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So what are Fads and Trends that you do miss!

Personally I miss seeing women having the goth/punk look. More women my age (and I'm 24) need to dress up in the goth/punk look.

What can I say, I like weird. I wish more women were weird.

I miss hot pants, mini skirts and hula hoops.

Flannels, Work Jeans, grungy stuff. Maybe Mod fashion?

Flannels, Work Jeans, grungy stuff. Maybe Mod fashion?
You mean flannels and work jeans aren't in style anymore?:eek: There goes my wardrobe!!

You mean flannels and work jeans aren't in style anymore?:eek: There goes my wardrobe!!

Yeah don't change yet 2010 is going to be a 90's comeback! Don't worry I always wear carhartt flannel and 501s

Flannels, Work Jeans, grungy stuff. Maybe Mod fashion?

Grunge should come back, it was so easy for me.

Day old hair. Check.
Warm shirt of softness. Check.
Concert shirt faded. Check.
Worn jeans. Check.
Skate shoes. Check.

I don't think I ever moved on, TBH.

Yeah don't change yet 2010 is going to be a 90's comeback!

it will, however, come as quite a shock when it's revealed to be a 1790s comeback, leaving us all in powdered wigs, breechers, and bodicies, looking quite confused.

So what are Fads and Trends that you do miss!

Personally I miss seeing women having the goth/punk look. More women my age (and I'm 24) need to dress up in the goth/punk look.

What can I say, I like weird. I wish more women were weird.

by definition, a fad is not "weird", it's mainstream. What you inadvertently point out is the symptom of something that becomes popular because it's initially just edgy enough to allow everyone doing it to innerly proclaim "look at me, I'm different!"

Of course, being part of a fad doesn't make you "weird", it by definition makes you very, very normal.

it will, however, come as quite a shock when it's revealed to be a 1790s comeback, leaving us all in powdered wigs, breechers, and bodicies, looking quite confused.

I have a codpiece!

it will, however, come as quite a shock when it's revealed to be a 1790s comeback, leaving us all in powdered wigs, breechers, and bodicies, looking quite confused.

......that would be awesome. I can think of one or two guys I'd very much enjoy seeing in breeches, and bodices suit me. ;)

by definition, a fad is not "weird", it's mainstream. What you inadvertently point out is the symptom of something that becomes popular because it's initially just edgy enough to allow everyone doing it to innerly proclaim "look at me, I'm different!"

Of course, being part of a fad doesn't make you "weird", it by definition makes you very, very normal.

Hey...let me enjoy at least the fantasy of finding a weird woman who dresses in goth apparel. I like the black and the collars.

I like the black and the collars.

well so do I from an aesthetic point of view, but I don't pretend it has any particular "counter culture" association with it anymore.

More to point, most of the girls i know who have worn collars have done it for different reasons than being "goth"

by definition, a fad is not "weird", it's mainstream. What you inadvertently point out is the symptom of something that becomes popular because it's initially just edgy enough to allow everyone doing it to innerly proclaim "look at me, I'm different!"

Of course, being part of a fad doesn't make you "weird", it by definition makes you very, very normal.

They don't have to be different from everyone, just from you.

Seriously, the ridiculous standard for someone to be absolutely unique has always struck me as the last bastion of the square.

"You're not so different. See, that guy kinda looks like you, too!" Alright Abercrombie, you keep tellin' your self that.

Having got that pet peeve off my chest...


It's time again for Slackers. Over-educated under employed, a kind of unmotivated and jaded hippie. All the pot, half the outrage and like 1% of the motivation to do anything about it. We never really went away, just no one paid attention for the same reason you can only watch a goldfish for only so long...

Prosperity

well so do I from an aesthetic point of view, but I don't pretend it has any particular "counter culture" association with it anymore.

More to point, most of the girls i know who have worn collars have done it for different reasons than being "goth"

That is true. I just want more women to wear collars again, why did they stop wearing them after High School?

That is true. I just want more women to wear collars again, why did they stop wearing them after High School?

because they grew up and didn't feel the need to dress "outlandishly" in order to try and be "different"?

Pogo balls.

because they grew up and didn't feel the need to dress "outlandishly" in order to try and be "different"?

Hey...it can be tastefully done.

Hey...it can be tastefully done.

I'm sure it can. I've seen it done (again though, probably for different underlying reasons). But making it tastefully done is probably directly counter to the reason most girls would have done it in highschool, and thus probably why they stopped.

