🌎 The 80s

[sean]

Lately, I've been reading and watching a lot of videos about the 80s (and Gen X). For me, it is hands down the absolute best decade. I was in junior high and high school in the 80s. It had the best movies and the best music. To me, it was perfect. Life was good.

The rise of video games (Pac-Man, Donkey King, Centipede, Dig Dug, Zaxxon, Tempest, Pole Position, Joust, Berzerk, Defender, TRON, Astroids)
Pop culture (MTV)
End of the Cold War ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!")

I have an 80s music playlist on my phone that I listen to a LOT. It's currently at 420 songs with a total play time of 32 hours, 8 minutes. And I'm always finding or thinking of more songs to add to it. I'm trying to get to 40 hours so I can listen to the complete list for a full week at work.

And the movies...

The Lost Boys
E.T.
The Outsiders
The Breakfast Club
Pretty in Pink
Purple Rain
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Scarface
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
The Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Commando
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Beverly Hills Cop
Full Metal Jacket
Rain Man
Ghostbusters
48 Hrs
Caddyshack
Die Hard
Back to the Future
Big
Alien
Aliens
Red Dawn
The Empire Strikes Back
Risky Business
They Live
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Robocop
The Right Stuff
Say Anything...
The Thing
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Blade Runner
TRON

And many, many more...

If I were ever able to travel back in time, the 80s is definitely the place I'd go.

 

[Rsedge72]

Lately, I've been reading and watching a lot of videos about the 80s (and Gen X). For me, it is hands down the absolute best decade. I was in junior high and high school in the 80s. It had the best movies and the best music. To me, it was perfect. Life was good.

The rise of video games (Pac-Man, Donkey King, Centipede, Dig Dug, Zaxxon, Tempest, Pole Position, Joust, Berzerk, Defender, TRON, Astroids)
Pop culture (MTV)
End of the Cold War ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!")

I have an 80s music playlist on my phone that I listen to a LOT. It's currently at 420 songs with a total play time of 32 hours, 8 minutes. And I'm always finding or thinking of more songs to add to it. I'm trying to get to 40 hours so I can listen to the complete list for a full week at work.

And the movies...

The Lost Boys
E.T.
The Outsiders
The Breakfast Club
Pretty in Pink
Purple Rain
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Scarface
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
The Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Commando
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Beverly Hills Cop
Full Metal Jacket
Rain Man
Ghostbusters
48 Hrs
Caddyshack
Die Hard
Back to the Future
Big
Alien
Aliens
Red Dawn
The Empire Strikes Back
Risky Business
They Live
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Robocop
The Right Stuff
Say Anything...
The Thing
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Blade Runner
TRON

And many, many more...

If I were ever able to travel back in time, the 80s is definitely the place I'd go.

Me too!!!!
Middle school and high school in the 80’s, life was great!!!!

 

[TerryP]

@sean there are only three of those movies I didn't see. Likely, won't. Now, the video games and MTV? Even though we are of the same age group, there isn't anything about either of those that have attracted my attention.

 

[alabama mike]

It was a nice decade. Got married in 82. Yes, I am old.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Lately, I've been reading and watching a lot of videos about the 80s (and Gen X). For me, it is hands down the absolute best decade. I was in junior high and high school in the 80s. It had the best movies and the best music. To me, it was perfect. Life was good.

The rise of video games (Pac-Man, Donkey King, Centipede, Dig Dug, Zaxxon, Tempest, Pole Position, Joust, Berzerk, Defender, TRON, Astroids)
Pop culture (MTV)
End of the Cold War ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!")

I have an 80s music playlist on my phone that I listen to a LOT. It's currently at 420 songs with a total play time of 32 hours, 8 minutes. And I'm always finding or thinking of more songs to add to it. I'm trying to get to 40 hours so I can listen to the complete list for a full week at work.

And the movies...

The Lost Boys
E.T.
The Outsiders
The Breakfast Club
Pretty in Pink
Purple Rain
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Scarface
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
The Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Commando
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Beverly Hills Cop
Full Metal Jacket
Rain Man
Ghostbusters
48 Hrs
Caddyshack
Die Hard
Back to the Future
Big
Alien
Aliens
Red Dawn
The Empire Strikes Back
Risky Business
They Live
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Robocop
The Right Stuff
Say Anything...
The Thing
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Blade Runner
TRON

And many, many more...

If I were ever able to travel back in time, the 80s is definitely the place I'd go.

Just think how may cassettes and CDs you'd have to buy to have the same music collection.

I count myself as an incredibly nostalgic person. At the same time, I'm a big planner and anticipator of things to come. Sometimes I have to remind myself how wonderful things are in the here and now. In some of my lessons and speaking engagements, I've mentioned the artist Andrew Wyeth, who mainly painted within a few miles of his home in Pennsylvania and a family home in Maine. It's been said that he had an intense awareness of the familiar. It's easy for me to gloss over the great things I have the opportunity to see and do each day; in my work, I cautioned against being too familiar and making assumptions because of what we're accustomed to seeing, to keep looking. When you hear hoofbeats, you can't always assume it's horses. It could be zebras.

 

[Rsedge72]

Lately, I've been reading and watching a lot of videos about the 80s (and Gen X). For me, it is hands down the absolute best decade. I was in junior high and high school in the 80s. It had the best movies and the best music. To me, it was perfect. Life was good.

