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I don’t have a lot to add, but I just saw PMT on the Tonight Show in 1985. It was apparently just after the release of his first album Living the Book of my Life. He had a lot of grand ambitions as explained to Johnny, including his goals for the EGOT, though he didn’t use that term in the show. He also mentioned becoming a billionaire to help humanity. Not a long segment really.

I know it’s been said — but this is sublime and would have worked in any Season 1 or Season 2 episode. Released in late October 1984. Henley’s bandmate Glenn Frey of course was featured heavily in Miami Vice — in four episodes. Don Henley didn’t appear till the 4th Season in the fall of 1987. He only had the one song feature in Miami Vice I believe. The Eagles had none.

Would have worked thanks for posting.

Looking north to 11th street \ Ocean Drive from 1056 Ocean Drive circa 1985. ( photo courtesy Miami Design Preservation League )

I write about Gina and Crockett and Gina/Sonny ('Sonina') in all shades and ratings. So far during the series, but looking to branch out before and eventually, afterwards. The link is in my signature, obviously, but I thought I'd leave this thread for updates when I post a new chapter or story, or if people wanted to leave questions or comments about anything; comments can also be left over at AO3. Latest: A one-shot immediately after "Calderone's Demise/Return, Part II". Next up: A long (15k+) story that takes place in the wake of "The Prodigal Son".

Every time I see flamingos I always think of MV. I have some flamingo sheets, and I recently got this. I realize this shirt isn’t something worn on the show, and is made in Hawaii…but it still “feels” like MV to me! It’s a little early to start wearing it where I’m at , but it’ll definitely be awesome this summer. I’ll probably wear it when watching a few episodes to celebrate the 40th anniversary. For those going to that event, hope it’s fun! But, with all the drama & conflict that has unfortunately “plagued” it…I was wondering if a certain person, that was supposedly part of the planning, was involved with causing the problems? Well, in the past few days it was confirmed on the FB page for the event. He was stated as one of the main instigators. For those who remember him (RB) on the original .org site…obviously some things/people don’t change! But, hope everyone enjoys this coming summer & the joy of having MV for the past 40 years—and looking forward to 40 more!

Can you name this film?

I can picture Switek wearing that shirt in season 1

Great piece - thanks for posting , and yes very Vice !

I was digging through papers and came across a Jan Hammer interview I had printed out years ago. It hasn't been posted on our forum and I could not find any trace of it on the Internet. I searched for the interviewer and was fortunate to find him on a guitar forum. He kindly re-posted the interview with updated links: Hammer Time: Talking ‘Miami Vice’ with Legendary Keyboardist Jan Hammer Ed Driscoll https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2024/04/02/hammer-time-talking-miami-vice-with-the-legendary-composer-jan-hammer-n4927822 He confirms that he left MV partly because the Dick Wolf regime de-emphasized him.

Payback

In terms of the west coast and poverty, I can speak only to the LA area, and the building types in the impoverished neighborhoods are closer to the Miami area than NY, Chicago, or Philly. There are/were no mid-rise housing projects and many poor neighborhoods are simply older homes from before WWII that were left for the postwar suburban developments, the so called “white flight”. This is reflective of the individual city’s built history more than the level of poverty. Amongst the high and mid-rise buildings of NY and Chicago, land was expensive so the projects were more dense. I would agree with Tom also, that the 80’s and 90’s were far more violent than now as the gang wars in LA over drug trafficking became headline news then. One area of my city became notorious for the gang activity, North Long Beach. The term LBC was used in reference to the Crips who controlled the area. Snoop Dog and others wrote about these experiences in their lyrics. When I have brought this up to people, that the violent crime is considerably less today, not just here but in general in the nation, most don’t believe it, but it’s true. I also think the current model of inclusion of affordable housing throughout the community, rather than concentrating the poor in housing projects is a much better way. It has been proven more successful over the last 3 decades as well. The problem is the slow pace of this change and rising poverty rates, sadly.

I like how this is really sleek. On mine the patch pockets always open up and the shoulders drape differently, so it doesn't look as neat.

Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer

Sometimes to me, British movies from the 60–70s look “dated”, compared to even U.S. movies from the same time period. But, that’s also part of their “vintage” charm, I think. I’ll have to check it out.

Today I took a walk in the Harbour at Alvor in the Algarve Portugal. Lovely day with the odd gust of wind.

Alvor Portimao, Algarve Portugal on the sea front yesterday. I got a new Blazer

Continuity just wasn't something they did very well on Vice. She starts out Italian, then she becomes Cuban in "Heroes of the Revolution", then in "Blood and Roses" she's an Italian from Philadelphia (she's undercover, but it didn't seem like an act). Her character should have been Cuban all along.