What was it like in 1979?

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  1. Gongshaman

    Gongshaman Modus Lascivious

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    Van Halen wasn't boring yet, thats the 90's...;)
     
  2. odonII

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    :(

    What I meant was - for e.g - VH have been around since 1972.
    What made 1979 so special for them?
    I constantly hear about VH etc.
    But not so much about other well known 'acts' like

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1LeXdP9lcM"]This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren (1983) HD - YouTube
    (who actually started in 1979)
    You know, variety being the spice of life etc...
     
  3. Heat

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    It was a great year for me.

    I finished grade 13 and was starting University. I bought my first car. Spent the summer having a blast.
     
  4. AmericanTerrorist

    AmericanTerrorist Bliss

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    I just realized you are the same exact age (well, you know within a year) as my mom.
     
  5. Heat

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    I bet she enjoyed that summer as well. We came of age and life was moving forward. Was great. :)
     
  6. hotwater

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    Nursery school, wetting the bed, and the radio kept incessantly playing YMCA :(



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  7. Heat

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    I hope you have given up at least two of those. :)
     
  8. I'minmyunderwear

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    sounds like it was a great year for everyone. then a few years later, i came around and ruined everything.
     
  9. AmericanTerrorist

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    which two tho?

    the downfall of society...
     
  10. odonII

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    :2thumbsup: Ditto. Kinda.
     
  11. hotwater

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    Of course i stopped listening to the village people years ago [​IMG]




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  12. Heat

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    :rofl:
     
  13. SpacemanSpiff

    SpacemanSpiff Visitor

    people dressed funny and some still had black and white tv

    also i remember how awesome pong was
     
  14. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Bloody Abba is all I remember from that time, its all my mother would play
     
  15. Gongshaman

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    They weren't signed until 77
    It was their first headline tour.
    They had a great impact on the pop/rock world. 's what I meant by significant.
    They weren't even really my cup of tea at the time...
    but don't you dare bad mouth 'The wall' :biker: lol...:p
    I know you wouldn't disparage one of the greatest albums, by one of the greatest bands,
    much less one comprised of your own countrymen, would you?...:confused:


    Never heard of them. They definitely weren't being played on mainstream radio stations in the US in 79.
     
  16. Lynnbrown

    Lynnbrown Firecracker

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    When I read the title of this thread, the first thing I thought about was I was OUT OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE (thank you cheezus!) and the weed was awesome - and affordable.

    I didn't have the cool car though...I had the ugliest car on the east coast, but she ran like a champ! (until I cracked the block...'74 pinto, yellow with black primer...think bumble bee)
     
  17. Aerianne

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    Had my first apartment; drove a 1965 Mustang; boyfriends a plenty; clubbing; lots of drugs; first DUI; first vacation without my parents (Daytona Beach)...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UGPp3yPe1s"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UGPp3yPe1s
     
  18. Gongshaman

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    Though I remember complaining then about 50$ oz's when pretty much all through high school it was 30-35$.. had no idea how lucky we were! By '81/82 or so all that wonderful Colombian pot was gone, paraquat-ed into extinction, never to be seen again. Such a beautiful taste and buzz it was...:sifone:

    Hey those cars were fun to drive, some had pretty hot little 4 cylinder motors too!:auto:
     
  19. Lynnbrown

    Lynnbrown Firecracker

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    My very favorite smoke of all time will always and forever be Columbian Gold...sweet sweet taste with excellent lasting buzz. :2thumbsup: I also remember getting all TORE UP when the price went from $35-$40 to $50!

    And really, I still drove that little pinto - with a cracked block - after I got another car that had major problems almost immediately after I got it...can't remember what I got...a Lemans maybe but it wasn't worth a shit. :p
    yeah, after posting that, I actually felt sorta guilty for putting her down...she was ugly, but she kept going and going. (need an energizer bunny smilie here)

    (traded both of those cars for a Monte Carlo)
     
  20. daisymae

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    I was in grade 1. It was ok, except the boy I had a crush on didn't like me back.
     

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