The 80s, myth and reality?

[Fifty150]

I heard the original by Prince was quite popular in strip clubs.

80's strip club music, as I remembered it..........

Old Spice after shave was stronger in the older days, right?

Cologne and aftershave in the 80's, as I remembered it.

i remember the 80s being very pastel and shiny

As I remembered it.........

https://youtu.be/-aMCzRj3Syg


https://youtu.be/-TLCaDbBv_s?t=12

 

[Fifty150]

The "real" 80's......

 

[Hurricane Jack]

80's strip club music, as I remembered it..........

Another staple, Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy

… Here come the dancers one by one

 

[Trenchfriend]

Yep, my Loungers, you convinced me!
Now I got the Old Spice deo stick Original and Captain. I like both, absolutely.

And yes, moderate scented!

 

[Trenchfriend]

From todays perspective, how much percent 80s was it?

250%, right??

 

[Fifty150]

Kokomo sure has changed.

 

[Trenchfriend]

But was there ever a Kokomo Bar in the Florida Keys or is it all BS??

 

[Trenchfriend]

Or was Kokomo just between Elisabeth Shue's legs??

 

[Zombie_61]

But was there ever a Kokomo Bar in the Florida Keys or is it all BS??

The "Kokomo" that they sang about never existed, so if there was ever a Kokomo Bar in the Florida keys it was probably only there for as long as that stupid song was a hit on the radio.

One thing to remember about American entertainment--it's ALL fiction. Oh, sure, the song/television show/movie might be about a police officer working in New York City through a specific amount of time, but unless they inform you at the beginning of that song/show/movie that it's based on real-life events, it's all made-up, created by someone's imagination. They aren't trying to educate you, they're trying to tell you a story, entertain you, and get some of your money in the process.

 

[Trenchfriend]

But please don't tell me now, black Trans Ams with A.I. never existed on the streets!!

 

[rogueclimber]

The "Kokomo" that they sang about never existed, so if there was ever a Kokomo Bar in the Florida keys it was probably only there for as long as that stupid song was a hit on the radio.

One thing to remember about American entertainment--it's ALL fiction. Oh, sure, the song/television show/movie might be about a police officer working in New York City through a specific amount of time, but unless they inform you at the beginning of that song/show/movie that it's based on real-life events, it's all made-up, created by someone's imagination. They aren't trying to educate you, they're trying to tell you a story, entertain you, and get some of your money in the process.

LOL, not all entertainment is fiction (nor is entertainment limited to America) and not all entertainment based on real-life events is non-fiction. Reality TV is not reality either...

Sometimes it is fun to escape reality and just enjoy the show

 

[LizzieMaine]

And here I thought all these years that it was a town in Indiana. You know, where that guy Joe Blow comes from.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Just for fun, let's put the things together.

Summer 1988:

-I was 4 years old
-we had radio
-we had TV

Hm, things were simpler. Not that bad.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Hm, seemingly, Kokomo brought Fiji, Hawaii and Indiana together.

I'm sure, the Marketing Boys learned from Shangri-La.

 

[Trenchfriend]

And here I thought all these years that it was a town in Indiana. You know, where that guy Joe Blow comes from.

And the bicycle pumps, too??

 

[Trenchfriend]

But back to the simple things in life:

I don't know about you, but I already like it, I tell you!
The fragrance is really 80s, I would say. Funnily, not that far from Drakkar Noir, but not overpowering.

And no itching, 0% aluminium salts. And yeah, it's kind of longlasting.

AND on the affordable side, here!

 

[Trenchfriend]

Indiana.

Lily & Madeleine are again touring, maybe you can get them, this time?

 

[Trenchfriend]

LOL, not all entertainment is fiction (nor is entertainment limited to America) and not all entertainment based on real-life events is non-fiction. Reality TV is not reality either...

Sometimes it is fun to escape reality and just enjoy the show

The funny thing is also, that Shangri-La is of course the fictional place from the 30s novel and Shambala is the old magical myth.

BUT, the Garuda Valley/Tibet is not! And Tsaparang and so the Kingdom of Guge was seemingly existing.

So, Shangri-La/Shambala is not 100% fiction.

 

[Zombie_61]

Creating fiction by basing it on something real--Shangri-La based on Tibet's Kunlun mountains, for example--makes it easier for the reader/viewer to believe it's real; sort of a shortcut to a place that doesn't actually exist. Add enough realistic detail, and some people ("Conspiracy Theorists" and the like) will believe almost anything.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Funny enough, there are some people all around the world, really believing, there's a real Shambala/Shangri-La existing, which is still not found.

They believe it to be located somewhere western of the Garuda Valley, for whatever reason. But the buddhistic myth of Shambala is practically based on the Garuda Valley and Tsaparang/Kingdom of Guge.

But when it comes to James Hilton's Lost Horizon, it seems to me, that he made Sri-Lanka, Shambala and Shang-Shung to Shangri-La.

Could be that easy??