Stompers! Those little AWD toy cars and trucks with headlights. I had so many of those.
the 80's
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There were gorgeous girls (Heather Locklear, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Olivia Newton-John, Samantha Fox) with lots of hair and sexy clothes. Remember the "20-Minute Workout" on TV?
We had pop music like "Puttin' On the Ritz," "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head, "Holding Out for a Hero," "Call Me," "We Got the Beat," "Danger Zone," "Eye of the Tiger," Weird Al, "Walk Like an Egyptian," Huey Lewis's "Heart of Rock 'n' Roll," and England Dan and John Ford Coley's "It's Sad to Belong to Someone Else (When the Right One Comes Along)."
Cars, not so much. I had a '65 Mercury Park Lane with a power rear window I bought in '81 for $500, a Volvo 164 (briefly) that burned up while I was driving it, and a 4-door Ford Escort. Meh. Gas was still about a buck, though, and you could buy a set of bias-ply tires for $100.
Movies: "Ghostbusters" (Venkman, about Dana's refrigerator growling "ZOOL!": "You don't often see that kind of behavior in a major appliance") and "Indiana Jones" I and II. "Gremlins," meh. But "48 Hrs.," "Aliens," "Gotcha!", "Poltergeist," "War Games," "Star Trek" II and III . . .
Nah, I didn't like the '80s much.
(Just kidding; in a lot of ways it was a great time to be alive and having fun.)
We had pop music like "Puttin' On the Ritz," "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head, "Holding Out for a Hero," "Call Me," "We Got the Beat," "Danger Zone," "Eye of the Tiger," Weird Al, "Walk Like an Egyptian," Huey Lewis's "Heart of Rock 'n' Roll," and England Dan and John Ford Coley's "It's Sad to Belong to Someone Else (When the Right One Comes Along)."
Cars, not so much. I had a '65 Mercury Park Lane with a power rear window I bought in '81 for $500, a Volvo 164 (briefly) that burned up while I was driving it, and a 4-door Ford Escort. Meh. Gas was still about a buck, though, and you could buy a set of bias-ply tires for $100.
Movies: "Ghostbusters" (Venkman, about Dana's refrigerator growling "ZOOL!": "You don't often see that kind of behavior in a major appliance") and "Indiana Jones" I and II. "Gremlins," meh. But "48 Hrs.," "Aliens," "Gotcha!", "Poltergeist," "War Games," "Star Trek" II and III . . .
Nah, I didn't like the '80s much.
(Just kidding; in a lot of ways it was a great time to be alive and having fun.)
Originally Posted By: PandaBear
Originally Posted By: mechanicx
Well put Smokescreen. I think the 80's is to the '10's as the 50's were to the 80's if that makes sense. That's how much I see it has changed in less than 30 years since the 80's and the 80's was about the last "normal" time that I can remember.
The fundamental law of coolness: Things that you have not seen since you were born, that has been uncool and out of style for so long, that it is no longer uncool and out of style, will be extremely cool.
So, whatever was cool when your parents were kids, but turns uncool when they were teenager, and have never been seen since they became adults and give birth to you, will be super cool to you.
Make sense?
Since you mix tenses I have now a major headache.
Originally Posted By: mechanicx
Well put Smokescreen. I think the 80's is to the '10's as the 50's were to the 80's if that makes sense. That's how much I see it has changed in less than 30 years since the 80's and the 80's was about the last "normal" time that I can remember.
The fundamental law of coolness: Things that you have not seen since you were born, that has been uncool and out of style for so long, that it is no longer uncool and out of style, will be extremely cool.
So, whatever was cool when your parents were kids, but turns uncool when they were teenager, and have never been seen since they became adults and give birth to you, will be super cool to you.
Make sense?
Since you mix tenses I have now a major headache.
Originally Posted By: Benzadmiral
There were gorgeous girls (Heather Locklear, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Olivia Newton-John, Samantha Fox) with lots of hair and sexy clothes. Remember the "20-Minute Workout" on TV?
