Comments | shan_a_rama: It's the New Dance Show!

shan_a_rama

It's the New Dance Show!

Aug 25, 2008 18:40

I was waxing nostalgic with my friend M earlier today, and somehow we went from chatting about USA Up All Night (and Wendy O. Williams) to The New Dance Show. The New Dance Show used to air on channel 62 in Detroit during the 80's/early 90's. It was fan-fucking-tastic! Seriously, I used to watch the shit out of it. It was like a really really low ( Read more... )

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Don't forget the Sexy Babydoll Dress Contest fuzzilla August 25 2008, 23:21:27 UTC

I think I've seen this show. Only because I have another LJ friend from Michigan who was all "DUDE! I used to fuckin' LOVE THIS SHOW!" and put up a YouTube clip.

fuzzilla August 25 2008, 23:23:24 UTC

Hey, does every city say they're the home of techno? Er, nah, Chicago's the home of house, I guess...

shan_a_rama August 25 2008, 23:33:15 UTC

Indeed. Techno started in Detroit waaaaay back in the 70s.

shan_a_rama August 25 2008, 23:59:32 UTC

80s, not 70s. I can't type for shit today.

boxcarwilly August 26 2008, 01:24:31 UTC

Now that is some 90s nostalgia for ya!

The ads on that second clip are unbelievable. You really can find anything on YouTube. It's amazing!

social_deixis August 26 2008, 15:17:00 UTC

This just made me so incredibly happy. I have no connection to Detroit, techno, or any of it, but damn if I'm not smiling like a crazy fool at the thought of Dance Line Fridays & waxing nostalgic.

And this is the funniest thing I've read in way too long:

"There's going to be some Percolator action going down in the cube farm."