The year was 1982 and I came into this world, screaming the labour ward down... (well at least that's how the story goes at family gatherings).
The year was 1982 when Michael Jakcson's Thriller album sent the world into mass hysteria,selling 20 million copies.
Growing up in the 80's was just awesome. The state of affairs in general was just about right.... not too neanderthallic neither to futuristic. It was COOOOLLL!!! It was the decade of the cabbage patch dolls and Pac Man. Star Wars was born. (the real thing that is)
Everything about the 80's and even early to mid 90s was class...well maybe except the clothing and the big hair and heavy Kabuki mask like makeup!
The music ,the television programmes ....remember The A-Team, MacGyver, Airwolf ,V??? Man I remember me and my dad watching every episode of MacGyver... I mean come on, unpicking locked doors with coat hangers or making explosives using soda water, a watermelon .....umm.... and something else.... well to a 9 year old that's just cool!!! (the only word that comes to mind)... aww and who could forget the theme song of that programme???
Even the cartoons during the time were fairly decent with the likes of The Transformers, Voltron, Thundercats, Jem and My Little Pony and Friends as well as The Care Bears (which I found annoying even then!!)
Now creatures like Barney the Dinosaur and the Teletubbies have found their way to the hearts of children, and not knowing any different, of course your 2 year old niece is going to think that they are the height of kids TV. *sigh of despair*
Even what people call good music these days have taken a twisted turn. I shan't overturn that stone because.... hehe.. well, each to their own , right??
Look at the toys that are manufactured now, no doubt there have been some postitive changes ( can't think of any off the top of my head) but a while back ( in an attempt to rekindle some childhood bliss) I went looking for a simple Lego set- you know the one where you can build a house , or a castle... you'd have to do it yourself from scratch... I LOVED THEM. Much to my dissapointment, they were no where to be found. All the sets now come in parts that are already semi assembled, all you have to do is fix it up together. Now where's the fun in that I ask you??
I could go on and on, but I think those of you who grew up in that decade get my drift.
The now is good , can't complain ....I mean with gadgets like the I-pod that can store 6000 songs and DVDs etc, some of you must think I'm insane to compare. But I feel, sometimes too much modernisation,in any aspect, is not all its cracked up to be. Life loses its creativity and its simplicity. Then again, maybe its just a case of old fashioned-ness, and I'm too comfortable to move!!
