hit me

yeah, its late, and i'm getting tired. and i'm supposed to do my crazy laundry in the morning. hey, life goes on, right? okay, so here's hoping you'll find something to dig about this old cover for star hits magazine. i don't think i can read the date on it, but judging from the pop-heads featured, i'd guess it was early-to-mid 1986. but even that doesn't explain why howard jones is on the cover. i wish the picture quality was a little bit silkier, but hey, i work with what i've got. let me zoom in... okay, it says something about a howard jones contest? you get to interview him for 'star hits?' man, i pass. like, i only have 'less than three' questions for him. then at the top it says something about the monkees, (which indicates to me that it was 86'-at-the-least, considering that was the summer MTV re-ran the classic series.) and i also see them mentioning one of duran duran's best albums, 'notorious.' (including great songs like 'skin trade,' 'meet el presidente,' and 'a matter of feeling.' and i think 'serious?') honestly, its a great record that still 'holds up.' then, if you look close, over howard's right shoulder, you can see something about madonna meeting billy idol. (which is wild, because i don't even think 'madge' would willingly breathe the same air as billy idol these days. ) but man, at the time, you know there was nothing like 'star hits.' am i right, lovers?