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The Horrifying 80's #363383 01/11/12 05:15 PM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,928 It's all about the location. Adrian OP axiomite OP Adrian axiomite Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,928 It's all about the location. Lampy's recollection of Teri Hatcher in Bob's favourite show, "The Love Boat" got me thinking about some of the other wonderfull memories from the 80's. Mullets of course, would be at or near the top of the list, but I was thinking about something less obvious, like the Chrysler K-car, the Goth look, any show with Bob Saget in it, Rambo ect.... Half of communication is listening. You can't listen with your mouth.

Re: The Horrifying 80's Adrian #363388 01/11/12 05:28 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island I think the only thing I liked from the 80's was the emergence of SRV. What ever happened to Vernon Reid? Never mind....I just Googled him. ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::

Re: The Horrifying 80's MarkSJohnson #363389 01/11/12 05:29 PM Joined: May 2003 Posts: 18,044 NoVA Ken.C shareholder in the making Ken.C shareholder in the making Joined: May 2003 Posts: 18,044 NoVA Distorted guitar solos in EVERYTHING. I am the Doctor, and THIS... is my SPOON!

Re: The Horrifying 80's MarkSJohnson #363390 01/11/12 05:30 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA Lampshade connoisseur Lampshade connoisseur Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA How about all that left over disco ? Pink Floyd: The wall part whatever Rolling Stones: Emotional Rescue Grateful Dead: Shakedown Street M3 and M80

Re: The Horrifying 80's Lampshade #363391 01/11/12 05:37 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA Lampshade connoisseur Lampshade connoisseur Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA oops. Floyd and the Dead were released at the end of the 70's Last edited by Lampshade; 01/11/12 05:37 PM. Reason: was to were M3 and M80

Re: The Horrifying 80's Lampshade #363395 01/11/12 06:18 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Murph axiomite Murph axiomite Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada The 80s were horrifying but like New Year's Eve fireworks it came in with a promising bang. AC/DC's Back in Black album - 1980 However in the same year, Air Supply released, I'm All Out of Love. Soon the rightious wails of Bruce Dickinson were being weakened by the noxious hair spray of Debbie Gibson. I'm pretty sure the ongoing war between once classic metal and over commercialized pop became the inspiration for George Lucas's Dark Side/Light side storyline. In the end, glam rock killed both sides and there was no winner. In it's wake of gender confused makeup mayhem and purposely destroyed jeans, it sucked what little life was left in the creative music industry that was not already destroyed by over-commercialized pop. I'll admit I was sucked in by a lot of the above. Somewhere, where none of you will ever find it!!!! is a photo (on paper that shall never be digitized) of me and my buddies at the age of 16 or so participating in a lip sych contest performing "Nothin but a Good Time" by "Poison". With great power comes Awesome irresponsibility.

Re: The Horrifying 80's Murph #363398 01/11/12 07:26 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 946 Likes: 2 Delta, BC, Canada Rock_Head aficionado Rock_Head aficionado Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 946 Likes: 2 Delta, BC, Canada Prince made an interesting comment at his recent concert my wife and I attended. He made the point of saying to the audience that his music was played by real artists and real musicians. I can't agree more.

Re: The Horrifying 80's Rock_Head #363404 01/11/12 08:55 PM Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia medic8r axiomite medic8r axiomite Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia Rock_Head will appreciate this: The first album (*) released in the 1980s was Permanent Waves, released 1/1/80. Then Rush got into a synth phase, and while I do like Signals and Power Windows, I'm glad that Alex's guitar is more crunchy and less blingy now. Pardon my use of high-level music terminology. (*) Yeah, it's not the only album released that day. Also released that day: Iron Maiden's self-titled album, and Heart's Greatest Hits, among others, I'm sure. Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

