Hair Metal Random-ness

Okay, for the record, I am a recovering pop music addict. I am not alone in this I feel. I know many women who let the men in their lives take them down a dark and dangerous path that they otherwise might not have traveled. I admit to experimenting with Color Me Badd in the 90's, but I never let it control me. When I got married however, I discovered that the man I had trusted and believed in had a secret addiction to sugary sweet pop tunes. Suddenly I was surrounded by Backstreet Boys, 'Nsync, Britney, Christina, 98 Degrees, you name it, we tried it. Gratefully, I was able break out of this terrible addiction and have since discovered Led Zeppelin, Lifehouse, and several only moderately processed rock bands as well as soul music.

Now, I admit that I remember my pop days with a fair amount of shame and thanks to my venus fly trap of a memory, I can still identify some pop groups by sound or sight. So, as I flipped channels this morning, I was drawn into VH1 by a video straight out of the 80's with full on mullets, spandex, and acid washed denim. Being a child of the 80's, I was compelled to watch this train wreck and be moderately amused... until, through the mullet I recognized the only member of the Backstreet Boys that ever made my nipples crinkle... Kevin. All of a sudden it became vividly clear that I was watching a Backstreet Boys video in which they were recreating with hilarious accuracy the mullet-ed hair metal days of 1985 complete with girls with big hair dancing on Trans-Am's and spandex clad rockers surrounded by smoke machines and making with the pelvic thrusting. It was like watching a condensed version of Spinal Tapp made more hilarious by the mental image of the Backstreeters as they usually appear, all glossed and lip-syncing with a wardrobe and hair stylist to make the Queer Eye guys jealous. I immediately doubled over howling with laughter and was forced to call upon the Dangergrrlie to share the hilarity.

I hope this doesn't trigger a relapse...

http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/apps/mediaplayer/index.jhtml?vid=57068&channelID=1&gateway=home§ion_0=&refURL=/&adPth=/adsetup/home/&adPN=index