This. Is why I love the life I live:
http://www.break.com/index/the-1987-dance-aerobics-championship.html
There's no way to be unhappy after watching that. So much brilliance went on in 1987:
1. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. You have no idea how awesome it is to know that this happened in my birth year. Lady Aretha = My Idol.
2. April 19 The Simpsons cartoon first appears on The Tracy Ullman Show. Another childhood staple of mine. Whoever didn't grow up watching The Simpsons and/or Ren & Stimpy has led an incomplete life.
3. July 1 A darling 10-lb., 2-oz. black-haired/silvery-eyed baby girl was born in Phelps Memorial Hospital, capturing the hearts of young and old. Me, duh.
4. July 3 In the Soviet Union, Vladimir Nikolayev is sentenced to death for cannibalism. Sweet Jesus, this is just messy.
5. September 7-21 The world's first conference on artificial life is held at Los Alamos National Laboratory. I don't know whether this was a good thing or not...
6. October 11 The first National Coming Out Day is held in celebration of the second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Of course I'm in full support of this--who doesn't love a good Pride Parade? It's like Disney World meets your own backyard!! My how things have changed since then. I wonder if the guys in the video participated...
7. October 14-16 The United States is caught up in a drama that unfolds on television as a young child, Jessica McClure, falls down a well in Midland, Texas, and is later rescued. BABY JESSICA! I find it slightly ridiculous that people still talk about this. Shit happens, people. Ever heard of the Great Plains Pioneers? I guarantee they had Baby Jessica's every other day.
8. December 9 Microsoft releases Windows 2.0. This has got to be closely related to the blockbuster hit Weird Science...
9. Undated Tinker Hatfield designed the Nike Air Max. The Air Pump (10x better) followed a few short years behind the inception of this little gem.
10. Undated A squirrel closes down the New York Stock Exchange when it burrows through a telephone line. Goooood stuffffff.
Did we find that video at the same time because I was definitely all about it last week/continue to be all about it this week. Did you know Randy did aerobics in the 80's? Yes, I sent it to him. He's pretty sure he would have dominated that competition. Sweet dad.
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