70's/80's

[Blynn]

I have some of those BIG hair picutes too. :o :o

I wonder why that style never made a comeback?



God Bless,
Roberta

 

[TheBear]

I forgot to mention the wide collars, wide lapels, wide ties, and then, the thin leather ties.

 

[Mandy]

Disco Duck!! I remember my disco duck album!

In the 80's I was a metal chick with a crop(hairstyle).

 

[amie]

I LOVED Disco Duck!

 

[amie]

...and the Go-go's....I loved them!

 

[Mandy]

Me too!

 

[TheBear]

Velvet 'paintings'
The first home PC's
The term 'Trickle-down Economics'

This is fun.

 

[Blynn]

I love those velvet paintings.

My first computer was the Vic Comodor 64. I think that was the name that was a long time ago.


How about the Bangles?
Joan Jett
Miami Vice
Pat Benetar

 

[TheBear]

Yes.
And don't forget
Tom Petty
Pink Floyd
Cindy Lauper
Aha! (Abba)

Hey, I had a Commadore 64. I also had a Radio Shack TRS-80.

And how about the Commadores.

 

[HisLamb]

I remembered some more...

VCRs became popular - Anyone remember BETA?

Stephen King became fabulously popular

"On Golden Pond"
"Apocalypse Now" (Which I never liked)

The mini-series, "The Winds of War", "Roots" and "North and South"

8-Tracks died
Cassette tapes became popular
Boom boxes

 

[Blynn]

How about legwarmers?


Or those socks with the individual toes in them.

Those were cool.

 

[lucypevensie]

Remember that hairstyle by men in which they had really short hair except for one tiny long strand in the back that they braided? I always wanted to walk up behing them and snip them off

Apple 2E
layers and layers of baggy clothes
girls wearing men's suits and ties
breakdancing
Teddy Ruxpin the talking teddy bear

 

[Mandy]

Yep, I had leg warmers, bright pink ones!

 

[amie]

I had green ones!!! I loved those green ones...In the early 80's in grade school, I remember wearing knickers! I had purple ones and penny loafers too! I can not believe the knickers though!! Funny!

 

[Mandy]

I had knickers too! They were bight pink too.

 

[mama]

I have a couple and I don't know if anyone has said this yet
Dr. Hook
mama's and the papa's
simon and garfunkel
heart
chicago
boston
kansas....Dust in the Wind I love that song
Mt Dew was really popular
glass bottles of pepsi and they have disappeard
Duran Duran
clove cigaretts
stripes with plaid this is fun

 

[mama]

halter tops
tube tops
roller skating...I was there every weekend for 6 years straight....wow

 

[E-beth]

Hmmm....

How 'bout

New Coke
Argyle socks with penny loafers
wearin' feathered hair a la Farrah Fawcett
Menudo in between Saturday Morning cartoons
the birth of MTV
The day the Challenger blew up

 

[AngelAmidala]

Big hair
Atari (not that I had one though...)
Saturday Morning Cartoons
The Muppet Show!
80's music was the best!
Mr. Rogers, Cosby Show (lovin it on Nick at Nite!), Sesame Street!
Romper Room

Gosh there are probably lots more....

MACGYVER! (was he 80's?)

 

[StogusMaximus]

Checkered Vans