Tell Us About Your Teenage Decade.

[Virgo10]

I know some will be on the edge of two decades but you probably identify with one more than the other. Use the one you think of the most in regards to your teenage years.

Which decade?
The 60's

How old were you when it started and when it ended?
12 and 21

Name Five Bad non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
5. The Cold War.
4. The Death of Martin Luther King.
3. The Death of Bobby Kennedy.
2. The Vietnam War
1. The Assassination of President Kennedy

Name Five Good non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
5. We could wear skirts up to *there* and most of us had the figure to do so.
4. Color TV finally started showing up in regular people's homes.
3. Feminism
2. Man goes to the Moon.
1. The Beatles conquer America!

Name an event that took place in that decade that you didn't go to but you wish you had.
Woodstock

If you remember, how much was gas the first time you bought it if you started driving during that decade?
15 CENTS a gal.

Where was your favorite teenage hangout?
Howdy's in Dorchester, MA.

Where was the farthest you traveled during that decade?
Florida with friends when I was 19.

Most common word or phrase during that decade.
Groovy. Sock it to me!

What was the best personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
I graduated from High School.

What was the worst personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
My best friend moved away.

The first thing that comes to your mind about that decade?
Fun times!

 

[llij]

Which decade?
The 80's

How old were you when it started and when it ended?
12 and 21

Name Five Bad non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade. In no particular order
5. Bank scandals
4. Terrorism (airplane hijackings)
3. Terrorism (bombings of airports, Lebanon)
2. Reagan was shot.
1. Space Shuttle Challenger exploded.


Name Five Good non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
5. Cable and MTV
4. Fall of Communism/End of Cold War
3. Pride in America
2. The personal computer vs. the typewriter!
1.

Name an event that took place in that decade that you didn't go to but you wish you had.
Reagan's 2nd inauguration. I actually had tickets with good seats for the parade, but they cancelled it due to the cold weather.

If you remember, how much was gas the first time you bought it if you started driving during that decade?
Can't Remember.

Where was your favorite teenage hangout?
The Mall or Friendly's

Where was the farthest you traveled during that decade?
To Russia when it was still the U.S.S.R.

Most common word or phrase during that decade.
Where's the Beef (Sorry, I can't remember much more!)
Material Girl or Valley Girl phrases

What was the best personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
My family and I had a private audience with Pope John Paul II when we were stationed in Italy.

What was the worst personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
Death of family members

The first thing that comes to your mind about that decade?
The music of the 80's.

I'm tired tonight, so sorry if these answers weren't very enlightening! I think my brain is too tired to remember the 80's!

 

[pearlieq]

Which decade?
The 90's

How old were you when it started and when it ended?
11 and 20

Name Five Bad non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
5. The AIDS explosion
4. The Oklahoma City Bombing
3. The Death of Princess Diana
2. The Gulf War
1. OJ

Name Five Good non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
5. Caller ID is born
4. The Chicago Bulls' three-peat & repeat
3. Great music (esp. hip hop & the heydey of the female singer/songwriter)
2. Clintonian Democracy
1. The advent of the internet!

Name an event that took place in that decade that you didn't go to but you wish you had.
Nothing leaps to mind--I can't think of any generation-defining events for the 90's. Lollapalooza doesn't count!

If you remember, how much was gas the first time you bought it if you started driving during that decade?
Roughly $1.00/gallon. I could go a full week on $10.00

Where was your favorite teenage hangout?
Baker's Square was the place to be...

Where was the farthest you traveled during that decade?
I made it to Los Angeles in college.

Most common word or phrase during that decade.
"Cool" was still in heavy rotation, and "whatever" was picking up steam

What was the best personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
I met my DH.

What was the worst personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
Normal adolescent angst.

The first thing that comes to your mind about that decade?
The world made sense.

 

[ashjohnson80]

Which decade?
The 90s

How old were you when it started and when it ended?
9 and 20

Name Five Bad non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
5. The First Gulf War
4. Waco, TX
3. Columbine
2. The First WTC bombing
1. The Oklahoma City bombing

Name Five Good non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
5. Flannel was cool
4. The music was awesome
3. Economy was good
2. Dr. Martens boots with Babydoll Dresses
1. I first became aquainted with Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting *wink wink*

Name an event that took place in that decade that you didn't go to but you wish you had.
Woodstock '99 (I'm soooo just kidding!!!) How about Lollapalooza

If you remember, how much was gas the first time you bought it if you started driving during that decade?
85 cents a gallon, maybe?

Where was your favorite teenage hangout?
Java Jive... I wish that place was still around. They had a couch made out of a bathtub, a bathtub!!!

Where was the farthest you traveled during that decade?
I went to NYC when I was 15. It was mucho fun.

Most common word or phrase during that decade.
As If! Whatever.

What was the best personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
I made great friends and got really into playing music which has shaped my life a lil bit.

What was the worst personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
My father started having heart attacks in 93. The doctors told us to say goodbye to him, and amazingly he's still here.

