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razah12

September 28, 2009

The 1980's Friggin' Ruled!

As a child of the 80's, I often wonder If I grew up in one of the coolest decades, ever?

How bout' a trip down memory lane, when things were "awesome" and it was cool to say the word "awesome".

Pictures, Icons, Events, Tragedies, Sports, Technology, Clothes, Hair, Music, Advertisements, Candy, Pepsi or Coke?

Basically post some stuff that you remember from the 1980's.

Give it a personal touch if you feel like it.

(That's what she said).

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razah12 said September 28, 2009

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razah12 said September 28, 2009

I remember we were all in the auditorium waiting to watch the launch. The next minute we were in small groups getting grief counseling.

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speedwell said September 28, 2009

john lennon was assassinated.
president ronald reagan was shot in the head
(tell me that didn't affect his presidency).
prince charles married princess diana.
the space shuttle columbia's first launch.
the space shuttle challenger blows up.
lakers versus celtics.
kirk gibson in the '88 world series.
the berlin wall was taken down.
cold war "ends".
pepsi free and crystal pepsi.
max headroom.
wrestlemania 1.
kung fu shoes.
parachute pants.
vans.
'84 olympics in LA.

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- speedwell replied September 28, 2009
  
  i forgot 'new coke' oh, and the other coke, cocaine.
- razah12 replied September 28, 2009
  
  Parachute Pants and Neon Shoe Laces...
  
  Nice work Speed...
- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  Joe Montana
TheSweez said September 28, 2009

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- razah12 replied September 28, 2009
  
  Alf-y Boy...
Shanelle626 said September 28, 2009

I'm not a big fan of the 80s which is surprising given that it was the decade of my childhood. Hearing old 80s songs makes me depressed. You'd think I had a traumatic childhood or something (I didn't). Oh well, here's some of the things I haven't erased from my memory:
Mac Tonight
pop rocks (eat them with Coke and your stomach will explode!)
Boy George
hats with 'tails' (It's a baseball cap and a mullet, yeah!)
MC Hammer
Gazelle glasses
the amount of Aquanet that was required to properly 'slam' your hair
jelly shoes
blindingly neon colors (WTF was up with that?)
Demi Moore as an A cup (sure, you've never had plastic surgery, sure)
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- razah12 replied September 28, 2009
  
  The ole' fizz wizz and coke spontaneous combustion theory!
  
  Hammertime... Can't touch this... I remember getting Gazelle sneakers?
  
  Aquanet, that's classic... Hair Spray was HUGE, so was hair.
  
  Demi Moore in "One Crazy Summer" along side, who else, john cusack!
  
  Guess Jeans, JF Thibied, Soft soled Reebok's
  
  I guess Coke won the Pepsi challenge, because it seems to be a sonstant.
  
  Then again I remember being the Pepsi Generation.
  
  Good Stuff Shanelle!
- speedwell replied September 28, 2009
  
  one of my college buddies had a huge melon. we used to call him 'mac tonight' and sing that song every time he was around.
- razah12 replied September 28, 2009
  
  Another aspect of the 80's, being a bully... LOL
calieagle99 said September 28, 2009

When MTV actually played music videos.
The Commodore 64.
Ice T, the rapper not the beverage.
Boogie Down Productions.
Breakin'
Breakin' 2 Electric Boogaloo.
Fat laces.
Krush Groove.
The DeLorean.
You can't do that on Television.
The Eagles in Kelly Green.

Damn, I loved the 80's they were gnarly dude!

