE: Power Ballads

The big story from the world of music in 1985 is unquestionably the Live Aid concerts that took place in London and Philadelphia on July 13th of that year. Featuring dozens of the biggest names in popular music the concerts drew crowds well in excess of 200,000 people. TV broadcasts around the world attracted an estimated 1.9 billion viewers in 150 countries who watched the concerts performed live. If accurate, this would equal nearly 40% of the world population at the time! Listen in as Ric and Blake discuss the various performances, myths, legends and anecdotes from that legendary day in the history of popular music. Email - HistoryDeletesItself@gmail.com

BONUS EPISODE: Live Aid

Another Game Within The Game. A full glass topples at the top of this brief episode. As they mop up the mess, Ric and Blake discuss materialistic Beatles, social media influencers, Greta Van Fleet, the devaluation of creativity and the concept of?relevanc? in the 21st Century. Email - HistoryDeletesItself@gmail.com

BONUS EPISODE: Another Game Within The Game

Where New Coke failed spectacularly, Gorby succeeded beyond all reasonable expectations. Philly police drop bombs on their own city, the worl?s most famous shipwreck is discovered at the bottom of the sea, planes are highjacked all over the world, and i?s the end of the road for Route 66. British scientists discover a hole in the eart?s ozone layer and elsewhere in the headlines in 1985, we see volcanos, the space shuttle, Weird Science, as well as the launch of the compact disc and Windows 1.0. There's also lots more great music and many fantastic films from 1985 to discuss! Email - HistoryDeletesItself@gmail.com

The 1980s - 1985 Part 2

Closing out 2018 with a bit of beery babble, we briefly banter about other podcasts and our plans for the future of this podcast that we like to cal? HISTORY DELETES ITSELF. Listen in as Blake struggles to get a word in edgewise while Ric rambles on about several unrelated topics! Ric wants to tackle a dramatic reading of an infamous unfinished screenplay that was abandoned 33 years ag? Can a dubious Blake be swayed? Email - HistoryDeletesItself@gmail.com

BONUS EPISODE: The Game Within The Game

The blessed event that caused a recent delay in our production schedule is finally explained in Episode #7. Hint: The stork arrived early! 1985 was a big year for us personally, as we had one foot out the high school door and the other in a punk rock dive bar just across the river. For 1985 Part 1 we barely scratch the surface of the many great songs and albums released that year. And usually our acoustic cover versions of hits from the 1980s is a spontaneous, irreverent affair. But things take a slightly more serious and romantic turn in Episode 7 as Rickie tackles a classic by The Outfield. We cast a wide net, get addicted to love, go crazy from the heat, and discuss a number of artists from the 80s who suffered the precipitous descent 'From Legit To Shit'. Email - HistoryDeletesItself@gmail.com

The 1980s - 1985 Part 1

The unavoidable delay in our snail's pace production schedule will soon be explained when we finally unveil Episode 7: 1985 part 1! In the meantime, here is a sneak peak behind the scenes at a recent recording session. Email - HistoryDeletesItself@gmail.com

The 1980s - 1985 SNEAK PEEK

Nostradamus once said,?When 50-year old dudes in Ohio are podcasting that's when you'll know it's no longer considered cool? Bearing the great man's wisdom in mind we decide to soldier on and have a little fun with it anyway. Maybe a little too much fun in Episode 6, considered by many to be a tipsy shambles. Do we ever really get around to a serious discussion of world events from 1984? Or are we simply reliving our own glory daze through a semi-drunken haze? We find out who really came out on top in the legal case of Huey Lewis vs. Ray Parker Jr., Ric surprises Blake with an actual pop culture artifact from 1984, and the duo takes on their very first acoustic mash-up in this exciting episode. Email - HistoryDeletesItself@gmail.com

The 1980s - 1984 part 2

So much amazing stuff happened in 1984 that we decided to dedicate two episodes to its monumental yet still debatable status as one of the most influential years in pop culture. In Part 1 of our first-ever 2- parter, we attempt to catalog all the great music released that year and barely scratch the surface! So full of it are we with love for the music of 1984 (and other things) that bursting into song is unavoidable! Who was Ric calling every day in January that would eventually hire him on full-time by the end of that year? Which member(s) of Journey released solo efforts in 1984 that still echo in Blak?s heart? Our standard disclaimer applies two-fold here:?You WILL notice that we DO place a heavy emphasis on popular music and its influence as the soundtrack of our lives? W?ve got the boys of summer, girls who just want to have fun, honey drippers, pretenders, replacements and an overrated boss who was born in the USA. But do they know i?s Christmastime? Email - HistoryDeletesItself@gmail.com

The 1980s - 1984 part 1

For our first-ever bonus episode we pay tribute to one of our all-time favorite actors, Mr. Dabney Coleman. Frequently cast as the comic villain you love to hate, his work has been featured in countless film and television roles. Colema?s onscreen brilliance invariably elevates his films to a level of greatness they might never have achieved without his contribution. Never a leading man, always a subversive supporting role roiling with slimeball depths unseen but deeply felt. Email - HistoryDeletesItself@gmail.com

Bonus Episode: Dabney Coleman

After 38 years of friendship, Ric Hickey and Blake Ross attempt to bottle a refracted glimpse of their rabbit hole rapport and twisted spin on every damn thing with HISTORY DELETES ITSELF - a podcast wherein two old friends discuss history, dissecting a decade one year at a time. Covering all the bases, they riff and rip on music, movies, TV shows, sports, pop culture, politics, headlines, big stories, trivia, little known facts and world events of every stripe. Your hosts focus on things they found particularly noteworthy when doing research for each episode, with a heavy emphasis on popular music and its influence as the soundtrack of our lives.

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