I went from Phoenix, Arizona
All the way to Tacoma
Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A.
Northern California where the girls are warm
So I could be with my sweet baby, yeah
Keep on rockin' me baby
Get a haircut and get a real job
Clean your act up and don't be a slob
Get it together like your big brother Bob
Why don't you get a haircut and get a real job
I agree with most of the things in that article.
Some of the things that stand out the most for me from the 90s...
Beavis and Butthead.
A great decade for movies.
Blockbuster Video.
Married with Children.
OJ Simpson trial and Ford Bronco chase.
Late night war between Letterman and Leno.
John and Lorena Bobbitt.
Joey Buttafuoco and Amy Fisher.
Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.
WWF vs WCW and the beginning of the WWF Attitude Era.
Achy Breaky Heart.
The Macarena.
MTV stopped showing music videos 24/7.
Michael Jordan.
Michael Jackson.
Princess Diana's death and the 24/7 news coverage of it.
AOL dial up service and "You've Got Mail."
The Bills 4 Super Bowls.
Bars in Utica I went to in the 70s before I was 18, Rascals, the Rockaway Tavern, Johnny's Hideout, never checked for ID. A lot of the people there were underage.
Legal drinking age was 18 and even if you were obviously smashed while driving, cops usually didn't give out DWIs.
Saw the Rolling Stones at Rich Stadium July 4th, 1978. Journey, the Atlanta Rhythm Section and April Wine opened.
Evel Knievel was the coolest guy on the planet.
Burt Reynolds was the biggest movie star in the world. Could have gotten just about any role he wanted but made some really bad movie choices.
Paul Williams, a songwriter for "The Carpenters " was everywhere.
So was Howard Cosell.
Guys into rock music hated disco but went to discos because that's where all the hot girls were.
Earth shoes.
Levi's button down shirts.
White carpenter pants.
Freaks were into hard drugs. Burnouts wished they could be freaks but all they could afford was cigarettes.
Army jackets were very popular among burnouts.
In high school, most guys were called by their last name.
The anti-drug slogan: "Drugs are for those can't handle reality" was change to: "Reality is for those who can't handle drugs."