That 80's thing...

I actually got the idea after seeing Kysergi's thread
www.belowtopsecret.com...

What were the things(items) that defined the era of the 80's?
Feel free to post pics and clips.


Ill start this thing off with the..
Rubix Cube!

The 80's?

New Wave music
Techno
Alternative music
Hair Bands
Some slammin' rock and roll! (Van Halen, Motley Crue, Metallica, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne....etc.....)
Great sneakers
The Mustang GT


AIDS
Ronald Reagan
The beginning of the end for the Soviet Union
The beginning of the end of The Berlin Wall

Bubble skirts
Rubicks Cube
Duran Duran (sighs)
Gold Mining boom in Australia
High Flying in Australia

Break Dancing, moon walking, cruising, fender lizzards, etc

Hey, the best years of my life.

But unfortunately I forgot most of it already.

And the good stuff, I'm not gonna tell you about.

I remember wearing animal print clothing, leg-warmers and teasing my hair.Also wearing long earrings that looked like fishing lures.Loved the music then and those were the best times for me.

Parachute pants

Jelly bracelets

Jelly shoes

Aqua Net hairspray (the big can)

Jacket with zippers everywhere (like who needs a zipper on their shoulder?)

Skating rink

Spiral permed hair

Gloves with the fingers cut out

Materialism.
Bad fashion trends.
Iran Contra.
Michael Jackson.
Perms.
John Hughes films.