The rise of video games (Pac-Man, Donkey King, Centipede, Dig Dug, Zaxxon, Tempest, Pole Position, Joust, Berzerk, Defender, TRON, Astroids)
Pop culture (MTV)
End of the Cold War ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!")

I have an 80s music playlist on my phone that I listen to a LOT. It's currently at 420 songs with a total play time of 32 hours, 8 minutes. And I'm always finding or thinking of more songs to add to it. I'm trying to get to 40 hours so I can listen to the complete list for a full week at work.

And the movies...

The Lost Boys
E.T.
The Outsiders
The Breakfast Club
Pretty in Pink
Purple Rain
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Scarface
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
The Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Commando
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Beverly Hills Cop
Full Metal Jacket
Rain Man
Ghostbusters
48 Hrs
Caddyshack
Die Hard
Back to the Future
Big
Alien
Aliens
Red Dawn
The Empire Strikes Back
Risky Business
They Live
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Robocop
The Right Stuff
Say Anything...
The Thing
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Blade Runner
TRON

And many, many more...

If I were ever able to travel back in time, the 80s is definitely the place I'd go.

And basketball (nba) was 1000x’s better!!!! It was must see. Now it’s awful!!!

 

[It Takes Eleven]

And basketball (nba) was 1000x’s better!!!! It was must see. Now it’s awful!!!

Absolutely. They got their money's worth.

 

[Krimson]

And basketball (nba) was 1000x’s better!!!! It was must see. Now it’s awful!!!

Same with boxing

 

[sean]

Just think how may cassettes and CDs you'd have to buy to have the same music collection.

I count myself as an incredibly nostalgic person. At the same time, I'm a big planner and anticipator of things to come. Sometimes I have to remind myself how wonderful things are in the here and now. In some of my lessons and speaking engagements, I've mentioned the artist Andrew Wyeth, who mainly painted within a few miles of his home in Pennsylvania and a family home in Maine. It's been said that he had an intense awareness of the familiar. It's easy for me to gloss over the great things I have the opportunity to see and do each day; in my work, I cautioned against being too familiar and making assumptions because of what we're accustomed to seeing, to keep looking. When you hear hoofbeats, you can't always assume it's horses. It could be zebras.

I had a decent cassette, then CD, collection. I also had a pretty good VHS collection (still have a few that are original releases). I wish I had the extra funds to start collecting vinyl again.

But yeah, if I bought all of my current music on physical media, I'd have to get a storage shed to keep it all in.

I actually had a few hundred blu-ray movies, too. But I got rid of most of them (I have less than 100, now) when I started to get into streaming. I preferred the quality of physical media over digital. But now, digital is getting better and better almost yearly, so for most people, they can't tell the difference. I know streaming will never beat physical, but having all of my movies at my fingertips with a single device sure is nice, most of the time.

 

[rick4bama]

Lately, I've been reading and watching a lot of videos about the 80s (and Gen X). For me, it is hands down the absolute best decade. I was in junior high and high school in the 80s. It had the best movies and the best music. To me, it was perfect. Life was good.

The rise of video games (Pac-Man, Donkey King, Centipede, Dig Dug, Zaxxon, Tempest, Pole Position, Joust, Berzerk, Defender, TRON, Astroids)
Pop culture (MTV)
End of the Cold War ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!")

I have an 80s music playlist on my phone that I listen to a LOT. It's currently at 420 songs with a total play time of 32 hours, 8 minutes. And I'm always finding or thinking of more songs to add to it. I'm trying to get to 40 hours so I can listen to the complete list for a full week at work.

And the movies...

The Lost Boys*
E.T. drive in
The Outsiders* book was one of my favorite, got daughter to read it too.
The Breakfast Club*
Pretty in Pink*
Purple Rain*
Ferris Bueller's Day Off*
Scarface^
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure*
The Terminator^
Terminator 2: Judgement Day^
Commando^
Rocky III*
Rocky IV*
Beverly Hills Cop*
Full Metal Jacket^
Rain Man^
Ghostbusters watch theater
48 Hrs^
Caddyshack watch theater
Die Hard^
Back to the Future*
Big watch theater
Alien^
Aliens^
Red Dawn^
The Empire Strikes Back^
Risky Business^
They Live^
Fast Times at Ridgemont High*
Robocop^
The Right Stuff^
Say Anything...*
The Thing^ I like the '50 best
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Blade Runner^
TRON^
* with daughter, ^ family,
And many, many more...

If I were ever able to travel back in time, the 80s is definitely the place I'd go.

Now if we talking about high school, the for me late '60 early '70. (school I when to didn't have Jr or middle school.) Pin Ball not bad to play either, 8-track.

 

[TerryP]

It's easy for me to gloss over the great things I have the opportunity to see and do each day; in my work, I cautioned against being too familiar and making assumptions because of what we're accustomed to seeing, to keep looking. When you hear hoofbeats, you can't always assume it's horses. It could be zebras.

There was a script about 14 years ago about a Western novelist fighting losing his wife, the bottle, a lack of desire to write again...you get the plot. He "adopts" a mentee, young girl, who pays him a little money to learn how to imagine.

As the two are standing at the end of a oak lined neighborhood lane he asks, "what do you not see?" That line struck me and sticks with me 'til today. It's a backwards approach with good end results. If you are looking for the things you don't see you do see the things you would have easily missed.