Posted on 12/30/2004 5:44:09 PM PST by psimpson2005
So here they are: The Reasons for Children of the 80s to Feel Old
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*While reading reviews about the "Live Aid" DVD on Amazon, I read a comment from a teenager that wrote that it's an ideal gift for his/her parents. And knowing that Live Aid was from 1985.
*Because when I mentioned Hall & Oates to my cousin who is 20 he had NO clue as to who I was talking about. Becauase Bon Jovi, who just came out with "Runnaway" like YESTERDAY -- right? (not) is now over 20 yrs old and considered "Classic." Because "Do They Know it is Christmas" is now 20 yrs old..........................................
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I didn't know that, I'm surprised because from what I remember they were always one of the top rated radio stations in the area (Not because country music was necessarily popular, but it had a monopoly while every other format had 2 or 3 stations).
I know awhile back a country music station started on Long Island, I don't know if they put each other out of business or not.
Actually what sad is just when I started to like the music they play on DRE (92.7) which used to be for freaks, they changed to Spanish.
I actually saw Erin Grey a few years ago at a convention. Physically, she still looked quite good. However, she had a "What the heck am I doing here?" look on her face when I saw her which detracted a bit from her attractiveness. I must have caught her at a bad time, because I haven't heard any of the usual scuttlebutt that occurs after a bad con appearance.
(BTW, I last saw Buck Rogers as a kid, so I didn't notice Ms. Grey's skintight outfits then. I do notice them now. Wow.)
I remember when WDRE was WLIR. "Long Island Radio."
Hard to believe that the same band that gave us "Hero of the Day" and "Until is Sleeps" also gave us "Seek and Destroy" and "Hit the Lights".
What's this that I hear about Tony Danza (who is from my hometown of Malverne, NY) being gay?
I saw Metallica at the Nassau Coliseaum on the Justice tour back in 1988. Queensryche was the opening act!
Yeah, I remember her TV commercials for Shasta when I was twelve or so...
Me, too. My mother bought me a VCR so I would quit skipping school to watch Hope and Bo on DOOL.
Those were the days. I hate soap operas now.
Like sands through the hourglass...
I remember Diet Rite cola with Lee Majors in the commercials, along with Tab Cola, which you can still get if you look hard enough!
No, that was "Patch," aka Steve Johnson. And I am rofl because my husband thought it was Bo, and how would he know that???????????
My sister was a big fan. I just remember Patch dating the mute girl named Kayla.
My packrat Grandma still has a case of Tab in her basement. It's probably 25 years old.
We had a milkman and a vegetable man. It was a good thing cuz we only had one car (also one phone, one TV, one bathroom) which my dad took to work.
I'm 46 too but had my kids in the 90's. I'm pooped!
My grandmother was a big fan of Shasta and Fresca. I believed in Crystal Lite for I believe in me...
Lucky! You saw them before the Black Album.
LOL. When I was a kid, my brothers and I were the remote to my folks TV.
Yeah. It's true that bands that had a long past (as well as 80s material like Nugent, Petty, the Stones and Van Halen) did get played on Classic Rock stations. But like you said, it was when 80s acts started to get played on Classic rock stations that I kept thinking to myself "Hey, this isn't 'classic rock' yet, is it?". That was a bit of a head trip for me.
Speaking of the Classic Rock format, remember in the 80s when stations in that format would actually play old and new music from those artists? Whatever happened to that? Nowadays, they will play old Zeppelin or solo Plant but won't play new solo Robert Plant. The same goes with most other classic rock artists. Their new music doesn't get played along with their older stuff. I noticed this phenomenon in the last 5 years or so.
In Detroit back in the 80s, our classics station WCSX had a slogan "It doesn't gotta be old to be a classic", and they would play and old/new block of an artist. That was great. You really got a feel for what their career meant musically. They would also have old/new 'twofers'. I miss that. There is not realy format for the classic rock artists to release new music to radio. (unless you have satellite radio like I do)
" * Nintendo is releasing a series of games on the gameboy called the "classic series". These are the original versions of hits like Super Mario Bros. Neither the graphics, or original box design has been modified. To top it off, they also released a gameboy with, as they call it, "retro" colors which are made to look like the original nintendo. I think this is great, because they are taking the time to remember the classics, and for me, I can play all of the great games I grew up with again. Sadly, none of today's kids know what these games are. I tried explaining my excitement for these games to a 10 year old cousin. He didn't even know what these games were. Then it hit me, he was BORN in 1994. The earliest game system he could remember is Playstation. Its sad, but I guess Mario has now become an aged plumber who was cool two decades ago. As for me, long live 8 bits. I'm happy with my NES.
* On an interview, one of the actresses from "Mean Girls" said that there's a generation gap between the teenage actresses (including Lindsay Lohan) & those in their 30's (Tina Fey & Amy Poelher, who mentioned this comment on 'Conan O'Brian') with karoake that they had no idea who Prince, The Go Go's or Pat Benatar were. Another celebrity/interview from another show, Hillary Duff (about 16/17 years old) said that her "crush" Matthew McCounaghey (sp?) is too old. And he's in his 30's. On a positve note, my local radio station interviewed a couple of kids born on 1985 and most said that 30/34 year olds aren't old. But had no clue about the pop culture & historic events ("Where's The Beef?", Challenger explosion, "Dallas") were when the DJ asked them questions.
