Preparation - Chip (Part 1 of Many)

So I was born in 1983... the big year our show starts in. I decided to start at with a little year in review for my first prep work. I want to be familiar with what was going on in Current Events, Pop and Music culture (lots of pop culture references), and any other random things that stick out in history. Speaking of music, I'm already really fired up about one of the songs... I won't tell you which one, but I swear people are going to leave humming it every night.

I spent the afternoon looking at the top hits of '83 and compiled this Pandora.com station based on those artists. I find it interesting how a lot of the bands I've been listening to recently (especially Postal Service) sound like they get a lot of their influences from this period.

Ronald Reagan was the president... also declared 1983 "The Year of The Bible"...(no comment). The Cold War was still in full swing and the Russians actually shot down a passenger liner that accidentally flew into the Soviet Union (Korean Air flight 007 on sept 1st). September wasn't a good month for airlines...Gulf Air Flight 771 Crashed on the 23rd after a bomb went off in its baggage compartment. On the lighter side...hooters opened it's doors in florida in october....

Alright enough random musings