tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post5189820854960402829..comments2023-07-19T04:05:34.796-04:00Comments on Of Cabbages and Kings: 1980s Rewind: The Lost, the Grody and the Totally AwesomeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-79262697401226473612009-01-11T17:51:00.000-05:002009-01-11T17:51:00.000-05:00Ah, the 80s. A few things that should never have ...Ah, the 80s. A few things that should never have been invented: hair crimpers, as well as those plastic things that went around your ponytail and made it stick out from your head even further than it already did. And hair crimpers. And Madonna fashion. (Did I mention the hair crimpers?)<BR/><BR/>I can think of a few things I actually miss -- like jeans that don't give you plumber's crack and squish people's asses up over the waistband. And well ... *clears throat and looks around shiftily* it may well be due to a Freudian influence of some sort since my dad was little, skinny, dark, and ... uh, <I>nasally gifted</I>, but I will always consider Steve Perry hot enough to be on fire.<BR/><BR/>Shut up, mkay? *refuses eye contact* I refuse to listen to reason on this one.<BR/><BR/>Although I did miss the guitar heroes of that time, too -- when did music become some guy saying the word c*nt fifty times in front of a drum synth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-16794539163972972812008-10-14T21:47:00.000-04:002008-10-14T21:47:00.000-04:00I spent the 80's in radio so most of my memories r...I spent the 80's in radio so most of my memories revolve around the music. We had the "New Romantics" and Prince and (shudder, the horror) Steve Perry. <BR/><BR/>At mid-decade CD's came into style and I got into a CD buying binge that ran for years as I replaced all my vinyl. I fed all of that into the maw of my ipod a few years ago: over 6k songs. Now I'm pouring money into iTunes filling in all the singles I don't have. <BR/><BR/>Video players came in style and we all went crazy renting movies. I recorded the entire canon of Dr. Who from public TV. Still have them... but who wants to watch VHS any more?<BR/><BR/>This was also the beginning of video arcades with Galaga, PacMan, Dig Dug, King Kong, Mario and more. You could only play them at a store, there were no decent home units as yet.<BR/><BR/>And, let's not forget roller skating. Roller skating goes into vogue about every 20-30 years so we're due.<BR/><BR/>At the very end of the decade I got a computer and a modem. We could only log in to local bulletin boards at first. But that changed real fast...Marvel Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394584380271162466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-14634711098678925262008-10-13T13:04:00.000-04:002008-10-13T13:04:00.000-04:00VE- You said it-- those Cosby sweaters are flashin...VE- You said it-- those Cosby sweaters are flashing to mind right now, in fact. Those scary knits hung on well into the early 90s, too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-41891165450477702202008-10-13T13:01:00.000-04:002008-10-13T13:01:00.000-04:00The 80s. There were some scary things happening. ...The 80s. There were some scary things happening. Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder went soft. What happened there? How did Kenny G and all that jazzy stuff ever come to be? From Yuppies to Wall Street Greed the consumerism and fads were never ending. You had Cosby sweaters for heavens sake! Yes, they were scary times. ha haEd & Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730956006290504616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-26793136783955186302008-07-11T18:09:00.000-04:002008-07-11T18:09:00.000-04:00Chyna- The spandex pants comment makes me think of...Chyna- The spandex pants comment makes me think of the film "Spinal Tap." Talk about your 80s! :)Jenn Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899242535971792424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-39410539990762462132008-07-11T17:06:00.000-04:002008-07-11T17:06:00.000-04:00yummm, George of the Jungle.......Um yeah the 80's...yummm, George of the Jungle.......<BR/><BR/>Um yeah the 80's were bad. LOL I forgot about the bandanna. You had two choices of where to wear the bandanna. Tied on your leg to hold your pants leg together (?!) or you bought pony beads and wore it around the neck with it's beaded splendor. Or got a really long one and tied it on your head or around your neck like a rock star. <BR/><BR/>Hair rock really spawned some odd clothing choices. Spandex pants on guys (and socks stuffed in the crotch because we girls are so dumb(?!) to believe they are well endowed), spandex on the girls because it is rude to wear nothing in public, over processed hair that rats lived in and scarves/bandannas to strangle ourselves on. Or in case of emergency in the mosh pits, stem bleeding or as a splint. