Hard to believe it has been 35 years since a group of jazz-fusion musicians came together in San Francisco to create a group they envisioned as a back-up band for local artists, only to end up as a phenomenon we know as Journey. But even their humble beginnings -- and historical indifference from critics -- can't hide an impressive run of commercial success that includes nearly a dozen top 20 anthe...

How come every time Tom Cruise makes the news, everyone's immediate reaction is to wince and say something along the lines of ... "Oh, no, no, for the love of Joel Goodsen and all that's holy, NOOOOOO!" Here goes: Tom Cruise is in talks with Hollywood studios to produce and star in a sequel to 1986's "Top Gun." (Somewhere, Val Kilmer just awoke suddenly in bed and screamed out i...

Let's just come to a friendly arrangement: You agree to come to the Las Vegas get-together for Stuck in the 80s, and I'll agree to stop this daily countdown feature right now. You're gonna be stubborn, I see. OK. And so we march on. Though the '80s don't give us nearly enough opportunities to discuss the genius work of Albert Brooks (I'm in love with 1991's "Defending Your Life"), there's at least...

A good friend lost her father today. And as someone who lost a dad just over a year ago -- and has yet to really get over it -- I was at a loss to provide any really sound advice. Here at Stuck in the 80s-land, I'm pretty much able to wrap up any occasion -- sad or happy -- in a flurry of movie quotes, song lyrics or incredibly bizarre stories of my inept social behavior from days long gone. Still,...

Just 10 days until the first-ever Stuck in the 80s get-together in Las Vegas. Are you still sitting on the fence about coming along to see Morris Day and the Time on Aug. 1 ... AND ... The Regeneration Tour, starring The Human League, ABC, Belinda Carlisle, Naked Eyes and A Flock of Seagulls on Aug. 2? We'll give you one reason each day for the next 10 days, leading up to our epic journey to the la...