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- speedwell replied September 28, 2009
  
  commodore 64, archon! lode runner! bubble bobble!
  carrying around folded up cardboard everywhere for breakin
  intellivision
  colecovision
  compact discs were brand new
  microwaves were as big as a regular oven
  nissans were datsuns
- razah12 replied September 28, 2009
  
  They were gnarly. It was a good time. As long as we stayed ahead of the Russians we were all set.
razah12 said September 28, 2009

Kick Ball
Four Square
Spider on the Web
Red Rover
Dodge Ball
Kick the Can
Freeze Tag
Relivio ? (spelling)
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- speedwell replied September 28, 2009
  
  oops, can't say q u e e r
- razah12 replied September 28, 2009
  
  What happened to Ding D on g Ditch?
- razah12 replied September 28, 2009
  
  My first game just got deleted? I need to keep an eye on this.
- speedwell replied September 28, 2009
  
  you forgot 'smear the *****'
- Wheelman replied September 30, 2009
  
  Ringaleavio
Canuck said September 28, 2009

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- razah12 replied September 28, 2009
  
  Nice Canuck!
  
  Pictures and video a plus!
razah12 said September 28, 2009

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razah12 said September 28, 2009

We were on the brink of the technology explosion, so we got to see things develop and come to fruition.

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Canuck said September 28, 2009

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- Shanelle626 replied September 28, 2009
  
  This movie is my dirty 80s secret. I watch it every time it's on.
  
  "I can't believe I gave my panties to a geek."
razah12 said September 28, 2009

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- razah12 replied September 28, 2009
  
  And you couldn't go to see ET and not order these...
speedwell said September 28, 2009

rocky III
red dawn
nightmare on elm street
predator
ferris bueller's day off
the outsiders
miami vice
silver spoons
diff'rent strokes
la law
cosby show
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- razah12 replied September 28, 2009
  
  Watched em all!
  
  Red Dawn, awesome.
  
  Remember Moonlighting?
- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  what i really meant was rocky iv. with ivan drago.
- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  damn, we used spend time in class talking about moonlighting lolol
razah12 said September 28, 2009

The early beginnings of MMA?

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- TheSweez replied September 29, 2009
  
  Sweep the leg!
razah12 said September 28, 2009

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razah12 said September 28, 2009

Pranks:

Ding **** Ditch
Cable Clickin
Stink Bombs
M-80's
Breaking and Entering, but getting off because your neighbor forgives you for being a kid.
Eggings
Toilet Paperings
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speedwell said September 28, 2009

this just means we're old.
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- calieagle99 replied September 28, 2009
  
  DAMN! Good point speed!
- razah12 replied September 28, 2009
  
  Nah, early 30's
- calieagle99 replied September 29, 2009
  
  YES! Better point raz!!!
Canuck said September 28, 2009

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- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  one of the best shows ever!
Canuck said September 28, 2009

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- mitressehc replied October 01, 2009
  
  That was my show. Always wanted to be Dan Fielding.
Canuck said September 28, 2009

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Canuck said September 28, 2009

my favourite:

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- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  those are dope as hell still.
razah12 said September 28, 2009

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Canuck said September 28, 2009

sorry....couldn't resist:

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- razah12 replied September 28, 2009
  
  who she...
- Canuck replied September 28, 2009
  
  you don't know who Heather Thomas is?? OMG, Game Misconduct. See you tomorrow!
- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  omg, she is the OTHER heather. hotter than locklear at the time, but she is probably ruined now.
- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  oh hell, i'd still throw her a bone today!
razah12 said September 28, 2009

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MONSTER said September 28, 2009

NEWMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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calieagle99 said September 29, 2009

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speedwell said September 29, 2009

one of the best 80s songs ever

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- calieagle99 replied September 29, 2009
  
  Speed you continue to impress me!
- Canuck replied September 29, 2009
  
  good work Speed......ahhhh memories of high school:-)
calieagle99 said September 29, 2009

To me the 80's is real Hip-Hop!
Good memories.
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- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  this music reminds me of when hip-hop was all about having fun. house parties. throwing the bones. sippin' on mickey's big mouths. dancing with all the lil honeys from around the way.
- calieagle99 replied September 29, 2009
  
  Thats it speed! Real talk.
speedwell said September 29, 2009

how about some biz?

