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Subject: 80's Appreciation
Be honest.........When you were actually a teenager/pre-teen in the 80's, did you really think it was that great of a decade to be around in? Or, like me, has your true appreciation of the 80's come about during your adult years when you can look back with fond nostalgia unclouded by clique rivalries, homework, and parental clashes?
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Interesting question. I liked the 80s while living through them, but the nostalgia of the 80s is more fun because I'm not also living through all of the teen angst that came with it. I've heard the 80s called the material decade, and I've heard people say it was a greedy, selfish ten years, and I'm sure it was to a degree. The music shouted we wanted to have fun, it often seemed silly and pointless, but there were flashes of humanity (Band-Aid, Live-Aid), and there was tragedy, like the Challenger explosion, and there were serious (wonderful, but serious) things too, like the Berlin Wall coming down. So what if the fun and games, the material things out-weighed the more meaningful things. I think it should be like that for teens, they should have a mixture of silliness and seriousness. But I guess I do appreciate this more now, now that I spend a lot of time working with teens.
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Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
;D Great question! It really makes me think. After thinking about it I must say when I look back I wish I could find a time machine and go back in time to the 80's. While I was there I really enjoyed myself. For the most part it was great. I had alot of friends. Alot of parties. Good family life. Really no complaints. In the 80's I had times of thinking life sucks and wished I was somewhere else but who doesn't? What wasn't there to love when I was there. The music was great, as were the movies. T.V. was enjoyable. I had alot of fun. There are some people who hate their life in the present and then years later look back and say it wasn't that bad. There are those that look back and say it was as bad has I thought it was. There are those that enjoy there present life and then years later look back and say, yea, it really was a great time and really appreciated it then and now. I appreciated it for the most part then and now. This question really made me think and I hope I made sense.
TimRATT-n-ROLL
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
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Be honest.........When you were actually a teenager/pre-teen in the 80's, did you really think it was that great of a decade to be around in? Or, like me, has your true appreciation of the 80's come about during your adult years when you can look back with fond nostalgia unclouded by clique rivalries, homework, and parental clashes?
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As for myself I'd say this is mostly true. While in the 80's I wasn't thinking "wow, what a great decade..!". Life was just business as usual.
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
I was having such a good time, I always thought to myself about how glad I was to be there then! :D
I have always been passionate about my favorite decade.
I noticed right away, when the decade was over and things began to change, music quality began to decline and fads were fading. :'(
I didn't take the 80's for granted. Thank goodness.
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I feel that, as an person born in the 80s, my obsession with the music, rather than the "current affairs" of the period makes sense. Most of the greatest songs ever were written and performed during this period, and there was a lot of music around to appreciate.
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
:DPlain and simple I had fun.I was 13 in 1980 and there was a whole pile of things to see and do.The music was and still is a huge part of my life.The outfits, the fun in the movies,the looking to the future.Now wishing things could be so simple again sometimes.I do believe that things and memories get better with age.Hey maybe some of my fun is blown a little out of shape but the memories are in my head and man it was fun.
SLIPPERY D
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
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I was having such a good time, I always thought to myself about how glad I was to be there then! :D
I have always been passionate about my favorite decade.
I noticed right away, when the decade was over and things began to change, music quality began to decline and fads were fading. :'(
I didn't take the 80's for granted. Thank goodness.
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Hallelujah sister! I couldn't have said it better myself...exactly the way I would answer this question! :)
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
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I feel that, as an person born in the 80s, my obsession with the music, rather than the "current affairs" of the period makes sense. Most of the greatest songs ever were written and performed during this period, and there was a lot of music around to appreciate.
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I feel exactly the same way due to my age. The only music I remember listening to in the 80's was pure pop, produced from the likes of Stock, Aitkin and Waterman. Now, at least I have found the 'real' kinda bands that I love - lyrically and musically, such as 'The Jam, The Clash, The Police and last but but no means least The Smiths :)
I wish I was alive to have heard New wave and Synth pop music the first time around, but I don't know whether I'd apprecaite it as much as I do now. Plus, those clothes back then, whoa! Once I would have got past the Boy-Toy Madonna era ( I love her clothes from then), I would have looked ridiculous :) Mind you, when I'm older and looking back, I might think what on earth was I wearing - pr most probably if I do have kids, they'll say it for me ( like I do with my mom!) :d
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
As far at the music of the 80's, I was obsessed with it during that time...I was always glued to MTV or the Top 40 Radio Stations and recording songs off the radio. Before I was old enough to get into the teen clubs I spent my weekend nights in front of the stereo taping the mixshows, learning from them and teaching myself how to beatmix. Of all the genres of music I've spun over the last 18 years, nothing beats a good set of 80's dance tunes.
