It's another 80's flashback. This time it's Patty Smyth and Scandal.

Patty and the band (with only one original member, Keith Mack, along) were the music headliners for day two of the Decatur Celebration in Decatur, Illinois. Patty, married to tennis star John McEnroe, only plays a handful of shows a year. How many remember this video when MTV actually played videos? Here's my favorite Scandal song, not from Decatur, but from a few years earlier.

We had a nice chat as she arrived in the lobby of her hotel to leave for the show. She signed a couple of early Columbia Records promo shots for my collection and posed for the above photograph.

As she exited the hotel, she was met by this stretch Hummer limo. "I've never had a limo this big," she said with a laugh. "I have to get a photo of this."

80's pop superstar, sci-fi actress ("Mega Python vs. Gatoroid"), and now country music artist, Tiffany, was in Decatur, Illinois, last night as the opening night music headliner at the three-day Decatur Celebration.

She's currently on tour with another 80's pop star, Debbie Gibson. The duo had a night off from their co-headlining tour and Tiffany took advantage of the off night to bring her full country band along for two shows at the Celebration.

Tiffany (George is her last name now) gladly stopped to sign a compact disk and a photo for my collection and pose for this shot as she left for the show.

Country music legend Charlie Daniels and his Band are in concert tonight at the Morgan County Fair, just a few blocks from my home in Jacksonville, IL.

I got to visit with Daniels earlier this afternoon at his hotel while he was outside testing a new GPS unit he received from his grandson. We talked on several topics, including tonight's set list, which, he said, would include this. Daniels also signed a posed photo from our visit last year in Decatur, IL, and a Fair poster.

There was a "devil with a blue dress on" in Edwardsville, Illinois last night.

Mitch Ryder, without the Detroit Wheels, was in concert last night at the Wildey Theater in downtown Edwardsville. The 66-year-old Michigan native stopped to sign a CD for my collection and pose for this photo as he arrived at the venue.

And a hello to Goldie Gholson, a member of Ryder's touring band, who I chatted with before the show. Goldie's son, Doug, was a member of the Springfield, IL-based band, Mr. Opporknockity.

Here's a shot with Food Network star Guy Fieri during a book signing stop at Left Bank Books in St. Louis on May 29. Fieri was promoting his newest cookbook, Guy Fieri Food, while also in town for his Cooking Roadshow later that evening. While no personal photos were allowed, his staff snapped this picture before Fieri signed a copy of the book. It's got lots of great recipes and I've got several on my list.

Singer Daniel O'Donnell, a household name on the Irish and UK music charts, brought his brief U.S. Spring Tour to the Peoria Civic Center Theater this afternoon.

O'Donnell, who has twenty UK Top 40 albums, as well as fifteen Top 40 singles, has sold over 10 million records to date. Earlier this year, he became the first artist to have an album in the UK charts for 24 consecutive weeks. O'Donnell stopped to take this photograph and sign a compact disk for my collection as he made his way from his hotel to the venue.

O'Donnell's singing partner, Mary Duff, was also gracious and took a moment to pose for this shot as she arrived at the stage door entrance.

Many people consider Jackie Joyner-Kersee the greatest female athlete of the 20th Century. Joyner-Kersee is a three-time Olympic gold medalist (plus three other Olympics medals) and world record holder in the women's heptathlon. She was in Quincy, Illinois, this past weekend to serve as Race Marshal for the Bridge the Gap to Health Race.

Joyner-Kersee gladly signed several 8x10 shots and two magazine (Time and SI) covers for me and posed for this shot during Friday's Race Expo. The following morning, she "medaled" me as I crossed the finish line of the Race's half-marathon.