The 80s was the greatest decade ever

stevenash · 08-04-23, 03:46 PM

JIBBBY · 08-04-23, 03:52 PM

veriableodds · 08-04-23, 04:09 PM

stevenash · 08-04-23, 04:26 PM

DwightShrute · 08-04-23, 04:30 PM

stevenash · 08-04-23, 05:01 PM

I'm having a hard time deciding which was better...
Sting's amazing songwriting, power bass guitar chords, and vocals gives me goosebumps, especially the scream at 2:36
My God, this song just grabs you by the throat from the first chord and doesn't let go.
The Police put out a sound with three members (Sting, Copeland, and Summers) that most bands could produce with ten.

And you got this vastly underrated ditty from another of my all time 80's favorite.
Check out the Day Tripper reference Knopfler plays at the start of this.

khicks26 · 08-04-23, 05:23 PM

Originally posted by Optional

My mother tried to dress me like that.

Stovepipe grey Levi's, a "western" shirt made by Miller, Polish pigskin desert boots and a lumber jacket was the cool kids uniform.

LOL Yea never let mom pick your clothes. You will get beat up for sure.

stevenash · 08-04-23, 05:37 PM

JIBBBY · 08-04-23, 06:24 PM

Loved Sting and the Police band in the 80's. Rozanne you don't have to.....

DwightShrute · 08-05-23, 03:56 PM

gauchojake · 08-05-23, 04:48 PM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

Loved Sting and the Police band in the 80's. Rozanne you don't have to.....

Yes ROZANNE is a classic.

pavyracer · 08-05-23, 04:53 PM

The best world cups in the history of soccer were in the 1980s.

#1 1986 in Mexico
#2 1982 in Spain

Da Manster! · 08-05-23, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by pavyracer

The best world cups in the history of soccer were in the 1980s.

#1 1986 in Mexico
#2 1982 in Spain

who could ever forget Diego Maradona's epic run for Argentina in that 1986 WC and not to mention the infamous "hand of God" goal against England which is still talked about today in many circles all over the world!

JIBBBY · 08-05-23, 08:49 PM

Originally posted by gauchojake

Yes ROZANNE is a classic.

You don't have to put on the red light......

texhooper · 08-05-23, 11:35 PM

Originally posted by gauchojake

Yes ROZANNE is a classic.

I let this go so I’m glad someone came in and picked up the slack

gauchojake · 08-06-23, 12:11 AM

Remember when Richard Pryor was singing Rozanne in the prison cell and then Gary Busey broke him out for 36 hours to solve a crime in that one movie from the 80's??????????

gauchojake · 08-06-23, 12:22 AM

Here's something that was actually from the 80's that I am sure many can appreciate. The Porsche 959. They only made 296 of them but many of the technological advancements that you see in cars today were born in the 959. These pics are from my recent trip to Germany where we took a trip to the Porsche museum.

texhooper · 08-06-23, 12:44 AM

IT IS HIS FAULT HE DIDN’T LOCK THE GARAGE hell yeah Jake I fukkin love in Ferris Bueller when he takes that car out on the town! Tom Cruise knocked that one out of the park!

JIBBBY · 08-06-23, 02:09 AM

The 1980 Ford Pinto. A true lemon! Maybe the worst car ever made.

Broncos · 08-06-23, 03:30 AM

Originally posted by texhooper

IT IS HIS FAULT HE DIDN’T LOCK THE GARAGE hell yeah Jake I fukkin love in Ferris Bueller when he takes that car out on the town! Tom Cruise knocked that one out of the park!

That Jon Cryer sure made a lot of good films.

stevenash · 08-06-23, 06:19 AM

Originally posted by Broncos

That Jon Cryer sure made a lot of good films.

Very underrated actor. John Hughes loved him.

JAKEPEAVY21 · 08-06-23, 07:16 AM

Originally posted by stevenash

Very underrated actor. John Hughes loved him.

John Hughes made some great teen movies back in our youth.

Still enjoy watching to this day and probably until I die.

