Today was an unexpected podcast. Back in February, my @Returntothe80s Twitter account of 17,000 followers was hacked and stolen. I tried to get it back, but to no avail. So I started over. Then I just got an email today from Twitter saying that it has been rectified. I now have my old account (and most followers) back! While I was in a good mood, I wanted to give a special shout out to my close friends and followers that I could think of, as well as promote some newer retro podcasts I've been loving. Finally, I have started a Patreon page. It was started for my Rhode Runner side of things. But, there is '80s extras in there as well. You can visit https://www.patreon.com/TheRhodeRunner to check it out, and see if you'd like to donate $3. Currently, there is a podcast episode about The Romantics self-titled debut album, as well as a short story I wrote about my boot camp experience in 1989.   Podcast mentions: Buzzn The Tower Genx Voice The Untitled Genx Podcast Choose 80s You can follow Return to the 80s at: rtt80s.com Find Return to the ’80s on Facebook Twitter:  @returntothe80s Email: returntothe80s@gmail.com Also, you can subscribe to the Return to the ’80s podcast on Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify iHeartRadio Podbean PlayerFM

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Twitter Hacks (and Recovery), Shout-Outs, and Patreon

Another Return to the '80s podcast episode is finally here! After several mishaps, the Whitney Houston March Madness Tournament is finally complete. Even though there were some setbacks, it was still a blast! And this podcast episode is an absolute blast! The "Rad" Caroline and Claire join us in this fun episode! We talk Whitney, music videos, album covers, and the good ole days of liner notes. Enjoy the show! - Mishaps - Slow Dancing with Robert "Kool" Bell - Tournament Results - Videos, album covers, and liner note discussion   You can follow ’80s Radical Sabbatical on the following social media accounts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/80sRadSab Twitter: @80sRadSab Instagram: @80sRadSab   Del can be found on the show 80s at 8 on 91.1 WEDM FM as well the 80s at 8 Facebook page where he posts 80s news. And you can follow Return to the 80s at: rtt80s.com Find Return to the ’80s on Facebook Twitter:  @returntothe80s Email: returntothe80s@gmail.com Also, you can subscribe to the Return to the ’80s podcast on Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify iHeartRadio Podbean PlayerFM

Whitney Houston Madness Tournament

On January 30, 2021, we had the time of our lives with the '80s Radical Sabbatical virtual festival! Once again, Paul and Del welcome Claire Young and Caroline Connelly, founders of this incredible event, and recap that day. This is a great episode whether you attended the festival or not. We talk about each segment, from '80s aerobics to Sebastian Bach to the incredible Grandmaster Flash segment to the cover bands that blew us away to Jim Peterik (along with Cathy Richardson) who absolutely blew everybody away to the legendary Bret Michaels, and much, much more, and many more '80s legends. This episode is a blast, and it will make you look forward to another '80s festival! You can connect with the ’80s Radical Sabbatical at https://80sradsab.ticketspice.com/80sradsab to get more information, and to check out some merch. You can also follow ’80s Radical Sabbatical on the following social media accounts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/80sRadSab Twitter: @80sRadSab Instagram: @80sRadSab   Del can be found on the show 80s at 8 on 91.1 WEDM FM as well the 80s at 8 Facebook page where he posts 80s news. And you can follow Return to the 80s at: rtt80s.com Find Return to the ’80s on Facebook In the episode we mentioned how the Return to the '80s Twitter account was hacked, so we renamed it to @rtt80s. However, the original account is back up and running again at  @returntothe80s Email: returntothe80s@gmail.com Also, you can subscribe to the Return to the ’80s podcast on Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify iHeartRadio Podbean PlayerFM