Re: The Horrifying 80's medic8r #363408 01/11/12 09:46 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,488 Tacoma T tomtuttle axiomite tomtuttle axiomite T Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,488 Tacoma Moving Pictures came after Permanent Waves. That didn't suck. I enjoyed the 80's, because I was 17-27 years old during that time. Seems like I was mostly listening to 70's music, though. But I don't think it is genuine to dismiss the entire decade musically, since a number of artists offered us some gems. For instance, in addition to SRV and Rush, Dire Straits, Genesis, Yes, The Who, Pete Townsend, Richard Thompson, Peter Gabriel, Joe Jackson, John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett, U2 and Paul Simon all did some of their best work in the 80's. I *like* distorted guitar solos. bibere usque ad hilaritatem

Re: The Horrifying 80's medic8r #363411 01/11/12 10:04 PM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands BobKay connoisseur BobKay connoisseur Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands The thing that makes the 80's horrifying to me, is that you were all in high school, or junior high. For a few of you, it was grade school. No decade is ever a win or a loss when it comes to creative pursuits. There will always be some of the worst of the worst getting most of the big attention, but some of the highest quality endeavors are brought to light in each month, in every year, in every decade. Established artists may still at their peak and new ones that will come along who will enjoy warranted staying power. All of your own fave lists include them. And you're omiting the absolute greatest influence ever on pop/rock music and it's consumption that DEFINED the 80's---globally---the music video. What am I saying? I'm talking to the Barney crowd, and I don't mean Barney's NY. They didn't sell childrens' sizes in the 80's. Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BobKay #363414 01/11/12 10:13 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,488 Tacoma T tomtuttle axiomite tomtuttle axiomite T Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,488 Tacoma You forgot to say either "whippersnapper" or "punk". I'm sure it was just an oversight. bibere usque ad hilaritatem

Re: The Horrifying 80's BobKay #363416 01/11/12 10:16 PM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,703 Omaha, Nebraska INANE connoisseur INANE connoisseur Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,703 Omaha, Nebraska I am a product of growing up in the 80's (grade school/junior high). That fact should be horrifying enough for most. -Ben HT v2.0 HT v1.0

Re: The Horrifying 80's INANE #363419 01/11/12 10:44 PM Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia medic8r axiomite medic8r axiomite Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia To followup on Tom's post, I was 12-22 for that decade. I enjoyed the end of new wave (Cars, Blondie, DEVO). I really enjoyed Men At Work, though they haven't stood the test of time like the Police, who everybody else in high school favored. Saw my first concert in 1985: Sting, Dream of the Blue Turtles tour. Saw Rush twice. Was part of the end of the Athens scene - R.E.M, Guadalcanal Diary were my favorites. Everyone in college liked the Smiths; I caught on later. Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

Re: The Horrifying 80's medic8r #363421 01/11/12 10:47 PM Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,015 Milky Way Galaxy CatBrat axiomite CatBrat axiomite Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,015 Milky Way Galaxy Jeesh. I was 28 to 38. Got married had a kid, had a bad marriage, then got divorced in early 90's. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...amp;usp=sharing

Re: The Horrifying 80's BobKay #363424 01/11/12 11:29 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,331 Cleveland, Ohio Ajax axiomite Ajax axiomite Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,331 Cleveland, Ohio Originally Posted By: BobKay The thing that makes the 80's horrifying to me, is that you were all in high school, or junior high. For a few of you, it was grade school. Amen to that, Bob. I began the decade at 35 and ended it at 45. YIKES! Jack "People generally quarrel because they cannot argue." - G. K. Chesterton

Re: The Horrifying 80's Ajax #363425 01/11/12 11:43 PM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands BobKay connoisseur BobKay connoisseur Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands I'm only 8 years behind you, Jack, which to these pre-whelped sucklings means we're exactly the same age. A popular recent bumper sticker I see: I may be old, but I got to see all the cool bands! Archival concert footage, my ass. Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BobKay #363427 01/11/12 11:47 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,488 Tacoma T tomtuttle axiomite tomtuttle axiomite T Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,488 Tacoma Quote: pre-whelped sucklings That's more like it! bibere usque ad hilaritatem

Re: The Horrifying 80's tomtuttle #363443 01/12/12 01:55 AM Joined: May 2003 Posts: 18,044 NoVA Ken.C shareholder in the making Ken.C shareholder in the making Joined: May 2003 Posts: 18,044 NoVA 3-13. Sorry y'all. Tom, I like distorted guitar solos, too, but when they show up in pop music, someone's trying too hard. I am the Doctor, and THIS... is my SPOON!

