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Only those of us who have lived on Long Island (N.Y.) will truly appreciate this...

Subject: You Know You're a Long Island New Waver When...
you can relate to any of the following:

1. You've always loved The Cure and you own several of their "records."

2. You actually know someone who went to "Sachem".

3. Seeing a concert at Jones Beach Marine Theater - the best place in the world to see a show. (Bonus points if you're old enough to have seen Guy Lombardo pilot his speedboat past the seats at full throttle!)

4. Is it just me, or is every girl from Rockville Centre a bitch? ....hey, watch it!!

5. You went to the Malibu before it closed.

6. Heartbeat, Paris and the OBI!!

7. If you're not from Long Island or one of the five boroughs, you're not really from "NEW YAWK!"

8. You don't go to Manhattan... you go to "The City."

9. When someone asks you, "where are you from?", you don't say N.Y... you say "from Lawn Guylan" like it was already the 51st state.

10. You never, EVER, want to "change at Jamaica."

11. You never realize you have an accent until you leave (or until you go back for a visit and everyone sounds funny!)

12. You know that The Bank was a cool club in the city

13. The Belt Parkway SUCKS!

14. You've been to Spies.

15. You replace the letter "r" from the end of words that end with "r" with an "ah"...i.e., beah, mothah, fathah, sistah, brotha.

16. You curse..........A LOT!

17. Buttons covered your jean jacket

18. You listen to bands like Any Trouble, Sparks and ABC

19. Going to the diner at 2:00 a.m. after clubbing was a must

20. You've "cruised" on Hempstead Turnpike, Jericho Turnpike, or Northern Blvd. in a Mustang GT or a convertible with the top DOWN.

21. You know the band "Skinny Puppy"

22. You've walked through the tunnels at Smith's Point or the underpass at Jones Beach.

23. You've gotten drunk at the Boardy Barn.

24. You know the difference between WLIR and WDRE, even though they played the same music.

25. You know the difference between New Wave music and Complaint Rock!

26. No matter how old we get the music is still damn good!!!

27. You remember what a 'Newsblimp' was

28. You Knew The DMM"s "Bitchin Camaro"

29. You Knew of the Bands 'Zebra' and 'The Good Rats' (Nu wave, not...)

30. You remember the Calderone Theater

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Filmguy415: I learned about never changing in Jamaica when I was staying at a friend's in Commack after the Ministry/KMFDM show at The Ritz one night; we barely made it home!

BTW: Is it sad and pathetic to mention I still have my gold Spize card in a s

I know the feeling,
I'm looking at my old WLIR 'Dare Card' #15172 and a beat up old Record World Card with 4 punch holes in it. [V]

I understand completely. I still have my tiny SPIT tank top in one of my drawers. Pathetic.

Hi, I'm a new member. I originally posted this elsewhere, but when I saw the forum of Long Islanders, I just had to pop in and say hello.

I thought I was the only one feeling depressed about the demise of WLIR.
During the early - mid eighties, WLIR w

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9. When someone asks you, "where are you from?", you don't say N.Y... you say "from Lawn Guy

31. You saw Vixen cover songs like Sleepwalk and I Will Follow at Cheers in Deer Park in the summer of '81

32. You drank beers in the car parked down the street with the realator on the corner waiting for the action at Spit to pick up.

33. You were

Working downtown means I'm "changing at Jamaica" on daily basis.....

Since there are so many Long Islanders here, check out this program: "Essential 80's" on 90.3FM Thursdays (technically Friday) from Midnight to 2AM and Saturday Nights from 10PM to Mi

37. You bought your clothes at Chess King in le Petit Mall.
38. Got a haircut at The Cave
39. went to WLIR's free Party in the Park concerts in Hempstead.
40. Know the difference between Rumbottoms and Rumrunners.
41. been to a "Non-conformal Ball"

Hey...I'm new to this site....really want to know where to go on Long Island for '80's new wave & synth pop besides Subculture....now that everything has closed. I was a Paris, NY, Malibu, 007, and Luxe go-er and probably know many of you fellow Long Isl

[quote][i]Originally posted by ingeniousbrunette[/i]
<br>Hey...I'm new to this site....really want to know where to go on Long Island for '

Us aging wavers need something like that. I remember DJ'd roller rinks having those kind of hours back in the late 70's early 80's. Why Not?[;)]