OT: How many of these do you miss?

[AR]

I miss a lot of things.

Albums
Radio playing good music and even concerts (King Biscuit)
Memorial Stadium - Baltimore, MD
Baseball without steroids
Summers off from school
Youth
The 4 Horsemen (Flair, Blanchard and The Andersons)
Playing baseball every night of the week
Steve Perry
Brad Delp
Waterfront property that my family let slip away
The cash flow I had before having a kid
French fries without batter (battered fries taste like shit)
Captain Chesapeake (Niggy and Mike will get that one)
Johnny Unitas
Being with a new woman every few months
Staying out all hours and not feeling like garbage the next morning
Gino's fast food
Cheers
Taxi
College
Atari 2600
Colecovision
Childhood friends

[StevePerryHair]

Anyone here ever have to clap erasers together and get a faceful of chalk?

I remember having to wash down the chalk boards too.

They don't do that anymore?

No, now they have "dry erase boards"

[SteveForever]

Did anyone else collect Wacky packages that had stickers in them like these? I had quite the collection back in the day....

[Ms_M]

Anyone here ever have to clap erasers together and get a faceful of chalk?

I remember having to wash down the chalk boards too.

They don't do that anymore?

No, now they have "dry erase boards"

We can't use chalk - too much dust. Also, the school gives us the new formula dry erase markers that don't have the funky smell. I don't like them as well.

[nikki]

Numbers 5, 13, and 21 for me.

[Saint John]

I miss a lot of things.

Albums
Radio playing good music and even concerts (King Biscuit)
Memorial Stadium - Baltimore, MD
Baseball without steroids
Summers off from school
Youth
The 4 Horsemen (Flair, Blanchard and The Andersons)
Playing baseball every night of the week
Steve Perry
Brad Delp
Waterfront property that my family let slip away
The cash flow I had before having a kid
French fries without batter (battered fries taste like shit)
Captain Chesapeake (Niggy and Mike will get that one)
Johnny Unitas
Being with a new woman every few months
Staying out all hours and not feeling like garbage the next morning
Gino's fast food
Cheers
Taxi
College
Atari 2600
Colecovision
Childhood friends

Great list AR.. I miss most of what you mentioned except for Brad Delp. I'll never miss someone who commits suicide. They don't want to hang out here on earth.......bye. I don't miss ya.

Oh yeah...as far as the list goes, I miss #'s 1 and 2. I don't smoke, actually hate it, but I think second hand smoke is WAY overrated. Besides, a bar without smoke aint a fuckin' bar. If I was worried about my health I wouldn't be there seeing how many shots I could do before I started seeing double (sometimes triple). And I miss pulling into a gas station and not having to get out. Makes getting gas MUCH easier when I'm driving hammered.

[Ratgirl]

Did anyone else collect Wacky packages that had stickers in them like these? I had quite the collection back in the day....

I remember those and Garbage Pail Kids.
Quite amusing yet disturbing.

[Aaron]

I agree with 12 and 21. The only one I'd add it 19. I miss the ability to order a hand crank, no air car to run stop light to stop light. It's a good thing I bought a new one in 1991 to do just that.

[Deb]

Did anyone else collect Wacky packages that had stickers in them like these? I had quite the collection back in the day....

Yes! LOL, I had them all over my binders.

[nikki]

I miss a lot of things.

Albums
Radio playing good music and even concerts (King Biscuit)
Memorial Stadium - Baltimore, MD
Baseball without steroids
Summers off from school
Youth
The 4 Horsemen (Flair, Blanchard and The Andersons)
Playing baseball every night of the week
Steve Perry
Brad Delp
Waterfront property that my family let slip away
The cash flow I had before having a kid
French fries without batter (battered fries taste like shit)
Captain Chesapeake (Niggy and Mike will get that one)
Johnny Unitas
Being with a new woman every few months
Staying out all hours and not feeling like garbage the next morning
Gino's fast food
Cheers
Taxi
College
Atari 2600
Colecovision
Childhood friends

Lots of great after school memories with Captain Chesapeake & Mondy the sea monster! I even remember the beginning of the show..."A shipwrecked sailor found himself in a plight. Lost at sea, he was really a sight. He swam and swam, till he thought he'd die, when a wonderous sight appeared to his eye. A derelict boat that saved his life, and put an end to his watery strife." Do you remember Professor Kool's Fun Skool? I miss watching wrestling with my dad. He died when I was 14. We used to watch every Saturday together when I was little. I remember going to the Civic Center (now the Baltimore Arena) to watch wrestling with him. Got to meet Andre the Giant when I was 7 years old. He put me up on his shoulders and I got scared. I'd have to say what I miss the most is all the lost time with my parents.

