THE 1980s

Did you know Michael Jackson and George Lucas of Star Wars did a 1986 movie together called Captain EO? This was after Return of the Jedi (1983). Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980. Reagan was shot in 1981

The beat of the drum is calling you home in the heat of that beat, in the heat of the heart of the summer. Rise up and play your part. Here are 20 random photos, mostly from the 1980s of my my siblings

We had a picnic at this lake. Some of us went swimming on that lake. I was only three years old. This was my first time on a horse, this was back in August of 1988. I remember horse shoes. I still have

This was the first computer I ever played with, it was like a video game inside my mind. I thought it might have been made by Fisher Price but it looks like it was made in 1985 by Tomy Tutor. Somebody

When most people think of the year 1984 one of the first things that probably comes to mind is Orwell's dystopian novel. When someone higher up in the McDonald's franchise thinks about 1984 they probably

The Grunge YouTube channel recently posted a video about the relatively short-lived trend of putting pictures of missing children on milk cartons. Mostly popular during the late 1980s this trend is virtually

Swings are made to swing in. Mouths are made for smiling. Legs are made for walking. Our lives are made for living. Time to live. Time to smile. Time to rock. 1980's 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |

Here are some pictures of Ann's garden in 1989, an AWANA award of Rick, and other random pictures from the 1980's relating to me me and my family. 1980's 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986

This week the Weird History YouTube Channel started a weekly series that will feature every year of the 1980s decade. Starting with 1980 this week and ending in ten weeks with a video covering 1989. Events

One step after the next. Slow and steady wins the race. Be aware and be awake. Rise up as the island that you are. That is as an individual as individuals are islands unto themselves. These are photos

You grow up and you grow beyond the Rising Luck that you might be. Here are a few more photos from the 1980's of like family and friends. I'm joking about the Sunrise Movement as this is not about tearing

Here is a photo of my Dad in pinkish red with my brother, Rick Arnold, who was born on the 5th of February of 1982. This might be 1987. Ricky might be about five in this photo. Katie is behind him. There

Yeah, this is me. I was born in 1985. So, this must be in 1986 or 1987. I'm on the couch in the living room near a white cat. I still fall asleep like that, even in my thirties now. Some habits never die

While growing up during the late 1980s one of the channels I would watch often was Nickelodeon. Around that time Nickelodeon seemed to embrace British cartoons as much as it did American and Canadian animated

I thought I knew pretty much everything a fan of Back to the Future should know but I was wrong. Or maybe not. It depends on some fact checking. Photo Source: Wikipedia The original plans were for the

Approximately 40 years ago today a TV show's season ending episode aired and a question was raised that millions of people wanted answered: Who shot Mr. Bur...I mean who shot J.R.? The "J.R."

I've been trying to figure out how to connect 1980s culture with the recent pandemic. That's how I am. Just go with it. Anyway, after seeing a recent post by @newageinv and my own recent experience

Since nobody has posted this yet in the 1980s community; I will. Somebody even more interested in astronomy than myself can be stuck with being the first to post about Supernova 1987A or whatever. Halley's

What were your favorite 1980's songs? Retrospectively, I'm going to say, for now, Michael Jackson, Dirty Diana. This one sticks in my mind. Red Music Top 50 Pop Songs of the 1980's

Better yet, will or has the 90's got their own show? Is The Goldbergs a good representation of the 1980's? I like the show. My favorite part is the character Rowan played because Rowan was the star of