The Nostalgia Thread

[Amy SF]

19 items from the 1979 Sears catalog that will give you a 1970s overload

 

[Moll Flanders]

I've had a song in my head over the past few days and I just realised it's a song by Bananarama, Love in the First Degree, as I saw in the news that they have reformed. I don't know if they are well known outside of the UK?

I remember some of the girls at my school singing the song and doing the dance moves when I was 11 years old in 1987.

Eighties pop band Bananarama to make MASSIVE comeback | Daily Mail Online

 

[Joe]

I've had a song in my head over the past few days and I just realised it's a song by Bananarama, Love in the First Degree, as I saw in the news that they have reformed. I don't know if they are well known outside of the UK?

I'll stick my neck out and say that they have been spectacularly successful and are well known in the US.

 

[KLS52]

Bananarama was a fun group from what I remember.
Great beats for trampoline exercising, haha.

 

[beancounter]

Let us not forget the 80's...

20 totally tubular pages from the 1983 Sears catalog

 

[KLS52]

This will probably invoke the gagging reflex in most of you, lol, but here goes anyway.

Yesterday my grandson made his First Holy Communion. After the ceremony, they crowned the Blessed Virgin Mary (I'm guessing since tomorrow is May 1st). It brought me back to my grammar school days, when we used to crown Mary during the month of May. I was always so excited when it was my turn...I got to make the crown out of flowers. I remember thinking it was so cool.

 

[Poppy]

Let us not forget the 80's...

20 totally tubular pages from the 1983 Sears catalog

1983 was the year I got married. I love the velour sweatsuits. My hair was cut just like the woman modeling them!

 

[Poppy]

This will probably invoke the gagging reflex in most of you, lol, but here goes anyway.

Yesterday my grandson made his First Holy Communion. After the ceremony, they crowned the Blessed Virgin Mary (I'm guessing since tomorrow is May 1st). It brought me back to my grammar school days, when we used to crown Mary during the month of May. I was always so excited when it was my turn...I got to make the crown out of flowers. I remember thinking it was so cool.

I loved May Day too! In grade school each grade learned a dance to celebrate and we had a party outside. The sixth graders got to do the ribbon dance that decorated the flag pole.

 

[Chryssie]

Re: the 80's I took a Jazzercise class back then and had the outfit for it! I still have a couple of velour sweatshirts!

 

[beancounter]

 

[Chryssie]

We are going to this place Tuesday and taking Colin with us. He should get a kick out of it as he likes video games.

Daytona Arcade Museum – Retro Arcade and Pinball Games

It should be fun! And there is a vegan restaurant in the same block!

 

[MadamSarcastra]

19 Things We All Did As Kids That Are Weird In Retrospect

Yes to all except the Pokémon cards....

 

[Amy SF]

19 Things We All Did As Kids That Are Weird In Retrospect

Yes to all except the Pokémon cards....

I experienced some of these, but not all of them. And re #3: No, I NEVER got a perfect comic strip picture with my silly putty, no matter how often I tried.

 

[shyvas]

I find that the most elegant swimwear was from the 40 's and 50 's. I remember the Ester William films and all the
gorgeous swimsuits that the woman wore.

Buy Esther Williams Designer and Luxury Swimwear ESTHER WILLIAMS SWIMSUITS

 

[FortyTwo]

19 Things We All Did As Kids That Are Weird In Retrospect

Yes to all except the Pokémon cards....

It's so fascinating to me that I experienced every single one of these despite being a millennial in every way, and that I was probably on the tail end of the majority of the use of these technologies/popularity of these toys.

I still collect Pokemon cards though.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

It's so fascinating to me that I experienced every single one of these despite being a millennial in every way, and that I was probably on the tail end of the majority of the use of these technologies/popularity of these toys.

I still collect Pokemon cards though.

Good for you!

 

[PTree15]

I experienced some of these, but not all of them. And re #3: No, I NEVER got a perfect comic strip picture with my silly putty, no matter how often I tried.

LOL, that was the holy grail, getting the perfect Silly Putty comic strip picture. I did a lot of these, but not all. And LOL at pushing down hard on the phone buttons!

 

[beancounter]

Quite a bit of repetition with regard to dial up Internet and land lines, but some are good.

32 'Back In My Day' Statements That Will Definitely Apply To Millenials.

 

[Amy SF]

38 Odd Jobs That No Longer Exist

There are still milkmen and chimney sweeps, although they're not as ubiquitous as they once were. Necessary Women were so called because privies or outhouses were also called the necessary, back in the 18th century.

And Phrenology as a "science" was debunked about a century ago.

 

[Amy SF]

60+ Unforgettable Things That Happened in the 1960s