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-45048202036501753602008-07-11T05:58:00.000-04:002008-07-11T05:58:00.000-04:00Kathy- Ah, yes, the bandanna that served no real p...Kathy- Ah, yes, the bandanna that served no real purpose! :)<BR/><BR/>Dr. Marlene- Oh gosh, those blazers with shoulder pads are still findable in thrift stores. What looks like a nice jacket is only nice until you see the sheer SIZE of those shoulder pads. Professional football players would be jealous. :) Thanks for visiting!!Jenn Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899242535971792424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-19989436923193275372008-07-10T22:04:00.000-04:002008-07-10T22:04:00.000-04:00Has anyone mentioned the shoulder pads in clothes?...Has anyone mentioned the shoulder pads in clothes? Everyone, gals and guys, looked like a football player. Remember the pads in Sonny Crockets jackets on Miami Vice. Some were so big I wonder if they went through doors sideways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-50434922662441572762008-07-10T21:03:00.000-04:002008-07-10T21:03:00.000-04:00You forgot the jelly shoes and the bandanas you ha...You forgot the jelly shoes and the bandanas you had to tie on your leg or arm. hehexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668063778213849329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-37856314312097054612008-07-10T18:38:00.000-04:002008-07-10T18:38:00.000-04:00Ah, poor Chyna- We lost her entirely back with Jon...Ah, poor Chyna- We lost her entirely back with Jon Erik Hexum and Brendan Frasier... :)Jenn Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899242535971792424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-10118771906489054012008-07-10T16:56:00.000-04:002008-07-10T16:56:00.000-04:00My grandma and mom did that horrid perm to me. I ...My grandma and mom did that horrid perm to me. I have hair that has a mind of its own and it would end up tightly curled on one side and looser on the other. I'd end up having to curl it and still look like one of the guys from E.L.O. I hated perms! Haven't had one in decades too, and never will. Guess that would be my emotional scar from the 80's. Bad perm jobs.<BR/><BR/>Yum Jon Erik's chest..... he pretty much wrecked it for the rest of the men out there for me, well except for Brendan Fraiser. He would make a nice substitute. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-29384333674056874842008-07-10T08:22:00.000-04:002008-07-10T08:22:00.000-04:00Stephen J. Cannell will be my guest on News Talk O...Stephen J. Cannell will be my guest on News Talk Online on Paltalk.com Friday July 11 at 5 PM New York time.<BR/><BR/>You can talk to him by going to www.garybaumgarten.com and clicking on the link. There is no charge.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Gary Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16665260595151901802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-6113140823517156122008-07-09T18:10:00.000-04:002008-07-09T18:10:00.000-04:00Chyna- Ah! Time Travelers! Gotcha! It's all coming...Chyna- Ah! Time Travelers! Gotcha! It's all coming back to me.<BR/><BR/>I had hair so permed and fried there for a while hairdressers laughed at me.<BR/><BR/>And Bill and Ted, of course. Party on, dude!<BR/><BR/>Be excellent to each other.Jenn Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899242535971792424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-29902358134100948042008-07-09T17:35:00.000-04:002008-07-09T17:35:00.000-04:00Jon Erik, my little teen-y heart just broke with n...Jon Erik, my little teen-y heart just broke with news on that one. No he wasn't on Airwolf, he was on Time Travelers. With Punky Brewsters brother. Gawd he was gorgeous!!!! Ok taking a breath here. LOL<BR/><BR/>Don't forget friendship bracelets you made out of cotton embroidery thread. I still remember how to make Monkey Ropes. No Aqua Net for me, we used Bold Hold. And let me tell you what, when it cooks on your curling iron it turns a lovely shade of orange. Frosting your hair to the texture of straw (that may have been helped along by the Bold Hold and perms).<BR/><BR/>Sliced and diced jeans courtesy of Def Leppard. I loved those jeans, and sure was happy to have a little brother who wore my size and worked on a ranch. Battery acid does a wonderful job of making the holes for you. ;) The song "Round, Round" for some strange reason that guy was hot too. Think I must be into rugged femmie pirates. Let me see here, shaving stripes into your bi-level and then coloring htem in with eye pencils (well that was my bf, I have limits). Rocky Mountain jeans, big shoulder pads.<BR/><BR/>Ears pierced from top to bottom. And best of all "Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-27080183522144044202008-07-09T15:44:00.000-04:002008-07-09T15:44:00.000-04:00Safety pins plus beads equaled awesomeness. Oh tis...Safety pins plus beads equaled awesomeness. <BR/><BR/>Oh tis bad when you can recall things like that LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-75290695809340098252008-07-09T08:46:00.000-04:002008-07-09T08:46:00.000-04:00Alexa- Ah, trust a sibling to throw water on perfe...Alexa- Ah, trust a sibling to throw water on perfectly good artistic initiatives! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-6610050313874110542008-07-09T08:41:00.000-04:002008-07-09T08:41:00.000-04:00I think I had to recycle the Trapper Keeper I had....I think I had to recycle the Trapper Keeper I had. In 7th grade, I drew a big cardinal on the inside back in honor of my new school mascot. My sister said it was lame, so I was so disheartened.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I never understood the pile up thing either or the violence on shows like Charlie's Angels. People would have obviously died in the scenarios and they went on their own merry way. So unrealistic. Maybe this is why I overanalyze movies today.Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118224267577242315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-17601421443828444292008-07-09T07:58:00.000-04:002008-07-09T07:58:00.000-04:00Oh, Heather-- My friend Josette had JUST reminded ...Oh, Heather-- My friend Josette had JUST reminded me of that very thing on the weekend. One girl a year ahead of us had hair so high, they'd had to actually zoom out on her yearbook photo so they could fit her all in.<BR/><BR/>Hysterical!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-40439547011549614502008-07-09T07:53:00.000-04:002008-07-09T07:53:00.000-04:00I grew up in the 80's and thank you for this blog....I grew up in the 80's and thank you for this blog. It was a funny time wasn't it? I was the editor of my yearbook in high school and I remember girl's hair being so "big" that I actually couldn't fit all of it into their yearbook pics, having to crop around their faces!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-89256461117358335332008-07-09T07:47:00.000-04:002008-07-09T07:47:00.000-04:00Ekim- Well, we all experienced the 80s in our own ...Ekim- Well, we all experienced the 80s in our own way. :)<BR/><BR/>Melanie- Yeah, the parachute pants were big. Ah, and when John Eric Hexum (wasn't he on Airwolf?) accidentally shot himself with a gun filled with blanks, it was just TRAGIC!<BR/><BR/>NannyGoats- We STILL see the occasional mullet or tail around here in Pittsburgh. Some folks just won't say goodbye to a favorite trend. :)<BR/><BR/>Drowsey- I LOVED Simon and Simon. It was absolutely a favorite. And once there was this crossover Simon and Simon/Magnum PI episode-- oh, I thought that was the greatest.<BR/><BR/>EdT- Ah, yes-- those Garbage Pail Kids cards... I had some and I can't even think where I got them. <BR/><BR/>Aways Home- Dorks of the 80s unite! :) Hey, we HAD to be happy about our school supplies... I mean, the supplies were the best part of having to go back to school. I also liked getting a new lunchbox each year. Until of course I was too old for that. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-11631557777318737272008-07-09T07:24:00.001-04:002008-07-09T07:24:00.001-04:00I used to get real pumped about the annual Trapper...I used to get real pumped about the annual Trapper Keeper, too. My daughter is right. I am a dork.Kevin McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-26505847180167815952008-07-09T07:24:00.000-04:002008-07-09T07:24:00.000-04:00garbage pail kids, karate kid, Royals win the worl...garbage pail kids, karate kid, Royals win the world series, Jayhawks win the NCAA, Basquiat ruled the art world, Twisted Sister, tight-rolled jeans and turtlenecks.Ed T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15698677982783494963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-79055980739037733832008-07-08T22:58:00.000-04:002008-07-08T22:58:00.000-04:00Oh that was fun. But I'm feeling old, since I was...Oh that was fun. But I'm feeling old, since I was married throughout the 80s. Every Thursday night was TV night! Yay! We'd order Chinese food and watch Simon & Simon, Magnum & LA Law. <BR/><BR/>Good times.MYMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679094659957098225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-50724393150885271972008-07-08T22:00:00.000-04:002008-07-08T22:00:00.000-04:00Van Halen, Foreigner, and Levis 501s.Then Cutting ...Van Halen, Foreigner, and Levis 501s.<BR/>Then Cutting Crew, Richard Marx and Mullets!Nanny Goats In Pantieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019800312349427823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-17088145127450623372008-07-08T21:48:00.000-04:002008-07-08T21:48:00.000-04:00Oh and what about Prairie skirts and those ridicul...Oh and what about Prairie skirts and those ridiculous ruffled shirts. <BR/><BR/>And "Footloose" and "Rambo" and "Conan the Barbarian"Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424489590437278846noreply@blogger.com