[Ms_M]

While thinking about this thread, I remembered the tennis shoes that were HUGE when I was in high school - Kaepa. They were the ones with two sets of shoelaces. Anybody else willing to admit to wearing them??

[ohsosoto]

Did anyone else collect Wacky packages that had stickers in them like these? I had quite the collection back in the day....

I remember those and Garbage Pail Kids.
Quite amusing yet disturbing.

MADD magazine??

[larryfromnextdoor]

While thinking about this thread, I remembered the tennis shoes that were HUGE when I was in high school - Kaepa. They were the ones with two sets of shoelaces. Anybody else willing to admit to wearing them??

admit it??!!! i had 2 pairs... i was as mad when they discontinued them
as i was for getting rid of bell bottoms..

[Ms_M]

While thinking about this thread, I remembered the tennis shoes that were HUGE when I was in high school - Kaepa. They were the ones with two sets of shoelaces. Anybody else willing to admit to wearing them??

admit it??!!! i had 2 pairs... i was as mad when they discontinued them
as i was for getting rid of bell bottoms..

LOL, Bro - you crack me up! I went to wearing the Keds knock off shoes laced up backwards. The crazy stuff we would do to look "cute" in high school.

[larryfromnextdoor]

While thinking about this thread, I remembered the tennis shoes that were HUGE when I was in high school - Kaepa. They were the ones with two sets of shoelaces. Anybody else willing to admit to wearing them??

admit it??!!! i had 2 pairs... i was as mad when they discontinued them
as i was for getting rid of bell bottoms..

LOL, Bro - you crack me up! I went to wearing the Keds knock off shoes laced up backwards. The crazy stuff we would do to look "cute" in high school.

HA!,, and i miss the t-shirt huts in the malls with the IRON
on's.. pink panther, keep on truckin, KISS.. farah..

[larryfromnextdoor]

While thinking about this thread, I remembered the tennis shoes that were HUGE when I was in high school - Kaepa. They were the ones with two sets of shoelaces. Anybody else willing to admit to wearing them??

admit it??!!! i had 2 pairs... i was as mad when they discontinued them
as i was for getting rid of bell bottoms..

LOL, Bro - you crack me up! I went to wearing the Keds knock off shoes laced up backwards. The crazy stuff we would do to look "cute" in high school.

yea,, and u girls would wear those friendship rings on your
shoes,, i did have a pair of boat shoes,, BUT I REFUSED
TO WEAR THEM WITHOUT SOCKS!! who am i ,,
James Spader in Pretty in Pink,, dont think so..im James
Spader in Sex,Lies and Video tape..

[Ms_M]

I had topsiders, too... I had to wear them as part of my uniform at ShowBiz Pizza. AHHHHH!!!! Talk about scary stuff!!!

[belar]

While thinking about this thread, I remembered the tennis shoes that were HUGE when I was in high school - Kaepa. They were the ones with two sets of shoelaces. Anybody else willing to admit to wearing them??

admit it??!!! i had 2 pairs... i was as mad when they discontinued them
as i was for getting rid of bell bottoms..

Did anybody else wear KangaROOS shoes in the '80s? The tennis shoes with the little pocket in them...

[NealIsGod]

Did anyone else collect Wacky packages that had stickers in them like these? I had quite the collection back in the day....

Yeah, me too. I remember that we would stop at High's on the way home from baseball practice, and I would usually buy the bubble gum that had them included. Weren't they also in Wonder Bread, too?

[Melissa]

While thinking about this thread, I remembered the tennis shoes that were HUGE when I was in high school - Kaepa. They were the ones with two sets of shoelaces. Anybody else willing to admit to wearing them??

admit it??!!! i had 2 pairs... i was as mad when they discontinued them
as i was for getting rid of bell bottoms..

Did anybody else wear KangaROOS shoes in the '80s? The tennis shoes with the little pocket in them...

Yep, had some of those, could only fit a quarter in the pocket though, lol.

[belar]

While thinking about this thread, I remembered the tennis shoes that were HUGE when I was in high school - Kaepa. They were the ones with two sets of shoelaces. Anybody else willing to admit to wearing them??

admit it??!!! i had 2 pairs... i was as mad when they discontinued them
as i was for getting rid of bell bottoms..

