Mothers Against Drunk Driving "supports a substantial increase in taxation on alcoholic beverages as a means of covering the cost to society caused by misuse of alcohol". MADD "advocates that schools and other organizations hosting social and athletic gatherings for youth take positive steps to ensure that alcoholic beverages not be present at those gatherings". On May 3, 1980, Cari Lightner, a 13-year-old girl, was killed by a drunken hit-and-run driver at Sunset and New York Avenues in Fair Oaks, California. The 46-year-old driver, who had recently been arrested for another DUI hit-and-run, left Cari's body at the scene. Cari's mother, Candace (Candy) Lightner,
She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter After a gradual shift towards a slicker, pop-oriented style, The Blow Monkeys also introduced a dance beat, which became a defining feature of the band's later releases. Their record label RCA invested heavily in the promotion of "She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter" by issuing in several different editions (e.g. the vinyl LP included 10 songs and a thick photo book, while the CD was released in two versions, with bonus tracks and alternative track listings, as well as slightly modified song titles). "She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter" peaked at No. 20 in the UK Album Chart in April