Today is 999. September 9th, 2009. Many are blogging about 9 the movie in theaters today, from producers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov.

There’s also the release of “The Beatles: Rock Band” video game and The Beatles digitally remastered CD. Visit the official site for details about both: http://www.thebeatles.com/

Besides the 9-9-9 special releases today the first thing that comes into my mind is 99 Luftballoons. Okay so that’s missing 900 balloons, I know!

Do you remember this 80′s song by Nena? Some of you might remember the English version. Here’s a retro clip in German:

 Here’s the more modern version:

So what’s on your 999 agenda? Do you follow numerology or do you hear the tune from Oingo Boingo in your head…”Just Another Day”?

After watching MTVs VMA 2008, I found myself feeling very out of touch with today’s music. Don’t get me wrong I can groove to Rihanna, and sing along with Kate Perry all day but I’m not too fond of the Jonas Brothers, or Miley Cyrus. It’s a fine line these days between the Disney Channel and MTV.

I read a couple, not so great reviews, about the UK comedian and host Russell Brand. I think he was quite funny actually. Love his 80′s rocker big hair, very Guns-N-Roses. Anyone with a British accent can pull off that continuously loud approach to speaking. Russell reminded the crowd that it was the 25th anniversary of the Video Music Awards. Remember when Madonna sang Like a Virgin on stage, rolling all around with her lace gloves, wedding dress and ankle boots on? Who could forget the Boy Toy belt. I wonder where that is now.

Ahh 1984, it was a good year. I was fourteen years old, and MTV was the biggest thing since the release of Donkey Kong for my Commodore 64. According to Wikipedia, The Cult banded together, and Earth, Wind and Fire disbanded, Bananarama released their album appropriately named Bananarama. Ozzy Osbourne’s daughter Kelly was born in 1984, and Marvin Gaye passed away. It was a big year for movies, with Gremlins, The Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Terminator, Romancing the Stone, Karate Kid, Splash, and Footloose.

Yes the most recent Hollywood event has made me a bit nostalgic. Wake up Housewife in Hollywood, it’s not 1984! Thank goodness for Netflix, remakes and YouTube. We can transport ourselves back to the past whenever we feel like it. Not to be confused with Back to the Future which premiered in 1985.

Check out this sociology project made by Manson287506 on YouTube using one of my favorite songs by Oingo Boingo: