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Old 01-12-2008, 01:06 PM
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The cliches?
"I know you are but what am I?"
"OH PRETTY GIRRRRLFRIEND!" (From 16 Candles)

The Bands?
Ah-ha's Take on me
Soft Cell

Soloists?
I was sooo a Cyndi Lauper girl!

Technology?
I want my MTV! (I was on one of those commercials when I was 6!)
Cassette Tapes
VCRs
Big Ole Satellite dishes in EVERYONE's YARD (at least in the middle of Missouri that's what we had!)

Television?
DALLAS (ok I admit I still watch it on Soapnet)
Danny and Cricket on Young and the Restless <3

Movies?
Any Tom Hanks goofball movie-- Splash, The Man with One Red Shoe, Volunteers


Fitness Craze?
Aerobics Barbie
Leg Warmers
Those twirly ribbon things-- anyone else remember them?
Water and Glitter filled batons!

Things?
Asymetrical Haircuts (hehehe I actually have one of those now...)
Cola Wars
Cars (I think they were Firebirds) that had sparkley paint and big ole birds painted on them!
Atari
Pacman


Fashion
Oh I had so many hot pink and neon green outfits it's crazy! And I had these GOD AWFUL pacman shaped earings that were neon green.
Splatter-Painted EVERYTHING


Fashion Icons
Madonna
Julie Brown from MTV
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Old 01-12-2008, 01:49 PM
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and...plastic charm necklaces!!
YES! I thought those were the best things ever. It was between that and my 1000+ sticker collection, most of them scratch-n-sniff.

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Movies?
Any Tom Hanks goofball movie-- Splash, The Man with One Red Shoe, Volunteers


Water and Glitter filled batons!



Fashion Icons
Julie Brown from MTV
I remember all of those! Do you remember Tom Hanks' TV show Bosom Buddies? I loved that show, even though I was only 3 or so when it came on.

And I had one of those batons. It was also the isht along with my stickers and charm necklace.

And who could forget "Downtown Julie Brown"??? She was awesome!
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Old 01-12-2008, 04:01 PM
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Luke and Laura (and the search for the Ice Princess - this was the summer going into ninth grade) on General Hospital...

Tad and Jenny running away on All My Children...

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Television?
DALLAS (ok I admit I still watch it on Soapnet)
Danny and Cricket on Young and the Restless <3
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Old 01-12-2008, 01:58 PM
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OMG! I had one of those batons, too!!!

Saturday morning cartoons

The rise of cable

The Cosby Show
I had 2 pairs of ankle zip jeans
And I was known thruout middle school as Neon Nikki because I wore something neon EVERY day.
Remember writing on your jeans, sneakers with sharpies?!!
Acid washed jeans
Jeans with holes in the knee
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Old 01-13-2008, 12:29 AM
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Inspired by these 80s threads, I'm listening to an 80s radio station thru iTunes while I get some work done. I'm deep into an issue, plowing through it, when suddenly my fingers freeze on the keyboard. Out of my speakers blares "Shot through the heart!" And in my head, I screamed "Jon!!!" HOW have we so far forgotten the frosted-maned one??? Rectifying that oversight right now:



ETA: I owned this exact poster. When my mother saw it, she said "Who's that girl?"
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Old 01-13-2008, 12:58 AM
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^^^YES, YES, YES!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVlNIUhHUI8

And I was just about to come back and ETA my other post to add Journey and Rick Springfield... listening to this station is reminding me left and right of things I forgot!!
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Old 01-13-2008, 01:40 AM
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Oh, god, Blondie "rapping"... I hated it then, it still sounds awful now.


ETA: Woohoo, "Miami Vice" theme! I can still picture the opening credits as this plays... and OH MY GOD it just ran right into the theme from "St. Elmo's Fire"!!!!!! I CANNOT get my work done and I LOVE this station!!!!!!

ETA again: "Fight the powers that be!" wooooww, I haven't heard PE in a LONG time. RIGHT at the end of the 80s, that was a big time of change in the old music scene... Rick Springfield and his ilk faded quickly...

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Old 01-13-2008, 09:53 AM
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Toys:
rainbow Brite
cabbage patch kids
Cricket the talking doll
Huggabunch
teddy ruxpin
he-Man

Music:
Slaughter
warrant
GNR
Winger
Dokken
Quiet Riot
Cinderella
Ratt
Motley crue (Shout at the Devil!!!)
Tiffany
Debbie Gibson
salt N Pepa (Push it!)
Twisted Sister
Janet Jackson

TV:
The New Mickey Mouse Club
After School Specials
Falcon Crest
Rags to Riches
Growing Pains
The Golden Girls
Knots Landing

Other:
HIV/AIds comes to the forefront
Iran Contra Scandal
Berlin wall comes down
The Cold War (Wind of Change by the Scorpians becomes the anthem)
"Just Say No"
D.A.R.E. programs
"punk rocker" costumes at halloween
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Old 01-13-2008, 10:06 AM
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The Cold War (Wind of Change by the Scorpians becomes the anthem)
LOL at the Scorpions! I remember when I first moved to Germany back in 2004. My friends and I had driven to Mainz to eat at a Mexican restaurant (don't get me started on the craziness of a Mex restaurant in Germany!) when we were diverted from the way the Navigon told us to go. There was a big stage set up in the middle of the road, but the back of the stage was facing us. We were like, "What's going on?" One of the guys in our group said joklingly, "Hey, maybe it's the Scorpions." [insert air guitar here] We laughed about it, and went to eat. When we finished, we decided to walk to the stage to see what was going on. Lo and behold, it WAS the Scorpions. A free concert!
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Old 01-13-2008, 12:47 PM
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I can't believe I forgot...

Late 80's....

NKOTB

I was in Jr. High and Jordan Knight was the love of my life. hahahah!

I got to go to one of their concerts at Busch Stadium, and we had to take binoculars.... *LOL*
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Old 01-13-2008, 02:56 PM
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I can't believe I forgot...

Late 80's....

NKOTB

I was in Jr. High and Jordan Knight was the love of my life. hahahah!

I got to go to one of their concerts at Busch Stadium, and we had to take binoculars.... *LOL*
They are still hot you know!!!!


I also remember the McKids clothing line that mcdonalds created in partnership with sears in the 80's.

Who had a pair of high-top atheltic shoes? Or the converse "cheerleading" shoes where you could change the colors in it? Who owned a crimping iron for their hair?

Oh and The Ghostbusters!!!
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Old 01-13-2008, 09:29 PM
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Tom Cruise dancing around in his underwear in Risky Business
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Old 01-14-2008, 12:22 PM
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No one's mentioned:

The Brat Pack
Ferris Bueller's Day Off???

Hair metal bands
Headbanger's Ball

When MTV had VJs that did more than just host a show.
Choose or Lose
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Old 01-14-2008, 05:33 PM
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No one's mentioned:

The Brat Pack
Ferris Bueller's Day Off???

Hair metal bands
Headbanger's Ball

When MTV had VJs that did more than just host a show.
Choose or Lose

A lot of the original Vj's are on sirius satellite radio now (and I would suspect on XM as well can anyone confirm that?)

I remember the funny videos by DJ Jazzy jeff and fresh Prince
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Old 01-15-2008, 08:56 AM
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Janet Jackson's Control album

(I saw the video for "Pleasure Principle" last night)
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