Moulin Rogue
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A good lick or riff could also be called "killer", but be careful how you talk or you might just be a "poseur".
(ot)in search of 80's inspirado
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CRG
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How dare you list Gwar as a has-been of the 80s. I still go to their shows.
Sigue Sigue Sputnik is a good one. If you start to be interested in older punk/SKA lemme know.
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Of course I forgot gaming related bands. Bolt Thrower and D-Rok were both Games Workshop-sponsored bands. How could I forget those?
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Sigue Sigue Sputnik is a good one. If you start to be interested in older punk/SKA lemme know.
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Of course I forgot gaming related bands. Bolt Thrower and D-Rok were both Games Workshop-sponsored bands. How could I forget those?
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evil_rmf
Explorer
Don't forget the German band, Accept. The had this cool song called "Balls to the Wall". It rocked. Oh, and Tygers of PanTang
I graduated in 1987. I dressed then like I do now, and have since middle school:
1) T-shirt with a pocket, t-shirt with a radio station logo (still have a WMET t-shirt somewhere), a black concert shirt (usually Rush, Scorpions, or Ozzy), or a t-shirt with some sort of logo which I got for free, like the local record/bong shop (In-Sound Stereo).
2) Blue jeans, which I never cut, they got frayed on their own (anyone who cut their jeans was a poser.)
3) Tennis shoes. I never did the black suede shoe thing.
4) Optional: flannel shirt or jean jacket. Flannel was always black/white or red/black buffalo plaid, and often tied around the waist.
Later, in the early nineties, this "look" became to be called "grunge". Back in the day, we just called it "slob".
Things I did not where, which others did:
1) Purple izod polo shirts.
2) Parachute pants.
3) shirts with kanji on them (no offense to my japanese pals!!)
4) "top siders" or "ducks" (I had real rubber bottom/leather upper boots for duck hunting, not some low-cut preppy crap from the mall for fashion)
5) I did not where knitted ties, nor thin ties, nor leather ties.
6) I never wore a sports jacket with a t-shirt underneath, with or without the sleeves rolled up.
7) I never wore "designer" jeans: Vanderbilt, guess, etc.
8) Oh, and penney loafers were big for a while with the same crowd who wore all the crap in this list. Posers. All of them.
Well that should give you a start for fashion (or lack of, in my case).
I graduated in 1987. I dressed then like I do now, and have since middle school:
1) T-shirt with a pocket, t-shirt with a radio station logo (still have a WMET t-shirt somewhere), a black concert shirt (usually Rush, Scorpions, or Ozzy), or a t-shirt with some sort of logo which I got for free, like the local record/bong shop (In-Sound Stereo).
2) Blue jeans, which I never cut, they got frayed on their own (anyone who cut their jeans was a poser.)
3) Tennis shoes. I never did the black suede shoe thing.
4) Optional: flannel shirt or jean jacket. Flannel was always black/white or red/black buffalo plaid, and often tied around the waist.
Later, in the early nineties, this "look" became to be called "grunge". Back in the day, we just called it "slob".
Things I did not where, which others did:
1) Purple izod polo shirts.
2) Parachute pants.
3) shirts with kanji on them (no offense to my japanese pals!!)
4) "top siders" or "ducks" (I had real rubber bottom/leather upper boots for duck hunting, not some low-cut preppy crap from the mall for fashion)
5) I did not where knitted ties, nor thin ties, nor leather ties.
6) I never wore a sports jacket with a t-shirt underneath, with or without the sleeves rolled up.
7) I never wore "designer" jeans: Vanderbilt, guess, etc.
8) Oh, and penney loafers were big for a while with the same crowd who wore all the crap in this list. Posers. All of them.
Well that should give you a start for fashion (or lack of, in my case).
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BiggusGeekus
That's Latin for "cool"
If you're going for authenticity, I'd suggest the movie "Apt Pupil". The costuming is pretty much dead on. The problem is that for the most part, the 80's weren't that much different than today (with the exception that nobody was glorifing the 70's and wearing bellbottoms).
But as for hair bands ... nothing says "obscure 80's hair metal" like the Christian rock band Stryper. Black and yellow leather outfits with lots and lots of hair.
But as for hair bands ... nothing says "obscure 80's hair metal" like the Christian rock band Stryper. Black and yellow leather outfits with lots and lots of hair.
Balsamic Dragon
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I was more into Duran Duran and Depeche Mode, but my step-sister was a head banger 
80's costuming ideas (more for female than male attire, I'm afraid...) in no particular order
Shirts and jackets with zippers in odd places
Sweatshirts with the collar and arms cut out (ala Flashdance)
Legwarmers
Miniskirts
Leather arm bands, neck bands with spike/studs in them
Thin black or colored rubber bracelets (ala Madonna)
Scarfs to wear as headbands, keeping back massively hairsprayed, teased hair
Itty, bitty Calvin Klein leatherette purses
Supertight designer jeans with embroidery on the back pockets
Balsamic Dragon
80's costuming ideas (more for female than male attire, I'm afraid...) in no particular order
Shirts and jackets with zippers in odd places
Sweatshirts with the collar and arms cut out (ala Flashdance)
Legwarmers
Miniskirts
Leather arm bands, neck bands with spike/studs in them
Thin black or colored rubber bracelets (ala Madonna)
Scarfs to wear as headbands, keeping back massively hairsprayed, teased hair
Itty, bitty Calvin Klein leatherette purses
Supertight designer jeans with embroidery on the back pockets
Balsamic Dragon
Music:
Twisted Sister
Culture Club
Michael Jackson
Movie to check out:
Flight of the Navigator. I'm dead serious. Disney movie about a kid who was picked up by a space ship in the mid-seventies and returned in the early 80s. Made a lot of references to how things had changed.
