80’s Flashback
Back in the 80’s when hair was big, ratted and teased; everyone was glowing in neon colors. Bands like Wham with their hit Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Madonna shocking MTV viewers with showing her black bra strap under a white tank top, and rolling around in a wedding dress reminiscing of being a virgin.Times were different back then.
Frozen yogurt, wine colors made up the “under age” party scene, with the attitude of girls just wanna have fun. Once embarrassed to be known as an alcoholic, now days, it’s become the norm.
But where does the party end? Snorting prescriptions, DUI’s, stints in Rehab Centers with an average cost of 45K a month. Hollywood starlets are collapsing in public restrooms, and forgetting how to eat. The world came to a stand still when beloved Marylyn Monroe overdosed taking her own life. She was Hollywood royalty.
Fans waiting in line for hours in hopes of getting an autograph from the favorite celebrity, crushed if you smelled of liquor. Yes, we know that those who take up the Hollywood screen are just “regular” people. But back then the scene was different.
In the 80’s a photographer would never camp outside ones home, let alone hop their fence, or chase them at alarming speeds down public roads. Where did everyone’s morals go? Out the window with Boy George and men wearing eyeliner, that’s were!
Family programming consisted of wholesome entertainment. Shows on air showed family values, you never heard Clair Huxtable once say the word “bitch” on any given day. Even Cheers had a limit to how much Woody served at the bar, and everyone knew their name!
Now just a topic of yesterday, we share with our children while going up & down the isles at the neighborhood Blockbuster. One would hope time in “la la land” would pump the breaks a bit, and realize what life was like when they were growing up!
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