That is true. I just want more women to wear collars again, why did they stop wearing them after High School?

....what the hell sort of high school did you go to where fetish gear is dress-code appropriate? :eek2:

honestly, not many I can think of. I usually become very irritated by about half way through a trend, and am plenty glad to see it die.

....what the hell sort of high school did you go to where fetish gear is dress-code appropriate? :eek2:

and if it was, just sorta proves my point that even "fringe" things like ostensibly "fetish gear" just became mainstream.

I'm sure it can. I've seen it done (again though, probably for different underlying reasons). But making it tastefully done is probably directly counter to the reason most girls would have done it in highschool, and thus probably why they stopped.

True, but I do know one that still does it. Of course she's still goes all out with it, but I've ran into other women who still maintain the "goth" look, but has it toned down a bit.

Yay Neo and I have something in common! *buys Neo a bottle of beer*

....what the hell sort of high school did you go to where fetish gear is dress-code appropriate? :eek2:

Whereever it was, I have the feeling it is a compelling argument against corporal punishment in schools...

....what the hell sort of high school did you go to where fetish gear is dress-code appropriate? :eek2:

lol! A school in North Carolina, where apparently they don't mind it.

Yay Neo and I have something in common! *buys Neo a bottle of beer*

meh, the goth look has its place, it does have certain aesthetic qualities I admit. But I prefer collars for a whole other set of reasons, besides their association with goth/punk.

But then again, my own particular enjoyment for them usually only comes up on the occassions when I put them there

http://www.internetshopuk.com/internetshopuk/image/thumb_loloball.jpg

Loloballs. The were great fun and dangerous, there should be more dangerous toys for children.

there should be more dangerous toys for children.

I concur! Let the one eyed bastards play!

meh, the goth look has its place, it does have certain aesthetic qualities I admit. But I prefer collars for a whole other set of reasons, besides their association with goth/punk.

But then again, my own particular enjoyment for them usually only comes up on the occassions when I put them there

Yea, I do agree that the collar can be great in that setting, and trust me I have fantasies about that...I dunno, there's just something about a woman who does the whole goth look (either moderately or going all out) that gets my hormones running.

It's just not purely sexual with me.

http://www.internetshopuk.com/internetshopuk/image/thumb_loloball.jpg

Loloballs. The were great fun and dangerous, there should be more dangerous toys for children.
Over here we called them Pogoballs.

Also, add Oopie balls to the list. Especially concussion Oopies.

I concur! Let the one eyed bastards play!

Bring back lawn darts!

Whereever it was, I have the feeling it is a compelling argument against corporal punishment in schools...

Ahahaha. :D

Bring back lawn darts!

I'm surprised someone actually got that....

I'm surprised someone actually got that....

I know a comedian said that line, I forgot her name but I enjoy her routine.

Ahahaha. :D

remember kids, it's not really punishment if you enjoy it!

I concur! Let the one eyed bastards play!

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fun?


edit: damn! beaten to the lawn darts reference. But mine are mini-warheads. I win.

I concur! Let the one eyed bastards play!

I made it through ok, some broken bones, slight head trama...nothing too serious.

Dangerous toys teach valuable life lessons.

I know a comedian said that line, I forgot her name but I enjoy her routine.

Paula Poundstone. Before she got all...weird.

This thread has made so nostalgic.

/sniff

remember kids, it's not really punishment if you enjoy it!
Please sir, I want some more.

I made it through ok, some broken bones, slight head trama...nothing too serious.

Dangerous toys teach valuable life lessons.

and they weed out the weaker people of our species!

This is relevant! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EGCwPXDR-0)

This thread has made so nostalgic.

/sniff

Which part? The collars, the Pogoballs, or the lawn darts?

Please sir, I want some more.

kinky...why don't you come over tomorrow night?

Please sir, I want some more.

You'd make kids eat gruel?

No one is that naughty.

by definition, a fad is not "weird", it's mainstream. What you inadvertently point out is the symptom of something that becomes popular because it's initially just edgy enough to allow everyone doing it to innerly proclaim "look at me, I'm different!"

Of course, being part of a fad doesn't make you "weird", it by definition makes you very, very normal.

I think of it like this: people actually thinking "I wanna be different, like everybody else!"

because they grew up and didn't feel the need to dress "outlandishly" in order to try and be "different"?

