[Heccubus]

That Macintosh commercial still stands as one of the most interesting, well-made, and incredibly confusing commercials that I have ever seen.

[civilian_number_two]

I think the EURO is great. As an outsider of course, but there can't be anything wrong with making a decision, on the spur of the moment, to hop on a plane in Ireland, party in Spain for the weekend, then train over to Germany to visit some friends - all without any annoying Passport business and no negotiating with the Shylocks about currency exchange.

I know I'm older, but the 80s to me (the late 80s at least), means a friendlier night club atmosphere, the beginnings of those awful bigass stadium concerts, Goth, post-punk, "the Wave," "new wave," new Coke, Hill Street Blues, LA Law, St Elsewhere, Remington Steel and the return of Star Trek. It means Reagan and the Contras, Maggie and the Falklands, the Berlin wall, and a North American economy where anyone could get a house on your average double income no kids. It means U2 before they got bad (they're good again, at last), The Police, Duran Duran (back together and coming to Vancouver, God help us), Talking Heads, Prince (joke about name here), Sisters of Mercy, Violent Femmes, Dead Kennedies, and Devo. Star Wars (sorta), Aliens, The Dark Crystal and a load of cheesy fantasy films, Rambo, and Blue Velvet. The rise of Terry Gilliam, Oliver Stone and (shudder) Ron Howard. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sly Stallone, Jean-Claude van Damme, David Letterman, John Hughes, John Cusack, James Cameron, Cameron Crowe, John Carpenter (thank you Hannibal, Jariten), terrible Stephen King movies, leg warmers, neon clothing, small ties, and big hair.

[Jordan]

That was a huge list CIv. I've got a few more for you, mind you they may be early 90's

The red dot 7 up mascot

Fido dido

Tie die clothes

Eddie Murphy

Ghost Busters

David Palmer

This post has been edited by Jordan: 14 December 2004 - 06:00 PM

[J m HofMarN]

Ah I remember all the terrible fantasy movies, Chefelf has reviewed many of them. I liked The Princess Bride though. And I don't care how bad it was I liked Labrynth, even though David Bowie's monstrous wang should have been in the credits as much as it made cameos. And I liked Willow too. Yeah action films with foreign leads and silly arsed fantasy films. Anyone remember how cool those fantasy scene posters were? I had one in my room of some weird guy and a half naked chick riding a dragon.

[Heccubus]

I'm a go listen to my Flock Of Seagulls records...

[barend]

every group CN#2 mentioned...

the cure
cabaret voltair
the buzzcocks
the clash
animotion
blondie
gary numan
fad gadget
skinny puppy
david bowie
the birthday party
alien sex fiend
wall of voodoo
scraping foetus off the wheel (AKA youv'e got foetus on your breath, foetus interuptus, Foetus)
the damned
motorhead
slayer
metallica
anthrax
megadeth
Liabach
madness
joy division
new order
the swans
ministry

other stuff:
red dwarf
the young ones
filthy rich and catflap
comic strip presents
the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy
danger mouse
monkey (s2)
Duckular
robotech
transformers
T-Bag
the equalizer
sledgehammer
the muppets
fragle rock
the goodies
kenny everet video show
your mother wouldn't like it
you can't do that on television (I had a crush on christine and alanis)
and that show about animals that barny miller hosted

[Al Creed]

The only two good things to come out of 1984 are the Edmonton Oilers and Me.

[Madam Corvax]

Were the Muppets in the eighties? It seemed more like seventies to me, but I might be mistaken.. It was so long ago.
And I would like to add guys... although you might not believe me. I can hardly belive it now myself.

Early eighties for me meant that I sometimes I had to use egg yolk to wash my hair, because you were not able to get shampoo in shops.

You were not able to get much at all, apart from vinegar.

And the most valuable commodity, obtainable only in black market was toilet paper...

[barend]

that may of been only an eastern european thing...

and mupetts was 70s and 80s...