It seems that now that my generation is moving into the decision making stratosphere of American culture, 80's music is no longer some hip party theme. I used to think that I just had bad taste in music, but now I realize that a) it wasn't all bad and b) I actually have a biochemical need to listen to Modern English or Prince or Duran Duran, (do I even need to write them out?) etc. And it goes a lot deeper than re-awakening memories of the slow dance parties my friend Reb1 (tag name) had in her parents' garage. If truth be told, maybe being a teenageer in the 80's was the universe's redemption for being a child of the 70's, and maybe the 80's had, in fact, mystic hopefulness that went beyond my teenaged emotions and Madonna's (who - I don't care what anyone says - rocks!) brand of female self-empowerment.

Just for today, I can accept that my need for 80's music isn't as shallow as it seems (and maybe is a little).