Title: the 80s
mel the bell - April 4, 2006 05:35 PM (GMT)
whats the first things you picture when somebody mentions the 80s?
dont think too hard, just the first things that come to mind
mine would be
adam and the ants
frankie goes to hollywood
my zx spectrum (as well as chrimbo 83 when i got it)
leaving school
ghostbusters / prince - when doves cry 12"s
rubiks cubes
brucepingsteen - April 4, 2006 06:00 PM (GMT)
All the above feature in my list though i would insert C64 instead of ZX Spectrum.
Also some others.
20p coins.
Space Dust.
Atari.
Girls.
Puberty.
Madness.
The Young Ones.
Night Rider.
The A team.
VHS and Betamax.
Watching Films i was far too young to see(ie Exorcist,Halloween).
koopa42 - April 4, 2006 07:04 PM (GMT)
mel the bell - April 4, 2006 07:20 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (koopa42 @ Apr 4 2006, 08:04 PM) |
| :D gary mabutt's knee |
errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrm
i dont think thatd be on anybody elses list..............EVAH :P
merman - April 4, 2006 10:34 PM (GMT)
Things that speak of the 80's to me...
BMX bikes
Monster Munch
The A-Team
Live Aid
Bob Geldof & Paula Yates :D
The Kids from Fame
Saturday Superstore
brucepingsteen - April 5, 2006 08:21 AM (GMT)
Oh Yeah Saturday Superstore.
Also its previous incarnation SWAP SHOP with Noel Tidy-Beard.
Antiriad2097 - April 5, 2006 08:31 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (brucepingsteen @ Apr 5 2006, 09:21 AM) |
Oh Yeah Saturday Superstore.
Also its previous incarnation SWAP SHOP with Noel Tidy-Beard. |
That is SO seventies...
80's makes me think Adam Ant, New Romantic, Spectrum v C64, Vector games, real arcades, leaving school, finding alcohol and women, first kisses (and more)...
Jumpman - April 5, 2006 05:17 PM (GMT)
Bizzarely, my gran's brown carpet.
All of my formative experiences, TV, video games, toys, comics, VHS... happened on that carpet.
Whenever I remember anything from then it involves that carpet. Oh, and once I put my head on the carpet and ran round and round for a bit (I was still short), the carpet burn was still there the next day at school.
Perhaps that explains why it's imprinted on my mind...
brucepingsteen - April 5, 2006 05:50 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Antiriad2097 @ Apr 5 2006, 08:31 AM) |
| QUOTE (brucepingsteen @ Apr 5 2006, 09:21 AM) | Oh Yeah Saturday Superstore.
Also its previous incarnation SWAP SHOP with Noel Tidy-Beard. |
That is SO seventies...
80's makes me think Adam Ant, New Romantic, Spectrum v C64, Vector games, real arcades, leaving school, finding alcohol and women, first kisses (and more)...
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Yeah ok it started in the 70's but it ran 1982.
In the 70's it was black and white for me so it dosnt count lol.
mel the bell - April 5, 2006 06:02 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Jumpman @ Apr 5 2006, 06:17 PM) |
Bizzarely, my gran's brown carpet.
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uh oh another weirdo
*pushes into the weirdy corner next to koops*
merman - April 5, 2006 11:03 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Jumpman @ Apr 5 2006, 05:17 PM) |
Bizzarely, my gran's brown carpet.
All of my formative experiences, TV, video games, toys, comics, VHS... happened on that carpet.
Whenever I remember anything from then it involves that carpet. Oh, and once I put my head on the carpet and ran round and round for a bit (I was still short), the carpet burn was still there the next day at school.
Perhaps that explains why it's imprinted on my mind... |
Oh my god, not one of those horrible "flame" design ones?
sshblack - April 6, 2006 02:32 PM (GMT)
Is this the same Gary Mabbut that was the rock for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club centre back who played over 700 league games for spurs even though he had diabetes?
Legend.
I use to watch him play at the Lane when I was a kid. Good call Koops.
koopa42 - April 6, 2006 03:17 PM (GMT)
FACT
Antiriad2097 - April 6, 2006 03:43 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (sshblack @ Apr 6 2006, 03:32 PM) |
Is this the same Gary Mabbut that was the rock for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club centre back who played over 700 league games for spurs even though he had diabetes?
Legend.
I use to watch him play at the Lane when I was a kid. Good call Koops. |
I read that and I think it made me temporarily dyslexic - it was like reading white noise, just a wash of meaningless sound...
sshblack - April 7, 2006 06:57 AM (GMT)
Leave me alone, I can't construct a clear sentence on a good day, let alone when I'm on crack.
brucepingsteen - April 7, 2006 09:16 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (koopa42 @ Apr 6 2006, 03:17 PM) |
FACT |
That guy bottom row 1st on the right.
You dont see hair like that in the premiership now lol.
Antiriad2097 - April 7, 2006 05:36 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (sshblack @ Apr 7 2006, 07:57 AM) |
| Leave me alone, I can't construct a clear sentence on a good day, let alone when I'm on crack. |
It was almost making sense until I read the 'F' word...
Jumpman - April 7, 2006 07:16 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (merman @ Apr 5 2006, 11:03 PM) |
| Oh my god, not one of those horrible "flame" design ones? |
It wasn't no, plain brown.
Anyway, I left off another of my formative carpet experiences.
My gran's best friend used to look after me and the only "toys" she had were some wooden blocks and a wooden train (I think). Anyway, her carpet was one of those with the patterns in the boxes. Hard to describe. Anyway, I used the light bits round the boxes to drive my train. Really fast. I probably got a carpet burn here as well.
I need to try again on the carpet. It was brown and kind of paisley pattern. Divided into squares by light brown outlines.
Know the one I mean?
Similar to this but the squares were smaller, unless I get burned for hotlinking...
MattC - April 8, 2006 01:40 AM (GMT)
Words .. and .. Pictures!
Kajagoogoo
'Pure, Perfect sound forever' ;)
VHS (Re-record, not fade away)
CPC 464
Fake wood TV sets
Fraggle Rock
Whitesnake
Spitting Image
Unmanageable hairstyles
Tears for Fears
Countdown
RAINBOW
Ah, vinyl!
Yuppies
and, by association:
Thatcher!
