I love (hate) the 80's

[NoWomanNoCry]

So what do you all love and/or hate about the 80's?

I loved Bon Jovi. (Okay, I still do. Jon Bon Jovi that is. I'd like to do things to him . . .)

I loved those ankle socks with the fuzzy balls on the back.

I loved Nerds candy.

I hated the big hair.

I'm sure I'll come up with more, but this just gets things going.

:cool:

[paiger81]

LOVED
New Kids on the Block
Tiffany
Debbie Gibson
(Pretty much the music)
& Rainbow Brite :p

[Skyblade]

I hated stirrup pants. I saw some lady at Jack in the Box the other day wearing them, eww.

[cornflakegirl]

i wish big hair was in style. i would have great 80s hair.

[Kitty]

Loved:

Madonna
Boy George
My Little Pony
Rainbow Brite
Carebears
Babysitters Club
Guess Jeans
16 Candles
Pretty in Pink
Crimped hair
Saved by the Bell

Hated:

MC Hammer and his pants craze
Stone washed Jeans
Tapered jeans
Keds
Scrunchis
The make-up

[NoWomanNoCry]

OMG - Stirrup pants??? :green:

Those things have got to be the trashiest piece of clothing invented, aside from the wife-beater.

[Kitty]

There is a woman at my work that wears leggings everyday.

Omg..that reminds me of a funny quote I want to put in my signature.

[pisces2473]

Where's that quote from, Kitty?

I wish big hair was in. I'd be so cool.

LOVED:
Debbie, Tiffany, Paula
NKOTB
Roller skating
Cabbage Patch Kids
She-Ra and He-Man

HATED:
Blue eyeshadow
looooong earrings
acid washed jeans
flourescent EVERYTHING

[biodork]

Shirt ties and side ponytails! Ooooh and hypercolor shirts! :green:

And we can't forget the most important thing of all...I was born! haha ;)

[shimmer728]

OMG - Stirrup pants??? :green:

Those things have got to be the trashiest piece of clothing invented, aside from the wife-beater.

Both items that are still quite popular in Bedford, PA.

[Kitty]

It's from Daria! That is like the funniest episode ever.

[Stormshadow]

Loved:
He-Man
Transformers, generation 1--is there anything else?
Thundercats
Star Wars
Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
The Incredible Hulk
UNDEROOS
The Muppets
Conan--did you know that He-Man was originally supposed to be Conan?
Voltron
COMMODORE 64, NINTENDO
Enter the Ninja
Freddy Krueger
Chuck Norris
Def Leppard
Metallica
Iron Maiden
VAN HALEN
AEROSMITH
ripped jeans
denim jackets with patches
HULKAMANIA!!!!!!!!!

HATED:
new kids.
hokey teenage movies
friday the 13th
Michael Jackson
Dancing on the Ceiling
the cocaine epidemic
the arms race
the Iran Contra affair

[biodork]

Ah yes I musn't forget the nintendo...and game boy! TETRIS!!! hehe i can hear the music now..

[pisces2473]

the cocaine epidemic
the arms race
the Iran Contra affair
Only my boyfriend brings world events into his childhood memories. LOL

[Stormshadow]

it took up a lot of cartoon time with unscheduled interruptions...

[Kitty]

Ah yes I musn't forget the nintendo...and game boy! TETRIS!!! hehe i can hear the music now..

Good call!!

[NoWomanNoCry]

So I was just thinking about the actual "I love the 80's" show on VH1. Did anyone else find it really annoying when they had Raven Simone on there commenting about stuff? I was like, "You were basically in-utero in the 80's!"
She was hardly out of diapers on the Cosby Show. She just wishes she could be so cool as to have lived through that decade . . . :rolleyes:

[Kitty]

How many I Love the 80's shows are there are Vh1?!? For awhile there it seems like they were always on. It was kind of cool the first time I watched it, but its seriously annoying now.

[wordsmith]

Well, there really can only be ten episodes, right? I mean, they did a year in each episode...

Stuff I remember fondly from the 80s

-Garbage Pail Kids cards
-crimped hair
-Guitar-driven hair bands - RAWK!
-non-angry rap/hip hop
-Super Mario Brothers
-teenybopper perfume like Love's Baby Soft





Stuff that makes me cringe in retrospect (mostly fashion)

-acid washed denim
-HUUUUUGE glasses
-shoulder pads
-jewel tone makeup
-mostly lame TV
-stirrup pants (not leggings, I loved leggings)

[Kitty]

I actually think there was more than one per year. Wasn't there something called "I love the 80's strike back!" and "I love the 80's part deux!"

Maybe i'm wrong, its quite possible I lost track.

[wordsmith]

Could be...I catch VH1 about once or twice every six months.

[Kitty]

You're not missing anything :)

[mishl982]

Maybe you saw I Love the 90s. I know early 90s were kinda 80s-ish.

