remembering the 80s

[chriss76 91]

Watching ET on pirate from the dodgy video van that used to call round the estates, the barrs pop truck (10p back for returns) lol

Watching 'get fresh' on sat morning.

Eating sandwich steaks and et coloured custard creams.

I loved the 80s !

[Gruntfuggly 562]

@lupogtiboy - Nice vectrex. That bag is worth a few bob these days! I turn mine on every year or so to check it still works - love the sound it makes...

I've got a few BBC's in the shed too - probably got a spare copy of Grannie's Garden somewhere - I'll see if I can find one. I've probably got a spare disc drive to if you want it?

[Scorchio 139]

These were the posters on the walls back then..........the ones I can share anyway.

Is that a US Maxell ad? In the UK we had Pete Murphy of Bauhaus

Bauhaus playing a huge part in my eighties too

[lupogtiboy 454]

@lupogtiboy - Nice vectrex. That bag is worth a few bob these days! I turn mine on every year or so to check it still works - love the sound it makes...

I've got a few BBC's in the shed too - probably got a spare copy of Grannie's Garden somewhere - I'll see if I can find one. I've probably got a spare disc drive to if you want it?

OOHHH Yes please!!! Thanks!!

The Vectrex has to be my favourite out of all of the 120 ish consoles/computers I co-own with my brother, I was very lucky to find one with the bag, which I've seen on ebay for £100+!!

If I'm allowed in, I'll see if I can get some pics of my brother's room, he's a proper 80's kid!

[TWINSET 1793]

Anyone else remember this?

Sweets wise, there was one I can't remember the name of, but each bar came with one of those 'lenticular' picture cards which switched from a dinosaur to a present-day reptile

And these

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQbPZrtY6Qc

As for music, my ears were properly opened in the 80s





Still got loads of vinyl in the garage, must dig out my turntable

[Daves956 157]

The 80s was the beginning of the vinyl collection for me An original masters copy of the white album was the first one. Now there are hundreds and the turntable has a USB port. Little Feat is on it now.

[markbt73 5311]

By the way, anyone posting in this thread who has not read Ready Player One should do so... Chock-full of 80s pop-culture goodness, and a really fun story.

[Sayer 742]

Anyone else remember this?

I think I just figured out where Wikipedia got it's name lol

Edit- and James Doohan

[Tamiya1/10 382]

I think I just figured out where Wikipedia got it's name lol

Edit- and James Doohan

and wood is the building material of choice for spaceship.

[Sayer 742]

By the way, anyone posting in this thread who has not read Ready Player One should do so... Chock-full of 80s pop-culture goodness, and a really fun story.

I nearly picked that up a few months ago.

[lupogtiboy 454]

I completely forgot about this cartoon! I loved this!

[mongoose1983 3335]

This one was one of the series that I really liked back in the day, The Wizard.

It was shocking to know a couple years later David Rappaport, the small guy, shot himself to death. R.I.P. the Wizard.