Top 5 unintentionally frightening videos

The humor website Cracked.com has a great 80s list that needs a little more love: Top 5 unintentionally scarring videos of the 1980s. (Click here to see it.)

Cracked goes into great detail on the emotional damage inflicted by each video. Not to mention the great phrases they use. Stuff like "pant-crappingly troubling" and "Pinocchio from Hell."

I don't want to give away its list, but I'd like to add a few of my own:

ROCKIT (Herbie Hancock): Directed by Godley and Creme, the video plays out like "Blade Runner" on acid. I keep waiting for Herbie to jump out of the closet and scream, "Time to die!" (By the way, if you haven't seen it, here's the song performed at the Grammys in the '80s with Hancock, Howard Jones, Thomas Dolby and Stevie Wonder. Amazing.)

TWILIGHT ZONE (Golden Earring): "When the bullet hits the bone." As soon as my mom heard that lyric, I wasn't allowed to watch that video anymore. But it's the syringe being jabbed into the arm that makes me turn off this video on my own every time it came on.

LAND OF CONFUSION (Genesis): Give credit to Britain's "Spitting Image" puppets for this nightmare-on-a-stick. Heads being yanked out of ground by storm-troopers? It's not bad enough that we have to picture Ronald Reagan as president again -- no, now he's waking up from deep inside a pool of sweat with Nancy wearing a snorkel.  (And how come Mike Rutherford's puppet looks better than the real thing?)

What other videos from the 80s scare the bejeebus out of you?

'I thought this was a party. Let's dance!'

You might want to pull your "Footloose" lunch-box and that old, tattered copy of "Diner" on VHS close for comfort before hearing this news:

Kevin Bacon turns 50 years old today. (Insert sound of Lori Singer screaming moments before Ren pulls her off the train tracks.)

Everyone has a mystical connection to his '80s opus "Footloose" for some random reason. Could be the soundtrack (which had two No. 1 hits.) Maybe "Almost Paradise" was your prom theme. (It was for me.) Maybe you associated more with the dance-impaired Christopher Penn character. Or the repressed Ariel. (Did you know Madonna tried out for that part? Dodged a bullet there.)

To me, it was always Bacon playing "Ren," rebel enough to keep earn a guy's respect, but confused and frustrated enough to keep himself real. A modern-day James Dean. Like Jagger would say, he didn't always get want he wanted, but he got what he needed. How many of the rest of us can say that?

Happy birthday, Kevin. Don't give up on that idea of putting a Playboy centerfold into every one of Reverend Shaw's hymnbooks.

TOP FIVE MEMORABLE QUOTES FROM FOOTLOOSE:

5. "Hey, I like that hat, man. They sell men's clothes where you got that?"

4. "Uh-oh, he's taking the car."

3. "I mean we're not stuck in the g-dd-mn middle ages here. I mean we've got TV. We've got Family Feud."

2. "I think she's been kissed a lot."

1. "I don't know if I believe in anything you believe in. But I believe in you."

Pat Benatar remains Invincible

In a summer full of big 80s bills, here's a concert that almost slipped in under the radar: Pat Benatar is playing Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall tonight.

She's got the perfect voice and set list for this size hall, but it's just nice to see her on a headlining tour again. That means we should get to hear every hit from our beloved decade -- and a few you've probably forgotten.

Give a re-listen to our VERY old podcast about her, and then check out this top 5 list. See you tonight at the show.

Peace and love, Atouk!

When it came to making good movies, The Beatles pretty much stopped that about the same time the four members retired as a group.

But should we make an exception for 1981's "Caveman?" The film, financed by George Harrison, featured Ringo Starr, a scrawny prehistoric man trying to get by in "One Zillion BC."

The movie is possibly best remembered because it's when Starr met future wife Barbara Bach, formerly famous for being the Bond girl in "The Spy Who Loved Me." But the flick also had Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long and former football player John Matuszak in prominent roles.

As most fans remember, very little dialog was spoken in English. Rather, a fake "caveman" language was used. (When Shelley Long did her audition, she spoke no words, preferring to grunt instead.) Only one character speaks English -- "Nook" played by Evan Kim ("Kentucky Fried Movie") -- but nobody knows what he's saying.

