Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington, U.S. on May 18 1980, killing 57 people.
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John Lennon of the Beatles shot dead in New York City.
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- Raging Bull, Ordinary People, Coal Miner's Daughter, The Elephant Man, Tess, Urban Cowboy, Times Square, Airplane!
Funny clip!
ReplyDeleteOrdinary People remains one of my favorite films. I would have never cast Mary Tyler Moore in that role but I guess that why I'm not a director. Robert Redford made a beautiful film with a great cast.
I'm embarrassed to admit I haven't seen Raging Bull, but Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones in Coal Miner's Daughter were amazing!
I remember where I was when Lennon was murdered. So sad that a man who actively promoted peace was killed so violently.
No comment on the Reagan election:)
I remember Mt. St. Helens - we got ashed twice in Oregon. And when it erupted in July of that year, I was at the dog races in Portland and we watched the entire thing from the stands. Pretty incredible!
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Oh THANK YOU for the Airplane clip! So many good lines which we quote often ;0)
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