A Thing for the Past
nostalgia (nos tal'jc),n2.  such a yearning for anything far removed in space or time
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"I don't like nostalgia unless it's mine."
--Lou Reed

And this is mine.  You probably would not be interested in this page.  Unless, you are looking for an excuse to delve back into the 80's and early 90's!  I was just 2 years old when the 80's came.  Some of you might think i'm not a 'true' kid from the eighties...but I was a pretty bright kid back then, so I knew what was going on.

I'm just looking for ways to take up space and I've always wanted to write things down and remember.  So...this page is pretty much for me to save and add to.  But you're welcome to scroll down memory lane with me. Its just some little things that i used to watch, do, listen to, etc....some i forgot, some still around...but it was different back then....
*there are a lot of reruns here from the 60's and 70's...but i watched them in the 80's so i just put them on....it's MY trip down memory lane okay??

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Okay...who thinks that cartoons now days suck, raise your hands!! *raising hands wildly!!!* *sister's raisings hand's wildly*  *mom's raising her hands AND feet!!*  man, i'm sorry, but i dont like these 90's cartoons.  i miss the good ol' thick lined, colorful cartoons (those illustrational type?).  not like some of these really sketchy, anime-like cartoons they show now.  *sigh*  i have to watch the cartoon network to see my fave cartoons.  do you remember them?????

smurfs (my blue little buddies)
snorks
gummi bears
ducktales
alvin and the chipmunks
muppet babies
teddy ruxpin
ewoks
the littles
the care bears
winnie-the-pooh
glo-worms
my little pony
pound puppies
popples
the wuzzles
monchichi
strawberry shortcake
rainbow brite
jem and the holograms
fat albert and the cosby kids
peanuts
heathcliff
garfield and friends
mighty mouse
captain caveman
tom and jerry
bugs bunny and friends
casper
the flinstones
the jetsons
she-ra
he-man: master of the universe
super heroes
g.i. joe
transformers
thundercats
silverhawks
ghostbusters
scooby doo
inspector gadget
pink panther
beverly hills teens
archie
pee wee's playhouse (i wanted to start my own aluminum ball...)
fraggle rock
sesame street
mr. roger's neighborhood
3-2-1 contact
reading rainbow
kids incorported

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"To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it,
and to render it the more fit for its prime function of looking forward."
--Margaret Fairless Barber

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hello kitty (i still have my doll from when i was 4 yrs old)
tuxedo sam
little twin stars
dodgeball
swings
slides
kickball
monkeybars
balance beams
cheetos puffs in their blue bags
tang (i loved sticking my finger in and licking off the mix)
kool-aid (ditto)
fun-dips (ate the stick then used my fingers!)
pez
lollipop rings
pop rocks (ooh...with coke)
rice cakes
nibbits
sixlets
rolo
mc'dlt's
garbage pail kids
cabbage patch kids
tails (hairs...remember???)
geometric haircuts
acid wash jeans
reeboks aerobic shoes (i had the red ones!)
adidas (them run d mc ones)
british knights
l.a. gear
converse high tops
the hats with the tails
charms (you remember??? those necklaces that we could trade & clip those accessories???) *thanks anna!*
rubik's cubes (and the snake ones!)
bubble necklaces
anklets
those scratch on decals you put on your nails (those tinker bell stuff)
fundraisers we called from the 1-800#'s in archie books???
neon bracelets
bracelets with the water & the glitter inside?
friendship bracelets
jelly sandals
clear sandals w/ the lace lining
those kid slippers that make those squeaky noises!
rainboots w/ racing flags
atari
pac-man
donkey kong
my superman bike (how embarrassing!)
break dancing
"prepping"
the "cabbage patch"
the "happy feet"
the "snake"
the "caterpillar"
the "robo cop"
the "roger rabbit"
the "fly"
the "running man" (hahahah...mariah carey's move!! *lmfao*)
wrestling -- WWF  (when hulk hogan was still in his yellow tights AND he was a GOOD guy!!)
mad max
cherry cola
tab
macintosh
5 1/2 floppy disks

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duran duran
a-ha
chicago
alias (i neeeeed you nowwwww, more than words can saaaaaay....)
menudo!  (wahoo!  robby!!!!!!)
madonna
gloria estefan
cyndi lauper
new kids on the block (i liked jonathan!)
paula abdul
whitney houston
the bangles
debbie gibson
tiffany
martika (remember her in kids inc??)
kylie minogue (come on, come on, do the loco motion with me!)
belinda carlisle
expose
sweet sensation
taylor dayne
tina turner
cher
b-52's
the pretenders
aerosmith
U2
G 'N' R
warrant
poison
nelson
sting & the police
depeche mode
billy idol
billy joel
boy george & culture club
sheena easton
simply red
bobby mcferrin
prince
shiela e
michael jackson
atlantic starr
starship
stevie wonder
lionel richie
salt n pepa
dj jazzy jeff & the fresh prince
new edition
kid n play
run d mc

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"The 'good old times'-all times when old are good."
--Lord Byron

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cheers (where everybody knows your name...)
the cosby show
a different world
amen
227
knight rider
miami vice
the a-team
reruns of star trek
reruns of brady bunch
reruns of the little rascals
reruns of hawaii five-o
reruns of mash
three's company
the fall guy
punky brewster (soleil moon frye had the coolest outfits!)
degrassi jr high
head of the class
the love boat
the golden girls
blossom
the facts of life
webster
diff'rent strokes
gimme a break
silverspoons (i wanted my own train ride & arcade!)
chips
the dukes of hazard
moonlighting
l.a. law
a year in a life (?)
perfect strangers
kate & allie
night court
growing pains
just the ten of us
mr. belvedere
married with children
charles in charge
eight is enough
dallas
falcon crest
my two dads
charlie's angels
21 jump street
china beach (me and my sister used to fight for the tv cause her nightingales were on...)
who's the boss
saved by the bell (the first ones)
scarecrow and mrs king
alf
bosom buddies
family ties
benson
the jeffersons
wkrp
hogan family
alice
the muppets
the wonder years
full house

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star wars
indiana jones
ghostbusters
E.T.
batteries not included
police academy
flight of the navigator
neverending story (woo hoo!)
karate kid
ferris bueller's day off
gremlins
cloak & dagger
back to the future
footloose
dirty dancing
fame
breakfast club
st elmo's fire
sixteen candles
pretty in pink
heathers
howard the duck
fast times at ridgemont high
private school
money can't buy me love
earth girls are easy
weird science
the goonies
toy soldiers (sean & will)
stand by me (who would've thought jerry o'connell would become a hottie?? and where's will??)
crash course (tina yothers, scott bloom, alyssa milano? chris young?)
dance til' dawn (senior prom) (the one with christina applegate, tracy gold, scott bloom)
class trip ??? (the boat cruise with billy warlock & brooke theiss)
license to drive
lucas
lost boys
the outsiders
top gun (one of my ulimostest favorotest movies! tom...*sigh*.)
legend (tom...*sigh*)
risky business (tom...*sigh*)
cocktails (tom...*sigh*)

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I REMEMBER WHEN


80's LINKS

80's Music Midis
You know you were a child of the 80's if...
It Came from the 80's


(c) 1988...oh, i mean 1998.  thanks to my sister anna, my nephew richard for reminiscing with me.

MUSIC: Take on Me by A-ha