December, 1987: Euphoria Fades
by Joe Moody on Mar.03, 2009, under Columns by Joe Moody
Like a Maple tree whose leaves turn from green to yellow before falling, the 80s are already showing signs of Autumn. Reagan went in for prostate surgery and is being hounded by a allegations of trading arms for hostages, Michael Jackson went from “Thriller” to “Bad,” Jaws 4 is released, and a new drug called Prozac promises to make one feel good again.
Things are overstaying their welcome, imitating the shiny past for the last fleeting moments as the 80’s euphoria fades. If America is going to come off this high it’s been riding for most the decade, we’re going to need a lot of these new anti-depressants to get through it. Prozac will sell big.





