In 2012, leagues of babies born in 1982 will celebrate a major milestone in their lives: Their 30th birthday. The same kids that rocked out to music on their Walkman and delighted in music videos on MTV, will be blowing out their 30 birthday candles, and settling into their mature, adult years. What better way […]
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The best times. It was the worst at times. Musically. I mean the 80s, of course. Looking for a new generation album and band? Look no further than Yaz: Eric’s Attic. These lyrics from the song “goodbye 70s” conclude/summon gen 80s: for your faith in the thirty faces which he created to the shape of […]
Bangle bracelets, baggy sweatshirts, men’s shirts and mini skirts, and a decade of teased big hair on both men and women: the ’80s. The ’80s were a decade of color and style, though not necessarily of class. From pushed-up dress jacket sleeves and wild dangling earring to colored pumps and tight, painted-on jeans the only […]
My list of the top 10 TV shows of the 80s would produce snorts of laughter from anyone who didn’t grow up in that decade. Of course, today’s TV shows have special effects that even throw out the blockers of the 80s movies, and the effects of the low budget TV shows of the 80s […]
Best TV Shows of the ’80s Let us demystify the ’80s. Collectively known as the “big hair” era or the “Aquanet” era, people seem to have forgotten how to see past the fringe and the cloud of chlorofluorocarbons to remember the good things about the ’80s: its TV shows! Let us reminisce our favorite ’80s […]
Every now and then, it happens. You’re flipping through a magazine or watching TV and BAM people are wearing clothes you wore almost 30 years ago. Currently, the trendy decade appears to be the 80s. Wow, that was a long time ago, but it’s back. Best of all, you can recreate the look without spending […]
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The Transformers was one of the many crazes in the 80s. The advertising was a joint venture by Hasbro toys and Marvel Comics. It built upon the success of ” G.I. Joe ” and paved the way for ” Jem ” and other hits. I feel The Transformers animated cartoon was essential for my countdown […]