I was part of a conversation the other day with some rather young girls, one of whom was breathlessly relating her plan to marry one of the boys from *NSYNC.
I mentioned that my friends and I used to do the same thing about Duran Duran.
You wore polo shirts with the collar up and pennyloafers AND made fun of preppies? I knew the preppies were harsh, but I didn’t know they mocked their own.
BTW, isn’t ‘harsh’ a great 80’s word? Like ‘doyeee’
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*Originally posted by DigitalMuse *
Depeche Mode
The Cure
Nena
The Police
Dead or Alive
Devo
Madness
The Bangles
Dex(y)'s Midnight Runners
Duran Duran
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You just named all my favorite bands
BTW HelloKitty I love your userid.
All right what about big hair, using entire can’s (aresol not pump) of hair spray lot’s of blush hello kitty , my mom never bought me any hello kitty stuff, fragel rock. All girl bands “The Go Go’s the ‘first!’ all girl band”, roller skating not blading and Miami Vice clothing.
I love watching the VH1 show “Behind the Music” just because so often it brings back memories of things from the 80’s and other decades that I haven’t thought about in years. One tends to block out their parachute pants and those little leather spiked bracelets and belts until you run across “Hall and Oats” or “Duran Duran” BTM.
Where are they Now ranks pretty high too. The funny thing about this show is the almost universal common elements.
A. You find that they had about 4-5 more albums than you thought they did. (usually one before they got popular and about 3 or 4 more as they desperately try to dredge up another hit)
B. They are usually defensive about the album after their hit pointing out that it went gold or platinum. (Not bothering to mention of course that “gold” or “platinum” sales are based on records sold to distributors not to the public.)
C. They are getting ready to go back in the studio to record a new album and then go on tour.
D. In the meantime they have started their own natural food company, reacord label or have become a minister. Sometimes all three.
Kind of sad though to see the icons of our youth that have become fat, bald, and middle aged before their time. I guess that rock and roll lifestyle catches up with you sooner or later.
The only thing I remember about the eighties (other than the fact that I started high school in 79) was the fact that the global weather patterns seem to have never been the same since Mt. St. Helen’s (you do remember that, don’t you?) erupted.
I remember Jordache, Sassoon, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Guess?
I remember PR wars between Madonna and Cyndi Lauper.
I remember hearing “Open Arms” about 5,000 times too many at school dances.
I remember roller skating parties.
I remember middle school and high school.
I remember being very very very damned glad to be done with them both.
I remember living in a nasty little uptight upper-middle-class 99.9% (literally) white community, in which “Coolest Set of Wheels” was an actual Mock Election category in the yearbook.
I remember having to suppress the desire to vomit every time one of the jackasses in my school made an AIDS joke.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Mrs. pld had never heard of this game, which I played incessantly from ages 11-13, and I thought maybe I had imagined it. Remember the Dark Tower commercials with Orson Welles?
Man, I would love to find a working copy of that game. If anyone ever comes up with one somewhere, let me know. I’ll pay good money for it.
hmmm -
80 - bought my first house
83 - bought my second house, got married
84 - turned 30, first major surgery, bought my third house, got out of the Navy
85 - gave birth, sold first and second houses, moved out of 3rd house to live aboard boat, got first engineering job
86 - sold 3rd house
87 - bought 4th house, moved off boat and into house
89 - second major surgery
“Sixteen Candles” was on TV last night. Despite my pleas, SO refused to watch it. That’s what I get for being with a guy who grew up in the (gasp) 70’s.
No one’s frickin’ mentioned Miami Vice yet?! What’s wrong with you cretins? I owned white, black, pastel blue, pastel lime, and grey unstructured linen jackets.
