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Fads you remember fondly

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Football_Bat, Jan 29, 2007.

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  1. Oz

    Oz Well-Known Member

    Because I don't think anyone's mentioned it yet, parachute pants and those Don Johnson/Miami Vice jackets.
     
    Oz, Jan 29, 2007
    #49
  2. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    God no. I grew up near what was probably the best "alternative" station in the country at the time. That radio station defined our existence, when I was 14 to 18. The music we listened to was gay, but not Thompson Twins gay. It ran a gamut, but it was more along the lines of Morrisey/The Cure/Depeche Mode/Oingo Boingo/Flock of Seagulls/Joy Division, etc. I never tried to get the white make-up and lipstick look down, but I sort of had the 80s dandy thing going. I don't regret any of it, although the haircuts in the pictures are kind of funny now.
     
    The Big Ragu, Jan 29, 2007
    #50
  3. writing irish

    writing irish Active Member

    That music wasn't really gay. It was more bi. :)

    Yeah, that was some good stuff...I listened to it. Punk had already started to suck by the time I was old enough to get into it...I "discovered" punk in 1983 when it had already begun its long downhill slide into stupidity with hardcore and later speedmetal. So I appreciated the sophistication in the lyrics and musical styles in some of those "new wave" bands. Joy Division was a great reminder that no matter how profound my teen angst, there was always someone more miserable than me.
     
    writing irish, Jan 29, 2007
    #51
  4. Montezuma's Revenge

    Montezuma's Revenge Active Member


    Well, fuck. I know what I'm getting into if I click on to a thread called, "Bush is to blame for everything" or "Democrats are as useless as condoms in a convent." Can we at least keep that shit out of the fun, frivolous threads? Jesus.
     
    Montezuma's Revenge, Jan 29, 2007
    #52
  5. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    Rolling up your jeans
     
    Herbert Anchovy, Jan 29, 2007
    #53
  6. Ellis Redding

    Ellis Redding Guest

    Cross-Colors.

    The hightop fade.

    Haircuts with words carved into the back.
     
    Ellis Redding, Jan 29, 2007
    #54
  7. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    Hypercolor shirts

    Doc Marten boots

    pink leg warmers
     
    sportschick, Jan 29, 2007
    #55
  8. PopeDirkBenedict

    PopeDirkBenedict Active Member

    Trapper Keepers

    "Snap" bracelets

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
     
    PopeDirkBenedict, Jan 29, 2007
    #56
  9. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    Landing strips.
     
    HejiraHenry, Jan 29, 2007
    #57
  10. Ellis Redding

    Ellis Redding Guest

    I still own a pair of Doc Martens. They're dress shoes, and not boots, but whatever. I wear them often to work.
     
    Ellis Redding, Jan 29, 2007
    #58
  11. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    How about the untrimmed bush?

    Boy, did those peter out in a hurry one day...
     
    zeke12, Jan 29, 2007
    #59
  12. John

    John Well-Known Member

    I loved my Jams. Was that around the same time girls were wearing Jellies?
     
    John, Jan 29, 2007
    #60
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