The '90s
I must say, I'm extremely heartened at the response to my cartoon duck entry. Your support means alot. I will continue to delve into these hard hitting issues. As soon as I come across them, that is.
VH1 has a new series starting in a few days-I love the 90s. Beautiful. This, combined with our discussion of our JH/HS fashions over our 10:30 pm homemade dinner, has made me realize that I honestly miss the 90s. More exactly, the early 90s. Does everyone long for their early teen years? Or were the 90s just that cool? There was quality music (please remember NKOTB and Vanilla Ice), great movies (think Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dumb and Dumber, and the Ace Venturas), and great TV shows (The Fresh Prince of Belair, Full House, and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper). There were also those great '90s phrases-"As if," "da bomb," "PHAT," "going postal," "my bad." Oh, and let's not forget that the always popular "Bling-Bling" was born in the '90s.
Let's talk about '90s fashion for a minute. I know we all remember those super cool attitude shirts. You know the ones with the faces that said thinks like "Dude", "I don't know" or "Not Impressed" (saw someone sporting on of those last year). Baggy jeans (miss that one), flannel shirts, GX, JNCO, windpants, inside out sweatshirts (don't know if that was just a Marenisco thing), Doc Martens, and mini backpacks. And then there were the sweet toys. Can you say Furby? Oh yeah, I remember hearing about Beanie Babies a few times too.
There was even great '90s food. Bubble tapes, Dunkaroos (Ash reminded me of those delicious little treats the other day), crystal pepsi (WHAT?), Jelly Bellies, Ring Pops, Snapple, Surge (whatever happened to Surge?), and Fruit by the Foot. What happened to these culinary treasures?
Sure, everything looks better in retrospect. I don't miss my bad hair or my terrible acne or my social awkwardness or my bad attitude, but still, the '90s were AWESOME! Playing DOOM, listening to Presidents of the United States of America, wearing my GX jeans, Airwalks, and inside-out sweatshirt and talking about who's funnier, the Fresh Prince or Mr. Cooper...that's the life.
I've noticed that I seem to have gotten away from talking about what's going in my life. That's because nothing is. I'll keep you posted if anything interesting does happen. Don't hold your breath.
4 Comments:
I can't WAIT for I Love the 90's. Your list is good, but you left out some crucial elements that made the 90's so rad! Such as:
1.) Coed Naked Shirts
2.) Black high top sneakers
3.) Warheads, Airheads, and Laffy Taffy
4.) Boyz II Men, All 4 One, and Color Me Badd
5.) No Fear Shirts (Second Place is the First Loser)
That's all I can think of so far. I gotta run. If I think of any more, you know I'll re-post. People, add more too. Alright, Bye James.
Haha, okay, I looked through my old photo album. Here's more stuff from the 90's:
1.) Big flannel shirts. Especially on girls.
2.) Chicago Bulls or Orlando Magic Jerseys.
3.) Sweater Vests.
4.) Denim Shirts.
5.) Karma Beads.
6.) Brand names posted all over you like you some kind of walking, talking, billboard. Especially Tommy, CK, and Nike.
7.) Scrunchies.
8.) Snap Bracelets.
9.) Those Zodiac Necklaces.
10.) Friendship bracelets that you made out of thread.
That's all for now. I may have more later.
Were Zubaz pants a part of the 90's? Stephon Urkel? Guess? Jeans? (I was always wondering what I was supposed to be guessing. Ummm, I guess you have a sweet lookin ass? Sorry that was 90's raging hormone Nate.) Remember when chain wallets kind of came back in the 90's...and then never went away... Remember the first time you heard dot-com? The best TV drama to come out of the 90's, Beverly Hills 90210. Um, Zach Morris (and his phone.) And lets not forget the largest 90's fashion statement that still prevails today as the single greatest white trash fashion staple. The Looney Tunes shirt. OOOhhh, yeah. The shirt that says "If she keeps drinking like this, there's a good chance the police will be here tonight." There will be more forthcoming about the Looney Tunes shirts. Trust me.
Nate
Seinfeld
Friends
Grunge (Pearl Jam, Nirvana, etc.)
U of M's Fab 5
The Simpsons (Actually started in 1989 but took off during the 90s and is still going strong 15 seasons later)
South Park
Super Nintendo (and Nintendo early on and N64 during the later years)
West Coast vs. East Coast rappers (2pac, Notorious BIG, Snoop, Puff Daddy - not P. Diddy yet)
the USA "Dream Team"
I was thinking and I wanted to say the Budwesier "Wassup" but I think that came out later. Anyways I'd like to comment on how terribly irratated I got from every person I saw coming up to me and saying "WASSSSSUP!!!!!" Very Annoying.
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