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Originally posted by abaici
I know people clown you alot RM (I cram to understand the hair and game show obsession ....
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The basis for the obsessions, simply put, are as follows:
Hair: when I was a child, I wanted straight hair, b/c there was a variety of hair styles I saw on TV I liked that I wanted. Since my mother would not let me get my hair straightened, I would improvise. From age 13 to age 17, I would brush my hair obsessively trying to get my hair straight (it was a TWA style), and to some extent, it worked; it was more wavy rather than curly, but it was a start. When I got my hair officially straightened, I was in hog heaven, and I went to town on it.
Game shows: as a child, game shows predominated daytime television, and prime time (read: 7-8 pm EST) television. I was fascinated with the sets, lights, theme music, color schemes, etc. It just looked and screamed pure EXCITEMENT and FUN. To me, heaven resembled a game show set. When the game show craze began dying down (early 90s), it seemed that the magic and nostalgia of the genre was long gone. It wasn't until GSN and the Internet (tape trading) was introduced that the nostalgia was re-ignited. I didn't get GSN until 1999 and my first tape trade was in 2000. I once said that game shows were better than sex and when GSN and tape trading reached my life, I felt like a life-sentence convict with his first conjugal visit in 10 years, it was that invigorating.
But I seriouly digress. Thanx for the support, abaici, and I hope this helps.
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