Episode 34: '80s Radical Sabbatical Recap

Leading up to the '80s Radical Sabbatical festival, Paul and Del were lucky enough to welcome the legendary rock photographer, Mark "Weissguy" Weiss. You've definitely seen his work, which consists of some iconic album covers including Twisted Sister's Stay Hungry, and Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet, and not to mention, countless photos in rock magazines including Circus. Not only has Mark taken incredible concert photos, and has done photo shoots for just about every rock star of the '80s, but he has also gone out on the road with some bands, including Ozzy and Motley Crue. So, he has some great stories! He shares some of these stories here on today's show, and he will also be telling stories at the '80s Radical Sabbatical festival as well as doing a Q&A. And if that isn't enough, Mark has a phenomenal book out right now - The Decade That Rocked: The Photography Of Mark "Weissguy" Weiss. It is a huge book that goes through a journey of the 80s Rock world with hundreds of incredible, high quality photos. Relive the '80s through this book! This is also required for any '80s rock music fan. The book can be purchased through the '80s Radical Sabbatical site - 80sRadSab.com. You can also check out Mark's site and get the book and more merchandise at https://thedecadethatrocked.com/ In addition to the '80s Radical Sabbatical site - 80sRadSab.com and https://thedecadethatrocked.com/, Mark can be reached at: Twitter: @markweissguy Instagram: @markweissguy Facebook YouTube Del can be found on the show 80s at 8 on 91.1 WEDM FM as well the 80s at 8 Facebook page where he posts 80s news. And you can follow Return to the 80s at: rtt80s.com Find Return to the ’80s on Facebook Twitter: @returntothe80s Email: returntothe80s@gmail.com Also, you can subscribe to the Return to the ’80s podcast on Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify iHeartRadio Podbean PlayerFM  

Episode 33: Mark Weiss and The Decade That Rocked

On today's episode, Paul and Del welcome Claire Young and Caroline Connelly, founders of the upcoming '80s Radical Sabbatical Virtual Festival. This incredible event will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2021 beginning at 12:00pm Central/1:00pm Eastern, and will be at least 8 hours. Check out the episode to get all the exciting details!   Once again, the following people will be performing: Bret Michaels Kenny Loggins Grandmaster Flash (who will be taking us on a journey on the history of rap and hip-hop) Sebastian Bach's Vinyl Wino (You get a package of 4 bottles of wine, and he will be doing segments of drinking wine and talking music) Lita Ford Ray Parker Jr. A Storytellers session with Jim Peterik of Survivor and Cathy Richardson of Jefferson Starship Jessie's Girl (an awesome 80s tribute band) Resurrection (a Journey tribute band) SupersonicBlonde (a band who will be playing a one-hit wonder song on the top of each hour from each year of the 80s) Moriah Formica a young rock singer who got a 4-chair turn on The Voice. A Q&A session with Mark Weiss, author of the book, The Decade That Rocked In addition to all these, the festival kicks off with an aerobics class. There will be a cooking clinic with Claudia Wells (the original Jennifer from Back to the Future) who will be cooking from the Back to the Future cookbook, which you can also get. There is also a virtual photo booth, trivia, and all other games, including a costume contest and junior costume contest, and prizes. There are all kinds of packages you can get with this festival. It is so exciting! And if that's not enough, you can also do a video call with Sebastian Bach. Quantities are limited. So act now if you'd like to do that. To get tickets, go to https://80sradsab.ticketspice.com/80sradsab You can also connect with the '80s Radical Sabbatical on the following social media accounts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/80sRadSab Twitter: @80sRadSab Instagram: @80sRadSab   Del can be found on the show 80s at 8 on 91.1 WEDM FM as well the 80s at 8 Facebook page where he posts 80s news. And you can follow Return to the 80s at: rtt80s.com Find Return to the ’80s on Facebook Twitter: @returntothe80s Email: returntothe80s@gmail.com Also, you can subscribe to the Return to the ’80s podcast on Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify iHeartRadio Podbean PlayerFM

Episode 32: '80s Radical Sabbatical Virtual Festival

After 6 months, Return to the '80s is finally back with a new podcast episode! This should be worth the wait, as we have the incredible Stan Bush joining us. Just in case you are not familiar, Stan is best known for his 1986 smash hit, "The Touch" from The Transformers: The Movie as well as "Never Surrender" from the 1989 movie, Kickboxer. While most of our favorite 80s rock artists fell by the wayside in the '90s, Stan Bush has been continuing to work. He has just released a fantastic album called Dare to Dream. This has all the elements of the 80s music we love, while still being current. There are rock anthems as well as power ballads, and even an anthem for us called, "The 80's."  Stan was very cool and generous, and we had a great time! So check out this awesome episode of Return to the '80s, and check out Stan's new album. You don't want to miss it! Stan Bush can be found at https://stanbush.com/, and is also on Twitter at @Stan_Bush   Del can be found on the show 80s at 8 on 91.1 WEDM FM. Even though the station is not on the air right now during these Corona days, you can still follow Del on the 80s at 8 Facebook page where he posts 80s news. And you can follow Return to the 80s at:   rtt80s.com Find Return to the ’80s on Facebook Twitter: @returntothe80s Email: returntothe80s@gmail.com Also, you can subscribe to the Return to the ’80s podcast on Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify iHeartRadio Podbean PlayerFM  

