I took the kids up over spring break for one last day on the slopes this season. The weather was perfect and we had a blast. One of our highlights was riding the lift with a guy straight out of the 80s. Actually, he was much too young to have thoroughly lived through and enjoyed the 80s, but he was in costume and carrying around a classic "boom box" belting out 80s tunes like "99 Luftballoons" and "Take My Breath Away". He admitted that the 80s wasn't really his decade, but he plays the 80s playlist because everyone knows the lyrics and it makes people smile. He and his friends were really getting a kick out of all the ski instructors shaking their hips and the many random waves from strangers.
They were from Nebraska and had season passes to all the Vail resorts in Colorado. I think he said they skied about 50 days this year and it takes them more than 6 hours to get over here. Now, that's dedication. It was funny on the lift when his friend was flipping through the playlist, the guy told him "Find something by Journey... that'll really get everyone going". His friend decided to stop on something else, "Come On Eileen" and the guy says, "hmm... I don't know that one". Cracked me up... even my kids knew that one. Of course, they also know the lyrics to "Electric Avenue" and are a little stuck in the 80s themselves, thanks to their Momma. :)