THIS. ^

The supreme irony of "different" looks to me was always that the mind inside the weird look was far from weird itself. People who deliberately think things that are traditionally disgusting or offensive are cute and cuddly...y'know, trying hard to be weird.

I was a jeans-and-t-shirt kid in school, and still am when the forecast calls for comfort. I was fringe from the way I thought and the fact that I was both at odds with popular culture and shredding grade curves, too. So the nerds hated me right along with the preppies.

I still don't understand why it must be the clothing, and not the thinking, that sets people apart who wish to be unique.

kinky...why don't you come over tomorrow night?

Planning on it, assuming that is still happening. :p

and they weed out the weaker people of our species!

This is relevant! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EGCwPXDR-0)

Ah, passive eugenics. The kid who swallows too many mrbles doesn't grow up to have kids of his own.

Paula Poundstone. Before she got all...weird.

Are you sure? The comedian I'm thinking of had short hair, and talked about how her parent were immigrants and who's mother dressed her up in Sailor outfit and who's a lesbian.

I think of it like this: people actually thinking "I wanna be different, like everybody else!"


Ah yes, the old "butmommyiwanttobeprettyandspeciallikeasnowflaketoo" syndrome

Bring back everything!

Let us have every single trend that has ever existed in humanity, merged into one giant super-trend!

Planning on it, assuming that is still happening. :p

actually, I"m irritated as NOBODY has gotten back to me. I have no idea what happened to Aerou and if she ever got back into town or not. I'll have to poke Mur if I can get her attention sometime.

Who else is in boston? Sjaeri? anyone else in the area?

Which part? The collars, the Pogoballs, or the lawn darts?

A little bit of everything, to be honest. (sans collars) Especially Smunkee's reference to Grunge music and fashion. Those were the days...

I think of it like this: people actually thinking "I wanna be different, like everybody else!"



THIS. ^

The supreme irony of "different" looks to me was always that the mind inside the weird look was far from weird itself. People who deliberately think things that are traditionally disgusting or offensive are cute and cuddly...y'know, trying hard to be weird.

I was a jeans-and-t-shirt kid in school, and still am when the forecast calls for comfort. I was fringe from the way I thought and the fact that I was both at odds with popular culture and shredding grade curves, too. So the nerds hated me right along with the preppies.

I still don't understand why it must be the clothing, and not the thinking, that sets people apart who wish to be unique.

Indeed. I am always very amused by the whole attitude of "I'm such a rebel, I'm going to dress and act exactly like these other people who are rebellious!" :p

A little bit of everything, to be honest. (sans collars) Especially Smunkee's reference to Grunge music and fashion. Those were the days...

you're not nostalgic over collars because you don't miss it, or never stopped? :p

actually, I"m irritated as NOBODY has gotten back to me. I have no idea what happened to Aerou and if she ever got back into town or not. I'll have to poke Mur if I can get her attention sometime.

Who else is in boston? Sjaeri? anyone else in the area?

What am I, chopped liver? Hmph!

You should bump your meetup thread.

Bring back everything!

Let us have every single trend that has ever existed in humanity, merged into one giant super-trend!

gothic pikichu wearing harry potter glasses, a live strong bracelet, playing with lawn darts, wearing a powdered wig?

Personally I never dressed different, but I do have a unique thought pattern and a weird perspective on life. So I look normal on the outside, but I'm demented on the inside. :D

I'm a Trojan Horse!

you're not nostalgic over collars because you don't miss it, or never stopped? :p

The latter.

The latter.

!

How YOU doin?

gothic pikichu wearing harry potter glasses, a live strong bracelet, playing with lawn darts, wearing a powdered wig?

Sounds pretty awesome already, if not a little American centric.

!

How YOU doin?

*Starts beating head to wall*

You all make me sad.

You all make me sad.

Just wait until I kick your dog to death.

*Starts beating head to wall*

That made me laugh.

Just wait until I kick your dog to death.

Who is your daddy, and what does he do?

!

How YOU doin?

Doin' fine, Neo? You?

I miss my mom's cooking, but that ain't a fad. Eto... I miss the boyband fad in Spain. It was hilarious to see groups like Locomía on the telly.

Sounds pretty awesome already, if not a little American centric.

we need to work a copy of Twighlight in there somewhere.

Locomía

*youtubes*

Hmm, this is pretty funky, this- oh god, oh know! How dare, how dare you! This is horrible!

we need to work a copy of Twighlight in there somewhere.