* When the kids are digging a cool new singer named Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas...and you and I remember her as Stacy Ferguson from KIDS Incorporated.
* Just the other day I was listening to the radio while driving at work (I'm 30), and my riding partner who's roughly 60 had on 'oldies' station on. Oldies should mean 50's, 60's & early 70's, right? I heard Billy Joel's "Tell Her About It" and "The Heart Of Rock N'Roll" by Huey Lewis & The News! Both of those songs came out in 1984! I don't even consider music from the late 70's to be 'oldies'! Classics, sure, but Huey & the Piano Man shouldn't be lumped in with doo-wop & psychedelics! Come on!
* My guy and I were talking about the awesome drum beats, synthesizers, and assorted sounds of 1980s music. You almost know current music doesn't hold a candle to them.
* Well, I'm from the 70's (born in the Fall of 1970 to be exact). But I was defintely apart of the 80's crowd, for sure! During the 80's I was the ages of 10-19 years old, so I know how it is to be a teenager during that era. I don't care what kids today say; even with their technology, CGI graphics, Xbox's(eventhough I own a PS2)...THE 80'S RULED regardless!! We had originality, and ingenuity. (I still adore Ms. Pacman and Donkey Kong). Television was more fun, personal and honest. (Transformers, Voltron, Mighty orbots, Mr.Rogers Neighborhood, Sesame Street; Scooby Doo). Special effects in movies took more time to develop, but we appreciated the time and effort that was executed towards them. (Back to the future trilogy; Last star-fighter, Indiana Jones trilogy etc). The Music in the 1980's was outstanding! Madonna; Metalicca; Run DMC; Banaramma; Janet Jackson. Artist actually wrote their OWN songs and music; and even if they didn't, they still had a respect, and honor for their craft. Nowadays, as long as you look plastic, don't mind being taken advantage of my the "fat cats" of the music industry and, oh yeah...LOVE MONEY, you're in!! But kids today can make you feel old if you let them. Well...DON'T LET THEM. Tell how much fun we had. Tell them how we started the party! We just decided to pass on the torch because our hands became hot and tired. But...THEY WILL HAVE TO GIVE IT BACK. (smiles).
* Everything on here brings back memories and makes me feel old...but hey guys...did you ever think that it is us....the people who grew up in the 80's that are responsible for bringing all this stuff back...like the cartoons and toys. I would rather my kids (someday when I have them) play with some of the stuff from the 80's than what is out there today. I just hope that someday enough of "our" kind will be working in those industries to bring more of it back!
* "(On the radio) There was Bruce Springsteen, Madonna. Way before Nirvana there was U2 and Blondie and music was still on MTV. Her two kids in highschool, they tell her that she's uncool. But she still preoccupies with 1985..." ('1985' from Bowling For Soup)
* I was born in January 1983. I was going through my bedroom the other day, and came across all my bedroom sheet sets I had as a child -- Remember, Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, Cabbage Patch Dolls? I had all those bedroom sets, and now I'm giving them away to a 2 year old I nanny for -- all those characters are NOW back!!
* All I have to say is "He-man"
* The music!!!!!!!!! That says it all. I was a late 80's bloomer. I was born in 86, The Teddy Ruxpin years. Well kids around me don't understand my music. Like my anthems are "I Think We're Alone Now"-Tiffany, and "Love Is A Battlefield"- Pat Benatar, and my friends just look at me wierd. So I've resorted to hanging out with older people who understand the meaning of Whitesnake and Journey and can rock with me to Twisted Sister(even though they wore make-up!!!)
* I tell you what always makes me feel old, I'm only 17 now. But when I was about three/four the late 80s - early 90s...things like Lucky Charms cereal, The Moondreamers, Timmy Mallet, Super Ted, Mighty Max, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (now called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) I used to own a Cabbage Patch Kid at one point and a Sally Doll!!! (anyone rememeber them?!!!!??) good old 80s. I wish it were still the 80s now. I'd fit right in!! hehe
* Remember Weeble Wobbles? They don't fall down! Geez, that brings back memories. I don't know if everyone did this, but my sister and I grew up watching Sesame Street religiously! We learned everything we needed to know from this show and didn't even have to go to Kindergarten! It wasn't even required so we just went straight to first grade. Here's another one for you...remember those friendship pins people wore on their shoes? They were made out of colored beads and safety pins. It was an awesome decade!
* The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles get played on AMC.
* My boss and I were discussing how the game cartridge for "Legend of Zelda" was gold. It was always cool to hold that gold cartridge--had a feeling of richness to it!!!
* They actually starting doing the "action" opening montage/credits on Saturday Night Live again a few years ago, but they'll never top the ones from the mid-1980s. Those were the best. No still photographs for these actors--they got to strut their stuff in the opening credits!!!!"
Somone started mentioning commercials from that period. Here are some more from the same site:
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