Author Topic: Rockin' out in the 1980s! (Read 5609 times)

garfieldelric · « **on:** April 03, 2008, 11:37:26 pm »

Well, many of my friends have seen me as a guy who is just crazy about the 1980s! Now, I must ask, "What about you guys?" What do you like about this crazy decade?

pieisexactlythree · « **Reply #1 on:** April 03, 2008, 11:45:33 pm »

I miss being a kid back then (I was born in 1977) and the wide eyed amazement I had for the world.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2008, 05:43:59 am »

Well, I know Kahlan-gf will have a lot to say about this subject, as she adores the 80's, but as for me, I enjoyed the music (in retrospect of course; I was born in '87). The Cure, Furniture, Psychadelic Furs, Prince, Michael Jackson, and all of new wave in general. It was one of the foundations of modern goth/industrial, and the scene would be nowhere without what happened in the 80's. ^_^

Higuma · « **Reply #3 on:** April 04, 2008, 10:30:14 am »

I do not like 80's music at all, I prefer classic rock from the 70's. Some is ok but most of it was horrible.

Eddy Curant · « **Reply #4 on:** April 04, 2008, 03:15:08 pm »

I liked the punk rock of the early eighties, especially in SoCa, I always enjoyed a good pit. And the fashions! I was a plaid on plaid kind of guy.

Of course, this was back in the day, and I’m a bit older than most…

GaaraoftheFunk · « **Reply #5 on:** April 04, 2008, 06:13:11 pm »

The fashion.PRINCE & MICHAEL JACKSON.<3
Though i wasnt born back then.v.v

Yes.Plaid is good.

Simon Young · « **Reply #6 on:** April 10, 2008, 02:56:54 pm »

Synth-pop reigned i the 1980's, so I love the music. Also, a great era for hard rock too...

And, the 1980's also gave birth to the NES, one of the best game systems ever as well as Back to the Future, one of the best trilogy of films ever!

leashy · « **Reply #7 on:** April 10, 2008, 03:00:27 pm »

They have 80's dancing every Friday evening in Lola's Room at the Crystal Ballroom. It is really fun!! It is 21+ but they just make it non-smoking

TomtheFanboy · « **Reply #8 on:** April 10, 2008, 04:21:45 pm »

This thread should probably go in the spam folder. >_>
Too bad I'm not a mod anymore... <_<

I like the colors. Bright colors in hair and clothes was cool and you didn't have to deal with the weird technicolor pastels of the "color tv" era that came before. You also had people starting to embrace the absence of color and dressing in all black with a little white here and there.

The best part of the 80s was that the world wasn't out of ideas yet so people would be able to make money doing just about ANYTHING. It was like the e-business craze before the dotcom bubble burst, only with toys, music, tv, food, fashion...

Mister_manji · « **Reply #9 on:** April 10, 2008, 05:55:54 pm »

MOTLEY CRUE!

Antares · « **Reply #10 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:01:27 pm »

Cindi Lauper
Tin Machine
Genesis
Back to the Future
Indiana Jones
My Little Ponies
He-Man
Pound Puppies
Huey Lewis and the News
Cassette tapes
Friendship pins
Neon Leon shoe laces
Bangles and jelly bracelets
High top sneakers

Okay -- I'm gonna stop now since I'm totally showing my age.

pieisexactlythree · « **Reply #11 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:20:05 pm »

One word: Rick

GaaraoftheFunk · « **Reply #12 on:** April 12, 2008, 02:07:30 am »

I just wanna say,He-man is scary.o_o;

leashy · « **Reply #13 on:** April 12, 2008, 06:46:12 am »

Quote from: Antares on April 10, 2008, 07:01:27 pm

Cindi Lauper
Tin Machine
Genesis
Back to the Future
Indiana Jones
My Little Ponies
He-Man
Pound Puppies
Huey Lewis and the News
Cassette tapes
Friendship pins
Neon Leon shoe laces
Bangles and jelly bracelets
High top sneakers

Okay -- I'm gonna stop now since I'm totally showing my age.

Don't forget Jem and the holograms! would not be a proper 80's nostalgia list without them!

My best friend and I used to watch that as well as the Barbie show on saturday morning. Well Barbie was right after the GI Joe show and one saturday morning, the network accidently switched the sound reels. So imagine GI JOE going on and you hear "Let's go shopping" and Barbie going on with stuff like "Let's go men, haul out!"

I miss being a kid ^^

makichan · « **Reply #14 on:** April 12, 2008, 11:00:17 am »

I was only born in 88... lol but my sister was a teenager back then and since I used to really look up to her, it sort of gave me a huge 80's fetish that has stayed with me ever since xD

Simon Young · « **Reply #15 on:** April 13, 2008, 10:18:15 am »

Quote from: Antares on April 10, 2008, 07:01:27 pm

Cindi Lauper
Tin Machine
Genesis
Back to the Future
Indiana Jones
My Little Ponies
He-Man
Pound Puppies
Huey Lewis and the News
Cassette tapes
Friendship pins
Neon Leon shoe laces
Bangles and jelly bracelets
High top sneakers

Okay -- I'm gonna stop now since I'm totally showing my age.

I'm up there with you, a child of the 80s

Kahlan4 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 13, 2008, 10:35:00 am »

ooo 80's! i loved pretty much everything about them... lol. though i was born in 87 and didn't really get to "live" in the 80's, i wish i had; the fashion was great (oh the hair... o.O) entertainment in general was awesome, and just everything was totally rad >.>

i wanna have an 80's party now >.O

pieisexactlythree · « **Reply #17 on:** April 14, 2008, 11:02:08 am »

Quote from: Kahlan4 on April 13, 2008, 10:35:00 am

and just everything was totally rad >.>

Except Reagan. You forgot that one important caveat.

BlackjackGabbiani · « **Reply #18 on:** April 14, 2008, 05:27:53 pm »

Born in '80, so I grew up on all this stuff.

I remember when I got my NES...although I was a latecomer and it was in the 90s...

Come to think of it, even though my favorite band, Oingo Boingo, was a hallmark of the 80s scene, I didn't get into them until '93.

Man, I live retroactively, don't I?

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Author Topic: Rockin' out in the 1980s! (Read 5609 times)