Retro Vinyl

Today I have been sorting through the dusty box that has been living in the garage for 6 years known as my record collection. It isn't much of a collection, with the exception of my carefully guarded INXS albums, I pretty much just found records that looked fun or had artists that I felt I should be familiar with.
I think I must have happened upon a box at a garage sale or something and bought the box because there are some really mystifying choices in this collection.
Albums that did make the cut:
All INXS and The Eagles, a groovy disco hits album, Disney Storybook albums, classical, Wham, REO Speedwagon, Michael Jackson AND We Are the World, John Denver, Lind Ronstadt, Kenny Rogers, Bee Gees Greatest Hits, ABBA
Albums that did not make the cut:
Chuck Mangione, Neil Sedaka, KISS, Sheena Easton, Gordon Lightfoot, Olivia Newton John, Bee Gees.
Albums I thought I had but didn't Find:
A Robert Palmer single and Hellen Reddy
Pending a decision:
A TON of Barry Manilow and Barbara Streisand Records, Cindy Lauper, Chicago.
The Most Fun:
A Hard Day's Night single (that's by the Beatles for you kids out there.)
The Most Disappointing:
Mary Poppins - Not the Original cast - yuck!

INXSive

OK so last night was the premiere of "Rock Star: INXS"

I have been so nervous because...what if it is LAME? And then my band would look stupid. But it wasn't lame, it was pretty good as far as reality TV shows go.

I love people actually recognizing INXS as a rock band - not just some 80's pop sensation. The guys looked GREAT. Garry still makes my haert skip a beat.

I was suprised that Tim did all the talking last night, I don't know I kinda pictured Andrew as the "leader" if there was one since he and Michael wrote most of the songs and I had gleaned from my fan-obsessed reading that he was kinda the driving force in the beginning.

So heres the funny thing. I have loved INXS since middle school. I love their older, pre- "Kick" stuff. When I was 18 I came out of a new age/ classical phase and fell back in love with INXS this time head over heels. I really wanted to see the Elegantly Wasted tour but I was saving my money for my semester in London and said "I'll catch them next time." Well...of course Michael died halfway through my semester. I watched them at the opening of the Sydney Olympics on TV but by the time they were touring again I was a married fuddy duddy old lady with kids to look after.

POINT IS - last night I felt like a teenager again. everytime I saw they guys or heard INXS on the TV my heart would race, face would flush I would squeal. it was crazy - Kinda like Beatlemania - but more restrained on my living room couch folding laundry.
It is almost time for tonight's show, of course I am Tivoing it but still...Thank you CBS for not letting the show be lame...so far.