The only thing I'd like to work Twilight into is a blender, and then in a furnace.

*youtubes*

Hmm, this is pretty funky, this- oh god, oh know! How dare, how dare you! This is horrible!

Serves you right for not reading my post properly. Did you miss the hilarious part? That group was and still is, the height of ridiculousness!!!

Doin' fine, Neo? You?

Tired, actually, really freaking tired

Tired, actually, really freaking tired

I bet you miss the Sleeping Well fad.:tongue:

That made me laugh.

Glad to be of entertainment.

Who is your daddy, and what does he do?

Oh god, there was a time when my brother quoted that line agai and again.

I am glad to see the Mustache fad come back.

I bet you miss the Sleeping Well fad.:tongue:

I remember that one vaguely, was popular around college. Sorta forgot about it since then.

I am glad to see the Mustache fad come back.

Ah, you like pr0n.

Serves you right for not reading my post properly.

Me? Reading posts properly? Nevaaar!

Ah, you like pr0n.

Who doesn't?

Who doesn't?

*raises hand*

Me? Reading posts properly? Nevaaar!

Did you like the huge, fan swinging and swirling, Hydey?:D

I do miss those fans. I wanted to learn to dance with them. Then I realized even I looked positively gay using those.:(

I also approve of the return of the moustache, but in a different context. More hockey players need to bring back the moustache. Look up George Parros or Ian White to see the height of retro NHL fashion.

I remember that one vaguely, was popular around college. Sorta forgot about it since then.

No no no...that was the "pass out drunk" fad. Very similar, but with significant differences.

No no no...that was the "pass out drunk" fad. Very similar, but with significant differences.

That one never went away though.

Less a fad and more a way of life.

No no no...that was the "pass out drunk" fad. Very similar, but with significant differences.

Funny, I thought that was the "stay up till 4 AM or so every night" fad. It gets so confusing trying to keep them all straight.

i'm seeing people saying things about fashion, e.g. grunge fashion, mini skirts.
what is fashion again?
in particular what is cool to wear now? cos i haven't the foggiest idea.

personally i miss being able to meet up with folks and not have to get drunk with them, whatever happened to flying kites?

i'm seeing people saying things about fashion, e.g. grunge fashion, mini skirts.
what is fashion again?
in particular what is cool to wear now? cos i haven't the foggiest idea.

personally i miss being able to meet up with folks and not have to get drunk with them, whatever happened to flying kites?

Yea, I don't get the whole bar/club scene myself. But maybe that's because I'm not that sociable. lol

Funny, I thought that was the "stay up till 4 AM or so every night" fad. It gets so confusing trying to keep them all straight.

You're also as nostalgic as Neo is for that fad, huh? Poor Poli. Lack of sleep is gettin' to all of us. *sobs*

Yea, I don't get the whole bar/club scene myself. But maybe that's because I'm not that sociable. lol

I don't mind going to a pub with music that's not too loud, but i hate the pubs which have the music turned right up it makes it difficult to chat to friends, or even order drinks?!
clubs are slightly different, i just avoid them since there's loads of fights outside of them.

and that's another thing, whatever happened to being able to socialise without getting drunk huh?
the closest i come is playing Guitar hero with friends, or i dunno just, damn.

You're also as nostalgic as Neo is for that fad, huh? Poor Poli. Lack of sleep is gettin' to all of us. *sobs*

Hehe, unlike poor NA, I actually got to sleep in laaaaaaaaaaate today. I am, however, still a little worn-out and sore for some reason.

Hehe, unlike poor NA, I actually got to sleep in laaaaaaaaaaate today. I am, however, still a little worn-out and sore for some reason.

I woke up like that on New Year's day, sore all over. I guess I'm not used to drinking as I did before. When I was young and innocent.

I woke up like that on New Year's day, sore all over. I guess I'm not used to drinking as I did before. When I was young and innocent.

Try three days of snowboarding and heavy alcohol consumption.

Everything hurts today :(

well so do I from an aesthetic point of view, but I don't pretend it has any particular "counter culture" association with it anymore.

More to point, most of the girls i know who have worn collars have done it for different reasons than being "goth"

In the UK, at least, there is a strong overlap between goth and fetish - I don't know how that compares to the US goth scene. I don't even know if there IS an American goth scene, actually...

I woke up like that on New Year's day, sore all over. I guess I'm not used to drinking as I did before. When I was young and innocent.

Yeah, blame the alcohol...

