I remember getting a phone, and a few yrs later I remember us switching from rotary to a sleek push button model.
I remember He Man, and a few yrs later being able to take my brother in to town ON THE BUS BY OURSELVES to see the movie.
I remember playing TJ Hooker, and I always wanted to be Stacey.
I remember Dallas and Falcon Crest nights, we were never really a Dynasty family.
I remember Bet Lynch, Hilda Ogden et al, and when Eastenders started.
Grange Hill , the old Dr. Who ( The Fourth Era), Play School, Blue Peter ( I think I kept postcard companies in business trying to enter all their competitions), CrackerJack ( OMG I went to see the christmas panto version of it at the Gaiety or somewhere I think), TOTP when it was the be all and end all of music, Bosco
, Aneka (sp) Rice - I was in love with her and wanted to be her when I grew up), The Thunderbirds (creepiest show ever), , The Professionals (Bodie and Doyle, I was always liked the blonde one), The Avengers, Minder (Her Indoors),
Playing V with my friends, reading The Four Marys, Black Beauty, the Just William books
,Sweet Valley High books
Torvill & Dean & Bolero
- I tried to recreate this on our linoleum floored kitchen with rubber soled slippers, slipper jammed on the floor, face first into a cabinet and knocked myself out and 4 teeth with it
),
Karate Kid, buying a David Bowie mirror after falling in love with him in Labyrinth, BROS ( I was always a Luke girl
and passed out seeing them in concert), A-Ha (Morten
),
Space Hoppers, Rubicks(sp) cubes, yoyos, Roller Skates,
being the ultimate chic with my Robert Smith fringe (Cure Head) and the rest of my hair tied back in a banana clip,
Smash Hits magazine
playing Pong for hours (1 player!!)
Thinking my best friend's older brother was weird and a pretentious snob because he was a huge U2 fan ( Irony don't hurt me!)
The Pope coming to Dublin
Going on shopping trips to Newry and Belfast beacause everything was cheaper (Argos catalogues
)
Aaannnddd I just drifted off into a 10 minute reverie so I'll stop for now
I just remembered Challenger
Ellliiiiottt (Please someone know what I'm talking about - you need to remember the voice!) LOL
k, I'm really going to bed now!!