The 80s - reminisce away

The 80s - reminisce away

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V8mate

Original Poster:

45,899 posts

190 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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Were they the greatest ever decade?

What did you enjoy most about them? What do you miss? What are you glad we moved on from?

Entirely broad scope: music, politics/economy, fashion, food, 'technology', cars,...anything really.

Would love to hear some of your typically 80s anecdotes too.







(Apologies if you were born after 1975 - the 80s probably weren't up to much for you)

snowy slopes

38,829 posts

188 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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Group B and the turbo era in F1, that is all

V8mate

Original Poster:

45,899 posts

190 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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snowy slopes said:
Group B and the turbo era in F1, that is all
What about that ra-ra skirt you refused to take off for 4 months?

otolith

56,177 posts

205 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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School holidays.

GroundEffect

13,839 posts

157 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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I was born in the late 80s tongue out

Agoogy

7,274 posts

249 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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Miami Vice...Airwolf
Those International Car Guide things, that were halfmagazine, half book.
INXS
showing Argentina (world?) that the UK forces that 'we' are still relevant.

Rawwr

22,722 posts

235 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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Knight Rider all over your candy ass.

Johnboy Mac

2,666 posts

179 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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Being able to drink all day, pull women & when sober drive like a racing god! Oh, yeah I knew a whole lot less then, so there was less to worry about!!

Edit: should have mentioned all the great road cars that were produced in that era too.

300/500E
2.3/2.5-16
500/560SE/SEC
959
928
944
288GTO
F40
NSX
M635CSi
M3
M5

the list goes on........




Edited by Johnboy Mac on Wednesday 26th October 12:57

snowy slopes

38,829 posts

188 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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V8mate said:
snowy slopes said:
Group B and the turbo era in F1, that is all
What about that ra-ra skirt you refused to take off for 4 months?
Lies, it was a grass skirt paperbag

freecar

4,249 posts

188 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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Born '79.

For some reason I was very aware of media and such from a very young age, had my first tape collection at five and would seek out new songs from my neighbour regularly!

The 80s was the best, Aha, Duran Duran, the early sony walkmans, (I had a red one with the A-Team on tape!) Dallas and Dynasty, Pre-molesty Michael Jackson! The time was good!

schmalex

13,616 posts

207 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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Hardcastle & McCormick
Airwolf
Blue Thunder
A Team
Dukes of Hazard
Manimal
Chips
Knight Rider
The Fall Guy
Miami Vice

The '80's had some awesome TV!!!!



M@verick

976 posts

212 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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My guilty pleasure has always been kitsch films. I miss an era (probably related to my age at the time) when everything made sense, everything experience was new/cool/exciting, and life seemed easier. The films remind me of that -

The Breakfast Club
The Sure Thing
St Elmos Fire
Ferris Beullers Day Off
The Secret of My Success
Doc Hollywood.

etc etc.

I "miss" those films the most, although technically since I have a definitive collection of them, I dont actually have to miss them. They make me wistful though.

I stand ready to be called a gayer for this. wink

R.

TonyRPH

12,977 posts

169 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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Awful fashion.

Every 80's pop video I see leaves me thinking, O-M-G.

But on the plus side 'real' petrol (no unleaded crap) so when the engine was tuned nicely, the exhaust went a nice biscuit colour. smile

Airwolf

McGyver

The 'A' Team

Miami Vice


Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

243 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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Sf_Manta

2,193 posts

192 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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Born in 82 here so do remember some of the decade.
> Group B rally, and the last of the F1 turbo days.
> E30 BMW's including the M3 - i so want to have one as a second car boxedin


Movies side of things, you had classics like Preditor, Aliens, Terminator, Back to the Future cloud9

98elise

26,644 posts

162 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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The huge variety of culture/fashion/music genre's all becoming big in a short space of time (some new, some recycled). In a period of a few years I went from Punk/Ska > Mod > New Romantic > Jazz Funk.

I still have every record I ever bought smile

Sixpackpert

4,561 posts

215 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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Spokey Dokes.

M@verick

976 posts

212 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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Justayellowbadge said:
I second that motion.

R.

ETA:


Edited by M@verick on Wednesday 26th October 12:56

Tyre Tread

10,535 posts

217 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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The things I miss? More than I could list but mainly my youth, my hair and the brilliant (relatively) care free times before the nanny state took over.

gtdc

4,259 posts

284 months

Wednesday 26th October 2011
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98elise said:
The huge variety of culture/fashion/music genre's all becoming big in a short space of time (some new, some recycled). In a period of a few years I went from Punk/Ska > Mod > New Romantic > Jazz Funk.

I still have every record I ever bought smile
I think we need pictures. Especially the New Romantic bit.