A Year In The Life: 1982
The Dapper Days of 1982
Part of an ongoing series that highlights some of what was happening during one of my trips around Spaceship Earth. When possible, I will include any meaningful memories and/or photos from a particular year.
This is my third exploration into what was going on around me during a given year of my life. What did the world look like in 1982…
Argentina invades the Falkland Islands (April 02).
Doctors performed the first implant of a permanent artificial heart designed by Robert Jarvik.
Yassar Arafat elected the President of the Palestinian National Council.
Leonid Brezhnev the General Secretary of the Communist Party dies of a heart attack while in office.
Vietnam War Memorial opens in Washington, D.C. (November 13).
THE SPORTING NEWS IN 1982:
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series.
The North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Georgetown Hoyas in the Men’s College Basketball Championship game.
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Finals.
The San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI.
THE TOP TEN SONGS OF 1982:
Physical by Olivia Newton-John
Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
I Love Rock ‘n Roll by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
Centerfold by J. Geils Band
Don’t You Want Me by the Human League
Jack & Diane by John Cougar Mellencamp
Hurts So Good by John Cougar Mellencamp
Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band
Hard to Say I’m Sorry by Chicago
FIVE MEANINGFUL (TO ME) ALBUMS RELEASED IN 1982:
Combat Rock by the Clash
Nothing to Fear by Oingo Boingo
Simple Man by Klaus Nomi
Rio by Duran Duran
The Envoy by Warren Zevon
SOME FILMS FROM 1982 THAT I LOVE:
The Thing
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Rocky III
Poltergeist
The Atomic Cafe
Blade Runner
Conan the Barbarian
Creepshow
Friday the 13th Part III
A SMATTERING OF BOOKS FROM 1982 THAT I ENJOY:
The Gunslinger (Dark Tower Part I) by Stephen King
Different Seasons by Stephen King
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
Deadeye Dick by Kurt Vonnegut
MEMORY LANE:
Still a little too early for me to have distinct memories from this year of my life. One that is lodged in there though is going to see E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in the theater with my mom and aunt. It was a followed by a stop at the chalet-style shopping center in Holladay Utah that now houses Black Diamond. I don’t really trust the memory of my two-year old self much, however, as that could be a conflation of moments from different parts of my childhood. In any event, what a great year for movies, amiright!?