Title: 1986...
Post by: TX-Deck on April 18, 2003, 10:15:46 pm
Ok, this isn't as thought provoking as Kingsnakes' last post, but I thought I would throw it out there anyhow.
It's summer of 1986, and Deck has just earned his driver's license. (ok, now showing my exact age!) On the night of his birthday, he and friends go to the local cinema and watch Mavrick and Goose whoop up on some Migs. He starts thinking about the Navy. Later that following school year, a Navy Top Gun pilot visits the school for recruiting purposes, and negates almost everything the movie had going for it. No Kelly McGuiness, No Karaoke, No Fun. Personally I thought the pilot needed to lighten up.
Shortly thereafter, Deck gets home from school, plops on the couch, and starts to immerse himself in the world of MTV. What's this? Sammy Hagar and the bros. Halen have a new video out? The song was "Dreams", and the Blue Angels were the sole subject of the entire video. I can remember getting up from the couch, walking to the TV, turning up the volume, and standing there with my jaw open for about 5 minutes after the video was over. Call it media hype, call it a fad of the time, call it stupid, call it what you will, I thought it was awesome. I never followed thru with any kind of piloting or military career, but that is a whole different story for a different time.
Thinking back on this event today, I promptly went on a search and sure enough, I found the video. If you have never seen it, check it out. If you have seen it, be aware that it is out there and can be found easily enough. It doesn't have quite the effect it did back then, but it still shows tight flying and some very nice aerobatic footage.
I searched for "van halen dreams" and found a variety of sources. Good Luck!
TX-Deck out.
It's summer of 1986, and Deck has just earned his driver's license. (ok, now showing my exact age!) On the night of his birthday, he and friends go to the local cinema and watch Mavrick and Goose whoop up on some Migs. He starts thinking about the Navy. Later that following school year, a Navy Top Gun pilot visits the school for recruiting purposes, and negates almost everything the movie had going for it. No Kelly McGuiness, No Karaoke, No Fun. Personally I thought the pilot needed to lighten up.
Shortly thereafter, Deck gets home from school, plops on the couch, and starts to immerse himself in the world of MTV. What's this? Sammy Hagar and the bros. Halen have a new video out? The song was "Dreams", and the Blue Angels were the sole subject of the entire video. I can remember getting up from the couch, walking to the TV, turning up the volume, and standing there with my jaw open for about 5 minutes after the video was over. Call it media hype, call it a fad of the time, call it stupid, call it what you will, I thought it was awesome. I never followed thru with any kind of piloting or military career, but that is a whole different story for a different time.
Thinking back on this event today, I promptly went on a search and sure enough, I found the video. If you have never seen it, check it out. If you have seen it, be aware that it is out there and can be found easily enough. It doesn't have quite the effect it did back then, but it still shows tight flying and some very nice aerobatic footage.
I searched for "van halen dreams" and found a variety of sources. Good Luck!
TX-Deck out.
Title: Re: 1986...
Post by: TX-BlackKnight on April 19, 2003, 02:54:58 pm
I did a search for " Van Halen Dreams " and found a picture of Eddie sleeping with a bubble above his head ( dream bubble )..and in the bubble was an image of David Lee Roth being Tar'd and Feathered by the other three of them....and Eddie was smiling.....
~S~BKSeriously...Still a GREAT Video !!!
~S~BKSeriously...Still a GREAT Video !!! Title: Re: 1986...
Post by: TX-FlightRisk on April 19, 2003, 07:02:15 pm
Van Halen 5150. Haven't even thought about that in a while. Dreams made the top 40 in the Summer of 86. I was 18 and a huge Van Halen addict. Very awesome tunes or at least they were. It was the Blue Angels 25th Aniversery and one of the guys in the band knew one of the pilots or something like that so they put them in the video to honor the Blue Angels on their Anniversary. Yes it was a great video!FlightRiskS~FlightRisk