The first thing that comes to your mind about that decade?
The music, I still listen to it all the time. Besides it wasn't really that long ago

 

[JennyMominRI]

I know some will be on the edge of two decades but you probably identify with one more than the other. Use the one you think of the most in regards to your teenage years.

Which decade?
The 80's

How old were you when it started and when it ended?
1o and 2o

Name Five Bad non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
1 Challenger
2 Advent of AIDS..Of course, I had no idea I would be a survivor(I refuse to use the word victim
3 86 World Series..>...Bill Buckner
4 Pan Am 103
5 Beirut..Marine Bombing

Name Five Good non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
1 Berlin Wall coming down
2 Di's wedding and later AIDS activism
3

Name an event that took place in that decade that you didn't go to but you wish you had.
Berlin wall coming down

If you remember, how much was gas the first time you bought it if you started driving during that decade?
no:

Where was your favorite teenage hangout?
Canobie LakePark.

Where was the farthest you traveled during that decade?
Californa

Most common word or phrase during that decade.
Cool

What was the best personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
Joining the Marines.

What was the worst personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
Meeting the man who later gave me AIDS

The first thing that comes to your mind about that decade?
Bad Hair and clothes............Bill Buckner
!

!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[paigevz]

Sorry, I suppressed the entire decade.....................

 

[Crankyshank]

Which decade?
I'm actually caught in the middle 1985-1995

How old were you when it started and when it ended?
11 and 21

Name Five Bad non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
1. AIDS
2. The Challenger
3. death of River Phoenix
4. The Gulf War
5. death of River Phoenix

Name Five Good non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
1. The internet
2. The fall of the Berlin Wall
3. Doc Maartens
4. the music
5. Clinton economy

Name an event that took place in that decade that you didn't go to but you wish you had.
The fall of the Berlin Wall

If you remember, how much was gas the first time you bought it if you started driving during that decade?
It was about a dollar

Where was your favorite teenage hangout?
Rocky Point Park

Where was the farthest you traveled during that decade?
Moscow

Most common word or phrase during that decade.
Cool, Whatever, Wicked Pissa, oh my gawd

What was the best personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
probably losing my virginity

What was the worst personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
tragic death of an old boyfriend

The first thing that comes to your mind about that decade?
flannel, hair bands, and wine coolers

 

[JadenLayne]

Which decade?
The 80's

How old were you when it started and when it ended?
I was 8 when it started and 18 when it ended.

Name Five Bad non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
Humm the only thing I can really remember is the Space Shuttle Explosion. I vaguely remember Regan getting shot.

Name Five Good non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
I'm not good at this at all. I don't know Madonna maybe

Name an event that took place in that decade that you didn't go to but you wish you had.
Monster's of Rock!

If you remember, how much was gas the first time you bought it if you started driving during that decade?
I think around .89 cents.

Where was your favorite teenage hangout?
Roxee's a teenage club.

Where was the farthest you traveled during that decade?
To Las Vegas with my parents.

Most common word or phrase during that decade.
LIKE and AWESOME!

What was the best personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
I met my future DH.

What was the worst personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
Wow I can't think of anything bad.

The first thing that comes to your mind about that decade?
FUN FUN FUN! Big Hair Concerts, Going out of the weekends, Bon Fires!

 

[Cool-Beans]

Which decade?
The 80's

How old were you when it started and when it ended?
10 - 20

Name Five Bad non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
5. The silly TV ads about drugs ("This is your brain - this is your brain on drugs - any questions?" Yeah, why do I have to have stupid commercials like this in my TV shows?!..."From YOU, OK?! I learned it by watching you!") It was fun to laugh at the adults.
4. nothing else impacted me - I was at the mall.
3.
2.
1.
Name Five Good non-personal events that impacted YOUR life the most during that decade.
5. Hard rock videos. Wanted to wear sexy clothes and date bad-boy musician.
4. Big hair. Loved doing it and having it.
3. Musical charity crap like "We Are The World." Could listen to Bon Jovi sing about Christmas and feel like a flippin saint for doing it.
2.2XL. Nobody else remembers this, but I loved it. (May have been 70s, though.)
1.

Name an event that took place in that decade that you didn't go to but you wish you had.
Bon Jovi or Madonna concerts. Both sold out before I could get through.

If you remember, how much was gas the first time you bought it if you started driving during that decade?
Dunno. But cigarettes were 90 cents a pack when I was 15.

Where was your favorite teenage hangout?
Amusement park when warm, mall when cold or raining. McDonalds on Friday nights - boy, they must have hated us.

Where was the farthest you traveled during that decade?
Ohio to South Carolina.

Most common word or phrase during that decade.
"Awesome."

What was the best personal thing to happen to you during that decade?
Fell in love with DH (at end.)

What was the worst personal thing to happen to you during that decade?


The first thing that comes to your mind about that decade?
Billy Idol saying, "I want my MTV."

 

[Virgo10]

The first thing that comes to your mind about that decade?
............Bill Buckner

I almost listed Red Sox related things under both good and bad events for the 60's. Good would be them getting in the World Series in '67 and me getting to go to two of the games.

Bad? Same ole, same ole. They lost the seventh game.