Ringo turns 68 years old today. When recently asked the media if he had a birthday wish, he had one request (no, not the release of a 2-disc special edition set for "Caveman"): "It would be really cool if everyone, everywhere, wherever they are, at noon on July 7 make the peace sign and say 'Peace & Love.' "

The international language of virginity

We now break away from my Sylvester Stallone movie marathon (just another excuse for me to watch "Victory") for this informative letter sent by uber-fan Don:

"Hey Steve, I've been listening to the podcast for a few months and after listening to a few of the older shows I decided to go back and start at the beginning. I had been doing this and it was time to go on vacation. My wife is from Peru and had not been back there since she came to America 6 years ago. We decided to go so that her family could see her and our son who was 13 months old at the time."

"A few days before we came back we were watching some television as she and our son were going to sleep. I flipped through the channels and came upon the movie 'The Last American Virgin.' It was showing the scene right before Rick breaks up with Karen. At that moment deep inside I knew I had to watch the rest of the movie just for the ending."

"At this point the movie had changed from being a 80s teen sex comedy into an 80s teen movie that dealt with serious issues. Keep in mind I had not seen the movie in some time but for some reason I invented in my mind that the song playing while Gary drove away with his heart completely and totally ripped from his chest was a slow Journey song. I was sure of this. Instead of course it is James Ingram as we all now know."

"As a side note for you guys, a lot of channels in Peru play American movies in English and they are unedited for content. This movie was no exception. I spoke with my brother-in-law about it and he said that in Peru it wasn't considered a big deal to show nudity or have cursing on television. I didn't even have the words to try to explain how there is an entire industry dedicated to preventing these things in America. Man, we are so repressed here."

Just can't get enough? Bad news...

The unveiling of a new Stuck in the 80s podcast episode is a Saturday tradition, I realize, but I'll end the drama for you right now: There's no new show this week.

We meant to do our tribute to Phil Collins' solo work, but frankly we ran out of time on the short holiday week. And since we didn't even get to meet Billy Squier or Colin Hay during their show on Wednesday night, we couldn't even make up a "lazy" episode.

Still, a top 5 list seems in order...

TOP 5 REAL REASONS THERE'S NO PODCAST THIS WEEK:

5. Jealous girlfriend, Ione Skye, "accidentally" deleted our tribute show to movies featuring a topless Phoebe Cates.

4. Show now sponsored by Munchos ... prompting Sean Daly to walk out.

3. Long-time listener "Six" blocking door to podcast studio until Cathy Wos returns as co-host.

2. Stuck in the '90s podcast preempted our usual recording time to record exclusive interview with M.C. Hammer.

1. We're still out shopping for size XXL red leather pants to wear to tonight's Loverboy show. Just turn me loose, baby. Turn me loose.

The 'kids' are hot tonight

There's a lot to love about Loverboy -- those Canadian power-pop rock heroes who play St. Petersburg's Tropicana Field on Saturday night after the Rays-Royals game.

They're one of the friendliest bands of the 80s. (Check out our podcast interview from 2006.) They've stuck to their musical roots over the decades. (The new album is great. Vintage Mike Reno.) And when it came to making music videos, they kept it simple, cheeky and straight-forward.

Our guys from Calgary aren't about to win an MTV Lifetime Achievement work for their videos of the '80s, but not every band aspires to see Claymation versions of their heads turn into newspaper boxes with dragons flying overhead. And so, to get you fired up for the concert, we proudly present...

