Sugar in the Morning … Breakfast Cereals of the 80s
By Julie Anderson Bowl + Cereal + Milk = Big Smiles. What could be easier? In the eighties, my mom initially tried to keep sugar levels low for us at breakfast time. However, when subjected to ultra-bland Rice Krispies, my brother and I improved the “lightly sweet” beige bubbles with generous scoops of white sugar. The gritty gray sludge at the bottom of the bowl helped the Krispies’ flavor TREMENDOUSLY. Mom eventually threw in the...
Eye Candy Videos of the 80s
With the birth of MTV in 1981, music video production kicked into high gear. Many videos were straight-up concert footage or studio work, but we loved the ones that put a little more effort into the process. Costumes, plots, elaborate stages, puppets, animation… Here’s a look at my favorite visually awesome videos of the 1980s. Michael Jackson’s Thriller was SUCH a big deal when it came out in 1982. MTV gave us a schedule for...
Rock Star / Model Couples of the 80s
By Julie Anderson A Tale as Old as Time… She’s a devastating beauty, paid big bucks to wear expensive clothes and be photographed. It’s fun being gorgeous and all, but she’s looking for some excitement and romance… He’s a successful rock star, whose face and music are known the world over. He’s had his share of groupies, but he’s ready for a steady girlfriend, the younger the better… They meet. Birds sing, shutters...
Puffed Sleeves
By Julie Anderson QUESTION: What do Sugar Smacks, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Jiffy Pop, and the sleeves of 1980s ladies’ garments all have in common? They were all really, REALLY, puffed. I actually remember feeling dismay when sleeves stopped being puffed. They felt uncomfortably restrictive, weirdly fitted. Just WRONG. But styles change, sure enough, and once we were in the 90s, puffed sleeves (along with their soul sister, big...
Trapper Keepers
By Julie Anderson 05.13.11 It’s mid-August of 1982. You’re with your Mom doing some back-to-school shopping. You want to project just the right level of cool for elementary school. To do that, you need a binder that’s trendy yet functional, well-organized yet hip. You need a . . . Trapper Keeper, baby! Oh, they were just the coolest; a whole new breed of 3-ring binder. The “keeper”, or outer shell, came in bold colors or mega-cool...
