Episode 274. SUGAR RUSH RADIO 04! Milk Walk.

An episode with 90% less rush and sugar free. So this episode is more of a Milk Walk than a sugar rush.

1. Where Everybody Knows Your Name • Gary Portnoy (Demo Version)

2. Jeans On • David Dundass

3. Just Can't Say No to You • Parker McGee 

4. You're Moving Out Today • Carole Bayer Sager

5. Never Let Her Slip Away • Andrew Gold

6. Cartoon: Sports Billy (Filmation)

7. Where Everybody Knows Your Name • Gary Portnoy (full 7" inch version)

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Episode 273. SUGAR RUSH RADIO 03. It’s Great to be Alive!

Celebrating Life and Feeling Good. Sending out positive vibes with love from the past!

Music from the 70s and 80s mainly.

Track listing to follow.

1. Intro music = Sesame Street theme by I.T.C

2. Making Our Dreams Come True • Cyndi Grecco

3. Wonder Woman theme • Charles Fox and Norman Gimble

4. Duck Tales • Written by Mark Mueller • Performed by Jeff Pescetto

5. You're The First, The Last, My Everything • Barry White

6. Don't Go Breaking My Heart • Elton John / Kiki Dee

7. Maybe Tomorrow • Terry Bush

8. Punky Brewster Theme • Gary Portnoy

9. Gone Too Far • England Dan & John Ford Coley

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Episode 272. 'What If... Soundtrack' GHOSTBUSTERS cosplay

In this episode I look back on the evolution of my love of Ghostbusters. Specifically since 2017 (same year as meeting Kwesi) when I first tried Ghostbusters as my Halloween costume... and I have tried to improve on it every year since then.

 • I'm sure they'll be a lot more on the topic of Ghostbusters in the future •

Likewise, there have always been songs that I like from the 80s and thought I could imagine that being on the Ghostbusters soundtrack. I can't fault Elmer Bernstein's actual score of the film as I think that's one of the greatest soundtracks of all time. Maybe Bernstein's best too for that matter. Certainly his most contemporary and creative I would say.

...or to put it simply... Please enjoy listening to these 80s songs that have a slideshow of me learning how to cosplay properly. This is a new step for the Those Were The Days. Please watch and any feedback would be greatful.

Peace and Love

- Jim

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Episode 271. Peace of Mind • Think of Them

Those Were The Days is a simple project. A labour of love that Kwesi and I set up as a sanctuary free from stress, a place where we can remember the good old days and forget our worries.

It's currently the end of May of 2022 as I write this and it's been a turbulent past year or so. I lost my mother to cancer in February and Kwesi lost his brother this month. Also we are aware of a colleague who took his own life. Strange and dark times.

'Peace of Mind' is a segment of the TWTD programme that I dedicate to reflection. I hope I can upload a video at least twice, hopefully 4 times a month.

 I make it because I have learned that more there's something more important than chasing happiness and blocking sadness. I hope I can pass on what I have learnt in life. I hope together we can find 'Peace of Mind'.

This episode is dedicated to the ones we've loved and lost.

Gillian McGee 1957 - 2022

Chane Parker 1978 - 2022

Today's music;

1. Back In Time - Huey Lewis (Back to the Future)

2. Legal Tender - The B-52s -80s art rock

3. Middle Aged Nostalgic Nerds - Jim McGee - parodius maximus

4. The Heart is So Willing - Stephen Bishop - Money Pit x Yacht Rock

5. Tryin' to Kill a Saturday Night - The Keane Brothers - Zapped

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Kwesi reviews and recommends the movie "Revenge of the Ninja", a Cannon Films classic that was released in 1983.

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City Pop, Euro Pop, TV themes, Anime and a dose of bubble gum 80s energy.

Putting the nostalgia back in your trousers. Contains 0% Owen Wilson.

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Today, we bring you another volume of Quiet Storm.

Today's tunes include;

Too Hot - Kool and the Gang (1979)

When Will I See You Smile Again - Bel Biv Devoe (1990)

Let Me Be Your Angel - Stacy Lattisaw (1980)

All This Love - DeBarge (1982)

This Woman's Work - Maxwell (2002)

Wishing On A Star - Rose Royce (1978)

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Peace of MInd. written and compiled by James McGee. April of 2022.

I've been wanting to make this kind of episode for a long, long time. So I would say it's the message that means the most to me so I do hope you'll like it.

It's a chance for me to speak to a wide audience about really important subjects. My main goal  is to create a moment of relaxation in our daily lives... to inspire, to motivate and to give you a little bit of calm in your day... in other words ..."peace of mind".

The title music I have used comes from Wind in the Willows (Keith Hopwood & Malcom Rowe). • RIP Robert Morse - I believe in you (taken from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) • Bright Eyes - sung by the Saint Phillips Boys Choir • Better Than a Dream - Mike Batt • Excerpt reading from Awakenings • World in Union - Church choir from Songs of Praise • Final quote by Frank L Baum • [All can be found on the internet/YouTube]

~ Thank you for your time, friendship and kindness ~

- Mr James

In this segment, Kwesi takes a look at some forgotten items from the recent past that have been discontinued, cancelled or just plain lost to the annals of history.  In this particular episode, he has fond memories about video game arcades in their heydey.

Movie Clips from;

Joysticks (1983)

Never Say Never Again (1983)

The Last Starfighter (1984)

Please check out Episode 247 for the first segment of "An Affectionate Look Back".