I feel privileged to have been raised in the 80’s.  It was a much simpler time.  There were no cell phones, no internet, and no texting.  What would today’s teenagers do with themselves?  lol

I hope you’ll take this walk down memory lane with me.  It is so funny.

The picture to the right was taken in Spring 1989.  I was standing with my brother before he went to prom.  I am sparing him some embarrassment by keeping him out of the picture.  Don’t you love the big hair? 

As best as I can recall, these things are from the 80’s.  The late 80’s were my most favorite.  Perhaps that’s because I was a bit older then.

Movies:

• Top Gun
• Pretty Woman
• Beverly Hills Cop
• Pretty in Pink
• Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
• Blue Lagoon
• Teen Wolf
• Superman
• Terminator

Music:

• Bon Jovi (I still love Bon Jovi!)
• Poison
• Def Leppard
• Madonna
• Paula Abdul
• Belinda Carlisle
• Tiffany
• Debbie Gibson
• New Kids on the Block hahahahaahah
• George Michael
• The Bangles

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Fashions (oh, the pictures are so funny):

• big hair – Yes, I had a few perms and bangs that I curled back with the curling iron.
• neon colored clothes
• tight rolled jeans – Hahahahaahaha, this still makes me laugh.
• Swatch watches
• skinny ties
• mullets
• rat tails
• parachute pants
• leg warmers
• lots of bracelets
• big earrings
• Members Only jackets
• bright make-up

Shows I watched:

• The Cosby Show
• Facts of Life
• Who’s the Boss?
• Gimme a Break
• Family Ties
• Dukes of Hazzard
• Little House on the Prairie
• Saved by the Bell
• Full House
• Family Matters
• Different Strokes
• Press My Luck (game show)
• Charles in Charge
• Knight Rider – You can get these on dvd now.
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King
• Magnum P.I.

Things about me:

• I had the Bonkers commercial memorized.  I still do.  My husband just found this out a few months ago.  He thinks its hilarious and asks me to recite it for others.
• I had a 110 camera with a snap on flash.
• I have never seen PeeWee’s Playhouse or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
• I had 4 Cabbage Patch dolls.  Actually, I still have them.
• I used to make those earrings out of the plastic that you could melt.  Now I wonder if there would be a recall on that stuff.
• In the early 80’s, I watched the movie Annie over and over again.  It’s not that it was favorite, it’s just that’s the one kids’ movie we had on VHS.
• I had acid washed jeans and I tight rolled all my pants.
• I used to make lots of friendship bracelets.
• We had a computer that played video games.  The keys were flush with the keyboard, so you had to push really hard to get them to work.  Mainly we used it to play Pac Man and Space Invaders.

Sorry I don’t have more pictures to share.  My pictures are mostly from the 90’s from when I was older.  I guess most of my 80’s pics were taken by my parents and are in their albums.

What memories to you have of the 80’s?  Join the party and share.

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