Re: The Horrifying 80's Ken.C #363462 01/12/12 03:14 AM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA Lampshade connoisseur Lampshade connoisseur Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA I am waiting for Amie to post a picture with her 80's hair style. If she does I will scan and post my 1987 senior yearbook photo. It is possible we had the same hair. M3 and M80

Re: The Horrifying 80's Lampshade #363464 01/12/12 03:16 AM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA Lampshade connoisseur Lampshade connoisseur Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA The first REM song I ever heard was radio free europe. One of my favor cassettes of all time was Rock 80. It had Driver's Seat by Sniff n the Tears. M3 and M80

Re: The Horrifying 80's Ken.C #363471 01/12/12 04:07 AM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands BobKay connoisseur BobKay connoisseur Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands Originally Posted By: Ken.C 3-13. Sorry y'all. Is that from South Carolina scripture? Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BobKay #363476 01/12/12 05:39 AM Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 233 New Hampshire, USA Henry66 local Henry66 local Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 233 New Hampshire, USA Sigue Sigue Sputnik. Axiom M80s + QS8s + VP180 <-- Pioneer VSX-1120-K <-- Squeezebox Touch / XBox360 / Oppo BDP-93

Re: The Horrifying 80's Henry66 #363478 01/12/12 05:47 AM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 10,420 Calgary, Alberta J jakewash shareholder in the making jakewash shareholder in the making J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 10,420 Calgary, Alberta 14-24 yoa during the 80s. The neon/fluorescent color/fashion was THE most horrifying thing in my books and that fashion crossed over into the early 90's Jason M80 v2 VP160 v3 QS8 v2 PB13 Ultra Denon 3808 Samsung 85" Q70

Re: The Horrifying 80's jakewash #363481 01/12/12 06:02 AM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA Lampshade connoisseur Lampshade connoisseur Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA I wore the light blue NIKE sneakers with the yellow stripes. M3 and M80

Re: The Horrifying 80's Lampshade #363483 01/12/12 06:07 AM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 10,420 Calgary, Alberta J jakewash shareholder in the making jakewash shareholder in the making J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 10,420 Calgary, Alberta and waffle soles Jason M80 v2 VP160 v3 QS8 v2 PB13 Ultra Denon 3808 Samsung 85" Q70

Re: The Horrifying 80's jakewash #363494 01/12/12 11:23 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island 17-27 here. I liked that age bracket, but not an awful lot of the music or trends of the decade. ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::

Re: The Horrifying 80's Lampshade #363527 01/12/12 05:40 PM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,625 Amie connoisseur Amie connoisseur Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,625 I accept your hair challenge throw-down . . . only because I just got a packet of actual pictures in the mail from a childhood friend! Details for the non-initiated: 1. I was always camera-shy 2. That's the back side of The Wave bangs, very chic in rural Ontario circa 1988 3. It was okay for your hair to be an indeterminate length and wavy. This did not make you a bad person until 1991. Bring it on!

Re: The Horrifying 80's Amie #363530 01/12/12 05:56 PM Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,291 Quebec, Canada J J. B. connoisseur J. B. connoisseur J Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,291 Quebec, Canada the worst (in fashion) that i remember of the 80's is the bat style suits; i don't know how they were actually named. my skin at the time used to glow under UV fluorescent lighting. working in photolabs, i sometimes had to put my hands in the stabilizing bath for photo paper processing; the chemicals included some "brightening agents" so the photo whites would look whiter. when i would go in a place where there were UV fluorescent lights, my hands and arms and jeans would glow bright green in the dark, because sometimes i would dry my hands on my jeans and i would forget to wash before leaving work. i would love to see if today's super white teeth would do the same under UV lighting. See: http://www.blu-ray.com/community/gallery.php?member=Gelli or: Axiom Gallery

Re: The Horrifying 80's J. B. #363543 01/12/12 07:51 PM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,928 It's all about the location. Adrian OP axiomite OP Adrian axiomite Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,928 It's all about the location. We need to start the 17-27 club, there's a few of us, I believe. Half of communication is listening. You can't listen with your mouth.

