Fynevue
Chronicles

The Eighties

March/April 1984 - The author clearing a corner of the Fynevue estate in preparation for building the Light Straw ATE.

Some of my favourite Eighties songs

This isn't a comprehensive list, simply some of the more memorable.

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Einstein A Go Go by Landscape (1981)

Like A Virgin by Madonna (1984) written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly

We Never Danced (1987) sung by Martha Davis written by Neil Young.

Dusty - The Very Best of Dusty Springfield (1988) - Including "Nothing has been proved" from the film Scandal

Telephone Themes

Call Me by Go West (1985)

James Bond Films of the Decade

Sean Connery

• Never Say Never Again (1983)

Roger Moore

• For Your Eyes Only (1981)

• Octopussy (1983)

• View to a Kill (1985)

Timothy Dalton

• The Living Daylights (1987)

• Licence to Kill (1989)
  

UK Car Registrations

Suffix marks were used from 1963

Eg XAR 109 W

Suffix	W	X	Y	Z
From Date	Aug 80	Aug 81	Aug 82	Not used

Prefix marks introduced in 1983

Eg  A  670 FPU

Prefix	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
From Date	Aug 83	Aug 84	Aug 85	Aug 86	Aug 87	Aug 88	Aug 89

The Q prefix has been used since August 1983 for vehicles of indeterminable age.

Space Shuttles

• Columbia

• Endeavour

• Atlantis

• Challenger

• Discovery

Shuttle Disasters

Challenger STS 51L Jan 1986 'Challenger go throttle up' - Faulty 'O - rings' on the solid rocket boosters, caused an explosion during take off.

Extreme Weather

Hurricane winds in October 1987.

Deep snow in 1989?