TOP 5 LOVERBOY VIDEOS OF THE 80s:

5. HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES (1986): The oft-forgotten song from the "Top Gun" soundtrack. In video form, expect plenty of shots of Kelly McGillis along with sexy line delivery: "So long, Pete Mitchell..." [WATCH]

4. LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT (1985): I love the plot line: There's a party in Mike Reno's apartment ... and everyone is invited. Just like a Lionel Richie video ... without the dancing on the ceiling. [WATCH]

3. THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT (1986): Looks like it was filmed on the "Streets of Fire" set. I keep waiting for The Sorels to break out some "I Could Dream About You."  [WATCH]

2. WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND (1981): You'll think, "Oh, standard fake live performance video." But then the stop-frames on that crazy drummer. It's soooo 80s, it should be wearing leg-warmers and eating Pudding Pops. (Lampooned great in this video.) [WATCH]

1. QUEEN OF THE BROKEN HEARTS (1983): It's a mix between Tom Petty's "You Got Lucky," ZZ Top's "Legs" and every other Loverboy performance video. In other words, it's perfect. [WATCH]

Even pudknockers love these 10 flicks

Today, while the rest of the Wal-Mart-lovin' world known as Uh-Merica is out picnicking, suntanning, swilling beers and congregating for fireworks, the true '80s patriots will be home, savoring leftover Godfathers pizza and enjoying the best Hollywood had to offer during our beloved decade.

Last year, Times film critic Steve Persall and I each picked our five favorite patriotic movies of the '80s. Today, we give you the combined ultimate 10.

TOP 10 PATRIOTIC MOVIES OF THE 80s:

10. PLATOON (1986): The acting opus for not only Charlie Sheen, but also Willem Dafoe (though you gotta love him in "Streets of Fire") and Tom Berenger. Plus "Johnny Drama" from "Entourage"? That's the real right stuff. "Feelin' good's good enough."

9. TOP GUN (1986): Remember when Tom Cruise made movies you wanted to watch? Nothing like a bunch of ego-swelled Navy pilots, sweating their asses off, "communicating" with MiG pilots ("Yes, I know 'the bird,' Goose...") to get your pride on.

8. GOOD MORNING VIETNAM (1987): Sure, Robin Williams is hilarious. But there's more than jokes here. "Compassion is a frequent casualty of war," Persall wrote, "but not in this flick, in which an irreverent U.S. Armed Force Radio deejay demonstrates what sets us apart from the evildoers, when the system allows it to happen."

7. ROCKY 4 (1985): Are you ready to Cold War rumble? Soviet semi-cyborg Ivan Drago fell harder than the Berlin Wall after Rocky Balboa dished out truth, justice and the American uppercut. "Going in one more round when you don't think you can - that's what makes all the difference in your life."

6. IRON EAGLE (1986): Hear me out on this one. Louis Gossett Jr. as "Chappy Sinclair" -- classic -- leading a teenager in a jet to the Middle East to rescue his father? But some campy dialog and a monster soundtrack, featuring Queen's "One Vision" and Twister Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It," and you have Masterpiece Theater for the 80s.

5. BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989): "Nothing is more patriotic than a soldier (Tom Cruise) fighting for his country," Persall opined. "Unless it is the same soldier realizing a mistaken war and protesting against it."

4. FIRST BLOOD (1982): The birth of an American movie franchise. Mopey Vietnam vet ... moody townies ... blood-gushing violence ... Stallone almost intelligible. A classic, right? "I could have killed 'em all, I could kill you. In town you're the law, out here it's me. Don't push it. Don't push it or I'll give you a war you won't believe. Let it go. Let it go."

3. THE RIGHT STUFF (1983): Great all-around film with a sublime soundtrack and roles so meaty that you have to floss after watching it. No bombs bursting in air, but the rockets' red glare illuminated the best aspects of us, Persall argued. (Who cares if John Glenn hated the movie.) "I tell you, we got two categories of pilots around here. We got your prime pilots that get all the hot planes, and we got your pud-knockers who dream about getting the hot planes. Now what are you two pud-knockers gonna have?"

2. RED DAWN (1984):  Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Grey, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen and Harry Dean Stanton? Don't tell me you're not sobbing at the end during the closing narration ... "In the early days of World War 3, guerillas - mostly children - placed the names of their lost upon this rock. They fought here alone and gave up their lives, so that this nation should not perish from the earth." If Abe Lincoln were alive today, he'd own this movie on DVD.