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calieagle99 said September 29, 2009

Im in the studio right now on the laptop, and everyone is wondering where im finding these. My secret, they're not hip to the Yard yet! Haha
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- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  i was about to bust out some bell biv devoe or dj quik and amg, but i realized that's all 1990s stuff.
- calieagle99 replied September 29, 2009
  
  Sh!t, im with it anyway! DJ speed is killin it right now!
speedwell said September 29, 2009

Get well soon MCA.

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speedwell said September 29, 2009

give it up for rodney o and joe cooley

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speedwell said September 29, 2009

too $hort freaky tales

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calieagle99 said September 29, 2009

Speed, youre killing me bra! i'm spending more time on here than on the board! lol
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speedwell said September 29, 2009

this joint is too hard for the fookin' radio. rip mac dre.

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- calieagle99 replied September 29, 2009
  
  They dont know about that speed. Yeeee!
- calieagle99 replied September 29, 2009
  
  you just got everone in the studio hyphy!!!
- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  i might have to bust out some rbl posse or dre dog.
- Shanelle626 replied September 29, 2009
  
  Mac Dre! YB pulled my Stupid Doo Doo Dumb quiz when they switched over. Jerks. It was a 90s song but really tested that Mac Dre Bayness.
speedwell said September 29, 2009

love love love this song. cube writing at his lyrical best. eric wright with his unmistakable style. rip eazy e.

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- Shanelle626 replied September 29, 2009
  
  It ain't the 80s without a curl! I know some people whose parents still rock a curl. Let it go, playa, let it go.
speedwell said September 29, 2009

can't talk 80s rap without eric b and rakim.

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speedwell said September 29, 2009

if rob base and dj ez rock are my #1, slick rick comes in a close #2

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- calieagle99 replied September 29, 2009
  
  Hey speed no lie, I opened for for Slick Rick out here in Monterey. Dude is one of the realest people ever! Sound check I sat with him eyepatch and all, just choppin it up about music. One of the best.
- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  that's sick! you need to bust out some pics =)
speedwell said September 29, 2009

absolutely the beastie's best album ever. paul's boutique.
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speedwell said September 29, 2009

listen to these guys spit rhymes.
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- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  the green eyed bandit
speedwell said September 29, 2009

gangstarr. love guru.

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- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  DJ premier is underrated
speedwell said September 29, 2009

de la soul is not dead.

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speedwell said September 29, 2009

this one gets everyone on the dance floor.

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speedwell said September 29, 2009

this always gets the booties clappin, asses jigglin, rumps shakin

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- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  oops, not 80s.
  
  =(
calieagle99 said September 29, 2009

Got to get back to work, but speed, you're good in my book bra!
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Wheelman said September 29, 2009

Can`t believe that no one mentioned:

ATARI- the first video game system. Remember chasing the dumb dragon around the `dungeon` once you had the sword?

SPACE INVADERS-the first arcade video game, followed not long after by PAC-MAN. Bonus question, name the three ghosts.

AMIGA COMPUTERS-the first dedicated graphics computer, partially developed by an unknown named Bill Gates. I still use an Amiga hybrid in my 3-D video work.

LASER-DISCS-movies on TV.

Finally, a bit of correction to Raz, The Pepsi Generation was first used in the mid-60`s for ads that tied in with a daytime beach-bash show produced by Dick Clark, "Where The Action Is". Sonny & Cher headlined the first episode.

YUGO-the automotive answer to Rodney Dangerfield. Later parodied in "Throw Momma From The Train".
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- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  atari is 70s buddy. now if you mean atari 5600 or 7200, that's 80s. space invaders 70s. pacman that's 80s. yugo is 80s but never made it big in the usa.
TheSweez said September 29, 2009

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jaymz77 said September 29, 2009

To me the 80's were all about the 49ers and the Greatest to ever play the game.