Episode 31: Dare to Dream with Stan Bush

Del and Paul cover the 1986 classic - Aliens

Episode 30: Aliens

Welcome back as we Return to 1985 and review the coming-of-age classic, St. Elmo's Fire. In this episode, Paul is joined by Lizzie Newton and Del Roehling to discuss this movie as well as the music. Whether you love this movie or hate it, this is the place for you!  Come and hang with your favorite Brat Pack, and enjoy the show!   You can find Lizzie on Instagram at @LIzzieDNewton And check out her podcast Liz, Laugh, Cry on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.  Del can be found on the show 80s at 8 on 91.1 WEDM FM. Even though the station is not on the air right now during these Corona days, you can still follow Del on the 80s at 8 Facebook page where he posts 80s news. And you can follow Return to the 80s at:   rtt80s.com Find Return to the ’80s on Facebook Twitter: @returntothe80s Email: returntothe80s@gmail.com Also, you can subscribe to the Return to the ’80s podcast on Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify iHeartRadio Podbean PlayerFM

Episode 29: St. Elmo's Fire

It's that time of year again! While all sporting events, and pretty much everything else in life is on hold right now, Return to the 80s March Madness lives on! This year's March Madness will feature the 80s Queen of Pop, Madonna. Voting in the Sweet 16 begins right now, and will close at midnight on March 19. Also, if you are on Twitter, you can look for the polls on @ReturnToThe80s. Also, please check out the special podcast where Paul and Lizzie (from the podcast Liz Laugh Cry), where we cover each song. Lizzie, an "elder Millennial" (and huge Madonna fan) has a very fun and unique perspective on these songs. You can find Lizzie on Instagram at @LIzzieDNewton And check out her podcast Liz, Laugh, Cry on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.    And visit RTT80s.com to vote in this tournament.

Episode 28: Madonna March Madness

Lizzie and Paul are back with a new crossover episode between Liz Laugh Cry and Return to the '80s. This time, they are covering the classic '80s movie, The Breakfast Club.   First, Paul gives a recap of the Rubix Kube concert he attended, Then Lizzie recaps the Cher concert that she attended.    Then they get into the main topic - The Breakfast Club. Lizzie had never seen the movie before, and Paul gets to relive his '80s days.    Contact Lizzie Newton Instagram Podcast: Liz Laugh Cry   Return to the ’80s rtt80s.com Find Return to the ’80s on Facebook Twitter: @returntothe80s Email: returntothe80s@gmail.com Also, you can subscribe to the Return to the ’80s podcast on Apple Podcasts Stitcher Podbean PlayerFM  

Episode 27: The Breakfast Club

Todd, Del, and Paul Return to March 1989 to go over news events, movie releases, and album releases.   News Events March 2 Madonna's "Like a Prayer" premieres on worldwide Pepsi commercial   - NY Mets stars Keith Hernandez and Darryl Strawberry famously nearly come to blows in front of reporters and TV crews at spring training   March 9 Eastern Airlines files for bankruptcy March 12 15th People's Choice Awards March 15 "Les Miserables" opens at Royal Alexandra Theatre Toronto March 20 Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation March 22 Pete Rozelle announces retirement as NFL commissioner after 29 years March 24 Worst US oil spill, Exxon's Valdez spills 11.3 mil gallons off Alaska March 26 1st free elections in USSR; 190 million votes cast; Boris Yeltsin wins March 27 1st African American soap opera, "Generations" premieres on NBC-TV   March 29 1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL 61st Academy Awards 9th Golden Raspberry Awards Movies March 1 New York Stories   March 3 Dream a Little Dream Farewell to the King   Lean On Me Skin Deep March 10 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Chances Are Jacknife Police Academy 6: City Under Siege   March 17 Fletch Lives   Leviathan   Slaves of New York March 22 976-EVIL   Troop Beverly Hills March 24 Dead Bang   March 31 Sing Heathers Music March 3 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul   March 6 When Dream and Day Unite by Dream Theater   March 7 Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli March 10 Mr. Jordan by Julian Lennon   March 12 Grip It! On That Other Level by Geto Boys   March 13 101 by Depeche Mode   March 14 Extreme by Extreme   Road to the Riches by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo   Spell by Deon Estus   March 20 Another Place and Time by Donna Summer   Shine by Mother Love Bone   March 21 Like a Prayer by Madonna   Nick of Time by Bonnie Raitt March 22 Make Them Die Slowly by White Zombie   March 23 Brain Drain by The Ramones   March 27 Larger than Life by Jody Watley   March 28 Alannah Myles by Alannah Myles  

