Sunglasses at Night.
I think that old 80s song about wearing your sunglasses at night must have been written in Alaska, as it is 9:08 p.m. and the sun is bright and glaringly shiny. Though I have noticed it is not staying light out quite so late as it was a week ago. And we had a touch of cooler weather the past few days - *almost* needed a light jacket - hard to believe in mid-August!
On Saturday, I went up into the Western foothills to what the locals call Powerline Trail for a nice walk/hike/jog (Josh, you'll be glad to know that after a rather lengthy and steep ascent, I managed to get my heart rate up into the high 150s). The valley view was a bit obscured by fog but what I could see was quite lovely. There are patches of ice and snow at the tips of the mountains, awaiting what is called "termination dust." Apparently, you wake up one early fall morning and the mountains look like they've been turned over, dipped in white powder, and put back in place. I don't know whether the snow signals termination for the summer employees or for the little critters living at high elevations, but that's what it's called. I'll try to take some before and after pics to share.
Hope the heat has abated back east... if not, see www.alaskaairlines.com. :)
posted by Melissa @ 9:07 PM
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Melissa! We're waiting for the next installment! How was yr Labor Day weekend?
Corey Hart essentials through 1986:
Born in Montreal on May 31st, 1962 and is the youngest of five siblings.
Lived in Spain, Mexico and the U.S. as a young boy
Parents divorced at age 11 and Corey moved back to Montreal with his Mom and older brother
Fluent in English, French and Spanish
First record bought was Maggie Mae by Rod Stewart
At 13, Corey sang for Tom Jones and recorded with Paul Anka in Las Vegas
At 14, Corey started to write his own music/lyrics and dreamed of becoming a singer/songwriter and recording artist
At 18, Corey competed at the ‘World Popular Song Festival Budokan’ in Tokyo
At 19, Corey met Billy Joel and worked in Long Island, New York with his band to complete a demo of his first songs
Early musical influences include The Police and Billy Joel
At 20, Corey signed his first recording contract with Aquarius/Capitol records
Recorded first album in Manchester England in the spring of 1982 with producers Jon Astley and Phil Chapman. Eric Clapton lent his guitar stylings to the album.
In November 1983, the album First Offense is released – which led with the hit single “Sunglasses at Night”
In 1984, Corey signed to EMI America and went on to record five albums with them, which attained nine U.S. Billboard Top 40 hits from 1984-1990. The sinlges included “Sunglasses At Night”, “It Ain_t Enough” and “Can_t help falling In Love.”
The releases sold over ten million albums worldwide
Grammy, Juno, ADISQ and ASCAP nominations and awards followed
In 1985, Corey was offered the lead role in the blockbuster hit Back To The Future but declined. Also turned down the offer to perform the hit song “Danger Zone” for the film Top Gun
In 1986, Corey achieved Diamond award (one million plus) certification in Canada for his album “Boy in the Box”
In 1986, Corey is recognized as the most popular male artist by a National Canadian survey conducted by Pepsi
In 1986, Corey won the “single of the year” Juno award for anthem hit “Never Surrender,” while he headlined in sold out tours across Canada, the U.S and Japan.
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