Did anybody else wear KangaROOS shoes in the '80s? The tennis shoes with the little pocket in them...

Yep, had some of those, could only fit a quarter in the pocket though, lol.

I seem to remember having a pair that was orange and blue...<shudder>

[Melissa]

LOL- I think mine were just baby blue, if I remember right.

ORANGE & blue?? lol

[belar]

LOL- I think mine were just baby blue, if I remember right.

ORANGE & blue?? lol

Yep. They were pretty bad. Of course, I also had the tall tube socks with colored stripes at the top which really completed the picture. I was pretty much of a spaz.

[Deb]

While thinking about this thread, I remembered the tennis shoes that were HUGE when I was in high school - Kaepa. They were the ones with two sets of shoelaces. Anybody else willing to admit to wearing them??

admit it??!!! i had 2 pairs... i was as mad when they discontinued them
as i was for getting rid of bell bottoms..

LOL, Bro - you crack me up! I went to wearing the Keds knock off shoes laced up backwards. The crazy stuff we would do to look "cute" in high school.

yea,, and u girls would wear those friendship rings on your
shoes,, i did have a pair of boat shoes,, BUT I REFUSED
TO WEAR THEM WITHOUT SOCKS!! who am i ,,
James Spader in Pretty in Pink,, dont think so..im James
Spader in Sex,Lies and Video tape..

Come on Lar, you can't fool us. Remember that pic ya sent me of you back in the 80s?

[StevePerryHair]

While thinking about this thread, I remembered the tennis shoes that were HUGE when I was in high school - Kaepa. They were the ones with two sets of shoelaces. Anybody else willing to admit to wearing them??

admit it??!!! i had 2 pairs... i was as mad when they discontinued them
as i was for getting rid of bell bottoms..

Did anybody else wear KangaROOS shoes in the '80s? The tennis shoes with the little pocket in them...

Yep, had some of those, could only fit a quarter in the pocket though, lol.

I never heard of those. Are you sure you young ones don't mean in the early 90's?

[StevePerryHair]

i did have a pair of boat shoes,, BUT I REFUSED
TO WEAR THEM WITHOUT SOCKS!! who am i ,,
James Spader in Pretty in Pink,, dont think so..im James
Spader in Sex,Lies and Video tape..

Or, a guy walking around at a Polo Match

[Melissa]

While thinking about this thread, I remembered the tennis shoes that were HUGE when I was in high school - Kaepa. They were the ones with two sets of shoelaces. Anybody else willing to admit to wearing them??

admit it??!!! i had 2 pairs... i was as mad when they discontinued them
as i was for getting rid of bell bottoms..

Did anybody else wear KangaROOS shoes in the '80s? The tennis shoes with the little pocket in them...

Yep, had some of those, could only fit a quarter in the pocket though, lol.

I never heard of those. Are you sure you young ones don't mean in the early 90's?

No, they were a definite 80's thing. Maybe they couldn't get through the snow to deliver them to you up there

[*Laura]

Jesus Christ. That deserves a life sentence from the Fashion Court.


Is it an optical illusion,or is that fret board round??

[StevePerryHair]

While thinking about this thread, I remembered the tennis shoes that were HUGE when I was in high school - Kaepa. They were the ones with two sets of shoelaces. Anybody else willing to admit to wearing them??

admit it??!!! i had 2 pairs... i was as mad when they discontinued them
as i was for getting rid of bell bottoms..

Did anybody else wear KangaROOS shoes in the '80s? The tennis shoes with the little pocket in them...

Yep, had some of those, could only fit a quarter in the pocket though, lol.

I never heard of those. Are you sure you young ones don't mean in the early 90's?

No, they were a definite 80's thing. Maybe they couldn't get through the snow to deliver them to you up there

I only remember Nike's, Penny Loafer's, jelly shoes and boat shoes. NO Kangaroos.

[Deb]

While thinking about this thread, I remembered the tennis shoes that were HUGE when I was in high school - Kaepa. They were the ones with two sets of shoelaces. Anybody else willing to admit to wearing them??

admit it??!!! i had 2 pairs... i was as mad when they discontinued them
as i was for getting rid of bell bottoms..

Did anybody else wear KangaROOS shoes in the '80s? The tennis shoes with the little pocket in them...

Yep, had some of those, could only fit a quarter in the pocket though, lol.

I never heard of those. Are you sure you young ones don't mean in the early 90's?

No, they were a definite 80's thing. Maybe they couldn't get through the snow to deliver them to you up there

LOL, well that would explain why I've never heard of them either.