I started to watch Happy Days in my wonder years. I was so young between 10-11 years old and was going to La Merced School in Montebello, CA. I remember vividly during the early ’80s watching the sitcom faithfully at night and wished I could go to the studio and be part of the live […]
Belinda Carlisle’s Triumphant Show “Decades” at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts
November 8, 2022 By 1 Comment
I’ve seen Belinda Carlisle and the Go-Go’s so many times. This is the second time I’ve watched her at the beautiful Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. On November 2 Belinda Carlisle, the vocalist of the most successful all-female rock band of all time, The Go-Go’s, scorched the Segerstrom stage. The crowd growled […]
Gina Schock, The Go-Go’s Drummer Launches Book “Made in Hollywood” at the Harley Laguna
January 12, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Blogger Ruchel Freibrun with Go-Go’s drummer Gina Schock during her book signing at Harley Laguna in Laguna Beach
2019 Freestyle Festival at the Microsoft Theater
May 4, 2019 By Leave a Comment
An explosion was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on April 27. Yes… an explosion of nothing but good ‘ol music that featured artists who rocked the pop and R&B radio scene in the 80s. I am talking about Vanilla Ice, Lisa Lisa, Color Me Badd, Sugar Hill Gang, Taylor Dayne, Ce Ce […]
Still Stuck in the ’80s
February 8, 2017 By Leave a Comment
As some of you know, Paul, my BFF and partner in crime, is a former professional musician. A guitar player to be exact. Growing up listening to the Rolling Stones, Miles Davis, and Earth Wind & Fire, Paul is a connoisseur of “real” music as he likes to say. I, on the other hand, grew […]
Cindy Crawford Signs her New Book ‘Becoming’ at Barnes & Noble LA
October 31, 2015 By Leave a Comment
On October 15, I attended the book signing event for Cindy Crawford. In the book Becoming, American icon and supermodel Cindy Crawford looks back at pivotal moments in her life and career, sharing engaging stories of her professional and personal evolution, and the lessons she learned along the way. The book is illustrated by […]
Retro Friday: ’80s Pop Culture Scoops
August 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
My weekly look at ’80s pop culture is now a Friday tradition on PopBuff. I did a deeeep web cavity search and turned up ten of my favorites around the net. My favorite on the list- King of ’80s fashion. #1 AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE (SAVAGE, SEXY, SEMI-SEXIST) BEER INDUSTRY IN THE ’80S David Infante […]
The Hollywood Show – The Ultimate Autograph Show
May 19, 2014 By 3 Comments
Going to The Hollywood Show has been a tradition for me since the first time I visited in 2012. In fact, The Hollywood Show was one of the channels that helped me create my blog about ‘80s and ‘90s pop culture. I remember one time I was just Googling celebrity autographs and a link came […]
Jennie Garth’s Book Launching Event – Deep Thoughts From a Hollywood Blonde
March 13, 2014 By 4 Comments
Jennie Garth, 40, best known as Kelly Taylor in the hit teen soap Beverly Hills 90210 launched her first book, her memoir entitled “Deep Thoughts From A Hollywood Blonde” at Barnes & Noble, The Grove at Farmers Market Los Angeles on Monday, March 10. She is also known as Valerie Tyler on the sitcom […]
C. Thomas Howell, Still Busy as Ever
February 3, 2014 By 2 Comments
C. Thomas Howell, also known as CT made his film debut in the 1982 blockbuster movie E.T the Extra-Terrestrial. Later on, he was cast as the lead in Francis Ford Coppola’s movie “The Outsiders“. In 1985, he starred in the lead role of “The Secret Admirer” one of my favorite teen movies of all time. […]
