What were you doing in the 80s ?

[Lindaloo]

I was going Round and Round *music by Ratt*

I was party all the time, party all the time, party all the time. *music by Eddie Murphy* ROFL!


HAIL TO THE EIGHTIES!!

[breeze]

I graduated from high school in 1980 - short stint at a local community college
thinking I wanted to teach music, and, BOOM - married to hubby #1! Went
to LPN school, graduated in 1985 (and divorced) and off to the 1990's!

~Annette~

[george_r_1961]

Was in food service management or delivering pizzas much of the 80's. Was a real party animal back then so forgive me if I dont remember much else

[Kim_in_MN]

I graduated in '84, so I was in HS and later working my way through college (maybe that's why it took me longer than normal ). Partying, making stupid decisions, etc. I don't know that I miss that aspect of it. Also, I don't miss the big hair and 80's fashions, if that word can be applied to the clothes. Still listed to 80's music though - and my 13 year old son will listen to most of it without moaning too much, thank goodness. He loaded my whole KISS cd onto his MP3

Kim

[Cookiely]

I think my eighties were filled up with taking care of my maternal grandparents and paternal grandparents. Cleaning, grocery shopping, oncology appointments, spending nights at the ER and hospitals. Not very exciting. Its a blur.

[pojo]

I am a product of the early 80's... still remember (from what I can) the hair... the spandex leggings... guess jeans... double/triple socks (of different colors).. side pony tails...

[Yankeegirl]

Swatch watch's... wearing 3 watches at a time...

[streetsoldier]

I started my trip through the 80's in college...then freelancing as a commercial artist. Spent a year suffering from/recognizing/being treated for DSS, then landing a job as a Director of Emergency Management. Married in '87, 88 brought me my only son (my wife's fifth and last), and ended the decade by moving down here to the Buckle of the Bible Belt.

The only things that made the 80's tolerable for me were Billy Joel, Pat Benatar, the soundtrack from Times Square, the Bangles (with a nod to Cyndi Lauper and Bonnie Tyler for effort)...and "Dr. Who" on PBS.

"Fashion"? I din't need no stinkin' fashion!

[Meso]

The sad part is that people mainly only heard pop and mainstream music in the 80s,which was TERRIBLE.You get the odd few popular 80s bands that were still good (Depeche mode) but majority of it makes me want to get sick,especially how they looked.But early 'goth' bands were amazing... Bauhaus and stuff.Wish more people could see that side of the 80s

[CajunMama]

The sad part is that people mainly only heard pop and mainstream music in the 80s,which was TERRIBLE.You get the odd few popular 80s bands that were still good (Depeche mode) but majority of it makes me want to get sick,especially how they looked.But early 'goth' bands were amazing... Bauhaus and stuff.Wish more people could see that side of the 80s

The music wasn't terrible for everyone. It depends on what type of music you prefer. Now my opinion...goth? yuck

[JenBayles]

Let's see.... high school class of '81 here, so I was in the ballet program at University of Oklahoma in the early years of the decade. Blew out my knee so was able to teach a few years before giving it up and heading into the corporate world of computers and financial reporting. Who knew? Don't miss the business suits a pumps one little bit!

[Dee Bee]

In July, 1980 I was a 30-year-old first-time mom, and by the mid-to-late 80s I was a part-time pre-school administrator, K-8 substitute teacher, 9-12 English department aide, and finally college instructor. This was my decade of intensive volunteerism --church, PTA, AAUW, scouting, civic-- and endless carpooling! Was this the decade of "Flashdance fashion" and big hair, or am I jumping the gun to the 90s?

[Lindaloo]

The sad part is that people mainly only heard pop and mainstream music in the 80s,which was TERRIBLE.You get the odd few popular 80s bands that were still good (Depeche mode) but majority of it makes me want to get sick,especially how they looked.But early 'goth' bands were amazing... Bauhaus and stuff.Wish more people could see that side of the 80s

Not a sad part in my book. I miss the 80's music and the rap of the 80's. It is now ruined.

If they make you sick, don't loolk.

Goth? What a joke. Funny, they kept that Goth mess underground and off my radio stations.

[Yankeegirl]

The sad part is that people mainly only heard pop and mainstream music in the 80s,which was TERRIBLE.You get the odd few popular 80s bands that were still good (Depeche mode) but majority of it makes me want to get sick,especially how they looked.But early 'goth' bands were amazing... Bauhaus and stuff.Wish more people could see that side of the 80s

I listened to alot of underground music at that time, I was really into the Cure, Information Society, Pet Shop Boys, Flaming Lips, KMFDM, Morrissey, Eurasure, Echo and the Bunneymen,New Order,Black Flag etc... I listened to a ton of music...Just to name a few...

[Meso]

Black Flag and The Cure are awesome and Echo and Bunneymen's 'The Killing Moon" is amazing :p

ps : Lindaloo,In my opinion 'rap' can't even be called music not then not now (Although of late is has no message at all) and what you think is 'goth' is probably really not,since somewhere things got twisted and goth between big long haired metal heads who wear black.And don't worry,if there is a genre that is a 'joke' it is the pop of the 80s with everyone looking like clowns.

[therock1811]

Born in 1985, sister born in 86, brother in 88. So I was just in my formative years at the time (heck, I still am in my formative years if you think about it).