Yeah, blame the alcohol...

But it was the alcohol's fault.:(

But it was the alcohol's fault.:(

And, you said it was alcohol when I couldn't remember the christmas 2007.

It was my brain's fault.

But it was the alcohol's fault.:(

When I hear about Nana-chan waking up sore, alcohol is the last thing I suspect.

Maybe that's just me...

When I hear about Nana-chan waking up sore, alcohol is the last thing I suspect.

Maybe that's just me...

<.<

I also miss old-school anime.

<.<

I also miss old-school anime.

Tonight some friends and I are watching Record of Lodoss War, if you don't mind crossing the Atlantic.

Tonight some friends and I are watching Record of Lodoss War, if you don't mind crossing the Atlantic.

Short notice, and you're in Canuckland. That's scary.:p

Short notice, and you're in Canuckland. That's scary.:p

Well, I didn't expect you could actually make it, it was more about the friendly invitation itself. And why's Canada scary?

Well, I didn't expect you could actually make it, it was more about the friendly invitation itself. And why's Canada scary?

Mounties.

They sound a lot like Bountys but when you bite into them they're not full of coconuty goodness. And then they beat you and lock you up. :(

Mounties.

They sound a lot like Bountys but when you bite into them they're not full of coconuty goodness. And then they beat you and lock you up. :(

And those moose! Do not forget the moose!

A moose once bit my sister.

A moose once bit my sister.

See Megaloria? That's why Canuckland is scary. Mountys and Moose. MM. Horrible combination.

And those moose! Do not forget the moose!

I haven't seen an actual Mountie in this town, outside of parades on the first of July. Moose tend to stay out of urban areas. Even if they didn't, I'm confident that I could protect you, as all Canadian citizens are required by law to spend three years surviving in the wilderness on naught but maple syrup and bagged milk.

Mind you, moose bites can be pretty nasty.

I haven't seen an actual Mountie in this town, outside of parades on the first of July. Moose tend to stay out of urban areas. Even if they didn't, I'm confident that I could protect you, as all Canadian citizens are required by law to spend three years surviving in the wilderness on naught but maple syrup and bagged milk.

No wonder when one cuts you all you bleed is syrup.:eek2:

No wonder when one cuts you all you bleed is syrup.:eek2:

oooh i love syrup. i'm gonna cut up lots of Canadians now...
okay maybe later i can't be bothered now.:p

No wonder when one cuts you all you bleed is syrup.:eek2:

I go good on pancakes.

Or should I say Nancakes?

No, I probably shouldn't.

That would be inappropriate.

oooh i love syrup. i'm gonna cut up lots of Canadians now...
okay maybe later i can't be bothered now.:p

That's murder. For culinary purposes, but still murder.

I do miss bell-bottom pants and braids intertwined with hemp rope and cute shells for ornamentation.

That's murder. For culinary purposes, but still murder.

I do miss bell-bottom pants and braids intertwined with hemp rope and cute shells for ornamentation.

ahhh no it's not murder if i don't kill them.
but it would count as assault, i can get around this easily though.

If they volunteer it's okay i'm sure there's lots of syrupy Canadians who would donate a little time and blood for a good cause. so there. (anyone else watch airplane over new year?)

I go good on pancakes.

Or should I say Nancakes?

No, I probably shouldn't.

That would be inappropriate.

Lmao!:D

Lmao!:D

I was wondering how long it would take you to catch that.

I was wondering how long it would take you to catch that.

If I were to open a restaurant, that would certainly be on the breakfast menu.:tongue:

If I were to open a restaurant, that would certainly be on the breakfast menu.:tongue:

I think a restaurant that serves Nancakes with Megaloria syrup would either have to move to the red light district or be shut down.

Actually, it sounds like it would be more of a "perfomance" breakfast anyway.

I think a restaurant that serves Nancakes with Megaloria syrup would either have to move to the red light district or be shut down.

Actually, it sounds like it would be more of a "perfomance" breakfast anyway.

I'm sure we would find an avid and assorted clientele.

That's another fad I miss. Celebrities opening horrible and pricey restaurants and then deliciously failing in front of the hungry media.

I think a restaurant that serves Nancakes with Megaloria syrup would either have to move to the red light district or be shut down.

Actually, it sounds like it would be more of a "perfomance" breakfast anyway.

I would eat it.

I'm sure we would find an avid and assorted clientele.

