Being a Teenager in the Eighties.....growing up (page 2)

ScoobySnax

Frankie.....leave it out, This is the NOW Eighties !!

Scoob

ohiocowboy

Elton John, Queen, Challenger, Pong, Styx, Reagan, Space invaders, Pet Farts, Pac man., Iran, Hostages...

The 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers, The Catch (49ers beat Cowboys), Miracle on Ice, MTV, Def Leppard, OP clothes, black and white checkered Vans slip ons, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Caddyshack, Stripes, Indiana Jones, The Terminator.

Corvin

Chess King

wicker shoes

Dippidy-Doo

Spandau Ballet

Big Country

Kaja Goo Goo

Chuck Norris

The Knack

"Where's The Beef?"

Puppie

Gina, Marlena, Corina & Robin

Martha & her suicide attempts to get my attention

Cabbage Patch Kids

The Breakfast Club (The Brat Pack)

Rocky III

Silverado

Against All Odds (Rachel Ward)

General Hospital (Luke & Laura)

Jelly shoes

Mousse

ET

MJ

Three's Company

Alf

Miami Vice

Superman

U2

We Are The World

Break Dancing

The Electric Slide

reboot

......going to discos in vamped up school uniform dancing to Chic, gypsy skirts, revolting plastic jewellery (all are back' in' now ).... .

progressing to ....... Glastonbury, The Elephant fair festivals, The Cure, Morrissey, the Dammned,The Skids, The Stranglers, The Style Council (' Long hot Summer'...)

6th form parties and evenings spent travelling down to the beach with the love of my life and his mohican; loads of us piling in to cars, his red mini cooper with the hole in the floor, planning to go to art college together...lighting fires on the beach and being wrapped in his coat when it grew cold........Scooby, what are you doing to me??!

Frankie says Relax

ah, scoob..that was a brilliant one -'Welcome to the Pleasuredome ' and 'Two Tribes' bring back memories too...

Big Tex

A 31 inch waist.

roybatty

Did I really dress like this in the late 80's?

Cygnus

The return of skateboards, Magnum P.I., Back to the Future, Ricky Schroeder, Nike sneakers, pinning your pants, Phi Slama Jamma, Howard Stern, polo shirts with the collars up, discovering female breasts (on?) cable television

El Kabong

This thread just brings this song to mind.

Growin' Up - Bruce Springsteen

I stood stonelike at midnight suspended in my masquerade
I combed my hair till it was just right and commanded the night brigade
I was open to pain and crossed by the rain and I walked on a crooked crutch
I strolled all alone through a fallout zone and came out with my soul untouched
I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd but when they said `Sit down' I stood up
Ooh-ooh growin' up

The flag of piracy flew from my mast my sails were set wing to wing
I had a jukebox graduate for first mate she couldn't sail but she sure could
sing
I pushed B-52 and bombed `em with the blues with my gear set stubborn on
standing
I broke all the rules strafed my old high school never once gave thought to
landing
I hid in the clouded warmth of the (great) crowd but when they said `Come down' I threw
up
Ooh-ooh growin' up

I took month-long vacations in the stratosphere and you know it's really hard
to hold your breath
I swear I lost everything I ever loved or feared
I was the cosmic kid in full costume dress
Well my feet they finally took root in the earth but I got me a nice little
place in the stars
I swear I found the key to the universe in the engine of an old parked car
I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd but when they said pull down I pulled up
Ooh-ooh growin' up
Ooh-ooh growin' up

Pleasuredome

CUT, CUTS, CUTS, de-regulation, privitisation, cuts, cuts, strikes, unions, thatcher, scargil, frankie goes to hollywood, cuts, cuts, cuts, 'loads a money!', cuts, cuts, 'acieeed', cuts, cuts, VW badges, tucker jenkins, cuts, cuts, "Gotcha!", cuts, cuts, "give us your bloody money, NOW!", cuts, cuts, pac-man, and more cut backs.

Being a Teenager in the Eighties.....growing up