I want my MTV

Growing up, my dad and I didn't share much in common. Looking back, I now realize I envied those friends who referred to themselves as "Daddy's girls". I simply... wasn't.

But I do recall sitting at breakfast one morning 30 years ago and my dad telling me about something new he was reading in the paper.

"It's a new channel where they'll play music...and mini movies for each song. They're calling it Music Television."

We were both intrigued by the concept so much that we sat in front of the TV that night and watched the new channel begin with this video:





It was the launch of MTV and for a brief moment, my dad and I shared a common interest. Three years later, he would drive me 200 miles away to watch my favorite band in concert. The band was Duran Duran and if it wasn't for MTV, I may have never known they existed.





Ahhh yes, those were the good days of Music Television when my friends and I would sit for hours upon end watching the mix of music that would be deemed eclectic by today's standards. One girlfriend had her television tuned to MTV 24 hours a day.

A 24 hour a day music channel? That was something back then.





Happy 30th Birthday MTV.

Thanks for the memories.