The 80's appreciation/nostalgia thread
13 August 2009, 09:15 AM
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The 80's appreciation/nostalgia thread
Ok, to move away from Pete the w4nkers incessant political trolling, how about a new ('cos its probably been done before) thread remembering all that was so good about the 80's 
I'll kick things off with a musical slant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_rEQ-nsQQM
credit to UB who dug this up a while back
I'll kick things off with a musical slant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_rEQ-nsQQM
credit to UB who dug this up a while back
13 August 2009, 09:22 AM
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Cor the 80's what a decade 
First started to appreciate music, street party for the royal wedding, 81 we moved to the house I still live in now, 89 left school without bothering with exams, and first properly fancied a girl...
90's were not too bad either, but the innocence of the 80's is memorable for me
First started to appreciate music, street party for the royal wedding, 81 we moved to the house I still live in now, 89 left school without bothering with exams, and first properly fancied a girl...
90's were not too bad either, but the innocence of the 80's is memorable for me
13 August 2009, 09:25 AM
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YouTube - The Cure Lovecats ... he used to live opposite me and we went to parties at his house.
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13 August 2009, 09:54 AM
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The 80's
Pros - Great music, great movies, great TV, great gigs, great clubbing!
Cons - Thatcher turned the nation into a greed driven social mess
Sorry DD, couldn't resist
Pros - Great music, great movies, great TV, great gigs, great clubbing!
Cons - Thatcher turned the nation into a greed driven social mess
Sorry DD, couldn't resist
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13 August 2009, 09:57 AM
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My enduring memories of the 80s:
Driving the Argies into the sea (with no understanding of the atrocities the Junta was comitting on the mainland)
The SAS showing the people in the Iranian embassy in London why you shouldn't mess with them.
A constant fear of Nuclear attack
Duran Duran
Olympic boycots
A very messy Tory recovery from the dismal state Labour left the country in, resulting in Miners 0 Police 1 on the news most nights.
Battle of the Planets
Debbie Gibson vs Tiffany
After school detention
Driving the Argies into the sea (with no understanding of the atrocities the Junta was comitting on the mainland)
The SAS showing the people in the Iranian embassy in London why you shouldn't mess with them.
A constant fear of Nuclear attack
Duran Duran
Olympic boycots
A very messy Tory recovery from the dismal state Labour left the country in, resulting in Miners 0 Police 1 on the news most nights.
Battle of the Planets
Debbie Gibson vs Tiffany
After school detention
13 August 2009, 10:00 AM
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Leg warmers
Really, really tight jeans
Highlighted hair
Leather ties
Burgondy was an "in" colour
I am afraid I had all the above
80's fashion was a little bit fcuked 
Really, really tight jeans
Highlighted hair
Leather ties
Burgondy was an "in" colour
I am afraid I had all the above
80's fashion was a little bit fcuked
13 August 2009, 10:09 AM
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13 August 2009, 10:37 AM
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Pontificating
Depeche Mode
Duran Duran
£3.50 for a gig at the Hammy Odeon or Hammy Palace
XR3i's
Burgandy Box Jackets/Humter Jackets
Leg Warmers
18-30's Holidays
Main stream music being played in clubs
Football teams consisting of purely British and Irish players
The Back Pass
Tackles from behind
Headingley 1981
Falklands and the dirty surrender Monkeys selling the Argies exorcets
Royal Wedding
Rubiks Cube
Atari
Racers with cowhorns
"10 please" on the buses
The Young Ones
The Chelsea Cruise
4 TV channels
Sundays being Sundays and not like any other day of the week
Snakebite and Black
Rum and Pep
CB Radio
Espidrills (SP?)
Sonny Crocket
Deltics
Rope Chains
Rude Boys
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Honda CB500
Thatcher
Scargill
No Mortgage or kids, loads of spare income
Hangovers lastring no more than the time oit took to get to Maccas for a Sausage and Egg and McMuffin and large coke.
£3 Fruity jackpots
1989 The Stone Roses changing the sound of the decade
Raves and Drugs, i think this is when society started going wrong lol
Not all shit plenty of good about the 80's
Duran Duran
£3.50 for a gig at the Hammy Odeon or Hammy Palace
XR3i's
Burgandy Box Jackets/Humter Jackets
Leg Warmers
18-30's Holidays
Main stream music being played in clubs
Football teams consisting of purely British and Irish players
The Back Pass
Tackles from behind
Headingley 1981
Falklands and the dirty surrender Monkeys selling the Argies exorcets
Royal Wedding
Rubiks Cube
Atari
Racers with cowhorns
"10 please" on the buses
The Young Ones
The Chelsea Cruise
4 TV channels
Sundays being Sundays and not like any other day of the week
Snakebite and Black
Rum and Pep
CB Radio
Espidrills (SP?)
Sonny Crocket
Deltics
Rope Chains
Rude Boys
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Honda CB500
Thatcher
Scargill
No Mortgage or kids, loads of spare income
Hangovers lastring no more than the time oit took to get to Maccas for a Sausage and Egg and McMuffin and large coke.
£3 Fruity jackpots
1989 The Stone Roses changing the sound of the decade
Raves and Drugs, i think this is when society started going wrong lol
Not all shit plenty of good about the 80's
13 August 2009, 10:53 AM
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35. Left school in 1990. So, I suppose it could be seen as I only started "Going out" in the 90's to clubs etc.