[cajungal]

Those were my growing up years. Ages 4-13. I remember June 1980 was barely turning 4. (birthday is June 25th) still have very dim memories of taking a trip to the Rockies in Colorodo. 3 day drive. We never fly since my mom is scared. Anyway, snowstorm in the Rockies knocked power out to our hotel and this was in June! I remember my first experience with snow. All the other years were vague memories. I know Hurricane Juan hit in 1985 when I was 9, all I remember is the constant rain. I remember the snowfall of 1988 in February. Really late in the season for Louisiana snowfall. I was 11 years old and it was the first time it snowed in coastal SE Louisiana in my lifetime. December 1989, it snowed again a few days before Christmas. About an inch covered the ground. We went visit my grandparents who were living in a rural town in Central Louisiana 30 minutes south of Alexandria. We got a call from our frantic next-door neighbor that our pipes bust. It was a 4 hour drive just to get home and almost all our ceiling was gone. And all our furniture and carpet was ruined. Notice all my 80's memories revolve around weather. I was fascinated with weather even at that young of an age.

[LaPlaceFF]

YOU'RE LOST BETWEEN "BABY BOOMER" AND "GENERATION X" IF...

1. You remember when Jordache jeans with a flat-handle comb in the back pocket was cool.
2. Any photograph of you shows you wearing an Izod shirt with the collar turned up.
3. You know any "Weird Al" Yankovic songs by heart.
4. You've ever rung someone's doorbell and said "Landshark!"
5. You were once bowled over by the technological excellence of such products as Atari, IntelliVision, TelStar and Coleco.
6. You remember the premier of MTV-or worse yet, you remember its predecessor, "Friday Night Videos."
7. You and your friends ever discussed having a reunion at the end of the century and playing Prince's "1999" until you passed out partying.
8. A predominant color in your childhood photos is plaid.
9. You remember when music that was labeled "alternative" really was alternative, and when "alternative comedy" was really funny.
10. You took family trips BEFORE the invention of the minivan.
11. (Related to No. 10) You rode in the back of the station wagon facing the cars behind you.
12. You've recently horrified yourself by using any one of the following phrases:
"You know, back when...," "When I was your age...," or "When I was
younger..."
13. Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you learned things like grammar, math and history. (A big hint here is if the only way you can recite the Preamble to the Constitution is by singing it.)
14. You ever dressed to look like someone in a Madonna, Cyndi Lauper or Duran Duran video.
15. You remember your first kiss with someone having happened while either "Leather and Lace" or "Crazy for You" was playing.
16. You remember with pain the day the Green Machine hit the streets (or the sidewalks), instantly making your Big Wheel obsolete.
17. The age-old question "Where's the beef?" still makes you laugh.
18. You remember when film critics raved that no movie could ever possibly have more advanced special effects than "TRON."
19. You had a crush on Ted the photographer on "Love Boat," Gage from "Emergency," or Ponch from "CHIPS."
20. Your hair at some point in time in the '80s could only be described by saying "I was experimenting."
21. You've ever shopped at Benetton.
22. You're starting to believe that having the kids in school year-round wouldn't be such a bad idea after all.
23. You're currently employed doing something that has absolutely nothing to do with your college major.
24. U2 is too popular and mainstream for you now.
25. You remember trying to guess which episode of "The Brady Bunch" it was by the first scene.
26. You had a front-row seat (i.e., blew off one or more classes) for Luke and Laura's wedding on "GH."
27. Your parents wanted you to attend medical school, but you decided it was pointless since Quincy got all the babes anyway.
28. You know who shot J.R.
29. You recall when Love's Baby Soft was in every girl's Christmas stocking.
30. This rings a bell: "My name is Charlie, and they work for me."
31. You were unsure if Diet Coke would ever catch on. (Related item: you were sure that "New Coke" would NEVER catch on.)
32. You know all the words to the double-album set of the "Grease" soundtrack.
33. You've ever had a Dorothy Hamill haircut.
34. You sat with your friends on any given Friday night circa 1982 and dialed 867-5309 to see if Jenny was actually there.
35. "All skate, change directions" means something to you.
36. You've ever owned a pair of rainbow suspenders like the ones Mork used to wear.
37. You bought a pair of Vanns and wanted to order a pizza in history class so you could be just like Jeff Spicoli. (Related item: if you've ever smacked yourself in the head with a shoe and exclaimed, "I'm so wasted!"
38. You owned a Preppy Handbook.
39. You were too young to see "Blue Lagoon," so you just had to settle for the second-hand reports.
40. You remember when movies were only PG and R.
41. You learned to swim at about the same time "Jaws" came out, and still carry the emotional scars to prove it.
42. You remember when your cable TV box had a sliding selector switch...and your "cable remote" was connected to the TV by a CORD!
43. Your jaw would ache by the time you finished one of those brick-sized packages of Bazooka.
44. You remember Bo and Luke Duke, Daisy, Boss Hogg, or-worst of all-what Sheriff Roscoe's full name was.
45. Your parents paid $2,000 for a top-loading VCR that was almost the size of a coffee table.
46. You found nothing strange about Bert and Ernie living together.
47. You remember having a rotary phone.
48. You actually believed that Mikey, famed kid on the Life cereal commercials, died after eating Pop Rocks and drinking a Coke.
49. "Members Only" jackets...say no more.
50. And lastly, I'll make a song stick in your head for the rest of the day & help; you actually remember the words to the theme song of "The Greatest American Hero." ("BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I'M WALKIN' ON AIR...I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD FEEL SO FREE-EE-EE...")

SOMEONE PASS THE GERITOL

[Brent]

Doesn't remember any of that!

[Yankeegirl]

Oh, I do!!!!