Re: The Horrifying 80's Adrian #363584 01/13/12 12:29 AM Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 901 Victoria,BC S SBrown aficionado SBrown aficionado S Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 901 Victoria,BC OH oh, 17-27 here too! Is this a trend?(technolgy not fashion,Bob).

Re: The Horrifying 80's SBrown #363591 01/13/12 01:28 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,488 Tacoma T tomtuttle axiomite tomtuttle axiomite T Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,488 Tacoma Quote: This did not make you a bad person until 1991 LOL! Very good, Amie. bibere usque ad hilaritatem

Re: The Horrifying 80's tomtuttle #363593 01/13/12 01:30 AM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 10,420 Calgary, Alberta J jakewash shareholder in the making jakewash shareholder in the making J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 10,420 Calgary, Alberta I first met my wife in '89 and her hair style was exactly like Amie's. Jason M80 v2 VP160 v3 QS8 v2 PB13 Ultra Denon 3808 Samsung 85" Q70

Re: The Horrifying 80's jakewash #363605 01/13/12 02:33 AM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA Lampshade connoisseur Lampshade connoisseur Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA Dang. I will get my picture up but I need a little time. Two things. My old old old scanner does not work with my new computer and I need to find my yearbook. But I promise I will get it posted. I did not have hair that long anymore but I did in junior high in1982 and 1983. M3 and M80

Re: The Horrifying 80's Lampshade #363779 01/15/12 01:00 AM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA Lampshade connoisseur Lampshade connoisseur Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA Lampshade 1987 This picture was me after a haircut. Prior to this "look" I had really long hair. Think Hanson Brothers from Slapshot. My yearbook had a few other pictures where my hair was longer and curly but just didn't scan well. If I can ever find my Jr High yearbook I could show you my Howard Stern hair. If you were wondering, I am not wearing hairspray in this picture and I still have a full head of hair. M3 and M80

Re: The Horrifying 80's Lampshade #363978 01/17/12 05:25 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada B BrenR connoisseur BrenR connoisseur B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada I'd post a pic from the 80s, but I spent most of it looking like Joey Ramone's son. Bren R.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #363981 01/17/12 05:38 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Murph axiomite Murph axiomite Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Bren is back !!!!!!!!WOOT!!!!!!!!!! I had a feeling this was the post that could do it. With great power comes Awesome irresponsibility.

Re: The Horrifying 80's Murph #363982 01/17/12 05:41 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada B BrenR connoisseur BrenR connoisseur B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada The fact that the 80s were pretty much that most reviled time in all of history to me? Leaving the Spanish Inquisition, the Dark Ages and that week I spent in Saskatchewan in the dust? Bren R.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364000 01/17/12 06:59 PM Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia medic8r axiomite medic8r axiomite Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia Good to see you, Bren! Here's a picture of me from the late 1980s. Must have been either senior year of high school or freshman year of college. I'm the guy on the left. Captioning contest starts ... now! Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

Re: The Horrifying 80's medic8r #364002 01/17/12 07:02 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island Isn't the fact that the guy next to you is petting your pussy reason enough not to post this? ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::

Re: The Horrifying 80's MarkSJohnson #364004 01/17/12 07:06 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada B BrenR connoisseur BrenR connoisseur B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada That looks like the OS/2 Warp development team photo or something. Bren R.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364006 01/17/12 07:08 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island Good to see you, Bren! ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::

Re: The Horrifying 80's medic8r #364011 01/17/12 07:32 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,331 Cleveland, Ohio Ajax axiomite Ajax axiomite Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,331 Cleveland, Ohio Originally Posted By: medic8r Good to see you, Bren! Here's a picture of me from the late 1980s. Must have been either senior year of high school or freshman year of college. I'm the guy on the left. Captioning contest starts ... now! EGAD! He was starting to look like Freud already. Jack "People generally quarrel because they cannot argue." - G. K. Chesterton

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364012 01/17/12 07:33 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,331 Cleveland, Ohio Ajax axiomite Ajax axiomite Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,331 Cleveland, Ohio Hi Bren! Good to see you again. Jack "People generally quarrel because they cannot argue." - G. K. Chesterton

Re: The Horrifying 80's Ajax #364017 01/17/12 08:05 PM Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 40 Steve H buff Steve H buff Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 40 Haha, well you can add me to the group of pre-whelped sucklings. 3-13 for me. I attended concerts by Eurythmics, Thompson Twins, George Thorogood, Genesis, Phil Collins, Police, and Pink Floyd. Not all bad if you ask me. ... oh and what's wrong with a mullet anyways? I swear they're coming back!

Re: The Horrifying 80's Steve H #364018 01/17/12 08:17 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada B BrenR connoisseur BrenR connoisseur B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada Thanks for the welcomes back, all... Well, Jack, J.P., Andrew/Murph and Mark "the port chuffer". Bren R.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364019 01/17/12 08:29 PM Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia medic8r axiomite medic8r axiomite Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia Hey, Bren, have you heard this one? Knock, knock. Who's there? Banana. Banana Who? Knock, knock. Who's there? Banana. Banana Who?! Knock, knock. Who's there?! Banana. Banana Who?!!! Knock, knock. Who's there? Negative Orange. Negative Orange Who? Negative Orange you glad I didn't say banana? Halloween dance, 1988 Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

Re: The Horrifying 80's medic8r #364021 01/17/12 08:36 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada B BrenR connoisseur BrenR connoisseur B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada Ah, J.P... I'm never sure which side of the couch you should be on. Bren R.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364027 01/17/12 08:54 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 946 Likes: 2 Delta, BC, Canada Rock_Head aficionado Rock_Head aficionado Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 946 Likes: 2 Delta, BC, Canada That's why he is so good at what he does (or so we have assumed) Welcome back Bren!

Re: The Horrifying 80's Rock_Head #364046 01/18/12 01:57 AM Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 16,441 Felton, California pmbuko shareholder in the making pmbuko shareholder in the making Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 16,441 Felton, California I just happen to have a pic from the 80s, too. This one was taken in 1985 when I was living in Caracas, Venezuela. I'm using a rare (for the time and place) piece of equipment.

Re: The Horrifying 80's pmbuko #364051 01/18/12 03:02 AM Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,210 Vero Beach, Florida RickF axiomite RickF axiomite Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,210 Vero Beach, Florida Here's a year later Peter, 1986... Rick Our Room

Re: The Horrifying 80's RickF #364055 01/18/12 03:30 AM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,331 Cleveland, Ohio Ajax axiomite Ajax axiomite Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,331 Cleveland, Ohio Mid 1980s. Jack "People generally quarrel because they cannot argue." - G. K. Chesterton

Re: The Horrifying 80's Ajax #364067 01/18/12 10:18 AM Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia medic8r axiomite medic8r axiomite Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia More proof that fashionable Axiomites sported mustaches in the 80s! Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

Re: The Horrifying 80's medic8r #364068 01/18/12 11:49 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island This was in the early 80s, when I was a holdout for the 70s styles: And when I could resist "looking" 1980s no longer: ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::

Re: The Horrifying 80's MarkSJohnson #364080 01/18/12 01:24 PM Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia medic8r axiomite medic8r axiomite Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia Cool! The first one looks like it came from the liner notes of a classic rock CD. Awesome. The second one is ... very 80s indeed! Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

Re: The Horrifying 80's RickF #364081 01/18/12 01:26 PM Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia medic8r axiomite medic8r axiomite Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia Just caught sight of your pic, Rick - it was hiding on the previous page. Nice! Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

Re: The Horrifying 80's medic8r #364095 01/18/12 04:13 PM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands BobKay connoisseur BobKay connoisseur Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands Originally Posted By: medic8r Good to see you, Bren! Here's a picture of me from the late 1980s. Must have been either senior year of high school or freshman year of college. I'm the guy on the left. Captioning contest starts ... now! Sorry I'm so late to this party. Got right past me. That was sooo 80's. Now, when one already has an ethnic boyfriend and a cat, you're supposed to buy and ASIAN child, not a white one. Glad you got all the "reorientation" therapy you needed. Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.

Re: The Horrifying 80's medic8r #364098 01/18/12 04:20 PM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands BobKay connoisseur BobKay connoisseur Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands Originally Posted By: medic8r Hey, Bren, have you heard this one? Knock, knock. Who's there? Banana. Banana Who? Knock, knock. Who's there? Banana. Banana Who?! Knock, knock. Who's there?! Banana. Banana Who?!!! Knock, knock. Who's there? Negative Orange. Negative Orange Who? Negative Orange you glad I didn't say banana? Halloween dance, 1988 Which presented first, the Marfan's or Ronnie James Dio? I'd title it, "Anatomical Salute in Yellow." (OK, your palms are supposed to be showing, but we ALL know why you hid them.) Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BobKay #364101 01/18/12 04:44 PM Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,357 Sitting down somewhere Ya_basta connoisseur Ya_basta connoisseur Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,357 Sitting down somewhere Originally Posted By: BobKay Originally Posted By: medic8r Good to see you, Bren! Here's a picture of me from the late 1980s. Must have been either senior year of high school or freshman year of college. I'm the guy on the left. Captioning contest starts ... now! Sorry I'm so late to this party. Got right past me. That was sooo 80's. Now, when one already has an ethnic boyfriend and a cat, you're supposed to buy and ASIAN child, not a white one. Glad you got all the "reorientation" therapy you needed. The only reasonable argument for owning a gun is to protect yourself from the police.

Re: The Horrifying 80's Ya_basta #364105 01/18/12 05:44 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada B BrenR connoisseur BrenR connoisseur B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada Behold, the majesty of 1986: Bren R.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364107 01/18/12 05:50 PM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands BobKay connoisseur BobKay connoisseur Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands Fair's fair, so here's 1976 Carlos Santana Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BobKay #364110 01/18/12 06:00 PM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands BobKay connoisseur BobKay connoisseur Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands And here's the mean guy you all know, fully flowered in 1981! I had just finished 18 months of chemotherapy and my first year of grad school. I weighed 130! You met me @ 165! Gee, even back then I always looked like I was ready to bite someone. I got hassled a lot on the street looking like that. Then Iran released the hostages and things got lighter. Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BobKay #364112 01/18/12 06:10 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada B BrenR connoisseur BrenR connoisseur B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada Originally Posted By: BobKay That was your inside spread from SBQ (Suicide Bombers Quarterly)? Bren R.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364115 01/18/12 06:22 PM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands BobKay connoisseur BobKay connoisseur Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands Hey, Bren. We don't "know" each other, but since so many of the a-holes around here seem really glad that you're back, I'll consider that a good thing. We didn't blow ourselves up back then. We just took hostages or blew up things and other people at consulates, on cruise ships, on trains, (Anyone remember the South Malukan (sp?) Terrorists, The Bader-Meinhoff Gang? No?), train stations, hotels, Olympic Villages, planes and airport concourses, etc. We were self-preservationists back then. I don't know when it all got so solipsistic. Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BobKay #364118 01/18/12 06:35 PM Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia medic8r axiomite medic8r axiomite Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia I nominate this thread for Thread of the Year. Keep 'em coming. Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BobKay #364122 01/18/12 06:42 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada B BrenR connoisseur BrenR connoisseur B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada Well, you kind of usurped my place, I used to be the resident tongue-as-sharp-as-my-wit one around here. Then life got in the way and I couldn't find the time I used to to spread my humour and that itchy, flaky groin thing around here. Oh, and it's Baader-Meinhof. Bren R.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364123 01/18/12 06:59 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island Originally Posted By: BrenR Then life got in the way I lost sight of my priorities and I couldn't find didn't make the time I used to to spread my humour and that itchy, flaky groin thing around here. ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364125 01/18/12 07:06 PM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands BobKay connoisseur BobKay connoisseur Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands Bren, I was aware only that I had usurped Craig's token standing. I told Tom that would not go down easily and that Craig wouldn't hang around here anymore. Tom doubted me. Craig and I both knew the unwritten rule, "OFPF," and one of us had to go. Since you are not gay, the one-fag-per-forum rule does not apply. Since there is no recognized OAPF rule, I think we're good. Go ahead. Push "Notify!" I know Amie's not asleep right now, so I won't feel as bad as I have in the past when she's been woken just to slap me. Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.

