A PSA for Rivian Complainers

[COdogman]

Maybe the 80's sucked (for some), but no denying the music was awesome!

ABC
A-ha
Air Supply
Alphaville
Backstreet Boys
Bananarama
Berlin
Cocteau Twins
Culture Club
Depeche Mode
Duran Duran
Erasure
Eurythmics
Flock of Seagulls
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Go West
Hall & Oates
Huey Lewis and The News
Johnny Hates Jazz
Joy Division
Katrina and the Waves
Level 42
Madness
Men At Work
Miami Sound Machine
Mike and the Mechanics
Mr Mister
New Order
Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark
Pet Shop Boys
Sade
Simple Minds
Simply Red
Soft Cell
Spandau Ballet
Squeeze
Talk Talk
Talking Heads
Tears for Fears
The B-52’s
The Bangles
The Cars
The Human League
The Style Council
Thompson Twins
Ultravox
Wang Chung
Wham!

You were making a good case until I got to Spandau Ballet. Now I think you belong in an institution.

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[COdogman]

Actually I loved the 80's. Flying all over the world on my company's American Express card. Racking up expense reports of $15K to $25 per month. Always staying/flying/eating first class.

Oh, and everyone I knew had $40K to $50K in credit card debt. Because you could write off the interest on your taxes. And (at least in 1980) there weren't any STD's that would kill just for fun.

It didn't really sink in how bad the greed was until I sat at California Memorial Stadium, at Cal Berkeley, watching my son graduate in June 1986. Seeing Boesky recite the "Greed Speech" really put it into perspective.

The 80s covered ages 5-15 for me so it was definitely a different experience. If I were an adult then I’m pretty sure I would be dead.

 

[Acoustic71]

The 80s covered ages 5-15 for me so it was definitely a different experience. If I were an adult then I’m pretty sure I would be dead.

So many of us tried.... especially the ones like me that thought we were bullet-proof having survived combat in Vietnam.

 

[NY_Rob]

So many of us tried.... especially the ones like me that thought we were bullet-proof having survived combat in Vietnam.

I was in a helicopter crash (1986) and walked away

 

[Acoustic71]

I was in a helicopter crash (1986) and walked away

Me? 7 total (no, really). 4 in combat and 3 here in the states during routine training missions. CH-53 and CH-46. Other than a few broken fingers and ribs, the worst were the burns on my hands and neck. I think I had forgotten to change the oil in my flight suit.

 

[COdogman]

So many of us tried.... especially the ones like me that thought we were bullet-proof having survived combat in Vietnam.

Yeah, it’s easy to forget those 2 things go hand in hand. The 80s would not be the 80s without what happened in the 70s. I’m glad you’re still here causing trouble

 

[Belem]

The 80s covered ages 5-15 for me so it was definitely a different experience. If I were an adult then I’m pretty sure I would be dead.

Exactly the same age range for me.

The 80's were a great time to be a kid: F off at dawn and be back when the streetlights came on. No rules... It was rad.

 

[ironpig]

When I was in High School in the early 90s I worked at a mom and pop deli. Not a single day went by without a customer asking us "how big is the 6 inch sub?"

I think of those customers a lot when I read some of these forum posts.

 

[Dark-Fx]

When I was in High School in the early 90s I worked at a mom and pop deli. Not a single day went by without a customer asking us "how big is the 6 inch sub?"

I think of those customers a lot when I read some of these forum posts.

yeah but how many slices does it come with

 

[Acoustic71]

Yeah, it’s easy to forget those 2 things go hand in hand. The 80s would not be the 80s without what happened in the 70s. I’m glad you’re still here causing trouble

Thanks, it is truly awesome to still be here. The trouble just happens all by itself.

 

[COdogman]

Thanks, it is truly awesome to still be here. The trouble just happens all by itself.

John Lewis would approve.

 

[Lawrence-of-Blaine]

Maybe the 80's sucked (for some), but no denying the music was awesome!

ABC
A-ha
Air Supply
Alphaville
Backstreet Boys
Bananarama
Berlin
Cocteau Twins
Culture Club
Depeche Mode
Duran Duran
Erasure
Eurythmics
Flock of Seagulls
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Go West
Hall & Oates
Huey Lewis and The News
Johnny Hates Jazz
Joy Division
Katrina and the Waves
Level 42
Madness
Men At Work
Miami Sound Machine
Mike and the Mechanics
Mr Mister
New Order
Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark
Pet Shop Boys
Sade
Simple Minds
Simply Red
Soft Cell
Spandau Ballet
Squeeze
Talk Talk
Talking Heads
Tears for Fears
The B-52’s
The Bangles
The Cars
The Human League
The Style Council
Thompson Twins
Ultravox
Wang Chung
Wham!

For the win!

 

[Ventura]

Maybe the 80's sucked (for some), but no denying the music was awesome!

ABC
A-ha
Air Supply
Alphaville
Backstreet Boys
Bananarama
Berlin
Cocteau Twins
Culture Club
Depeche Mode
Duran Duran
Erasure
Eurythmics
Flock of Seagulls
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Go West
Hall & Oates
Huey Lewis and The News
Johnny Hates Jazz
Joy Division
Katrina and the Waves
Level 42
Madness
Men At Work
Miami Sound Machine
Mike and the Mechanics
Mr Mister
New Order
Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark
Pet Shop Boys
Sade
Simple Minds
Simply Red
Soft Cell
Spandau Ballet
Squeeze
Talk Talk
Talking Heads
Tears for Fears
The B-52’s
The Bangles
The Cars
The Human League
The Style Council
Thompson Twins
Ultravox
Wang Chung
Wham!

That's a pretty strong case given that you didn't even feel the need to list most of the good bands.

 

[Lawrence-of-Blaine]

You were making a good case until I got to Spandau Ballet. Now I think you belong in an institution.

Yeah, but Aha makes up for Spandau plus all the other dreck combined.

 

[COdogman]

Yeah, but Aha makes up for Spandau plus all the other dreck combined.

They definitely had a good run. I thought Joy Division and Men at Work were carrying most of the weight, but we can agree to disagree on that

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