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Was 1988 any different??
- Thread starter Cadillac_Mike
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Madness.
Born in 1970, and 1988-1994 as one of the most difficult challenging periods of my life. I know I was not alone in that.
Born in 1970, and 1988-1994 as one of the most difficult challenging periods of my life. I know I was not alone in that.
I would like to go back to pre internet and smart phones. Maybe an infinite re-looping of 1991?
Birth year 64.I was born in 1968, and I'd choose a slightly wider 1981 - 1995, but I agree with the general period
I’d Go a bit earlier. To catch the punk movement.
1975 through 90
Punk to grunge to metal to hair metal to progressive
And all the fantastic in-beteeens like new wave.
Born in '68.
I would not like to go back to pre-internet and smart phones. I am a full time remote worker thanks to those technologies, as is my wife. We have a lovely life living in a lovely rural new england farm town making big city wages.
I think the upsides currently outweigh the downsides for me.
Also, with the internet, and the power of current technology, I have a recording studio in my home office that blows away the place my band recorded our debut album in 1993. And I can collaborate with friends from around the country. Plus all the educational stuff. I never would have had access to someone like Molly Gebrian in 1991. Now I'm reinvigorated to start a more formal practice with my bass playing. Especially fretless.
I would not like to go back to pre-internet and smart phones. I am a full time remote worker thanks to those technologies, as is my wife. We have a lovely life living in a lovely rural new england farm town making big city wages.
I think the upsides currently outweigh the downsides for me.
Also, with the internet, and the power of current technology, I have a recording studio in my home office that blows away the place my band recorded our debut album in 1993. And I can collaborate with friends from around the country. Plus all the educational stuff. I never would have had access to someone like Molly Gebrian in 1991. Now I'm reinvigorated to start a more formal practice with my bass playing. Especially fretless.
Nah, I'm 47 (born in 1978) and I'm happier to be alive now than I was in the 80s and 90s.
The stuff I was bullied for in K-12 school are the very things that would make me cool to today's high school kids.
I would rather be alive now in an era where everyone around me knows and loves Indian food than be back in the 80s when people would wrinkle their noses at curries or think Indian food is weird or something.
And if anyone is into video games, the 2020s have been a new golden era in video games with not only tons of games, but tons of exceptionally high quality games. Back in the day (even 25 years ago in the 2000s), the gold nuggets of great games were hidden under tons of lower quality "shovelware" games.
As long as I take each day with a positive growth mindset, it will never be "the worst era ever" or "things were so much better back in my day." Life is what you make of it.
The stuff I was bullied for in K-12 school are the very things that would make me cool to today's high school kids.
I would rather be alive now in an era where everyone around me knows and loves Indian food than be back in the 80s when people would wrinkle their noses at curries or think Indian food is weird or something.
And if anyone is into video games, the 2020s have been a new golden era in video games with not only tons of games, but tons of exceptionally high quality games. Back in the day (even 25 years ago in the 2000s), the gold nuggets of great games were hidden under tons of lower quality "shovelware" games.
As long as I take each day with a positive growth mindset, it will never be "the worst era ever" or "things were so much better back in my day." Life is what you make of it.
I was born in 1959.
Cars had tail fins, The guy who won WW2 was president and Elvis was in the Army.
I would be a big fan of a time machine. Hope one shows up with my flying car!
Cars had tail fins, The guy who won WW2 was president and Elvis was in the Army.
I would be a big fan of a time machine. Hope one shows up with my flying car!
My ex left me in 1988.
Best thing that ever happened to me!
Best thing that ever happened to me!
Everyone talking about years to be born in... but not once mentioning location.
I'm sure we're all talking about US and Canada... not anywhere else in the world... yup sure love to be born in 60s China... (sarcasm)
I'm sure we're all talking about US and Canada... not anywhere else in the world... yup sure love to be born in 60s China... (sarcasm)
I think I played like only 3 triple A games in the whole of 2020 and they all been buggy, awful release disasters. Most of the golden games are Indie to me. Now they are charging 70 dollars for games just look at Nintendo with the Switch 2... I dunno I think when video games were not so mainstream and weren't so easy to make money I find were more golden. You can make a CoD slap any title on it and people will buy it in numbers... Only game I generally enjoyed is the Oblivion remaster and even then its a stuttering mess.
Born in ‘60 here. Actually, 1988-93 was pretty good for me except for some extended family issues.
Was playing in a hot rock and soul outfit and my ex was still sane. Loved the music too. Ah memories.
Well the first two examples went south, but I still love the music!
Was playing in a hot rock and soul outfit and my ex was still sane. Loved the music too. Ah memories.
Well the first two examples went south, but I still love the music!
I should also mention that in the 80's if you dressed the wrong way you potentially got your ass kicked/ physically assaulted. I really miss the intensity people had for music type as identity, but don't miss the violence at all.
I used to know, but I developed a brain cloud.
I miss the days when phones hung on walls and weren’t a constant source of tracking our every move. If we went back to that time period, and overnight, this intrusion were a reality, people would vandalize Apple stores and mass protest Big Brother. With violence. 1988-1993 was the best time period of my life, not as much because of what it was, more because what it wasn’t.
Sounds like every year
D
Two of my Twenty something Nephews asked me how it was to be in my Twenties in the 80's. I just said, "It was awesome!" Sums up the Eighties to me.
It was a rough year for me, as I had to realize I wasn't going to make a decent living playing jazz tenor saxophone, among other things, but I found other directions soon after, including becoming an audio engineer who occasionally ran sound. (And eventually a new, better direction in career choice and life).
Frequenting night clubs and concert venues at the time was interesting. Crowds tended to be fun, but soon after there was the major shift from bright colors, big hair, and extended guitar solos to flannel, intensity, and performative ennui.
Non musically, I don't miss things like having my car break down (which happened often then, as I had a Chevette) and guessing which direction to wander in search of a pay phone. Nor, a few years later, not having a phone to call for help after breaking my leg while hiking, as those nearby ignored me. So while many lament cell phones, I don't want to go back to not having one.
So yes, it was much different in many ways, but very similar in others. But I do miss having more hope for the future.
Frequenting night clubs and concert venues at the time was interesting. Crowds tended to be fun, but soon after there was the major shift from bright colors, big hair, and extended guitar solos to flannel, intensity, and performative ennui.
Non musically, I don't miss things like having my car break down (which happened often then, as I had a Chevette) and guessing which direction to wander in search of a pay phone. Nor, a few years later, not having a phone to call for help after breaking my leg while hiking, as those nearby ignored me. So while many lament cell phones, I don't want to go back to not having one.
So yes, it was much different in many ways, but very similar in others. But I do miss having more hope for the future.
