![]() You didn’t have to be genetically altered to win spelling bees.We formed clubs with ridiculous names and unknown purposes. We earned money walking the neighbors’ dogs. We walked to the drug store with our friends. ![]() Sometimes we left the house in the morning and didn’t return until dinner. Even the prettiest, most popular girls look horrendous in their old family photos, thanks to the horrifying trends and hairstyles.Expose? Salt-n-Pepa? Sorry for the accusatory question marks. The Go-Go’s, anyone? The Bangles? Bananarama? Need I go on? Yes, yes, I think so. There were girl bands. Forget the ridiculousness of the boy bands of the late 90s and early 2000s, not to mention Harry from One Direction.I did rock my huaraches and espadrilles though. Never mind the fact that my freakishly narrow quad-A width feet rendered jellies to be the least practical footwear option available, they were still awesome. Jellies, anyone? Friendship bracelets? Those were quality products. Speaking of jellies- the shoes were amazing, too. The bracelets were far superior to the annoying rubberband rainbow loom bracelets that made their way into my home this ill-fated Christmas.(The 10s? What do kids chant at high school pep rallies these days? Do they still have pep rallies? I digress.) Here is a short list of reasons why the 1980s kick the ass of whatever decade we’re living in now. ![]() Yes, the 80s were a goldmine of wonder, and undoubtedly the best decade for a child to grow up in. There is just so much material there to reminisce about- the amazing music, the hideous humiliating memorable fashion, the TV shows, the movies. As a nostalgia junkie, there’s just nothing like the 1980s to make me nod my head, smile softly with fondness, and do the slow-clap.
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