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jaymz77 said September 29, 2009

and really cool @$$ comicbooks

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jaymz77 said September 29, 2009

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- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  i have that issue. dave cockrum is the artist. i'm a fuggin nerd.
- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  Cockrum did 210, Byrne did 150. I have almost a complete run of X-Men. I am HUGE comic book geek. The cartoons in the 80's were the sh*t too. Thundarcats, Silverhawks, Thundar the Barbarian, Hall of Justice, etc....
- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  scratch that, that's john ramita jr that did 210 and cockrum did do 150
- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  romita*
- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  my brother and i collected a huge run of x-men, from giant sized #94 to somewhere in the mid or late 200s. we stopped when we realized that chris claremont lost his touch. my bro ended up moving them all to his house a ways back and i haven't seen any of them for probably 15+ years. also had the frank miller run on daredevil, i think from 158-170 something. really frank's intro to comics. developed elektra, bullseye, one of the best runs ever in my opinion.
- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  john romita jr is fail. i never liked his art. the barry windsor smith x-men were done beautifully. and i always liked bill sienkiewitz' new mutants, especially the covers.
- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  I think that DD run was some of Miller's best work. But the Maleev and Bendis DD is the best DD stuff ever.
  
  I just really dug the x-men characters and Logan was always my favorite. I started out doing Giant Size #1 or Uncanny 94 but once I started earning a decent payheck I went back and collected the older ones too.
- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  yeah, you can pick up the old stan lee and jack kirby x-men for a song. at least back when we were kids. they were really under appreciated in the 80s because the current issues were so good.
- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  I never really dug Romita's art that much. It still told a good story. BWS Valiant comics were pretty sweet too. His Weapon-X story will always influence artists and Bill S(whatever his name is) was amazing. His Electra art was amazing.
jaymz77 said September 29, 2009

nobody remembers this cartoon......

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- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  i do. probably because i had the same haircut as him in 1981, and his sidekick looks like a retarded chewbacca.
- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  Hey! Ookla was not a retarded chewbacca! Alex Toth and Jack "King" Kirby designed these characters.
hockeygoddess said September 29, 2009

Billy Idol, Bryan Adams any movie with John Cusack. My fave TV shows Simon & Simon, Magnum PI and the A-Team! Smurfs, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Transformer cartoons (the originals) And how about mini skirts and leg warmers!
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- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  my sister loved the smurfs, had about 100 of them. she also loved strawberry shortcake and probably has them all stashed in a box in my parents garage. i should ebay those things.
hockeygoddess said September 29, 2009

How about Schoolhouse Rock? (Maybe that was the 70s?) Conjunction junction, what's your function - that is how I learned a lot of stuff!
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- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  It was around in the 80's not sure when it was made.
calieagle99 said September 29, 2009

Who remembers o.g. readmore?
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- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  you know i got your back.
- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  I have no idea who that is......
- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  it's some cartoon break from abc. more from my sister's era.
- Shanelle626 replied September 29, 2009
  
  Speaking of educational t.v., remember After School Specials? "Please Don't Hit Me, Mom" was particularly relevant to me. J/K Sorry Moms...hee hee
hockeygoddess said September 29, 2009

Mullets and Care Bears! Def Leppard and Bon Jovi - so many great rock bands from the 80s!
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- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  That was when Metallica was still good........
- hockeygoddess replied September 29, 2009
  
  My fave Metallica song will always be "Fade to Black" - that song just takes me back (don't know why, I'm not a depressed person, that song is just so awesome!)
hockeygoddess said September 29, 2009

I have to mention - My Hershey Bears going 12-0 in the playoffs to win the Calder Cup in 1988!!!!!
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jaymz77 said September 29, 2009

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- speedwell replied September 29, 2009
  
  i wasn't allowed to watch this.
- Wheelman replied September 30, 2009
  
  You weren`t allowed to watch Harry Canyon humpin` the professor`s daughter? Or Den and the queen? Or the naked hero babe takin` a swim? You had good parents. Oh, not to forget the Pentagon steno and the robot on the `space ball` pictured above. My own favorite was the B-17 over the Pacific sequence.
- jaymz77 replied September 30, 2009
  
  I had older stoner cousins who somehow managed to get me watch this....
  