Couldn't have seen myself dancing away to Duran Duran, The Communards (sp), The House Martins etc.
Sister used to buy all those "Now" tapes. Truly awful music. Apart from a few songs, you can stick the rest in room 101.
EDIT
Best thing about the 80's? Ford brought us the Sierra Cosworth.
Couldn't have seen myself dancing away to Duran Duran, The Communards (sp), The House Martins etc.
Sister used to buy all those "Now" tapes. Truly awful music. Apart from a few songs, you can stick the rest in room 101.
EDIT
Best thing about the 80's? Ford brought us the Sierra Cosworth.
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13 August 2009, 11:02 AM
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I'm with stilover on this.
A decade I couldn't wait to end.
The only good thing that happened to me in the 80's was passing my driving test and getting my first car. Oh, and one other thing that I'm far too much of a gentleman to mention here...
A decade I couldn't wait to end.
The only good thing that happened to me in the 80's was passing my driving test and getting my first car. Oh, and one other thing that I'm far too much of a gentleman to mention here...
13 August 2009, 11:08 AM
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OK on a more positive note how about we remember the whole New Romantic thing
This video is so 80s/New Romantic it hurts:
YouTube - Duran Duran - Careless Memories
This video is so 80s/New Romantic it hurts:
YouTube - Duran Duran - Careless Memories
13 August 2009, 11:36 AM
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80's music crap?
Birth of Electro, House etc - I don't think so!
80's music crap?
Birth of Electro, House etc - I don't think so!
13 August 2009, 11:45 AM
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Trim Trab.
Forrest Hills.
Kio's.
Fred Perry polo shirts.
Fruit Of The Loom T's.
Cross cords.
Drainies.
Button Downs.
Wedge hair cut.
The Jam.
The Police.
Pretenders.
Skyway tuff.
Maico 490 alpha 1.
Gori 250 sachs 7 speed.
RD500 water bottle.
RS 500 owned by my brother.
RS 1600 as above.
RS 2000 custom.
Capri 2.8i...and later Brooklands.
Dads purple 1600E Cortina.
Salty ****.
Smelly slits.
Unwanted hard ons.
6C or the 75.
Special Brew.
Star and garter.
Hoffenbrows.
The 123 and the ABC.
67 Allerton Rd.
loosies with a match.
Spew breath birds.
Sticky carpets.
Ackers Hall.
Webbley and scott tempest.
Air sporter.
Sharp pump with blocked valve.
Promethius.
Black murrias sp.
Cheapside.
Forrest Hills.
Kio's.
Fred Perry polo shirts.
Fruit Of The Loom T's.
Cross cords.
Drainies.
Button Downs.
Wedge hair cut.
The Jam.
The Police.
Pretenders.
Skyway tuff.
Maico 490 alpha 1.
Gori 250 sachs 7 speed.
RD500 water bottle.
RS 500 owned by my brother.
RS 1600 as above.
RS 2000 custom.
Capri 2.8i...and later Brooklands.
Dads purple 1600E Cortina.
Salty ****.
Smelly slits.
Unwanted hard ons.
6C or the 75.
Special Brew.
Star and garter.
Hoffenbrows.
The 123 and the ABC.
67 Allerton Rd.
loosies with a match.
Spew breath birds.
Sticky carpets.
Ackers Hall.
Webbley and scott tempest.
Air sporter.
Sharp pump with blocked valve.
Promethius.
Black murrias sp.
Cheapside.
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13 August 2009, 01:10 PM
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This was my first car at the end of the 80s
UGG 98W
someone replaced the 1600 engine with a 1500 and it had 1 working electric window.
I had to carry around a jerry can of water coz it over heated constantly the way i drove it
UGG 98W
someone replaced the 1600 engine with a 1500 and it had 1 working electric window.
I had to carry around a jerry can of water coz it over heated constantly the way i drove it
13 August 2009, 01:16 PM
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2 Tone / Stiff records
Apple turnover shoes fully loaded with segs (Cegs?)
Stay press trousers in black / burgundy / grey
Harrington jacket
White shirt
Pencil black ties or for the full cheese effect one with a keyboard on it.
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Apple turnover shoes fully loaded with segs (Cegs?)
Stay press trousers in black / burgundy / grey
Harrington jacket
White shirt
Pencil black ties or for the full cheese effect one with a keyboard on it.
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13 August 2009, 02:07 PM
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Mine was drilled and tapped M5, I used to get similar to you 8 to 10 pumps, combined with a large scope and a promethius it was accurate and deadly.
Just realised Ive left my 309GTI off my list, I have a snap of it with me leaning against it with a huge fluffy bouffant...I must dig that one out along with the Magnusson goaty picture..
Just realised Ive left my 309GTI off my list, I have a snap of it with me leaning against it with a huge fluffy bouffant...I must dig that one out along with the Magnusson goaty picture..
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Mine was drilled and tapped M5, I used to get similar to you 8 to 10 pumps, combined with a large scope and a promethius it was accurate and deadly.
Just realised Ive left my 309GTI off my list, I have a snap of it with me leaning against it with a huge fluffy bouffant...I must dig that one out along with the Magnusson goaty picture..
Just realised Ive left my 309GTI off my list, I have a snap of it with me leaning against it with a huge fluffy bouffant...I must dig that one out along with the Magnusson goaty picture..