Saturday, September 25, 2010

A Few More Memories of the Past...

After yesterday's waltz down memory lane, I came up with a few more memories of objects that composed my 80s childhood.  Anyone remember...
  • Punky Brewster.
  • Puff paint.
  • Hoop earrings.
  • LA Gear.
  • Boom Boxes.
  • Psyche!
  • Rolled up pant legs.
  • Guess! and Jordache Jeans.
  • Saying "Radical!"
  • Your entire wardrobe was either in neon or pastel.
  • High tops.
  • Troll Dolls.
  • Joey on Blossom and "Whoa!"
  • Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo (NOT the Italian Renaissance variety).
  • Banana hair clips.
  • Your first perm.
  • Crimping irons.
  • Side pony tails.
  • Zippered legs.
  • Spandex.
  • Friendship necklaces. 
  • Push up ice creams.
  • Wishing you could break-dance.
  • Wanting to be on Star Search.
  • Walkmans.
  • Pogo Balls.
  • Pound Puppies.
  • Care Bears and the Care Bear Stare.
  • Cabbage Patch Dolls.
  • Wishing you could be as cool as Molly Ringwald.
  • The really cool collector's items that Pizza Hut carried.
  • Gremlins.
  • No Whammies, no whammies, STOP!
  • Kids Incorporated.
  • Rushing home to see the ABC afternoon special.
  • Having to have a Trapper Keeper.
  • Playing 4 square and tetherball at recess.
  • Spud McKenzie and the Noid.
  • Choose your Own Adventure books.
  • Begging Santa for Simon electronic games. 
  • Jelly shoes.  (Mine were purple). 
  • Slap bracelets. 
  • Goosebumps.
  • Babysitters Club books and wanting to start your own BSC.
  • Sweet Valley High.
  • Friendship bracelets. 
  • Pop Rocks candy.
What am I forgetting? What else do you remember from the 1980s?

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