Matthew Rudd
matthewjrudd.bsky.social
Matthew Rudd
@matthewjrudd.bsky.social
Creator of #forgotten80s (all my fault, then). Classic Pop scribe. I'm also an educator, a swimmer, a pescatarian, a #Corrie obsessive and the property of a rowdy French bulldog.
Party Games. That's all you need.
December 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Oh, he's a delight in Colin's Sandwich. The juxtaposition of high ambitions with the despair of everyday life couldn't have been played better by anybody else.
December 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Updated #forgotten80s blog ... where you can also find our request guidelines and the show’s back story - forgotten80s.blogspot.com
Forgotten 80s
forgotten80s.blogspot.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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December 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
December 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
TND & TEOH:
1) Email only.
2) Usual repeat rules on artists (one show) + songs (30 shows).
3) Four submissions per feature. I'll pick 2 for TND + 3 for TEOH.
4) TND: artists whose biggest chart peak was from 41 down. TEOH: any single peaking from 41 down.

#forgotten80s
December 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
December 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I've told you before, the Nutcracker Suite is ineligible.

(Listen after Tracie has finished playing). #forgotten80s
December 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Billie Jo Spears did a decent version ... though the less said about the French football team, the better ...
December 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Out of curiosity, I've just been back on TSMFKA Tw*tter and am amazed at how dominant the Carla/Lisa/Becky nonsense is on the #Corrie hashtag. There's a micro-hashtag purely for this lousy storyline as well.
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Local branch of Animal Welfare Trust has just taken receipt of nine bags of my clothes and shoes. I'm so happy with the thought of a Staffy proudly modelling my old camouflage shorts.
December 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
No, as I kept all those...
December 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Now to sort them into four categories... charity shop, clothes bin, tip or Vinted!

Oldest item was a Ciro Citterio long black suede jacket purchased in 1998. Sentiment means I've still kept a few things older than that 😂 such as the shirt below...
December 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Updated #forgotten80s blog ... where you can also find our request guidelines and the show’s back story - forgotten80s.blogspot.com
Forgotten 80s
forgotten80s.blogspot.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM