30 years ago ...

[tzolkin]

I was born in 1980

So was DH.

We've been teasing him for the last two years that he's almost th-th-thirty.

 

[dauser]

I was born in 1969. I was watching "Happy Days" in the '70s which was set in the '50s. It seemed like such a world away even though it was only 20 years prior.

If a 7 year old kid today is watching a show set in 1990, the culture of that time is as foreign to him/her as the 50's were to me.

I hate getting old!

 

[GeorgeG]

1980 doesn't seem like that long ago. I was 34.

 

[ShuisFan584]

In 1980 I wasn't quite a thought in my mother's mind yet. My parents were just about dating around then. I didn't come until 1984.

 

[cybrkitn]

I was 9, DH was 10.

CathrynRose, I remember all of the songs you listed. Even have a few faves in there. As far as Queen's song, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", I only remember hearing that song done by The Chipmunks on their Chipmunk Punk album.

 

[Mrs. Charming]

I was born in 1980

Me too!! Are you 30 yet, or not quite? I'm not there-- yet!

 

[CathrynRose]

I was 9, DH was 10.

CathrynRose, I remember all of the songs you listed. Even have a few faves in there. As far as Queen's song, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", I only remember hearing that song done by The Chipmunks on their Chipmunk Punk album.

I still HAVE that Chipmunk Punk album!

 

[cybrkitn]

I still HAVE that Chipmunk Punk album!

I think my brother and I each have ours as well. But I will need to check my parent's attic to see if it's still there. I would love to listen to it again.

 

[KimR]

omg....

I'm oooooold....

Robin, you've mentioned this fact several times now, please stop. You are not old! Do you hear me???? You are NOT OLD!!!! And I know this because you are not THAT much older than me (you are what, 50?) and I am oh-so-very-young. So, no more of this 'old' stuff ok? Because if you do well then 'blah-blah-blah-blah, I'm plugging my ears...I can't hear you!'

 

[FINFAN]

I was a Senior in High School, and if I remember right was getting ready for Spring Break in Hawaii! Can't believe it has been 30 years since my one and only trip there! I worked like a dog to save enough $, was $250 short and my folks covered it as an early graduation gift!
30 years ago was great now that I can look back on it,

 

[Robinrs]

Robin, you've mentioned this fact several times now, please stop. You are not old! Do you hear me???? You are NOT OLD!!!! And I know this because you are not THAT much older than me (you are what, 50?) and I am oh-so-very-young. So, no more of this 'old' stuff ok? Because if you do well then 'blah-blah-blah-blah, I'm plugging my ears...I can't hear you!'

I'm just joking. I am NOT anti-Old, I enjoy EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!

That's why I joke about it. I see no plusses in being young, been there done that. Everyone, if they're blessed, gets old, and it's something to be proud of.

In my world old=Wisdom. I was young and dumb WAY too long, I enjoy watching the world go thru what I went through and just wait for them to get where I AM!

 

[MUFFYCAT]

Damn, I was already 20 and working full time.

Thanks for helping me feel old....

 

[PigletsPal2]

You're all just babies! In 1980, I was 33, had been married for 14 years, had two kids and lived in three different countries! Ah, the good old days!

Queen Colleen

 

[Disney Doll]

I was graduating from high school. I LOVE 80's music!

 

[monorailsilver]

Not to make anyone feel old but...that was the year before MTV hit the airwaves. MTV debuted on 8/1/81. And yes, I'm old enough to remember life before MTV.

I remember I couldn't wait to come home from school when it started in September because I needed my MTV fix.

1980-I was 8/9 (b-day is October 1971...hmm...6 days after WDW opened).

It was around that time I started wearing the Sergio Valentes (sp) and Jordache Jeans. Oh how cool . As well as the leg warmers and friendship beads or whatever they were callled-but we made them on safety pins with the little tiny pony beads & would put them on our sneakers-either our Jox or Thom McCanns. And the barrets I would make with skinny ribbon. And the monogramed sweaters. OMG I am living a nightmare of fashion horrors right now...ack!

All in all the 80's were a great time for me. I was a teenager & I never understood it when my mother would tell me she'd rather be in school/teenager then be at work. I hated school like most kids & wanted to be done with it. But if I could go back...oh those memories I made growing up.....

 

[4nana]

I loved the 80’ies!!! By then we had 4 busy teenagers and were enjoying all the hustle bustle of their activites and house full of friends. Great times and memories !

 

[Diznotyzed]

I got married in 1980, so we're celebrating our 30th anniversary this year. We were worried about ashfall from Mt. St. Helens on our outdoor wedding, but it didn't happen.

 

[powellrj]

I turned 21 that year!