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| From | Eric Van Rysdam <vanrysdam@adelphia.net> |
| Subject | Fwd: The Rubinoos Is Burning |
| Date | Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:51:36 -0400 |
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>> I wonder if Avril watched The Bronx Is Burning last night. "I
>> Wanna Be Your
>> Boyfriend" was used in a scene. I had it on in the background...I
>> think
>> Billy Martin and his girlfriend were in his car. He changed the
>> channel to
>> check baseball scores and she complained, "Hey, I like that song!".
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>> This is a historical inaccuracy, right? The miniseries is set in
>> 1977, and
>> the song wasn't released until 1979.
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> Actually, it was the Ramones song I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend, which
> was released in April 1976. The 2 people in the car were actually
> Son Of Sam's first 2 victims and the young man wanted to change the
> radio to check the Rangers score (I assumed he meant hockey).
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> The funny thing is, I only saw 5 minutes of the show, but it was
> those 5 minutes.
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