1. GLORY (1989): This bio-pic of the Civil War's first all-black volunteer company can be tough to love. It's definitely not Matthew Broderick's or Cary Elwes' best acting. But you get the feeling that nothing they can do will hold a candle to performances by Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman. Or the story itself. If you're not crying at the end, when Col. Shaw rides his horse onto the beach and stares at the gulls swooping up and down the surf as the score by James Horner begins building, then I have a one-way ticket to Bratislava in your name. "Give 'em Hell, 54!"

'Happy birthday ... Ralph'

When it comes to Tom Cruise, there really isn't much left unsaid about our Once-Golden Boy of the 80s.

You can celebrate 25 years of "Risky Business," but then cringe when he jumps on Oprah's couch and acts like a twit. You can marvel at his second-banana skills in "Rainman," and then turn away in dismay when he berates a TV news anchor during an interview. And you can focus with all your might and remember that once upon a time, even Cruise's bad movies were still pretty damn good.

Cruise turns 46 years old today. As is tradition, I'll be celebrating by watching "All The Right Moves" on DVD for 12 straight hours. ("In your face, Walnut Heights!") It's the creepy sorta celebration only Tom could appreciate.

TOP 10 CREEPIEST LINES BY TOM CRUISE:

10. "I'm gonna go take a celebration p-ss." (Rainman)

9. "I'm willing to start at the bottom." (Cocktail)

8. "Hey, Brian, Dungeons and Dragons game tonight?" (Taps)

7. "Uh, my name isn't really Ralph." (Risky Business)

6. "I think I'll go embarrass myself with Goose." (Top Gun)

5. "I took Lily to see the unicorn... " (Legend)

4. "She was dead on top of the gearshift." (Losin' It)

3. "Hate to tell you this buddy, but you have to wear clothes to work. There's a law or something." (The Outsiders)

2. "Jesus, this guy's good!" (Top Gun)

1. "When it came right down to it, I just wasn't attracted to her." (Risky Business)

Lonely is the night at the Ringo show

Colin Hay and Billy Squier rolled through Tampa Bay last night, performing with Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band. Times pop music critic, Stuck in the 80s co-host and work-wife Sean Daly and I headed over to catch the show -- and to try to weasel some face-to-face time with Colin, Billy -- maybe even Ringo.

Our efforts: Denied! The band wasn't taking ANY visitors. None. (Though we did hang out with 60s pop-rocker Gary Puckett backstage. Gary's a great guy -- I got to shake his hand and tell him it was an honor, which it was. I saw him some 20 years ago at the same venue.) Still, we were crushed, but figured that a bunch of Men at Work and Squier tunes would soothe our angst.

Wrong again! Colin had three tunes -- "Down Under," "Are Ya Looking at Me," and "Who Can It Be Now." No "Overkill?" Not happy. But we were downright devastated that our man Squier got only TWO TUNES -- "Lonely Is the Night" (which really rocked) and a slightly disappointing version of "The Stroke." (I don't blame Billy. That's a tough song to do live.)

Sean wouldn't leave his seat at the end of the night. He kept staring at the stage in disbelief, hoping Squier would pop back out and crank out "Everybody Wants You." It was like disappointing a 5-year-old on Christmas morning. I wanted to buy him a pair of rollerskates on the drive home.

The good news is that Billy's voice and guitar work is as fresh today as it did in the early 80s. (His long hair is gone though. He's got a buzz cut that will remind you of a certain 80s blogger.) A few more songs would have nice though. Even one more.

This is Squier's second tour of duty with Ringo. Maybe it's time for Billy to head out on his own. Put together a tour with Squier and a couple other early 80s rockers, and you'd have a can't-miss show.

This is the hottest man in Canada?

Bryan Adams can sing. He can write. He plays a mean guitar. And he's a rugged, handsome guy. But is he really one of the 10 sexiest men in Canada?

Sure, if you follow the Huffington Post, which recently placed our beloved 80s crooner on its list of hottest males from the Great White North.

Would it put things into perspective if you knew Will Arnett and Tom Green also made the list? Yeah, thought so.

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'Can I still borrow your underpants?'

Anthony Michael Hall and Molly Ringwald met up at the 36th AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Warren Beatty a few weeks ago in Hollywood. No telling if they chatted about a possible "Sixteen Candles" sequel, something Molly has been talking up for years now.