That's another fad I miss. Celebrities opening horrible and pricey restaurants and then deliciously failing in front of the hungry media.

Well, if you or I ever become famous, we can put that plan into action!

Well, if you or I ever become famous, we can put that plan into action!

Deal, but I'll name it.:D

Deal, but I'll name it.:D

That's probably for the best. I'd probably die in a laughing fit if I tried to come up with a name for it.

EDIT: and now it's quitting time! See you later, Generalites.

it will, however, come as quite a shock when it's revealed to be a 1790s comeback, leaving us all in powdered wigs, breechers, and bodicies, looking quite confused.

*Looks at pics from last Napoleonic re-enactment

Fine with me ;)

Um....Pokemon...

*hides* lol...

I miss pants with decent waist lengths, but those do seem to be coming back. I like the old style men's 501s...they were the absolute perfect fit. I want those back. I'd like the trend of women NOT bulging out of their pants and shirts all over the place to come back. That's just unattractive, and it's lasted too long.

Also guys wearing clothes that aren't literally falling off them. Tighter shirts and pants on men please. Not those stupid skinny jeans worn so the butt still sags...but clothes that FIT. It's not too much to ask.

Also guys wearing clothes that aren't literally falling off them. Tighter shirts and pants on men please. Not those stupid skinny jeans worn so the butt still sags...but clothes that FIT. It's not too much to ask.

*agrees*

Also, it hasn't happened yet, but I would like someone to start a trend of stores selling pants that actually fit women who have both (a) hips and (b) a waist. *sigh*

I miss long fitted t shirts. But really what I miss is being a teen and having the time and money to shop at the mall every week.

Kraftwerk.

Kraftwerk.

From German band Megaherz?:eek2:

I miss being able to wear an old shirt with holes in it and not get strange looks from people.

Florescent orange thin ties.

Well, I didn't expect you could actually make it, it was more about the friendly invitation itself. And why's Canada scary?

It's full of Canadiens?

Also guys wearing clothes that aren't literally falling off them. Tighter shirts and pants on men please. Not those stupid skinny jeans worn so the butt still sags...but clothes that FIT. It's not too much to ask.
Fuck that shit, I like my baggy clothes. I'd go with so baggy I could use them to glide to a safe landing if I fell from a tall building. They comfy.

It's full of Canadiens?

Exactly! *trembles in fear*

Exactly! *trembles in fear*

*plans a night to watch Record of Lodoss War*

So when's good for you Nanatsu? ;)

*plans a night to watch Record of Lodoss War*

So when's good for you Nanatsu? ;)

Set a date, I'll check flights, email you the flight number, land there and then we watch it. I'll bring the nachos, you bring the pop corn.

*plans a night to watch Record of Lodoss War*

So when's good for you Nanatsu? ;)

Set a date, I'll check flights, email you the flight number, land there and then we watch it. I'll bring the nachos, you bring the pop corn.

Can I crash the party?

Can I crash the party?

Of course, the more the merrier.:D

Set a date, I'll check flights, email you the flight number, land there and then we watch it. I'll bring the nachos, you bring the pop corn.

Heh, the thing I found amusing is that Record of Lodoss war is one of only two anime movies that I actually own...

Heh, the thing I found amusing is that Record of Lodoss war is one of only two anime movies that I actually own...

Thanks to the magic of YouTube and www.zomganime.com, my anime watching has gone to the next stage. But Record of Lodoss War is an anime I haven't seen.

pet rocks, long hair, peace signs, see through "grannie" dressess (no not on actual grannies, don't panic), unisex double knit bell bottoms, love beads, tie die, ren faire's, hippie handcrafts, nonrectangular architecture and other unusual forms. popularity of near classical electronic music. REAL science fiction. therimins. psychodellic sounds and color combo's. trolley rides to the park. turkey readings. campy movie crawls (as imortalized by mst3000). those are just some of the first few to occur to me. not that all of them are entirely gone either, just things who'se day could and should have lasted a lot longer or be brought back forever.

Grunge should come back, it was so easy for me.

Day old hair. Check.
Warm shirt of softness. Check.
Concert shirt faded. Check.
Worn jeans. Check.
Skate shoes. Check.

I don't think I ever moved on, TBH.

Same. Need to grow back my long hair, though.

I miss the days when rock musicians played good music. Rock peaked in the 60s, 70s, 80s, and early-mid 90s. Then it went downhill with the whiny and sceamy bands of today. Where are today's Rushes and Zeppelins? Nowhere. Even Metallica, one of the best bands ever, became less metal. I guess with Cliff Burton dead, they forgot how to make threash and speed metal.