Are you a fan of hair bands? I didn't care for the gargantuan, frizzy '80s hair in the '80s, and I don't care for it now. Some folks still run around with those hairstyles, and the mullet seems to also have survived in certain circles of fringe society. Just to add a factoid, Iran has banned hockey hair.
I'm sure you can get a 20-minute workout in front of the computer instead of on the TV.
There were gorgeous girls (Heather Locklear, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Olivia Newton-John, Samantha Fox) with lots of hair and sexy clothes. Remember the "20-Minute Workout" on TV?
Are you a fan of hair bands? I didn't care for the gargantuan, frizzy '80s hair in the '80s, and I don't care for it now. Some folks still run around with those hairstyles, and the mullet seems to also have survived in certain circles of fringe society. Just to add a factoid, Iran has banned hockey hair.
I'm sure you can get a 20-minute workout in front of the computer instead of on the TV.
Originally Posted By: Volvo_ST1
Originally Posted By: Benzadmiral
There were gorgeous girls (Heather Locklear, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Olivia Newton-John, Samantha Fox) with lots of hair and sexy clothes. Remember the "20-Minute Workout" on TV?
Are you a fan of hair bands? . . .
Nah, just the girls. Like '80s Playmates Kimberly McArthur and Karen Price, for example.
Someone above mentioned Heather Thomas; I'd forgotten her, and I can't imagine how I could.
Originally Posted By: Benzadmiral
There were gorgeous girls (Heather Locklear, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Olivia Newton-John, Samantha Fox) with lots of hair and sexy clothes. Remember the "20-Minute Workout" on TV?
Are you a fan of hair bands? . . .
Nah, just the girls. Like '80s Playmates Kimberly McArthur and Karen Price, for example.
Someone above mentioned Heather Thomas; I'd forgotten her, and I can't imagine how I could.
Originally Posted By: Benzadmiral
Originally Posted By: Volvo_ST1
Originally Posted By: Benzadmiral
There were gorgeous girls (Heather Locklear, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Olivia Newton-John, Samantha Fox) with lots of hair and sexy clothes. Remember the "20-Minute Workout" on TV?
Are you a fan of hair bands? . . .
Nah, just the girls. Like '80s Playmates Kimberly McArthur and Karen Price, for example.
Someone above mentioned Heather Thomas; I'd forgotten her, and I can't imagine how I could.
Oh, my, Gawd...
I'd forgotten how drool-worthy both KM and KP were. Shame on me!
Originally Posted By: Volvo_ST1
Originally Posted By: Benzadmiral
There were gorgeous girls (Heather Locklear, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Olivia Newton-John, Samantha Fox) with lots of hair and sexy clothes. Remember the "20-Minute Workout" on TV?
Are you a fan of hair bands? . . .
Nah, just the girls. Like '80s Playmates Kimberly McArthur and Karen Price, for example.
Someone above mentioned Heather Thomas; I'd forgotten her, and I can't imagine how I could.
Oh, my, Gawd...
I'd forgotten how drool-worthy both KM and KP were. Shame on me!
Anyone here remember the Jamesway, Hills and other small stores like Montgomery Wards? We had a JC Penney outlet/warehouse store in center of town that was big. Still had a drive in movie theater till around 88' or so. Still a drive in movie place in Brookville area called "MOONLITE DRIVE IN".
I remember some of the movies from the 80's like "the goonies" and others. Remember my aunt on moms side telling me about for long time that SCHLITZ beer was so big till like late 80's early to mid 90's also. Now she drinks MILWAUKEES BEST. Anyone remember the ICE beers (like Milwaukees Best Ice and BUD ICE?
adam
I remember some of the movies from the 80's like "the goonies" and others. Remember my aunt on moms side telling me about for long time that SCHLITZ beer was so big till like late 80's early to mid 90's also. Now she drinks MILWAUKEES BEST. Anyone remember the ICE beers (like Milwaukees Best Ice and BUD ICE?
adam
Originally Posted By: Silver_civic
Anyone remember the ICE beers (like Milwaukees Best Ice and BUD ICE?
adam
Although I suffer from severe memory loss caused by alcohol addiction, I clearly remember not drinking any of that swill.
