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HAPPY 30th, TIMES SQUARE!

posted 14 years ago by Kitale
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Times Square was released October 17th, 1980. It was cold in Waterbury, Connecticut but I went out to experience the magic. I would see it once a day every day until the end of its two week run. Before it came out I had bought the double disc album soundtrack and listened to it over and over. Probably the greatest influence this movie had on me was the music because after that I was a big fan of Suzi Quatro, The Ramones, Pretenders, Cure, Cars, Roxy Music, Lou Reed, Gary Numan, Patti Smith and all other bands in their genres. I also just loved that New York vibe. I hadn't been to NYC yet and was fascinated by it. Later I would visit New York many times and I walked through Times Square remembering the scenes from the movie.

Furthermore, the movie was cool with Trini Alvarado doing her thing, Tim Curry as the best DJ ever and the amazing Robin Johnson in her first role doing quite well. I think the friendship between Nikki and Pammy is what held the movie together. There was an everlasting bond there and you just knew they would call on each other all their lives. So there it is. The movie that holds my record for most times viewed in the theater. And I'm watching it and loving it 30 years later. Long Live Times Square!

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." - Muhammad Ali

[–] sisterdebmac 14 years ago

Seconded! There are some great new articles out there about it.
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[–] Kitale 14 years ago

Where are the new articles?
And I need to go to the Robin Johnson board. Haven't been there in ages.

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." - Muhammad Ali

[–] sisterdebmac 14 years ago

Sorry, missed your post, Kitale. Are you not in the Times Square newsgroup on Yahoo? If you're on Facebook, we have a group there too.

This blog is really cool. Lotsa pics too...

http://defeatedandgifted.wordpress.com/

Then there's this (scroll down): http://thedancingimage.blogspot.com/2010/10/remembering-movies-oct-15- 21.html

And this: http://www.venuszine.com/articles/art_and_culture/film/7831/Nostalgia_ Times_Square_makes_us_want_to_rock
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[–] Kitale 14 years ago

Thanks a lot sister... I'm gonna look at the Yahoo group and definitely hook up on Facebook where I posted my other post. I also want to know if I hold the record for having seen TS 14 times in the theater. I can hardly finish watching a movie once in the theater now. That last day I went to see it, I felt really sad cause it was like leaving a family or something. Also, sadly enough, I was the only one in the theater.

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." - Muhammad Ali

[–] sisterdebmac 14 years ago

I have a feeling you do! WOW! I only saw it once in the theater and most of the hardest of hardcore fans I know didn't get to see it in a theater at all. Do please join us. We're now in contact with Robin Johnson's aunt, Justina. She has gotten us private family photos and some of Robin's poetry in it's original form, some handwritten. We're having a lot of fun. And Karen Dean's blog really is something special.
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[–] Kitale 14 years ago

Sorry, I can't find the Facebook group. Can you point me there, please. I only found that Wikipedia page which has nothing much to do with the movie.

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." - Muhammad Ali

[–] sisterdebmac 14 years ago

Movie page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1473701560#!/group.php?gid=1267 81031994

RJ page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1473701560#!/group.php?gid=1721 95243286

The Yahoo Group is more active right now though: http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/RobinJohnsonNet/
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[–] lesg2 14 years ago

I liked the music, I really got into New Wave because of it.
Other than that, the movie was mediocre, at best.

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