Long hair needs to come back too.

And kilts. Glorious, glorious kilts. Why should the Scotts be the only ones man enough to put on skirts? Long hair and skirts....on men. Those too long gone fads need to come back...together. It will be the modern day equivalent of Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones joining Robert Plant and John Bonham.

And the cults today. Mass suicides. Kool-aid. Tom Cruise. What happened to the days when cults were more than just scams? If you're going to make a cult, you have to be serious. No mass suicides. No kool-aid. And you can't let Tom Cruise join. The moment Tom Cruise joins is the moment you know your cult is stupid. Sacrifices are okay, but you can't let Tom Cruise join.

This gives me an idea. I'm going to do it.

I'm going to put on a skirt. With Rush, Pink Floyd, or Led Zeppelin playing in the backround, how can anything go wrong?

I miss the days when rock musicians played good music. Rock peaked in the 60s, 70s, 80s, and early-mid 90s. Then it went downhill with the whiny and sceamy bands of today. Where are today's Rushes and Zeppelins? Nowhere. Even Metallica, one of the best bands ever, became less metal. I guess with Cliff Burton dead, they forgot how to make threash and speed metal.


Metallica started going downhill when they booted out mustaine. He owns Hammett, but yes I do agree they began to lose their edge when Burton died. Every album after Kill 'em All became less and less metal.



Long hair needs to come back too.


I still sport the metal hair. Although it isn't as long as it used to be.


I'm going to put on a skirt. With Rush, Pink Floyd, or Led Zeppelin playing in the backround, how can anything go wrong?

If you get kicked in the nuts? :tongue:

With Rush, Pink Floyd, or Led Zeppelin playing in the backround, how can anything go wrong?

That's answering your own question, really...

I miss the toga.... Those were the days.

Metallica started going downhill when they booted out mustaine. He owns Hammett, but yes I do agree they began to lose their edge when Burton died. Every album after Kill 'em All became less and less metal.




I still sport the metal hair. Although it isn't as long as it used to be.



If you get kicked in the nuts? :tongue:

1. I don't know. Master of Puppets, Burton's third and final album with the band, was pretty metal.

2. Not metal enough. Not metal enough.

3. It's called a cup. Cup's are what protect balls, not pants. All pants do is make the target's location way more obvious.

That's answering your own question, really...

You can't go wrong with Zeppelin. It's impossible to go wrong with Zeppelin. Zeppelin makes everything better.

1. I don't know. Master of Puppets, Burton's third and final album with the band, was pretty metal.


True, I guess what I meant to say was that Kill 'Em All was the fastest/trashiest (if thats a word) album.


2. Not metal enough. Not metal enough.


Now if i sported that hair with a denim jacket that had the arms ripped off over a leather jacket with gauntlets, would that be metal?


3. It's called a cup. Cup's are what protect balls, not pants. All pants do is make the target's location way more obvious.

You can pretty much guess with a kilt as well.

You can't go wrong with Zeppelin. It's impossible to go wrong with Zeppelin. Zeppelin makes everything better.

"Stairway" says you're wrong.

Any song that is IMPROVED by a Rolf Harris cover....

And the sad thing... the REALLY sad thing... is that Jimmy Page considers it to be THE definitive Zep moment.

"Stairway" says you're wrong.

Any song that is IMPROVED by a Rolf Harris cover....

And the sad thing... the REALLY sad thing... is that Jimmy Page considers it to be THE definitive Zep moment.

Despite the fact that hundreds of thousands of teenage guitarists routinely bastardize that song, what exactly do you have against the song?

Despite the fact that hundreds of thousands of teenage guitarists routinely bastardize that song, what exactly do you have against the song?

Hard to know where to start. The shambolic nursery-rhyme-y-ness, the forget-inspiration-let's-just-steal-it lack of originality, the schizophrenic-yet-still-nonsensical lyricism, the indulgent meandering, the untidy lack of production... or, apparently, practise...

...and on top of that... the teenage guitarists routinely bastardising it.


In fact, the only thing it's really got going for it is - if you play it backwards, and kind of squint your ears, you can pretend it sounds a bit like 'Satan' is backmasked into it.