JohnGalt2341 · 08-06-23, 10:24 AM

Originally posted by gauchojake

Yes ROZANNE is a classic.

Originally posted by texhooper

I let this go so I’m glad someone came in and picked up the slack

Me too. Perhaps it was a Mandela Effect that only a affected a very small group of individuals.

On an unrelated note, here's a classic from 1982 called "Roxanna" by Dorothy.

OldBill · 08-06-23, 12:11 PM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

The 1980 Ford Pinto. A true lemon! Maybe the worst car ever made.

nope the chevy vega which you cant find any of today runs close 2nd

gauchojake · 08-06-23, 01:58 PM

My friends had the triumvirate of terrible cars
- Pinto
- Gremlin
- Chevette

JIBBBY · 08-06-23, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by OldBill

nope the chevy vega which you cant find any of today runs close 2nd

Chevy Vega was a pile of shit. Chevy Chevette's also. Lol.

Most 4 cylinder small compact Chevy cars were pure garbage back in the 80's.

Da Manster! · 08-06-23, 02:11 PM

My very first car ever that I bought brand new and paid off!...1989 Hyundai Excel 3 door hatchback for $2,495!!...last of the 4-speed stick shift transmission cars!...best deal ever!...heard nothing but horror stories...but changed the oil every 3,000 miles religiously and kept up with routine regular maintenance!...got 300,000 miles out of her!

It looked very similar to this but mine was light blue and in immaculate condition...

JIBBBY · 08-06-23, 02:23 PM

First car I ever owned was 1983 2 door Honda Civic 5 speed. Older sister gave it to me with 75,000 miles on it right out of high school. Ran like a champ and had plenty of leg room for this tall guy. Might have been the best car I've ever owned considering still to this day. Racked up almost 200,000 miles on that sucker and never maintained it or changed the oil either. It just ran and ran and never broke down and then I sold it in the end.

I think I did need to change the clutch on it at some point. Hey, but that was it! A true solid little runner!

packerd_00 · 08-06-23, 02:26 PM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

Members only jackets I do remember back in the 80's...

So Letterman jackets were a thing than.

Da Manster! · 08-06-23, 02:49 PM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

First car I ever owned was 1983 2 door Honda Civic 5 speed. Older sister gave it to me with 75,000 miles on it right out of high school. Ran like a champ and had plenty of leg room for this tall guy. Might have been the best car I've ever owned considering still to this day. Racked up almost 200,000 miles on that sucker and never maintained it or changed the oil either. It just ran and ran and never broke down and then I sold it in the end.

I think I did need to change the clutch on it at some point. Hey, but that was it! A true solid little runner!

It's funny how some things just don't seem to change...Japanese cars > American cars! #facts! in terms of pricing, quality, service, durability, reliability, (insert whatever), etc!...the last 25+ years or so, the top two selling car manufacturers in America both constantly and consistently are Toyota and Honda. and even Hyundai and Kia (Korean) are starting to make a push as well.

JIBBBY · 08-06-23, 07:53 PM

1982!!! 80's really had some good sounds!

Broncos · 08-07-23, 02:35 AM

Originally posted by gauchojake

My friends had the triumvirate of terrible cars
- Pinto
- Gremlin
- Chevette

What about the Pacer? Would be long forgotten if it wasn't for Wayne's World!

jackpot269 · 08-07-23, 07:33 AM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

Chevy Vega was a pile of shit. Chevy Chevette's also. Lol.

Most 4 cylinder small compact Chevy cars were pure garbage back in the 80's.

Be in the club talking up some leg, ask them if they wanted to go for a ride in my vett. Once we got out to my car, I had to say Chevette.

Shutup · 08-07-23, 08:28 AM

Number 1 reason
Demographics

JIBBBY · 08-07-23, 09:25 AM

Originally posted by jackpot269

Be in the club talking up some leg, ask them if they wanted to go for a ride in my vett. Once we got out to my car, I had to say Chevette.

Lol. The Chevette is certainly not a Corvette by any stretch of the imagination. Although the 80's Corvette's were probably the worst Vets ever made in any decade, complete rattle boxes..