The Teen Years
Okay, I don’t usually do memes, but this one from Kim sounded like fun, sort of. The problem is that, while I went through high school (class of 1985) and college (class of 1989) in the 1980s, I was completely UNinterested in more or less anything that was going on in terms of popular culture. The summer before eight grade, my best friend got me hooked on the Beatles, and we spent most of our high school years obsessively listening to the sounds of the 1960s. My best friend was also naturally tall, thin and blond, so I felt short and dumpy next to her (not her fault), so I didn’t care much what I looked like, either.
So, you know, these answers could be kind of boring…
Here are the questions:
1. Preppy or Rocker: This question implies that I cared enough about fashion to do one of the other, but really, not so much. I spent most of the 80s wearing jeans with a button-down shirt over the top. So, I guess I leaned more toward preppy.
2. Cavarricis or Guess Jeans and Espirit or Benetton? I honestly have no idea, but we didn’t “do” designer jeans–too expensive. ($50 for jeans?? Horrors!)
2. Favorite songs of the 80s: This is truly sad, but I spent most of the 80s listening to the Beatles, and when I wasn’t listening to them or some of their 60s cohorts, I was listening to Mozart or Bach. But, let’s see, Paul Simon’s Graceland was fantastic.
3. Most Annoying Pop songs of the 80s: I have absolutely no answer for this question. Was Whitney Houston doing her diva thing in the 80s?
4. Hair Metal or Heavy Metal Who was your favorite performer and favorite song?: Again, I was listening to the Beatles… although I thought Sting was pretty cool.
5. What posters were on your bedroom wall or college dorm room? Um, the Beatles. (Saw that coming, didn’t you?) The requisite Monet. A beach picture I took that we had blown up to a poster. And, mmm, a great ice cream poster from Mad Martha’s ice cream parlor.
6. What concerts do you remember most from the 80s? You can probably already imagine that I didn’t go to any of the “cool” concerts. Although I remember seeing Kenny Rogers. (Yes, I know. Exciting.) And the Monkees. Twice. When they did their reunion tour. Not to mention the Beatlefest and Beatlemania….
7. Favorite 80s movies: Back to the Future. War Games. Sixteen Candles. Pirates of Penzance with Kevin Kline. Amadeus. (I could probably fill this list out a LOT more if I gave it some real thought.)
8. Favorite 80s movie quotes: So many! Let me think…
9. Top 3 most memorable pop culture moments of the 80s for you: The Challenger explosion. John Lennon being killed. (Well, it hit the radar, anyway.) Glasnost.
10. Favorite 80s cartoon: Since I was a teenager for most of the 80s, not really relevant, unless you count the Yellow Submarine movie. Because, again, Beatles.
12. Boy George or Wham? Wham, I suppose, though the comma song wasn’t dreadful.
13. Favorite one-hit wonder: Again, I’m clueless.
14. INXS or Depeche Mode: Um, who?
15. Poison or Warrant: I don’t even understand this one!
16. Did you ever meet a rocker or 80’s pop icon? Where were you? I saw Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley together at a restaurant on MV before they were married, but that’s about it.
17. Snap bracelets or Jelly bracelets? Like Kim, I have no clue what these are.
18. Fess up. Who had the garden weasel bangs? Did you ever measure your wall o’ Aqua Net love? I absolutely did NOT. I wore my hair long and pinned or twisted it back just about every day. You know, like Laura Holt on Remington Steele. Towards the end of the decade, I had long bangs brushed off to the side, but mostly, NO! You can’t blame the ozone problem on me. I’ve almost never used hairspray, even if I am from New Jersey.
19. Favorite 80s TV shows: Remington Steele was HUGE for me. I wanted to BE Laura Holt. The Wonder Years. L.A. Law.
20. Is Jon Bon Jovi still hot or what? Well, duh!
21. “Double Dare” or “You Can’t Do That on Television”? Neither, and I still don’t like “stupid” television.
22. Who was your favorite Brat Packer? Probably Rob Lowe. Thank heaven he redeemed his career as Sam Seaborne.
23. Jellies or Reebok Pumps: Neither, I preferred boots. You know, the flat, heel-less, slouch boots.
24. Favorite pizza parlor arcade game: None. I’m inept at video games.
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Hey, Hey, I went to a Monkees Reunion Tour concert too.
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Oh I forgot to mention, I found out about them on Nickelodeon. Cause they used to play the reruns every day at 4 p.m.
That was in middle school. Man that seems like eons ago.
But Micky Dolenz is the reason I have my name today. We had a little group in 7th grade. 4 Girls and we each took one of their names. I just happened to get Micky, which fit perfectly cause those were my initials back then.
And to everyone important, I’ve been Micky ever since.
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This was fun - I might have to do it sometime myself. It will not surprise you that we had extremely different 80s experiences!
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Ah, the memories. If it makes you feel any better, I had the Beatles on my wall, too, and my hair was too curly to have any cool hairstyles. LOVED the slouch boots (”elf” boots, we called them) although I never had any, and I never got a Firenze sweater either. Poor me.
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Well, at least I know who Poison was so I can extrapolate Warrent. Now I’m going to have “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” stuck in my head all day.
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I could never have answered any of the 80’s questions at all. First of all I am older than dirt. And the hair question. What???? I’ve been wearing my hair the same since the Johnson administration so I know nothing about hair fashion trends.
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Thanks for playing along! Look at that long long hair! In the first photo you & your friend are like Charlies Angels with that hair. (a 70s show, I know). I know exactly the boots you had. My sister wore thoses slouchy ankle boots too. A Billy Joel & Christy Brinkley sighting is doubely good. YOu do look like Laura Holt in the last photo!
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