I Love the 80s Thread

[PrettyBoy]

GI Joe with swivel arm battle grip
Transformers
Break Dancing
Beat Street
The Fat Boys
Breakin'


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-QoDSq28Kw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Leg3WJnttfc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SedYFUhYaGU

I was a really good break dancer back in the 80s, and I loved GI Joe.

[AlphaFrog]

Oh GOD the shoulder pads!!

I was 6 or 7 and I tried cutting the shoulder pads out of everything (WTF does a gradeschooler need shoulder pads for?), but my mom would catch me and either stop me, or sew them back in. She also made us matching neon pink/yellow/green/orange outfits, and made us wear them.

[scbelle]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Oh GOD the shoulder pads!!

I 6 or 7 and I tried cutting the shoulder pads out of everything (WTF does a gradeschooler need shoulder pads for?)

EXACTLY. I cut mine out, too. Of course, sometimes I'd end up with little holes in the shoulder hem of my shirts. That didn't please mom too much.

[ForeverRoses]

I remember my sisters (who were in High school) were allowed to travel to Cleveland for a Duran Duran concert, but I had to stay at home because I wasn't old enough to go. I cried myself to sleep that night!

Oh, and don't forget Band-Aid (do they know it's christmas), the Police, U2, Culture Club, Roxy Music and all the othe groups in the "second British invasion".

[PrettyBoy]

I remember I was a member of a break dancing group, and we used to have break dancing battles against other groups. My parents used to tell me that if I were to do that when they were in school (during the 50s) they would have thought I was having a seizure.

[scbelle]

I'd have to go with:

Atari (although my fam was too cheap to get one... I had an Intellivision)
Leggings
Neon anything
Quicksilver bracelets
Cyndi Lauper
Punky Brewster
The Goonies
and for TV, The Greatest American Hero