Cher Was a Blonde 40 Years Ago On This Date

It's thin on the ground right now, so we're turning the clock back to July 24, 1984, which saw the premiere of Grandview, U.S.A., and a lot of '80s hair. Plus, randomly, Sting in concert, a Chanel show, and someone's birthday. I was not familiar with Grandview, U.S.A., but the Wikipedia page makes it sound quite... boring, even though it also involves drag racing and a fire and characters with names like SLAM and CANDY and COWBOY. There's also a subplot about C. Thomas Howell wanting to study oceanography but his father doesn't approve. If you've seen it, let me know. I am not sure why Cher is there; maybe she is just really invested in the future oceanographers of America., real or imagined.

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