[biodork]

Oh Michelle i soooooooooo wanna post the pic of you and cos from the 80's mixer now... :twisted:

[hopeless]

Loved:
Cyndi Lauper
New Kids on the Block
Thriller video
Cabbage Patch dolls
Rainbow Brite
Super Mario Brothers video games
80s songs "Tainted Love", "I Ain't Missing You At All", "Soon Forget Me Nots", "Don't You Forget About Me"
Breakfast Club
Saved By the Bell
Madonna

Hated:
Big Hair
Jelly Bracelets
Shoulder pads

[coll214]

Loved:
Poison
New Kids
Tiffany
Garbage Pail kids
Cabbage Patch kids
Nelson
Saved by the Bell
Who's the boss?
Little House on the Prarie reruns and Eight is enough
Alvin and the chipmunks
The stop, drop, and read program they did in elementary school to encourage reading (who wouldn't want to drop the hockey stick in the middle of gym class to read a book :p )
Walkmans!

Hated:
Side ponytails
Doubling and tripling your slouch socks
slip and slide... many a skinned knees on that stupid thing

[mishl982]

Oh Michelle i soooooooooo wanna post the pic of you and cos from the 80's mixer now... :twisted:
The one that looks like we passed out on the stairs?

[biodork]

The one that looks like we passed out on the stairs?

Haha yes! Where you are winking at the camera in all your 80's gear

[Kitty]

I wish I still had jelly shoes. Those were cool. If I had a black pair, I would totally wear them.

[Kristyn]

I have to post this now:

Tiffany actually came and sang on my college campus about three years ago: no big stage, just a small set-up outside at the student union. There was this guy standing right in front of her while she sang her new songs (trying to make herself known again), waving the old vinyl record of hers, and yelling, "I love you Tiffany! I love you! Please sing 'I think we're alone now'!" She looked so annoyed, finally gave up on her new songs, and sang the one song everyone actually went there to hear.

She signed autographs later, and I think I got some promotion postcard they were handing out signed by her, just for the emotional satisfaction that, yes, I lived through the 80's and saw a once-loved 80's star for free in the 2000's. :p

[Kitty]

I saw Tiffany on the beach boardwalk recently. It was pretty sad.

[pisces2473]

Debbie Gibson was at this kid's fair in RI a few years ago. I went with my cousins and the promoter was all "tell them she was the Britney of your day!!!" UM NO. I heard a few lines of "shake your love" and then I ran. :eek:

Whoops, it's DEBORAH. My bad.

[Kristyn]

It is so wierd seeing top 80's singers singing in small places now!

[coll214]

A scary sight was a couple years ago i went to the Big E w/ my mother and Rick Springfield was playing. Nothing more frightening than middle-aged women screaming like teenagers and then asking us (me and my sister) why we weren't all excited :rolleyes:... uhh i like Jessie's Girl and all but he's no NKOTB. LOL.

[pisces2473]

But he was on GH, Coll. Shame on you.

[coll214]

Yeah, i know... but that was WAAAAY before I watched!!

[isitfridayyet?]

loved anything and everything strawberry shortcake. they brought her back, but she's just not the same...she's wearing jeans now!

[RockTheGlobe]

Debbie Gibson was at this kid's fair in RI a few years ago. I went with my cousins and the promoter was all "tell them she was the Britney of your day!!!" UM NO. I heard a few lines of "shake your love" and then I ran. :eek:

Whoops, it's DEBORAH. My bad.

Heh. One of my friends was dating her for a while. He said she made it quite clear that she's not Debbie anymore.

[biodork]

loved anything and everything strawberry shortcake. they brought her back, but she's just not the same...she's wearing jeans now!

And have you noticed how anorexic she's gotten?? She used to be this plump, cute little girl. Of course, that's not acceptable anymore.

[Stormshadow]

how the fuck does one date Debbie Gibson??????!!!!!!!!

[pisces2473]

how the fuck does one date Debbie Gibson??????!!!!!!!!
What do you mean?

[Kitty]

What do you mean?

Someone posted about how their friend was dating Debbie Gibson.

[pisces2473]

LOL Kitty, I know...I just don't understand why Chris was all "how the fuck does someone date her." She's a person, she goes out on dates...

[Kitty]

Oh, I see!

Maybe he meant she's such a freak that how could anyone date her and expect to be taken seriously?? I dunno, lol.

[pisces2473]

I'll make sure and ask him when I see him tonight :heehee:

[Stormshadow]

ummm...she's famous--at least she was. How does one even get CLOSE to someone like that?

[pisces2473]

Like I said, the dude lives in LA. I'm sure he knows people who have dated famous people. Anything is possible.

[RockTheGlobe]

ummm...she's famous--at least she was. How does one even get CLOSE to someone like that?

My friend's an actor... I think he was introduced to her by another one of his friends or met her at a party or something. He's not dating Deborah anymore, but they've remained friends.

To bastardize Samantha Fox (speaking of the '80s), "Famous girls need love too."