Video Killed The Radio Star

...steal my diary, but I did watch her faithfully every afternoon on Nickelodeon's "You Can't Do That on Television" though that would be a few years after we actually got cable. Preceding the entrance into my life of a most beloved chanteuse was the premier of Music Television, also known as MTV.

I was 8 years old when MTV debuted. The hype surrounding this premier was so huge that even I, a mere 8 years old was excited to see what this music television was about. I remember standing in front of that enormous television/plant stand when out of the darkness came the words... (more)

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