"It was something that I definitely wanted to do, but John Hughes wasn't interested, and I didn't feel comfortable doing it without his involvement," she recently told the media. "If we can get John to agree, I think it would be great. ... To me, the movie is '80s perfection."

Speaking of Molly, she's back in the spotlight again these days. And not for her signature red hair, film roles or enduring label as the "freckled face of the 80s" -- it's for a new reputation: Fashion diva.

The Los Angeles Times recently profiled Molly on the eve of her debut on TV's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." In it, the writer follows Molly on a shopping trip during her return to L.A.

"I never thought of myself as a style icon," Ringwald tells the Times. "I wore all that vintage because my parents kept me on an allowance ... My style was based on necessity."

With the return of 80s nostalgia and fashion -- along with an economic recession -- we'll all be "going vintage" again. (Click here to read the full article.)

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Still in love with an Uptown Girl?

Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook have seen better days. Like this one above in 2003, when husband and wife traveled on the last commercial flight of the Concorde.

Today though, Brinkley's in divorce court in New York, the start of what figures to be an emotional and media-infested hearing over who will end up with custody of their two kids: Sports Illustrated bathing beauty Christie (who wants full custody) ... or the guy who cheated on her with his teenage assistant (who'd like to share custody).

"I'd hoped with all my heart we could have settled this out of court," she told assembled reporters, according to the New York Daily News.

Aw, why settle out of court, when you go into a public hearing and tell everyone your husband spends $3,000 a month on porn? Click here if you really want to know more.

Until the mud dries, please enjoy the video of the song that broken-hearted, 80s hero, former husband and all-around good guy Billy Joel swears he'll never sing again.

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There's a song that's been on my mind

There's a love-hate relationship that most 80s fans have with Phil Collins. We love tunes like "In the Air Tonight." But we mock and curse the catchier popiness of the "Sussudio's" of his catalog.

For the record: "Sussudio" is worse than an earworm. It's like those dreaded eels in "Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan." It burrows a hole in my skull and forces me to do things against my will -- like go see "Steel Magnolias" -- until eventually insanity sets in and I end up using a phaser on myself deep beneath the surface of Ceti Alpha 5.

Collins is perhaps the reason iTunes and iPops were invented. He cranks out singles with the same ruthless efficiency that I wield sci-fi movie quotes. He's the reason "Greatest Of" albums were invented.

Still, Phil's not hurting for album sales. His highest selling disc of the 80s? "No Jacket Required," with 30-million albums sold worldwide (along with the requisite Grammy Award in 1986).

But is it his best album? That's what Times pop music Sean Daly and I will decide on this week's podcast.

Personally, I fear for my self-control and behavior during this week's show. While I tend to lean toward the New Romantic acts of the 80s -- we all know this much is true -- and the offbeat sounds of Aussie and West Coast sounds, Daly is a bona fide Collins junkie. He has "Don't Lose My Number" as his cell phone's ringtone.

So before we settle this once and for all, what's your opinion? Is "No Jacket Required" Phil's opus? Or maybe it's "Face Value." Drop us a comment and we'll share the best on the show.

Give him time to realize his crime

It's official: Boy George has canceled (at least 'til next year) his upcoming North American tour because he can't obtain a U.S. visa.

"I am very sorry that I will not see my American fans this year, but I wish them a happy and healthy Fourth of July," Boy George said in a statement. "I include the visa office in those good wishes and realize they are doing a very difficult job and I just got unlucky."

Those who bought tickets to Boy George can get ... oh, who are we kidding. Nobody was buying any tickets.

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Cameron Frye, you're my hero

Everyone has a theory on what made "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" so great. The irresistible Matthew Broderick. The sublime script by John Hughes. The brilliant villainy of Jeffrey Jones.

All good picks, but don't forget the always-underrated Alan Ruck as "Cameron Frye," possibly second to only Ducky Dale as best comic figure in a Hughes flick.

Ruck turns 52 years old today, making him by far the oldest "teen" cast member of "Ferris." (He was 29 years old when played the part.) Ruck and Broderick were pals back in acting school as kids, and popular legend has it that the adult voice that Ruck imitated often in Ferris -- "Mr. Peterson" -- was that of their drama class teacher.

If you think Ruck was a one-hit wonder of the 80s, surely you've forgotten his work in "Class," "Bad Boys" and "Three for the Road." (Actually, no points off if you forgot that last one.) Then there's that stretch on TV's "Spin City." He also got a lot of mileage playing a starship captain in 1994's "Star Trek: Generations."

These days, Ruck remains busy in the acting biz, playing the role of "Dean Bowman" in TV's "Greek" and making appearances in 2007's "Kickin' It Old Skool" and 2008's "The Happening."

Happy birthday, Alan. We're just glad you didn't up as a fry-cook on Venus.

TOP 5 MEMORABLE "CAMERON FRYE" LINES:

5. "I am not going to sit on my a-- as the events that affect me unfold to determine the course of my life. I'm going to take a stand. I'm going to defend it. Right or wrong, I'm going to defend it."

4. "You just mind your P's and Q's, buster, and remember who you're dealing with!"

3. "Pardon my French, but you're an a--hole!"

2. "Ferris Bueller, you're my hero."

1. "When Cameron was in Egypt's land ... Let my Cameron go!"

Don't mess with "Remo Williams"

TODAY'S RETRO-REVIEW: 1985's "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins," starring Fred Ward, Wilford Brimley, Joel Grey and Kate Mulgrew. The movie was based on "The Destroyer" pulp paperback books and was intended to be the first in a series of movies of based on the character, but it bombed at the box office.

THE PLOT: The death of a loner street cop (Ward) is faked so that he can be recruited to join an ultra-secret government agency (headed by Brimley). After being retrained in a forgotten martial art by Korean master Chiun (Grey), the new "Remo Williams" -- his name is taken from the bottom of a bedpan -- is unleashed to take out a corrupt military contractor.

MAYBE YOU REMEMBER: Kate Mulgrew, years before taking over command of the Starship Voyager, plays a stiff Army captain who becomes a reluctant ally of Remo. The great William Hickey ("Forget Paris," "My Blue Heaven") also has a cameo as a carnival barker.

SURELY YOU CAN'T FORGET: The martial arts instructor isn't Korean at all -- it's a heavily made-up Joel Grey, better known to theater fans for winning an Academy Award and Tony award for his role as the "master of ceremonies" in the stage and big-screen versions of "Cabaret." (Obscure trivia: Grey -- father of Jennifer Grey -- would reunite with Mulgrew on "Star Trek: Voyager," playing a guest role in 1996.)

WHAT THE CRITICS SAID: "As the title alludes, the movie was obviously intended to be the first in a series. Too bad that it tanked. The hero is all set up to get the girl, Chiun must have a whole bag of insults left, and we will never know if the soap opera character walked again." -- BadMovies.org

WHY WE LOVE IT ANYWAY: There's a freakishly likable chemistry between all the characters, but especially Remo and Chiun, who fires off insults in an manner that would impress Jackie Mason, Lisa Lampanelli and Jeffrey Ross. Without Chiun, you're looking at a really lame comic book movie -- or the script to an Indiana Jones sequel.

5 MEMORABLE LINES FROM CHIUN IN REMO WILLIAMS:

5. "Your reflexes are pitiful! The seasons move faster."

4. "Women should stay home and make babies. Preferably, manchild."

3. "Professional assassination. It's the highest form of public service."

2. "The trained mind does not need a watch. Watches are a confidence trick invented by the Swiss."

1. "Pitiful. I can see the deadly hamburger has done its evil work."

All Time High: Bond in the 80s

There's something amiss this movie season. Anyone else feel the void? We need a chain-smoking British agent to take down all the world's evil-doers -- while wearing an Armani tuxedo and sipping a vodka martini ... shaken, not stirred.

Say what you like about Pierce Brosnan's turn as Agent 007, but naturally I still yearn for the simpler days of James Bond. Give me a really catchy theme song, an aging action star in the lead role and some cheesy dialog, and I'm ready to run out and tackle Blofeld, Kristatos, Kamal Khan and Max Zorin all on my own.