Re: The Horrifying 80's MarkSJohnson #364127 01/18/12 07:22 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada B BrenR connoisseur BrenR connoisseur B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada Originally Posted By: MarkSJohnson Then life got in the way I lost sight of my priorities and I couldn't find didn't make the time I used to to spread my humour and that itchy, flaky groin thing around here. Oh, c'mon, now, Mark... that's a bit harsh. I spent 2.5 years in the dating scene in my 30s... and made it out. The pills J.P. has been sending out (the red ones taste like cherry!) have helped, but when I close my eyes, I still see the blind date that grabbed me by the throat (she survived) and the internet date that told me on the first date that I'd make great babies. Bren R.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364128 01/18/12 07:24 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island But there's nary a forum member here that hasn't thought you'd make great babies!!?? ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::

Re: The Horrifying 80's BobKay #364130 01/18/12 07:27 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada B BrenR connoisseur BrenR connoisseur B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada Originally Posted By: BobKay Craig and I both knew the unwritten rule, "OFPF," and one of us had to go. Since you are not gay, the one-fag-per-forum rule does not apply. Since there is no recognized OAPF rule, I think we're good. Thanks for the clarification, was hoping you didn't mean the "Office Français de Prévoyance Funéraire" - the French Office of Funeral Foresight. No need to hit "notify" - you seem pretty harmless and amusing. Though I hadn't actually guessed your orientation. Guess I'll have to get my Gaydar looked at, seems to be malfunctioning. Bren R.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364132 01/18/12 07:33 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island Wait. Bob is gay? ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364134 01/18/12 07:35 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Murph axiomite Murph axiomite Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Now, if Bigwyres would just make an appearance, the circle would be complete. With great power comes Awesome irresponsibility.

Re: The Horrifying 80's MarkSJohnson #364136 01/18/12 07:36 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada B BrenR connoisseur BrenR connoisseur B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada Originally Posted By: MarkSJohnson But there's nary a forum member here that hasn't thought you'd make great babies!!?? That's just the beginning, the stories I could tell on anything but a public forum. I hunt boars for sport, and I've still never been as frightened as looking down the barrel of a single woman on the prowl with an ovary full of eggs approaching their "best before" date. As a friend once said "it's like digging through the garbage for a steak". Finally found one, though. Sitting right on top. Bren R.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364138 01/18/12 07:43 PM Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia medic8r axiomite medic8r axiomite Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia Originally Posted By: BrenR ... the stories I could tell on anything but a public forum. Hey, no worries - I got the entire forum to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Anybody squeals, then I cut off their cherry pills. Fire away! Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364140 01/18/12 07:49 PM Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia medic8r axiomite medic8r axiomite Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia Originally Posted By: BrenR ... The pills J.P. has been sending out (the red ones taste like cherry!) have helped ... For those of you who want your own black cherry pills, here's a cut-out of the box they will arrive in. Crafts like these will improve your manual dexterity, the better to write checks with. Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

Re: The Horrifying 80's medic8r #364143 01/18/12 07:58 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada B BrenR connoisseur BrenR connoisseur B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada Originally Posted By: medic8r Anybody squeals, then I cut off their cherry pills. That sounds a bit drastic. Oh, you mean actual pharmaceuticals... right. Bren R.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364162 01/18/12 09:40 PM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,928 It's all about the location. Adrian OP axiomite OP Adrian axiomite Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,928 It's all about the location. I remember thinking Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stalone were actually cool in the 80's. Might as well through Awwnie in there too. Half of communication is listening. You can't listen with your mouth.

