I have noticed this week that many folks are talking about celebrities who have seemingly disappeared from the public eye. In a column about working out for the Greensboro alt weekly "Yes Weekly!," editor Brian Clarey mentioned former "Saturday Night Live" star Joe Piscopo.
The comedian did a brilliant impersonation of Frank Sinatra to Eddie Murphy's Stevie Wonder in a satire of "Ebony and Ivory," back when Piscopo was on the show in the early 1980s. It had me asking: "Hmmm...what has happened to him?" I know he was mentioned in a Tom Petty song......
My good friend Moviezzz frequently answers such questions in his movie blog (see link below). This week, he talked to former child actor Keith Coogan, star of "Adventures of Babysitting." It turns out that Coogan now has a blog called "Adventures in Los Angeles." I expect he gets more hits than me......To my knowledge, Coogan was not Ricky Schroder's co-star on the 1980s sitcom "Silver Spoons," but perhaps I am wrong about that.
All of this leads to wonder what ever happened to ALL THOSE one-hit wonders of my teenage years, circa 1985. There were thousands of them, weren't there?
And, for whatever reason, I am more curious about Men Without Hats whose hit song "The Safety Dance," than any other group. This includes the likes of Talk Talk_ "It's My Life," which was covered by No Doubt a few years ago. Or Wang Chung, though they were actually a two-hit wonder. I guess I could wikipedia each and every single one of them, but..........you know that might be just like draining Lake Lochness.
Useful links:
http://talkingmoviezz.blogspot.com
Keith Coogan's blog:
http://hollywoodkids.blogspot.com
(For those who might be EVEN more curious about Men Without Hats or other long-forgotten pop culture entities).
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