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Started by retrorussell, February 19, 2011, 03:59:31 PM

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RCMerchant

#45
February 23, 2011, 07:25:05 PM
I remember punk rock-and how I was so disillusioned with Reganomics,and every thing! It wasnt just the goverment that p**sed me off-EVERYTHING p**sed me off.-I was a PUNK. Im old now.  :bluesad: But back in the day-I was passionate about it. Out spoken.that was over 20 years ago. I was in my 20's then. Do the math. When you get that old your opinion only means anything if you have money or your a celebrity. And who listens to Jello anymore? Sigh.Our opinions aint cool no mo. Were old hat. Like the hippies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfnOFvZvEuA

This could be anywhere. eg-Egypt-Tunsia-Libya-America? It happend to the USSR back than-we shouldnt be so complacent.

Supernatural?...perhaps. Baloney?...Perhaps not!" Bela Lugosi-the BLACK CAT (1934)
Interviewer-"Does Dracula ever end for you?
Lugosi-"No. Dracula-never ends."
Slobber, Drool, Drip!
https://www.tumblr.com/ronmerchant

retrorussell

#46
February 24, 2011, 07:00:17 PM
I mentioned it in the "discontinued food/drink" thread but it has a place here too.

God, all the girls LOVED these guys..

I remember eating these nasty, 100% nutritionless cereals..




And I watched a lot of this stupid cartoon.. great theme, though!

And they made a whole show of cartoons based on video games on CBS called..
"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

Allhallowsday

#47
February 24, 2011, 09:17:15 PM
The original STEAM PUNK, THOMAS DOLBY: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IlHgbOWj4o
If you want to view paradise . . . simply look around and view it!

Raffine

#48
February 24, 2011, 09:30:28 PM
Quote from: retrorussell on February 24, 2011, 07:00:17 PM
I mentioned it in the "discontinued food/drink" thread but it has a place here too.


Boy, this brought back memories when you posted this in that other thread. I haven't thought about it in years.

This stuff was DEE-LOO-SHUSH! The various flavors were not over poweringly strong - it actually tasted like lightly sweetened seltzer water with a few drops of fruit juice or other flavors.

All varieties were good, but the black cherry was by far my favorite.

I miss this stuff!
If you're an Andy Milligan fan there's no hope for you.

Allhallowsday

#49
February 24, 2011, 09:44:19 PM
Quote from: Raffine on February 24, 2011, 09:30:28 PM

]Boy, this brought back memories when you posted this in that other thread. I haven't thought about it in years.
This stuff was DEE-LOO-SHUSH! The various flavors were not over poweringly strong - it actually tasted like lightly sweetened seltzer water with a few drops of fruit juice or other flavors.
All varieties were good, but the black cherry was by far my favorite.
I miss this stuff!
Did they have a celery soda, or was that Dr. Brown's?  :question:
If you want to view paradise . . . simply look around and view it!

retrorussell

#50
February 24, 2011, 10:11:07 PM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on February 24, 2011, 09:44:19 PM
Quote from: Raffine on February 24, 2011, 09:30:28 PM

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Did they have a celery soda, or was that Dr. Brown's?  :question:
That might have been.. never heard of Dr. Brown's.. I know Jones soda and juices still has weird flavors, don't think I've seen celery.  Starbucks used to carry a cucumber soda.  Sounded kinda interesting.
"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

Raffine

#51
February 24, 2011, 10:13:13 PM
QuoteDid they have a celery soda, or was that Dr. Brown's?

Yep, Dr. Browns.

A little checking reveals Big Lots now carries New York Seltzer!

EDIT: Never mind. Those posts were from 2005.  :hatred:

If you're an Andy Milligan fan there's no hope for you.

Umaril The Unfeathered

#52
February 24, 2011, 11:58:31 PM
Late night horror movies!

WPIX 11's Chiller Theatre, canceled in 1982, was a big fave of mine!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATUJG3DSziw

Then there was WOR 9's Fright Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEvR9jZ5O6o

A very special mention to WNEW 5's Creature Features too! No official video of the opening exists, as the first two were, so I'm without  :bluesad:

One of my fave cartoons:

Dungeons And Dragons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBXA6o0tCo8

And, of course, ME-TAL!  Here's a then-unsigned Slayer in their prime back in '85

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m22MPhwXgCQ

Of course, I went from the NWOBHM first to the harder stuff, so  must pay my dues to that sadly long-gone time.

One of the best Brit metal bands ever, Tank.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iybhCAznb4I

And then we have THIS guy...a band I've loved for years:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV6noHEd6XE

And, a beloved farewell to the old Supercade arcade in old Flemington, NJ, and all the great times with friends and family, and to the decade in general.  Too many more things for me to mention, but these things were a big part of my time back then.

