Doctor Damage
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I straddled the 80’s and early 90’s in HS and it was much the same. Except I do remember a cute Asian girl. Sally Kim. Sigh. Anyway. Is that you in the rugby?These photos are pretty much how I remember high school in the 1980s. No crazy styles, no MTV stuff. No cute asian girls, either.
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As someone famously said about Hunter S Thompson's excellent book (in my opinion his best book) on the 1972 presidential election, "It was the least factual but most accurate book about the campaign."Edit. RIP John Hughes. So many spot on movies. If not in reality, most certainly on sentiment.
Nah, you're safe. Kimba and Speed Racer can be taken straight up.
Battle of the Planets however is a totally re-edited, rescripted, and inferior mash up of the original Japanese version called Gatchaman, which is much bloodier and darker. It's also missing the abominable 7zark7 monologues that work around the plot holes such chopping induced.
@Edward, I remember Bowie and Numan going through 40's retro in the 80's. Numan had his cyber-noir thing going on (can't remember the album, Music for Chameleons) and Bowie did The Hunger which is very 80's noir.
Great post @Big J!@Edward, yeah, the original is worth a look if you have the chance. It's still just a kids cartoon, but it's far better than Battle of the Planets.
However, I love the first two episodes of Mazin Kaizer. It's a tribute to the original robo anime Mazinger Z, features the same characters, but with modern high production value animation, and is totally a knowing tongue-in-cheek poke at the original.
Lizzie Maine said something on another thread a few years back about how pathetic the high school quarterback is when he's in his 40's and did nothing else of note with his life. And I agree with her. It's kind of pitiful to spend your whole life living in the past. That's not nostalgia, that's something else.
But I think that reaching middle age and feeling nostalgic is ok. I'm with you; I made good choices, bad choices, and was lucky, and have never second guessed myself- my life is working out great. I'm thankful. I don't want to live in my past or 'do it over again'. But I think that it's ok (maybe even healthy) to reconnect with the past; that jacket I wanted as a kid but couldn't afford, the car that was too expensive new back then, but can be bought now. It's fairly harmless fun if there's bread on the table. And also, as Hoosier Daddy once said, I'm kind of at that age where I don't care much what other people think; the youngsters are never going to think I'm 'cool' no matter what I wear. The best I can hope for in that regard is that I 'dress my age', which means I should look like their styless dads. No thanks.
And living in Japan, there's nothing I could wear that would stop me from being conspicuous as hell. My 'foreigness' is what people notice, I don't think my clothes make that much difference. So why not go for it?
I may as well rub my individuality in their forced conformity faces when the opportunity arises.
When I was an undergrad back home, there was this mature student who came to campus every day dressed as Las Vegas Elvis. This guy sure took some beating behind his back. But the thing is, I actually admire him so much. He was truly free, and doing his own thing. It wasn't my thing, but that's not important. It takes guts to go your own way.
@Edward, yeah, the original is worth a look if you have the chance. It's still just a kids cartoon, but it's far better than Battle of the Planets.
However, I love the first two episodes of Mazin Kaizer. It's a tribute to the original robo anime Mazinger Z, features the same characters, but with modern high production value animation, and is totally a knowing tongue-in-cheek poke at the original.
Lizzie Maine said something on another thread a few years back about how pathetic the high school quarterback is when he's in his 40's and did nothing else of note with his life. And I agree with her. It's kind of pitiful to spend your whole life living in the past. That's not nostalgia, that's something else.
But I think that reaching middle age and feeling nostalgic is ok. I'm with you; I made good choices, bad choices, and was lucky, and have never second guessed myself- my life is working out great. I'm thankful. I don't want to live in my past or 'do it over again'. But I think that it's ok (maybe even healthy) to reconnect with the past; that jacket I wanted as a kid but couldn't afford, the car that was too expensive new back then, but can be bought now. It's fairly harmless fun if there's bread on the table.
And also, as Hoosier Daddy once said, I'm kind of at that age where I don't care much what other people think; the youngsters are never going to think I'm 'cool' no matter what I wear. The best I can hope for in that regard is that I 'dress my age', which means I should look like their styless dads. No thanks.
And living in Japan, there's nothing I could wear that would stop me from being conspicuous as hell. My 'foreigness' is what people notice, I don't think my clothes make that much difference. So why not go for it?
I may as well rub my individuality in their forced conformity faces when the opportunity arises.
When I was an undergrad back home, there was this mature student who came to campus every day dressed as Las Vegas Elvis. This guy sure took some beating behind his back. But the thing is, I actually admire him so much. He was truly free, and doing his own thing. It wasn't my thing, but that's not important. It takes guts to go your own way.
I entered the 1980s in my mid teens and left it in my mid twenties. It was a good decade for me and, yes, I also did the 50s retro vibe happening at the time.
My girlfriend at the time and I, late 1980s. I'm wearing a Levi trucker jacket, Levi chinos worn with a leopard print Western belt, black leather shoes, a poplin shirt and, of course, RayBans. She is styling the Bananarama look complete with big aviator sunglasses.
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You looked great!