  I thought Wheel might like this one.
- Wheelman replied September 30, 2009
  
  When it came out on VHS, I had one of the first copies, thanks to an artist friend. I still listen to the soundtrack CD once in a while.
- speedwell replied September 30, 2009
  
  i didn't see heavy metal but i did see the greatest film ever.
hockeygoddess said September 29, 2009

Anybody else attend high school dances where the last song was ALWAYS Stairway to Heaven???
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- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  I was in high school in the 90's we always got End of the Road or something like that from Boys to Men.
- hockeygoddess replied September 29, 2009
  
  So you're a young'n (just kidding jaymz) : )
- jaymz77 replied September 29, 2009
  
  I sure don't feel young......
Canuck said September 29, 2009

I'm with ya Hockey G. Stairway to Heaven and Hotel California always made an appearance.....with a little dash of New Order and Depeche Mode...lol
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mdtljt said September 29, 2009

members only jackets
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Wheelman said September 30, 2009

Can`t forget "Witness" : "Lady, you take my picture with that thing and I`ll rip your bra off and strangle you with it!"

"Blade Runner" : "If I could afford a real snake, ya think I`d be workin` in a dump like this?"

"Field of Dreams" : "We`re goin` to Minnesota,...to find Moonlight Graham!"
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- speedwell replied September 30, 2009
  
  blade runner, great great film. ridley scott directing harrison ford when he was still a good actor. and sean young before she went crazy. darryl hannah, rutger hauer and that guy from newhart - larry without his brother daryl and other brother daryl.
hockeygoddess said September 30, 2009

Of course, the late, great Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing! "Nobody puts Baby in a corner"
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khollen said September 30, 2009

how about this one.

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- jaymz77 replied September 30, 2009
  
  That kid wasn't on the show when I watched it but good call.
- khollen replied September 30, 2009
  
  he was in the later episodes.
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razah12 said September 30, 2009

WOW, I HAVEN'T BEEN ON YARD BARKER AS MUCH LATELY.

I THOUGHT THIS THREAD MIGHT HAVE SPUTTERED OUT BY NOW. BUT NO!

GOOD STUFF EVERYONE, THANK YOU ALL.

I GUESS THIS SHOWS THE 80'S WERE PRETTY DAMN COOL.

HOPE EVERYONE IS WELL.

LATAH
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GGtheOldMan said October 01, 2009

I was marrried in the Eighties and my first born was in the 80's but unfortunately dudes the late 60's early 70's was without a doubt the best time socially and musically. Still imitated.
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- jaymz77 replied October 01, 2009
  
  The 50's and 20's are still imitated as well. To me the 60s and 70s started the whole "me" generational swing which caused the very selfish and materialistic 80s to happen. I happen to appreciate my Grandfather's generation more than any other. Went off to war and never asked "what's in it for me?" They knew that there were things more important than themselves and they sacrificed their lives for those things. We didn't sit back here and protest the war, we supported our Government, freedom and our troops. The last thing that generation would have done is spit on our kids when they came home. Granted, civil rights was no where near being fixed, but we were a much less selfish America back then.
- hockeygoddess replied October 01, 2009
  
  How true jaymz - most all men who came back from the war came home and started their lives again, no moaning. I had a great-uncle see a lot of action and particpated in D-Day invasion. The few times I heard him talk about it sounded like he**, but he came home and lived a long and productive life - never asking for anything. People now days are wimps - always thinking they deserve this or that. I get so mad when I'm behind someone at the grocery store buying steak and seafood with foodstamps, and I can barely afford the basics.

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