Talking about video games from the past got me thinking about other stuff, so grab a seat and hang on, because we are about to take a journey back in time to a forgotten place called the 80's & 90's. I was home for lunch today and started looking at some old photo albums and ran across a few pictures from the past. And since I have this great all in one printer (the Canon MP 830) I decided to see how these would turn out. And surprisingly not too bad. Keep in mind these were taken before digital cameras were all the rage......or under $1000.00.OK so oldest picture first, I'm guessing on the dates, but this one is another picture I found of my first car, in fact I didn't even know I still had one.

1982



This was sometime in 1983, and a funny story goes along with it. You see we all had hammer pants or parachute if you will, and if you didn't then you weren't cool So anyway a few months before this picture was taken I went to a swap meet in Tacoma and bought these crazy pants. Fast forward and I headed down to Longview to look for work (not wearing those of course[8D]) I get to my Uncle's house and get out of the car, only to find my cousin and a friend of his wearing the very same pants, and even funnier, my Aunt bought the material and made the ones they were wearing. We still laugh about it.


Ok remember that Ford Ranger I was talking about with the crazy paint and stripping? And the Quad that I painted with hot pink, well here it is!!!! Again what was I thinking? This was in 1988.


This one is of my Nephew in 1994, remember when it was funny taking a picture of a baby with a beer bottle near him while he was sleeping? Well its still funny, only now you have to be careful or CPS will jump all over it.


1995: I found a couple of pics of the 1981 Yamaha 750, I forgot how nice and clean it looked, why did I sell it?


1998, 40 lb king: I know its a little dark, but I smoked it anyway.


Christian wasn't really impressed, he was like a year old. He's 10 now.


Well that's it, ok next stop back to reality.[8D]

 

Awwww. Nostalgia is awesome. I remember begging my mom for hammer pants. I also remember getting a pair of parachute pants for Christmas one year. Great pics Deej.

 

I had the hammer pants in the 3rd-4th grade lol. What were we thinking back then?[&:]

 

Remember the T-shirts that changed color? What did they call them? Tempercolor.... right?

 

i dont remember havin them but nice pics deej

 

This post reminded me of a good song that came out last year.

I saw Star Wars at least 8 times
Had the pac-man pattern memorized
And I've seen the stuff they put inside
Stretch Armstrong

I was Roger Stauback back in my back yard
Had a shoebox full of baseball cards
And a couple of Evil Kinevil scars
On my right arm
Well, I was a kid when Elvis died
And my mama cried

Chorus:
It was 1970- something
In the world that I grew up in
Farrah Faucett hair-do days
Bell bottoms and 8-track tapes
Lookin' back now I can see me
And oh, man did I look cheesy
But I wouldn't trade those days for nothin'
It was 1970-something

It was the dawning of a new decade
When we got our first microwave
And Dad broke down and finally shaved
Those sideburns off
I took the stickers off of my Rubix cube
Watched MTV all afternoon
My first love was Daisy Duke
In them cut off jeans
A Space Shuttle fell out of the sky
And the whole world cried

Chorus:
It was 1980-something
In the world that I grew up in
Skating rinks and Black Trans Ams
Big hair and parachute pants
Lookin' back now I can see me
And oh, man did I look cheesy
But I wouldn't trade those days for nothin'
It was 1980-something

Now I got a mortgage and an SUV
But all this responsibility
Makes me wish sometimes
Sometimes....

chorus:
It was 1980-something
In the world that I grew up in
Skating rinks and Black Trans Ams
Big hair and parachute pants
Lookin' back now I can see me
And oh, man did I look cheesy
But I wouldn't trade those days for nothin'
It was 1980-something

1970-something
Aw, it was 19-Something

 

I still remember watching MTV and them showing music videos. i remember seeing flock of seagulls and duran duran videos . Now i'm feeling old. Thanks Deej

 

hypercolor was the name. and i still got mine, and it still changes color

 

Yea MTV came to our town after it was on for a year, I guess we were a little behind, but I really liked it back then. Remember some of these? MTV is the reason I like U2 today.

This is a list of all the videos played on MTV's first day, August 1, 1981:
[ol][*]"Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles[*]"You Better Run" by Pat Benatar[*]"She Won't Dance" by Rod Stewart[*]"You Better You Bet" by The Who[*]"Little Susie's on the Up" by Ph.D.[*]"We Don't Talk Anymore" by Cliff Richard[*]"Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders[*]"Time Heals" by Todd Rundgren[*]"Take It on the Run" by REO Speedwagon[*]"Rockin' the Paradise" by Styx[*]"When Things Go Wrong" by Robin Lane and the Chartbusters[*]"History Never Repeats" by Split Enz[*]"Hold On Loosely" by 38 Special[*]"Just Between You and Me" by April Wine[*]"Sailing" by Rod Stewart[*]"Iron Maiden" by Iron Maiden[*]"Keep On Loving You" by REO Speedwagon[*]"Message of Love" by The Pretenders[*]"Mr. Briefcase" by Lee Ritenour[*]"Double Life" by The Cars[*]"In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins[*]"Looking For Clues" by Robert Palmer[*]"Too Late" by Shoes[*]"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers[*]"Surface Tension" by Rupert Hine[*]"One Step Ahead" by Split Enz[*]"Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty[*]"I'm Gonna Follow You" by Pat Benatar[*]"Savannah Nights" by Tom Johnston[*]"Lucille" by Rockestra[*]"The Best of Times" by Styx[*]"Vengeance" by Carly Simon[*]"Wrathchild" by Iron Maiden[*]"I Wanna Be a Lifeguard" by Blotto[*]"Passion" by Rod Stewart[*]"Oliver's Army" by Elvis Costello[*]"Don't Let Him Go" by REO Speedwagon[*]"Remote Control/Illegal" by The Silencers[*]"Angel of the Morning" by Juice Newton[*]"Little Sister" by Rockpile with Robert Plant[*]"Hold On to the Night" by Bootcamp[*]"Dreaming" by Cliff Richard[*]"Is it You?" by Lee Ritenour[*]"Tusk" by Fleetwood Mac[*]"He Can't Love You" by Michael Stanley Band[*]"Tough Guys" by REO Speedwagon[*]"Rapture" by Blondie[*]"Don't Let Go the Coat" by The Who[*]"Ain't Love a Bitch" by Rod Stewart[*]"Talk of the Town" by The Pretenders [/ol]

 

LOL look at all those links I pasted in there, that will keep you busy reminiscing for a while.[8D]