And of course, a fond farewell to all the old game systems! The 80's had it all!

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:









Tam-Riel na nou Sancremath.
Dawn's Beauty is our shining home.

An varlais, nou bala, an kynd, nou latta.
The stars are our power, the sky is our light.

Malatu na nou karan.
Truth is our armor.

Malatu na bala
Truth is power.

Heca, Pellani! Agabaiyane Ehlnadaya!
Be gone, outsiders! I do not fear your mortal gods!

Auri-El na nou ata, ye A, Umaril, an Aran!
Aure-El is our father, and I, Umaril, the king!

HappyGilmore

#53
February 25, 2011, 12:14:53 AM
Rap music broke through:
"It's Tricky" by Run DMC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-O5IHVhWj0

"The Message" by Grandmaster Flash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4o8TeqKhgY

"Hold It Now, Hit It" by Beastie Boys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB0NM6reiRE

Also, a favorite movie of mine:
The Monster Squad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBG29nM_uEg
"The path to Heaven runs through miles of clouded Hell."

Don't get too close, it's dark inside.
It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide.

retrorussell

#54
February 25, 2011, 05:03:41 AM Last Edit: February 27, 2011, 07:29:40 PM by retrorussell
FOX had its humble beginnings in the '80s.. It was KPDX channel 49 in the Portland area.  It was dubbed "Home of the Stars".
This show was pretty popular.  Fortunately Cos was pretty restrained here.

Another good show:

And of course, these dolls and their sticker counterparts..

Sorry, BTM.. but this was the best pic I could find:


The Colecovision!


"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

Umaril The Unfeathered

#55
February 25, 2011, 03:19:23 PM
Colecovision!   I had one a' those!  The game system with the first experimental cellphones for controllers (at least in design) and some of the very first titles somewhat faithful to the arcade versions with regards to graphics. 

Some of the games, like Cosminc Avenger also had the same music as the arcade game as well.  Seems so many years ago now though.....
Tam-Riel na nou Sancremath.
Dawn's Beauty is our shining home.

An varlais, nou bala, an kynd, nou latta.
The stars are our power, the sky is our light.

Malatu na nou karan.
Truth is our armor.

Malatu na bala
Truth is power.

Heca, Pellani! Agabaiyane Ehlnadaya!
Be gone, outsiders! I do not fear your mortal gods!

Auri-El na nou ata, ye A, Umaril, an Aran!
Aure-El is our father, and I, Umaril, the king!

Allhallowsday

#56
February 25, 2011, 10:13:26 PM
Quote from: HappyGilmore on February 25, 2011, 12:14:53 AM
"Hold It Now, Hit It" by Beastie Boys
This is the record that started THE BEASTIE BOYS, another 12 inch single ( :wink:) that I no longer have (and that one was hard to find!!)  NSFW:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DOMxm0o12c
If you want to view paradise . . . simply look around and view it!

HappyGilmore

#57
February 26, 2011, 09:26:38 AM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on February 25, 2011, 10:13:26 PM
Quote from: HappyGilmore on February 25, 2011, 12:14:53 AM
"Hold It Now, Hit It" by Beastie Boys
This is the record that started THE BEASTIE BOYS, another 12 inch single ( :wink:) that I no longer have (and that one was hard to find!!)  NSFW:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DOMxm0o12c
Love it.  That was like, what, '83?
"The path to Heaven runs through miles of clouded Hell."

Don't get too close, it's dark inside.
It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide.

retrorussell

#58
February 26, 2011, 04:12:19 PM
Ate a lot of this:


Great album:

Didn't get to watch much of this show (it had a ridiculously early time slot on WTBS back then) but I loved it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW6JvD0oI4k
"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

Allhallowsday

#59
February 26, 2011, 08:53:35 PM Last Edit: February 26, 2011, 08:59:34 PM by Allhallowsday
Quote from: HappyGilmore on February 26, 2011, 09:26:38 AM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on February 25, 2011, 10:13:26 PM
Quote from: HappyGilmore on February 25, 2011, 12:14:53 AM
"Hold It Now, Hit It" by Beastie Boys
This is the record that started THE BEASTIE BOYS, another 12 inch single ( :wink:) that I no longer have (and that one was hard to find!!)  NSFW:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DOMxm0o12c
Love it.  That was like, what, '83?
Prob'ly '83.  
That YouTube is an edit from the original release; I think they cut the original down for a 45 rpm release back in the day, presumably the source for that YouTube, which I'm sure tanked.  The 12 inch was clearer and more candid that the source were prank calls to CARVEL Ice Cream stores which were franchises with collective advertising of the ice cream cake "Cookie Puss"...  :bouncegiggle: :thumbup:  
It was kind of outlaw.   :teddyr:
If you want to view paradise . . . simply look around and view it!
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