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Favorite 80's Fad?
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Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:32 amby MARV
What's your favorite 80's fad?
http://www.crazyfads.com/80s.htm
I'm gonna go with the boom boxes. Nothing said *cool* more than being the Keeper Of The Sound. Whether you were into heavy metal, rap or NEW WAVE, the boom box spoke volumes to all who were around. Just don't forget your tapes [;)]
Are there any fads missing?
Posted:
Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:37 amby 2Nu
[8D]<a href="http://www.klov.com/index.php" target="blank">VIDEO ARCADE GAMES</a>[8D]
Posted:
Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:10 pmby WoodlandParkPunk
Shoulder pads in all clothes.
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Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:43 pmby BigBri
Skinny ties... and I wish I had kept mine.
I'll second video arcade games. That experience was rekindled when I came across emualtors written by clever programmers in the late 1990's, and then M.A.M.E. came along, and life was good again.
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Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:49 pmby Panorama
Bri - check out Gravitar in Mame
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Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:22 pmby Frau_Blucher
I'm kinda partial to new wave, but that's just me. [8D]
Oh, and checkered Vans!
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Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:51 pmby i_like_lectric_motors
Gadget.
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Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:15 pmby kola
neon, definately!
it was a cultural signifier, stating that the drab sixties and brown and orange seventies were over - neon highlighter pens were everywhere!
all those new-wave album covers with day-glo covers, you knew it was something different...
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Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:25 pmby MARV
[quote][i]Originally posted by BigBri[/i]
<br>Skinny ties... and I wish I had kept mine.[/quote]
Totally! They are so in style now too.
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Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:29 pmby MARV
[quote][i]Originally posted by kimiiii[/i]
<br>One that I had totally forgotten about was "PSYCHE!" I shudder to think of it.[/quote]
Ha, yeah. I pull that one on my son every now and then - he loves it! He says, "Daddy, what did you say?" laughing hysterically. Then he goes around saying it, cracking himself up.[:o)] My goal in life is to make my kids laugh and man do I get them going.[8D]
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Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:57 amby enzfan
Teen angst movies, skinny ties, Rayban Wayfarer sun glasses(thank you Mr. Cruise), and big hair.
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Wed Aug 31, 2005 1:03 amby WoodlandParkPunk
What happened to Max Headroom?? I think that was his name?
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Wed Aug 31, 2005 1:04 amby WoodlandParkPunk
How about MTV programming 1981 - 1987. That was the only good time for MTV.
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Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:04 amby enzfan
Forgot one more 80's fad Eddie Murphy's career.[^]
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Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:16 amby firefall
Multicouloured women earrings,Lassie series,great but also kitsch teenage sex comedies(remember Zapped?),the early new wave video clips with their cold-all white background(Going Underground,Making plans for Nigel),Rubic's cube,Yuppies born,Cold War monocratory.Ah! and great timeless music...