Who Was An 80'S Teenager?

[nailedit]

Its was so much fun to be alive then....

[Bobbisox1]

The 60s were a decade of hope and fun, pleased I was a teenager then

[ubasses]

Same as Bobbi, a teenger of the 60's - the best decade.

[nailedit]

80's
so many different types of music to enjoy.
Rockabilly revival, punk, soul, the likes of Queen, Metal etc.
Lost my virginity in the 80's, discovered drugs, religion of all (flavours)
Tried so many different lifestyles,

Now we have justin bieber and the like,,,,
and thats it.

[Gromit]

I was a teenager in the 80s.
Thatcherism, high unemployment and industrial strife.
I discovered girls, music and alcohol. So everything was OK for me.

[jackthehat]

///I discovered girls, music and alcohol.///

Me, too..... :o)

[Captain2]

Discovered this when I, errr, grew up.

[nailedit]

//I was a teenager in the 80s.
Thatcherism, high unemployment and industrial strife.
I discovered girls, music and alcohol. So everything was OK for me//

Exactly same here Gromit.
Left school in 82 and was immediatly
posted on to one of Thatchers schemes.
Hated it.
Soon discovered sex, music, alcohol, drugs, .

After Thatchers policies at the time what what was there left?

[Captain2]

Sorry posted mine on wrong thread.

[nailedit]

And its no different now.
I dread for my granddaughters future,

[nailedit]

lol, Captain....
weve all done it...

[douglas9401]

The eighties, tacky style over substance.

[nailedit]

//The eighties, tacky style over substance//
Yeah, but by God, the 80's were fun ;-)

[Canary42]

1950's teenager - finally emerging from post-war austerity (which of course laid the foundations of the swinging Sixties).

[nailedit]

Youve got to have SOME fun in life...

[Bobbisox1]

1967 ,The Summer of Love , We carved our initials in an arrow on a tree in the local park

[Sam1960]

1970's teenager - Loved every minute of it, had an absolute ball.

[jourdain2]

Well, I wasn't a teenager until well into the 60's - but things were opening up! Not swinging London etc. (no-one ever offered me drugs for example)but a disco opened and we went to see acts like the Kinks and The Beatles!!!!!!! It was full of possibilities. :)

[andy-hughes]

Captain - Thanks for the BJH clip.

I was a big fan, and I remember seeing them in about 1973, and managing to get back stage to chat with them.

It was the first time I saw a double-necked Gibson, Les Holroyd let me take it out of its case, it weighed a ton.

I remember Les was very much taken with my extremely attractive companion, never a girlfriend, tragically.

She was absolutely gorgeous, but she was always attracted to men with big noses, so Les was ideal, and their eyes met and stayed met for a while!

I enjoyed that memory lane trip, will have to find the original orchestra version and enjoy that again.

[andy-hughes]

Sam - // 1970's teenager - Loved every minute of it, had an absolute ball. //

Me too - I was sixteen in 1970 - wish I knew then ....