I never understood/lived by the whole "clique" thing. I made friends with everybody. I did pretty well in school so homework was never really stressful. And I still have the occasional conflict with my parents (not so much now since I'm married and live 1000 miles away), but that's a part of growing up.
I probably appreciate the 80's more now, though. I'll always have fond memories of that decade. :)
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I truly loved the 80s while I was a kid living through the era. But, of course, hindsight is 20/20 and had I known that the wonderful times the 80s offered would one day be gone, I would have held onto them just a bit tighter!!! ;D
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I totally appreciated the 80's. I couldn't wait to grow up, like all teenagers, but it wasn't because of the decade. It was the parents...couldn't wait to get out of the house. (of course, now I wanna go back ;)) I turned 18 in 1989, so I remember all of the 80's and I loved them then and now.
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
I graduated high school in 1980, so my 80's experience was my young adulthood. At the time the 80's didn't seem all that special. We just partied all the time, which seemed perfectly normal. In the summer of 1983, it was hard to tell when one party ended and the next party began. I guess that's what being young is all about... in any decade. :)
But when I look back, the 80's seem truly special... a great time to be young! The attitute was so carefree and fun. People always seemed to have beer money in their pockets. Remember: there were some real concerns about World War 3 breaking out back then, but attitude was 'who cares... have a another beer, we'll party to the end!' And the music, oh my god... the music was the best! Party tunes that were not too mindless... but not to deep either. The 80's was truly a great decade... a wild ride from start to finish... a great time to be alive!
At the time, I remember remarking to my friends that the 80's were much, much better than the 70's for music. Not everyone agreed then, but I think they'd agree with me now. So, I think I was was semi-aware about how special the 80's were, but my true appreciation of the decade came later in life... and especially so when I discovered 'inthe80s.com'. :)
Buzz
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
Hhmm, I guess it depends on what is meant by "think" and "that great"! Was I jumping up and down and screaming at the top of my lungs 'cuz it was a great party all the time? "Wow, this era is GRRRREEAT!" No. Did I ever have a conscious thought about feeling fortunate for whatever reason to be in the 80s? Yes. I think I did. I know I thought I was just grateful I missed the '60s altogether, and even missed facing guys in the '70s. (Girls looked pretty good in the '70s, even if totally different from us in the '80s; I could have dealt w/that for myself. Well, wait, '70s guys weren't TOO bad if it weren't for still too much hair, and maybe a bit much in the lapels. But they tried to look nice in the latter part. But then I'm biased cuz my idolized older sister was a disco queen.) I liked alot of the wild -yet sharp- styles, liked the fun in them as well as the music, liked the president, liked the optimism (overall). (I was also glad I missed out on '60s-child parents.)
W/hindsight, I'm grateful I missed (per se) the '90s too. I would HATE the "styles" and not like music much and definitely not the president. Only thing I could do is try to tap into the country scene as a teen - fat chance where I live. Boy did I dodge some bullets!
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
I was 13 in 1987.I was in 6th grade with Mr.Okin.Those were the days.I wish I could go back 15 years ago.I never got bar-mitzvahed when I was 13.Don't ask me why! ;D -howard-
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
Well, since I wasn't actually a pre-teen/teenager in the 80's (me=born 1983) my answer may not count, but here it goes anyway....
I started appreciating the 80's when Big, Scary high school graduation rolled around in '01. The 80's was a decade of security for me and I think that's what really brought on the nostalgia (and yes, I do remember enough of it to be able to feel nostalgic ;D).
And since sufficient time has passed, my generation can actually admit to being fond of the 80's without being branded as "lame," even though acid-washed jeans are still not an acceptable form of "retro" amongst my peers. ::)
Anyway, no, I never thought that the 80's were super fantastic while living them, but I know enough that their Sat. morning cartoons were way better than present-day fare, which are enough to make anyone currently over the age of 13 weep..
May the force be with you,
--A Jedi Knight
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
Well, I was born in 75, so some people might call me a 90's child. It was the 80's that had wonderful memories to me. The music, the movies, it was a time to have fun. I was born in Arkansas, but grew up in North Carolina and New Jersey during the 80's. NJ was awful at first, but it became a great place to be during the 80's...
-Thomas
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
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NJ was awful at first, but it became a great place to be during the 80's...
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I live in New Jersey. Despite the heavy population and traffic everyday I like living in Jersey. You have every store or anything you need close by you. You don't have to travel a long time to get to a food store for example. Anyway's my experience living through the 80's was as a little kid and watching good sitcoms during that period of time. I was 10 years old in 89 so that gives you an idea of how young I was back then. I still remember different songs from the 80's and stuff like that. I always wondered would it be like If I were like 20 years old in 1989. Despite liking Grunge Rock during the 90's I think I am a kid of the 80's. I think I would have fit the 80's better than growing up in the 90's.
