For those of you still resisting the dark side here is today's Facebook post:
"25th Anniversary of Thunder And Consolation
Our fourth studio album Thunder And Consolation was officially released March 15th 1989.
Here's 25 interesting facts from that year
1. Berlin Wall comes down
2. First Simpsons show aired on US Television
3. Tim Berners-Lee writes a proposal for what would later become the World Wide Web
4. USSR pull out of Afghanistan
5. Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing
6. Biggest selling UK single was ‘Ride On Time’ by Black Box
7. First of 24 satellites of GPS system placed into orbit
8. Tokyo stock market crash
9. Sky T.V. launches in the UK
10. Fatwa declared on writer Salman Rushdie
11. Average price of a leather jacket is £109
12. European Football champions are AC Milan
13. Exxon Valdez – Mass oil spill in Alaska
14. Despite EMI’s dislike for the cover of T&C, we go with it anyway
15. Margret Thatcher’s government introduces Poll Tax in Scotland
16. Most popular baby names in US are Michael and Jessica
17. Hillsborough Football Disaster - 96 people killed
18. Biggest grossing film of the year is Batman, directed by Tim Burton
19. Nintendo releases the Game Boy handheld console
20. 1989 is Chinese year of the Snake
21. Christmas day is a Monday
22. ‘Don’t Worry Be Happy’ wins a Grammy for ‘Single of the year’
23. Bette Davis dies
24. Denmark passes a law that gives same sex couples same rights as married couples
25. Montreal Protocol to end ozone depletion comes into force
Anything we've missed? What do you remember from that year?"
I did about half the German tour that year. Every gig was amazing, with venues packed to the rafters.
A year of changes otherwise. I was 20, had just finished school, the Berlin wall had come down and I would leave Germany not long after that. I started my national service, working for the Red Cross and delivering medical aid into Romania a few days after Ceaușescu's death during the last few days of that year. A memorable experience.
The Cure's Disintegration album and tour also stand out. In fact NMA opened for the Cure in Copenhagen!
Feeling a bit old and nostalgic now.