Re: The Horrifying 80's BrenR #364217 01/19/12 04:56 AM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,703 Omaha, Nebraska INANE connoisseur INANE connoisseur Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,703 Omaha, Nebraska Originally Posted By: BrenR That looks like the OS/2 Warp development team photo or something. Bren R. I love this, LOL -Ben HT v2.0 HT v1.0

Re: The Horrifying 80's medic8r #364229 01/19/12 06:05 AM Joined: May 2002 Posts: 915 Davenport, Iowa, USA sonicfox aficionado sonicfox aficionado Joined: May 2002 Posts: 915 Davenport, Iowa, USA I LOVED the 80's! 20 plus years later, I suppose I haven't changed much except my hair is much less "Duran Duran" now! Senior picture 1988...the sexy "over the shoulder" pose! After prom party 1988 M60s VP150 QS8s Marantz SR6003 Samsung LN52B550 Oppo DV-980H Insignia NS-WBRDVD

Re: The Horrifying 80's INANE #364240 01/19/12 11:42 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island Originally Posted By: INANE I love this, LOL Yeah, I keep thinking it would be fun to have one for the 70s, but most of you, evidently, would just be showing toddler or zygote pics..... PS- Mary, I LOVE your senior pic! ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::

Re: The Horrifying 80's MarkSJohnson #364242 01/19/12 12:05 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Murph axiomite Murph axiomite Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Me too Mary. The eyes, hair, dramatic pose. It screams out to be on an album cover, confirming my theory you are a retired rock star. With great power comes Awesome irresponsibility.

Re: The Horrifying 80's Murph #364247 01/19/12 01:12 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,463 Likes: 1 Glendale, Arizona St_PatGuy axiomite St_PatGuy axiomite Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,463 Likes: 1 Glendale, Arizona This thread is awesome. Good work everybody! And Mary, I still listen to Duran Duran! *********** "Nothin' up my sleeve. . ." --Bullwinkle J. Moose

Re: The Horrifying 80's St_PatGuy #364249 01/19/12 01:44 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Murph axiomite Murph axiomite Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada I found some pics but can't find a scanner in working order. With great power comes Awesome irresponsibility.

Re: The Horrifying 80's Murph #364250 01/19/12 01:48 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island Originally Posted By: Murph Me too Mary. The eyes, hair, dramatic pose. It screams out to be on an album cover, confirming my theory you are a retired rock star. I dunno. I get more of a Hollywood Brat Pack vibe to it. ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::

Re: The Horrifying 80's BobKay #364256 01/19/12 03:19 PM Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 16 Muscat, Oman T Tariq frequent flier Tariq frequent flier T Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 16 Muscat, Oman I misread the title to "The Horrifying M80's". I was wondering why my favourite speakers are horrifying. Glad to have misread. Tariq M80v2 - VP180 - S:QS8 - SB:QS8 - SWide:QS8 Denon 4311 + XPA-3 Sub: Dual SVS Ultra-13

Re: The Horrifying 80's Tariq #364259 01/19/12 03:34 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island Your M80s could only be horrifying if you dressed them in MC Hammer pants. Of course, if you WERE to do that, photos would be awesome! ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::

Re: The Horrifying 80's MarkSJohnson #364265 01/19/12 03:45 PM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,928 It's all about the location. Adrian OP axiomite OP Adrian axiomite Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,928 It's all about the location. M80's with a mullet wouldn't look too good either, imo. Half of communication is listening. You can't listen with your mouth.

Re: The Horrifying 80's Adrian #364279 01/19/12 04:03 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island But they would sell better in Arkansas. ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::

Re: The Horrifying 80's MarkSJohnson #364288 01/19/12 05:02 PM Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia medic8r axiomite medic8r axiomite Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia I'm imagining Mark trying hard to pick a Southern state that is not represented by an active Axiomoe ... just because he's mean in a nice way like that. Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

Re: The Horrifying 80's medic8r #364290 01/19/12 05:17 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island Nah. I pretty much would have said Arkansas in any case! ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::