Gonnies never say die!
What's good enough for you
Is good enough for me
It's good enough
It's good enough for me
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Anyone remember the ICE beers (like Milwaukees Best Ice and BUD ICE?
adam
Although I suffer from severe memory loss caused by alcohol addiction, I clearly remember not drinking any of that swill.
Gonnies never say die!
What's good enough for you
Is good enough for me
It's good enough
It's good enough for me
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
The first time and only time I'd heard the term Monkey Wards in place of Montgomery Wards was in the 80's from the neighbor girl who's last name was Montgomery lol. I figured she just did to separate the store and her name, but now I see the term is more widespread.
Originally Posted By: rshunter
Remember Heather Thomas?
How could one forget!
Remember Heather Thomas?
How could one forget!
Originally Posted By: mechanicx
The first time and only time I'd heard the term Monkey Wards in place of Montgomery Wards was in the 80's from the neighbor girl who's last name was Montgomery lol. I figured she just did to separate the store and her name, but now I see the term is more widespread.
Yeah, the term existed for decades before the '80s. Most people have no idea of the cultural significance of Montgomery Wards. Nearly everyone recalls, or has heard stories of, the Sears catalog and its significance. But, how many know that it was the Montgomery Wards catalog that inspired the creation of the original Sears catalog?
The first time and only time I'd heard the term Monkey Wards in place of Montgomery Wards was in the 80's from the neighbor girl who's last name was Montgomery lol. I figured she just did to separate the store and her name, but now I see the term is more widespread.
Yeah, the term existed for decades before the '80s. Most people have no idea of the cultural significance of Montgomery Wards. Nearly everyone recalls, or has heard stories of, the Sears catalog and its significance. But, how many know that it was the Montgomery Wards catalog that inspired the creation of the original Sears catalog?
Originally Posted By: Tempest
Originally Posted By: rshunter
Remember Heather Thomas?
How could one forget!
Horse face, lips like two soggy slices of liver, eyebrows lifted into a state conveying perpetual surprise? Maybe I'm thinking of someone else.
Originally Posted By: rshunter
Remember Heather Thomas?
How could one forget!
Horse face, lips like two soggy slices of liver, eyebrows lifted into a state conveying perpetual surprise? Maybe I'm thinking of someone else.
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Originally Posted By: Volvo_ST1
Originally Posted By: Tempest
Originally Posted By: rshunter
Remember Heather Thomas?
How could one forget!
Horse face, lips like two soggy slices of liver, eyebrows lifted into a state conveying perpetual surprise? Maybe I'm thinking of someone else.
Originally Posted By: Tempest
Originally Posted By: rshunter
Remember Heather Thomas?
How could one forget!
Horse face, lips like two soggy slices of liver, eyebrows lifted into a state conveying perpetual surprise? Maybe I'm thinking of someone else.
Volvo_ST1 I actually like a nice ICE beer once in a while myself with some homemade salsa and tostitos. So anyone here remember SCHLITZ beer?
adam
Looks like Heather Thomas was pretty hot in her day too!
adam
Looks like Heather Thomas was pretty hot in her day too!
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Originally Posted By: Silver_civic
Looks like Heather Thomas was pretty hot in her day too!
Time hasn't been kind to her though, this is her now:
Looks like Heather Thomas was pretty hot in her day too!
Time hasn't been kind to her though, this is her now:
Originally Posted By: Patman
Time hasn't been kind to her though, this is her now:
holy smoke
Time hasn't been kind to her though, this is her now:
holy smoke
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