AK VIII

Ladies! It’s that time again – ready to rock? 2008 saw many developments and momentous events. 8/8/08 the world was reintroduced to China. Michael Phelps made history with his 8 gold medals. All of our retirement funds went down by a factor of 8. 8 years of W came to an end awakening the nation to a time of change. While this year’s visual theme and content might come across as partisan, no matter who you voted for 2008 was an historic and uplifting tide of change. We have seen an America where you can be anyone and go all the way – a lesson AK Ladies live every day. Yes you can, ladies…yes you can.

1.)                   A-Team theme song: AK8 brought to you by the Adelman ladies, otherwise known as your “8-eam.”

2.)                   Rock DJ, Robbie Williams: For those of you who club European style, Robbie will be no stranger. A tune to get you all up and at ‘em.

3.)                   Into the Groove, Madonna: After Robbie gets your blood pumping, turn to Madonna – one of the all time most ass kicking-est women EVER – to keep going strong. This song also kicks off a special mini-AK8 homage to the “8”-ties…the greatest known decade.

4.)                   Warrior, Pat Benetar: Another 80s power chick anthem.

5.)                   Barracuda, Nancy Wilson: Bean lobbied passionately for the hard rockin’ girl power tune.

6.)                   Better be Good to Me, Tina Turner:  A shout out to an original AK-trailblazer. Ms. Turner is touring at 68 – holy legs, batman! She TOTALLY rocks.

7.)                   Betty Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes: “She’ll control you. She’ll own you.” Yeah, you know it.

8.)                   If You Think I’m Sexy, Rod Stewart: All you AK-ers are totally sexy…we’ll come on baby and let you know.

9.)                   Peach, Prince: Before he was a sign. Before he was a Jevohah’s witness. And before his prince of purpleness moved to NYC from his native Minneapolis, Prince sang old school, often dirty tunes about awesome women. This b-side track is one of his classics.

10.)               Super Girl, Saving Jane: Jess got this one from the Carolina Panthers’ cheerleaders pre season game. It’s awesome.

11.)               Settlin’, Sugarland: Never settle ladies – for anything less than everything.

12.)               Dreams are Made Of, Hillary Duff: Many of you secretly come to us during the year and admit anything by Hillary Duff on AKs are often your favorite tracks…its ok, we know.

13.)               Big Star Machine, Superchick: So many people are here today, gone tomorrow. But not you ladies…you’re the real deal.

14.)               I’m a Bomb, Natasha Beningfield: She has no safety valve and neither do any of you.

15.)               We Rush, Lucinda Williams: This rocker has a great line in this song, “I’ve got moves I never use.” How bad ass is that?

16.)               Underground, Jason Mraz: Don’t wake until the dream is over.

17.)               Get Up: No idea who sings this, but believe it comes from the Ice Princess Soundtrack. Yikes.

18.)               Get’s You Through Today: Same basic embarrassing issue as above, but we think it’s slightly better as it comes from the Grey’s Anatomy soundtrack.

19.)               Happy Girl, Martina McBride: She and you AK-ers know that the sweetest thing that you’ll ever see in the whole wide world, is a happy girl.

20.)               Yes We Can, Will I Am: Again – doesn’t matter who you voted for, the message inspires and uplifts. It also applies to every one of you.

We are so proud of you in 2008, and always.

Love, Jocelyn & Jessica