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
Being born in 68 meant I was a teen thru the entire 80's.
In that one decade I managed to squeeze two high schools, several interstate moves, hundreds of concerts, 3 dozen hair styles, a parents divorce, several suicide attempts, two marriage proposals, two moves to countries on the other side of the world, a marriage AND a separation, in all before 1990 !!!
The 80's were partially the best years of my life - and partially the worst.
80 - a new primary school (yet again), new friends to make, roller skates to master.
81 - starting highschool, battling the cliques, waiting to grow boobs, being the only kid in school without a TV, being the only kid in school who owned a Drive In.
82 - Experiencing first kisses. Being too poor to wear what everyone one else wore.
83 - finishing high school - freedom.
84 - moving state and starting at a new high school, hating it and moving back to original state, attempting suicide several times, starting full time employment, stowed away on a ship to Singapore - lasted several days till I got caught by the captain !!!!
85/86/87 - a blur of parties, concerts, travelling east to see the best Aussie bands, cruising around the Pacific, hanging out with billionaires, getting engaged to a millionaire, getting unengaged because his mother found out I wasnt Italian !!!!!, 3 really intense, funfilled years, where music and the love of music was the most important thing in the world.
88 - moving to the US, living the celebrity high life, got a bit part in a hollywood movie, but worked like a slave as a nanny au pair.
89 - moving to the UK, living the low life in a car in a car park, meeting a nasty man and stupidly marrying him.
90 or 91 - a blur - brought the nasty man back to Aus, then deported him. Have blocked approx 20 months out of my life there and now have trouble remembering dates and places.
So there were ups and downs - but Perth was an amazing place in the mid to late 80's - with more millionaires per head of capita than anywhere else in the world - it made for some pretty huge parties and you only had to know the right person to get a constant stream of invites. By the time I returned to Aus in the early 90's most of those millionaires had done their dough and were either bankrupt or in jail !! I remember the 80's at the time for the music and the movies.
Now that I look back to them - the only difference is that I cringe when I see the godawful fashion disasters !!, and I have learned to appreciate some particular music that I wasnt into at the time - but have grown to appreciate later in life - like Madonna and Wham !!
Maybe its because I was a teen that the 80's felt so eventful - I know I couldnt write as much for each year thru the 90's. Hmmmm bought a house, had some parties, worked. Nup just not as exciting.
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
Ah the 80s. Started work January 2nd 1980
Engaged 1983 Split 1983 after moving in together.Transferred away with work to relieve places around Central Queensland. Ready in 1985 to get back together to find her with one of my best mates. Returned to Central Queensland and worked from town to town with the Railways. Bright side is I've seen most of Queensland.
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
It was definitely an interesting era! I remember the politics, music, style and I would have to say it was some of the best years of my life compared of course to this day and age that we are in now! I would definitely go back if I could! I was only 12 years old by the end of the eighties, but I can still remember the oliver North issues, leg warmers, PRINCE ;D, poofy hair, and sooo much more!
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
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Be honest.........When you were actually a teenager/pre-teen in the 80's, did you really think it was that great of a decade to be around in? Or, like me, has your true appreciation of the 80's come about during your adult years when you can look back with fond nostalgia unclouded by clique rivalries, homework, and parental clashes?
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An excellent question. I always loved the music, movies and TV shows of the 80's while in the actual 80's. But at the time I wasn't too thrilled with my life. I was 14 in 1989, and I did not like my elementary and junior high experiences all that much.
You know what's REALLY weird? I remember being in 7th and 8th grade back in 1988, 1989 and all of us 12 and 13 year old kids were into that Fred Savage show The Wonder Years. To us that was a total retro show, we weren't even alive in the 60s or the early 70s. It would be like kids born in the mid or late 90s watching a show about the 80s. Anyway at the time, the 1960's were considered to be the more innocent time or the "good ol' days". The 80s were the moron air head decade that produced nonsense like Married with Children and Rambo. I'll never forget how much teachers and parents hated us 80s kids, and how they told us they never had to lock their doors back in the 50s, 60s and early 70s. And they told us that kids used their imagination and played outside back in those good ol' days.
Today that's what people say about the 80s!
That is just weird.
Subject: Re: 80's Appreciation
I guess i couldn't really appreciate the 80's I couldn't even spell appreciate lol born in 85 meant a lot to me however. I remember so much yet it wasn't until around 98/99 i was thinking, I was born in such a great decade. So i researched about my decade further and didn't even know about the challenger or cold war, i couldn't believe how interesting a decade it was and wat an impact it had even now. I certainly appreciate the 80's now, I remember thinking how much i hated the 90's, Yes, Yes i do appreciate the 80's. They were "simply the best"