I've been able not to think about it until now.

Mr. DS · January 31, 2009, 06:55:50 PM

Quote from: Susan on January 31, 2009, 06:31:09 PM

This would be the top reason for the hole in the ozone layer. Susan killed most it with the hairspray used in this picture.

Ash · January 31, 2009, 07:09:44 PM

Susan · January 31, 2009, 07:15:50 PM

don't be talking s**t about aqua net. That stuff was like the holy grail for every hair band that ever was

That reminds of how we used to spray it on our boots or on the ground in the shape of an anarchy symbol or something and light it on fire. Poof. The funniest and stupidest thing we ever did was spray my friends jeans from seam to seam (ankle to thigh) during a party and set it on fire. Normally you can pat it out on your jeans because we did this all the time. But because of the long vertical strip she couldn't get it out and it was a moment of panic

the rest of us were just keeping our hair away from the flame

Psycho Circus · January 31, 2009, 07:19:10 PM

Quote from: Susan on January 31, 2009, 07:15:50 PM
ash, aqua net was the s**t in the 80's. That stuff was like the holy grail for every hair band that ever was

We don't get Aqua Net over here, so I use Elnett:

I need my hair cutting a bit, as it's almost impossible to back-comb and get a decent "big" look...

Mr. DS · January 31, 2009, 07:22:55 PM

At this point I wish I had the picture of me in my old Culture Club shirt. Yes...I had a Culture Club shirt with Boy George's face on my chest. I feel so icky now thinking about it. I'll have to dig that picture up.

My brother has a great one of him striking a model pose in his early 20s while wearing a "Choose Life" shirt. I think he also had a shirt that said, "Frankie Says Relax".

JJ80 · January 31, 2009, 07:36:54 PM

I can vividly remember dancing to Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon" at a school disco while wearing a Darth Vader dressing up costume.

Allhallowsday · January 31, 2009, 08:21:32 PM

Quote from: Susan on January 31, 2009, 10:53:25 AM
...Remember shows like Family Ties...

Very fondly. I like it better now than I did then (not that I've ever really watched it.) Your '80s pic is hot; I like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iliLnQmaEOA

I attended many great live shows in the 1980s: PRETENDERS (I was right out front...CHRISSIE HYNDE shrugged at me!!) STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN just weeks before he was killed, he opened for JOE COCKER, YES (reunion in the round) CULTURE CLUB...
(yeh, Darksider, I liked 'em too)

They're alright...

... ERIC CLAPTON with MARK KNOPFLER, THE POLICE, PETER GABRIEL, PHIL COLLINS, U2, MIDNIGHT OIL, THOMPSON TWINS (BERLIN opened for them or did they open for EURYTHMICS?) STYX, HOWARD JONES, DAVID BOWIE, THOMAS DOLBY ... surprised I can remember as many we were usually behaving badly

In the '80s it was still great to go to the ballpark to watch the PHILLIES at Veteran's Stadium or the METS at Shea Stadium (both teams usually playing each other or the PIRATES or the ASTROS) YANKEE Stadium was a dream - easy to get to, family friendly, good seats at reasonable prices (not that the old timers then thought any of that...) I found YANKEE stadium by far the friendliest of the three... lots of good times. And a few not so good...

Back in the 80s I had all the records. I used to cue my friends to say that I had "all the records" (yeh I was even then arrogantly certain of my great taste...)

Allhallowsday · January 31, 2009, 11:21:50 PM

I lent a cool jean jacket to somebody, covered with pinbacks and cool crap... it didn't come back...

meQal · February 01, 2009, 01:52:20 AM

Quote from: Susan on January 31, 2009, 10:53:25 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArbARCeam3I

What i loved about LIVE AID is with all the stars, nobody expected s**t from Queen. They weren't huge in the music scene as much as the late 70's. Freddy knew he had the worlds attention, the whole world was watching LIVE in front of a huge crowd and he truly fed off of that energy. Freddy went out there and kicked everyones ass

Live Aid was a unique event. I remember watching as much of it as possible when it came on and you're right, Freddy Mercury and Queen was at their best. I remember when hearing about Bob Geldof creating, my first thought was, "The guy who shaved off his nipples in The Wall is doing a global concert?"

I did find a link that might be fun to look at which give a brief history of the decade.
http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade80.html
It's from Lone Star College - Kingwood which is based in Kingwood, TX. While not a complete list of things 80's it does have some interesting things listed which I forgotten about like Smurf figurines, Those things were everywhere.