Clothing:
Neon was everywhere. Girls wore knee socks over tights. And pony tails on the side of their heads.
Oh yeah, and you can't make an 80's movie without at least referencing the TrapperKeeper.
Just my .02,
Alan
Twisted Sister
Culture Club
Michael Jackson
Movie to check out:
Flight of the Navigator. I'm dead serious. Disney movie about a kid who was picked up by a space ship in the mid-seventies and returned in the early 80s. Made a lot of references to how things had changed.
Clothing:
Neon was everywhere. Girls wore knee socks over tights. And pony tails on the side of their heads.
Oh yeah, and you can't make an 80's movie without at least referencing the TrapperKeeper.
Just my .02,
Alan
Oh yeah, and a friend sent me this once. It might help:
You are a child of the 80's If...
*You know what a "burnout" is.
*You owned/operated a 'Trapper Keeper'
*You know what "Psych" means.
*Once, while spending hours in the arcade, you actually lined up quarters on the top panel of the game -- to "reserve" your spot.
*You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off".
*You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer".
*You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack".
*You know who Tina Yothers is.
*You wanted to be a Goonie.
*You had top-of-the-line Commodore 64s in your jr. high computer lab
*You know who Max Headroom is.
*You even wore fluorescent, neon if you will, clothing.
*You could breakdance, or wish you could.
*You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.
*You Believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"
*Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.
*You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
*You can, right now, hum to yourself the theme to 'Inspector Gadget'
*You wanted to be on Star Search.
*You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.
*You wore a banana clip at some point during your youth, or knew someone who did.
*You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout".
*You HAD to have your MTV
*You remember when Kramer was on a show called 'Friday's'
*You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future".
*You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name".
*You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.
*You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
*You heard of Garbage Pail Kids.
*You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince".
*You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played "Sam" to be.
*You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system.
*You own(ed) any 'cassette singles'
*You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
*You remember And/or own any of the Care Bear Glass collection from Pizza Hut. Or any other stupid collection they came out with.
*Poltergeist freaked you out.
*You carried you lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.
*You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
*You know what a Doozer is.
*You wore bike shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish, or knew someone who did.
*You ever had a Swatch Watch.
*You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.
*You had Wonder Woman or Superman underoos.
*You know what a "Whammee" is..
You are a child of the 80's If...
*You know what a "burnout" is.
*You owned/operated a 'Trapper Keeper'
*You know what "Psych" means.
*Once, while spending hours in the arcade, you actually lined up quarters on the top panel of the game -- to "reserve" your spot.
*You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off".
*You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer".
*You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack".
*You know who Tina Yothers is.
*You wanted to be a Goonie.
*You had top-of-the-line Commodore 64s in your jr. high computer lab
*You know who Max Headroom is.
*You even wore fluorescent, neon if you will, clothing.
*You could breakdance, or wish you could.
*You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.
*You Believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"
*Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.
*You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
*You can, right now, hum to yourself the theme to 'Inspector Gadget'
*You wanted to be on Star Search.
*You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.
*You wore a banana clip at some point during your youth, or knew someone who did.
*You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout".
*You HAD to have your MTV
*You remember when Kramer was on a show called 'Friday's'
*You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future".
*You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name".
*You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.
*You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
*You heard of Garbage Pail Kids.
*You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince".
*You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played "Sam" to be.
*You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system.
*You own(ed) any 'cassette singles'
*You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
*You remember And/or own any of the Care Bear Glass collection from Pizza Hut. Or any other stupid collection they came out with.
*Poltergeist freaked you out.
*You carried you lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.
*You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
*You know what a Doozer is.
*You wore bike shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish, or knew someone who did.
*You ever had a Swatch Watch.
*You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.
*You had Wonder Woman or Superman underoos.
*You know what a "Whammee" is..
80's...
I graduated from high scruel in 1985, and I was odd...
I was a huge metal fan (Venom, Accept, Ninja - though I liked them 'cause they were funny, Motley Crue - pre Girls, Girls, Girls which was crap), but I liked Adam Ant, Prince, and other "wuss" music as well.
Metalhead gear, that I remember, consisted of leather jackets, band tee-shirts, jeans (ripped, though not purposely...only poseurs didn't come by their frayed look honestly) and either high-top sneakers or work boots (NEVER tied). Hair HAD to be long. I was one of the first guys in my school to have his ear pierced, and that was still considered kinda pansy-ish.
By 1987 I had gone Goth (Bauhaus, etc.) and semi-punk (which NEVER made it "big" in my dinky Upstate NY town), and was considered even freakier by "normal" people I ran into.
Oh...leather jackets with fringe were OUT for proper metal people. THose were for the Bon Jovi set.
I graduated from high scruel in 1985, and I was odd...
I was a huge metal fan (Venom, Accept, Ninja - though I liked them 'cause they were funny, Motley Crue - pre Girls, Girls, Girls which was crap), but I liked Adam Ant, Prince, and other "wuss" music as well.
Metalhead gear, that I remember, consisted of leather jackets, band tee-shirts, jeans (ripped, though not purposely...only poseurs didn't come by their frayed look honestly) and either high-top sneakers or work boots (NEVER tied). Hair HAD to be long. I was one of the first guys in my school to have his ear pierced, and that was still considered kinda pansy-ish.
By 1987 I had gone Goth (Bauhaus, etc.) and semi-punk (which NEVER made it "big" in my dinky Upstate NY town), and was considered even freakier by "normal" people I ran into.
Oh...leather jackets with fringe were OUT for proper metal people. THose were for the Bon Jovi set.
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