Let’s Do The Time Warp Again!
Time Warp was another programming block that I had. I would pick a year randomly and go back to that time by playing RHPS Time Warp song. Once I got to that time, I would read off the headline of a major event that occurred that year. I would then begin by playing an album from that year that was popular and the top 10 songs from that year. Translating this to journal form, I think I will still do the headline of a current event for the year but I will go a little further by posting a small excerpt from the event. My first few Time Warps are going to be back to the 90s/00s to give you a peek into the artists/genres from my past.
The year is 1994 and Columbia House has sent out their annoying mailings where you can get 8 cassettes for free for joining their album club promotion. They have these little stamp sized pictures of different albums and the first one that I tear off and place on the little number one is Dookie by Green Day. This ends up being technically the first album that I “bought”. The reason bought is quoted is because I ended up paying for it not anytime near when I received it but years later as it appeared on my credit report. I ended up playing this album to death. I remember unfolding the booklet that came in the cassette case and going through the lyrics as they played over and over again while singing along horribly which isn’t much of an improvement over Billy Joe’s vocals. “Welcome to Paradise” was the song that made me break out the air guitar while jumping on my bed and singing along. This album started off my interest in Alternative Rock and that's when I headed towards listening to an Alt Rock radio station to get caught up to speed with more tunes that I would end up loving.
Now we take a look at some of the events that happened during 1994:
U.S.
Tonya Harding wins the national Figure Skating championship title but is stripped of her title following an attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan.
UK
Channel Tunnel opened on May 6th between England and France
U.S.
First Genetically Engineered Tomatoes Available use of GM Foods in US approved
U.S.
Northridge Earthquake, magnitude 6.7, hits the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles
U.S.
OJ Simpson flees police in his white ford bronco
U.S.
Major League Baseball Players Association begin 232 day strike causing 1994 season to be cancelled
U.S.
Orange County, Calif. files for bankruptcy protection
UK
The New UK Lottery Introduced with an estimated jackpot of £7m
UK
New Sunday Trading Laws allows shops in Britain to open legally on Sundays
UK
Frederick West serial killer together with his wife Rosemary West, was responsible for the murder of at least twelve young women
U.S.
Tornado outbreak occurs in Southeastern United States
Northern Ireland
The Irish Republican Army announces a "complete cessation of military operations"
UN
The United Nations Peace Keeping Force Withdraws From Somalia following attacks by militia
U.S.
The Whitewater scandal investigation begins
U.S.
The North American Free Trade Agreement ( Making The Largest Trading Bloc of Countries In The World ) United States, Canada and Mexico.
U.S.
Violent wildfires destroy 286,000 acres in Montana.
UK
Eurostar rail service carrying passengers between London, Paris and Brussels is launched
The good old days of watching the white bronco speed chase. I remember it well because I was living with a family friend at the time and every tv in the house was set to the chase so you could go from eating dinner in the dining room while watching it to going to take a s
hit and watching it from a set in the bathroom then heading to the main living room to watch it on the bigger screen there. It was a lovely surreal experience that I’ll never forget.