Return to 1989: March

Good friends, Lizzie and Paul, are diggin' The Dirt - the Mötley Crüe movie on Netlfix. Lizzie, of the Liz Laugh Cry podcast, is a Millennial who has a love of the '80s. Check out this episode as Lizzie and Paul discuss The Dirt, and have a blast talking 80s music, and pop culture across both generations. Come join in on the fun!

Episode 26: The Dirt

Todd, Del, and Paul Return to February 1989 to go over news events, movie releases, and album releases. News Events Feb 3 Military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay Feb 10 Celtic KC Jones & Cavalier Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame   Feb 15 Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends   Feb 21 Paul leaves for Navy boot camp at Great Lakes, IL   Feb 22 31st Grammy Awards: Don't Worry Be Happy, Faith, Tracy Chapman Record of the Year Linda Goldstein (producer) & Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"   Album of the Year George Michael (producer & artist) for Faith   Song of the Year Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Best New Artist Tracy Chapman Feb 24 Margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife Feb 25 Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title Feb 26 Dallas Cowboys fire coach Tom Landry after a 29-year career Feb 28 Memo by Bryant Gumbel criticizing Today Show co-workers becomes public   Movies February 3      Her Alibi                        Who's Harry Crumb?                        Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects February 10   Cousins                        The Fly II February 16    The Mighty Quinn February 17     Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure                         The `Burbs                         True Believer Music February 1 The Great Radio Controversy by Tesla                   Don't Tell a Soul by The Replacements   February 6 Beyond the Blue Neon by George Strait                    Dylan & the Dead by Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead   February 7 As Nasty As They Wanna Be by 2 Live Crew                   Blessing in Disguise by Metal Church                   Mystery Girl by Roy Orbison                   Spike by Elvis Costello   February 20 The Raw and the Cooked by Fine Young Cannibals                     Storm the Studio by Meat Beat Manifesto   February 22 Jed by Goo Goo Dolls   February 27 Oranges & Lemons by XTC   February 28 Indigo Girls by Indigo Girls

Return to 1989: February

After the success of last year's Hall & Oates March Madness, this year Prince's top songs of the '80s will be doing battle against each other. We will begin with the Sweet Sixteen on Thursday, March 21, 2019. In this episode, we go over the first round brackets. When voting opens, you can visit https://rtt80s.com/, Twitter - @Returntothe80s, and the Return to the '80s Facebook page and Facebook group. Also, please check out Del's radio show, 80s at 8 on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 8am Eastern time on WEDM fm  

Episode 25: Prince March Madness

Welcome Helen O'Hara, from Empire Magazine and The Telegraph, as well as author of the new book, Best Movies of the 80s. Helen and Paul discuss Helen's awesome new book, Best Movies of the 80s (available on Amazon). They also dive into one of the movies that is covered in the book - The Princess Bride. They talk about the actors and characters, as well as some behind the scenes stories, and not to mention, a philosophical discussion about female titles in film (or a lack thereof).   Enjoy the show! And get Helen's book, Best Movies of the 80s, and follow her on Twitter @HelenLOHara. Also, if you can't get enough of her here, go check her out on The Empire Film Podcast.   You can find Return to the 80s at https://rtt80s.com, as well as on twitter @returntothe80s and Facebook

Episode 24: Helen O'Hara - Best Movies of the 80s/The Princess Bride

Return to the '80s covers a wide range of topics from movies to music to television, from the most awesome decade. There are also interviews, as well as the monthly series "Return to 1989"

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