Thought you would all enjoy this. My friend K. wore this Prom dress in Spring 1990. (Her comments were that the style she wore was more trendy for around 1986.) Read Full Story
You Are a Log Ride You prefer to live a fairly calm, relaxed life... with a few surprises thrown in. You don't tend to get yourself worked up easily. You can roll with what life throws at you. In relationships, you are steady and solid. You maintain a pretty broad perspective on what's going on. That's not to say you can't get swept away. You're emotions run as deep as anyone else's. Your life seems like it has been remarkably easy so far. But that's due to how you manage it. You... Read Full Story
There is a site called TV.com (extremely easy to use) where you can "track" your favorite new and old shows. The shows from the 80s that I am tracking are: Gimme A Break St. Elsewhere Knight Rider Facts of Life Little House on the Prairie Max Headroom Moonlighting Family Ties Punky Brewster Three's Company More recent shows that I am tracking include: The Dead Zone ER Brothers and Sisters Medium American Idol House I have not written any reviews on these shows yet. You can still track... Read Full Story
Hi everyone, My birthday is coming up at the end of April. I thought it would be fun to share what I did for my birthdays in the 1980s. I would love to hear some of your stories, even if you are younger or older than me! In 1982- I turned 8, my parents took me to Circus Pizza (sort of like Chuck E Cheese)! My brother had a "Smurf"-themed bday party that year. 1985 - I turned 11, and we went to a Roller Rink with at least 6 of my friends! 1987 - My parents bought me "Huey Lewis & The News... Read Full Story
Hey, have you seen the new M&Ms packages with Indiana Jones? Of course it is the Indiana Jones from 25 years ago! Harrison Ford is quite young in these pictures! Read Full Story
I just saw on Yahoo! that there will be a G.I. Joe movie out in theaters in 2009. I find it interesting that last summer we had Transformers and a re-made TMNJ, and now next summer we'll have G.I. Joe. You can read the article here: http://omg.yahoo.com/g-i-joe-live-action-movie-details-revealed/news/7676 My last post got me thinking about games I played as a youngster. I thought I would search online for another game we played every summer, "Kick the Can." Do kids still play this? I... Read Full Story
Welcome to my Memories of the 80s blog! I thought it would be fun to start out with a little quiz and see if anyone had any interest in responding. Where was I in the 80s? How old were you? I was between 6 and 15 years old. Where did you live? Minnesota, United States City, country or suburb? Suburb What was your favorite lunch? Macaroni and Cheese What was your favorite toy? Cabbage Patch Doll What was your favorite outdoor game? Ghosts in the graveyard (see http://www.wikihow.com/Play... Read Full Story