We'll have to wait until November 2008 to see the latest 007 installment -- "Quantum of Solace" (trailer) -- although I'm not sure I can handle another beating like Daniel Craig took at the end of "Casino Royale." (And I'm betting he can't either.) So until then...

RANKING THE BOND FLICKS OF THE 80s:

6. A VIEW TO A KILL (1985): Aside from the Duran Duran theme song and Christopher Walken as the villain, put the final flick by Roger Moore at the bottom of the list -- perhaps all-time.

5. NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (1983): Sean Connery's comeback is not considered a Bond "franchise" flick, but with Kim Basinger and Max von Sydow, it's very watchable.

4. OCTOPUSSY (1983): Note quite an "All Time High," as Rita Coolidge sings in the opening credits, but Maud Adams has our attention as the jewel-smuggling circus owner and proprietor of a female-only island.

3. LICENSE TO KILL (1989): Bond fans blast Timothy Dalton's two-film turn as 007, but I loved the guy -- surly, unliked by his fellow agents and still years away from torturing us in "Beautician and the Beast." Plus, this one's filmed in Key West and involves the return of American agent "Felix Leiter." Add in Wayne Newton as the hilariously sleazy "Professor Joe Butcher," and it's a contender for the top spot.

2. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (1987): Dalton's first appearance as Bond takes viewers to Gibraltar, Bratislava, England, Austria, Tangier and Afghanistan. When was the last time a Bond movie took you to so many locales? Then hand over the theme song duties to a-ha and cast future Bond ally Joe Don Baker as the villain. I find it hard to rank this flick as only second-best.

1. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981): Perhaps a Bond film at its more formulaic, which suits me just fine. A classically haunting theme song by Sheena Easton, the stunningly beautiful Carole Bouquet as "Melina," who seeks to avenge her parents death (then skinny dip with Bond through the closing credits). "Fiddler on the Roof's" Topol as nut-chomping ally "Milos." And, in the clinching casting move in Bond history, "Ice Castle's" Lynn-Holly Johnson as the young ice skating nymphet. She's for your eyes only too (but rest easy -- she was well over 18 when she played the role of "Bibi.")

Sunday's chat: Earworms of the 80s

Poor B.A. He has a bad case of the "80s earworm" -- where a song drills its insanely catchy lyrics deep into the head of an innocent music fan.

The whole irony is that the best cure for an earworm is simply humming the theme to "The A-Team." (Special thanks to former podcast co-host Cathy Wos for revealing that important knowledge to Stuck in the 80s fans.)

Sunday's chat topics: Earworms of the 80s -- which songs do you find impossible to get out of your head? (Me? It's "Living in a Box" and "Mr. Roboto" ... "I'm not a hero! I'm not a savior! Forget what you know! I'm just a man whose circumstances went beyond his control!")

Also: We chatted about the much-contested list of Best John Cusack Movies, this week's podcast and the upcoming Vegas trip!

Thanks to everyone who turned up for the chat. Remember, we'll take next Sunday off.

Reliving 80s Night at Tropicana Field

Ever wonder what some of our long-time fans look like? Well, here's Sweet Lou Grilli and his wife Barbara with me at Tropicana Field for 80s Night.

Lou reportedly has 15,000 songs on his iPod, and has listened to every Stuck in the 80s podcast since Episode #1 nearly three years ago. He was one of a handful of fans who won free tickets to that night's Tampa Bay Rays game in our podcast giveaway.

Speaking of podcasts, the latest episode is now online. The topic: Sean Daly and I revisit 80s Night at Tropicana Field.

But there's so much more, including Sean's retelling of his first visit to the "Spears Lair." And the ultimate 80s trivia challenge. The first five people to send in all five correct answers win a tampabay.com baseball cap. So far, nobody has sent in the correct five answers. So don't give up!

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SUNDAY CHAT: Yes, we're chatting tonight about 9 p.m. The subject: Earworms of the 80s. Stay tuned for the official blog post.