Hard to know where to start. The shambolic nursery-rhyme-y-ness, the forget-inspiration-let's-just-steal-it lack of originality, the schizophrenic-yet-still-nonsensical lyricism, the indulgent meandering, the untidy lack of production... or, apparently, practise...


Anything less vague? I still think, musically, it's a nice song. It has a good harmony, nice riffs hear and there, some good melodies in part, and I don't think it's production was any worse than most other rock bands back then.

Anything less vague? I still think, musically, it's a nice song. It has a good harmony, nice riffs hear and there, some good melodies in part, and I don't think it's production was any worse than most other rock bands back then.

I didn't think I was being especially vague...

Jimmy Page has said, before, that he didn't spend much time working on pieces before they were recorded. I think it shows. Which is a shame, because it means he sold talent short, because he's not as bad as things like 'Stairway' would lead you to believe.

Musically, it's somewhere between okay and nauseating. It's a nursery rhyme... and the lyrics tend to reinforce it. The opening, which is so lauded, is stolen... not that that's automatically bad - R.E.M.'s 'Drive' has the same kind of heritage - but what exactly is LEFT? The nonsensical lyrics? The 'mary-had-a-little-lamb' saccharine sound?

It's not low-fi enough to sound orgainc, and not polished enough to sound produced. So it ends up coming across like a recording booth splurge by somewhat-talented amateurs.

Musically, it's somewhere between okay and nauseating. It's a nursery rhyme... and the lyrics tend to reinforce it. The opening, which is so lauded, is stolen... not that that's automatically bad - R.E.M.'s 'Drive' has the same kind of heritage - but what exactly is LEFT? The nonsensical lyrics? The 'mary-had-a-little-lamb' saccharine sound?


But that's pretty standard for progressive/psychedelic rock music.


It's not low-fi enough to sound orgainc, and not polished enough to sound produced. So it ends up coming across like a recording booth splurge by somewhat-talented amateurs.

I don't notice anything wrong with the production, I also like not perfectly polished sound, if that makes any sense.

Fascism. True, they were at times excessive in their enthusiasm to the point of occasional repression, mass murder and war. But they had great uniforms, they stopped those damn commies taking over, and they sure made the bloody trains arrive on time.

Fascism. True, they were at times excessive in their enthusiasm to the point of occasional repression, mass murder and war. But they had great uniforms, they stopped those damn commies taking over, and they sure made the bloody trains arrive on time.

and that's where our problems came from, if the trains weren't bloody more people would have travelled by train and our economies would be in better shape by now too.
not to fear though most of the fascists have taken a holiday to Africa, starting numerous genocides for the hell of it.

Tophats, monocles and capes.

Tophats, monocles and capes.

You miss Winston Churchill?:eek2:

You miss Winston Churchill?:eek2:

Who doesn't?

A rampant alcoholic who saved the world from Nazism and made some damned good speeches along the way.

Who doesn't?

A rampant alcoholic who saved the world from Nazism and made some damned good speeches along the way.

The same could be said about the Dubya, of course, only he says it.:D

The same could be said about the Dubya, of course, only he says it.:D

Dubya never got the jowls right.

Jowls are essential to defeating Nazism.

Dubya never got the jowls right.

Jowls are essential to defeating Nazism.

That's because Dubya ain't an English gent. For jowls you must be English.

You miss Winston Churchill?:eek2:

Yes, quite.

Yes, quite.

You miss his gut. He reminded me of Santa Claus. Now I'm sad.:(

I miss the days when rock musicians played good music. Rock peaked in the 60s, 70s, 80s, and early-mid 90s. Then it went downhill with the whiny and sceamy bands of today. Where are today's Rushes and Zeppelins? Nowhere. Even Metallica, one of the best bands ever, became less metal. I guess with Cliff Burton dead, they forgot how to make threash and speed metal.

Long hair needs to come back too.


i used to think that metal died in the 90's, but in the last year i've discovered a load of modern metal bands i actually like. proper metal, not whiny or screamy.... maybe a bit growly, but that's ok for me :P i would like (decent) metal being in the mainstream, like in the 80s, to come back. emo can fuck off, too. and maybe we could get the 60s back while we're at it :p

and i still got my long hair! needs a cut cos its almost down to my ass :$

(PS: Stairway rocks, GnI! :mad: )

You miss Winston Churchill?:eek2:

You know, I literally missed him once. I was sent back in time by the Nazis to shoot him. But alas I had not practiced my aim, and the bullet instead harmlessly rebounded off a wall into a crowd of nuns. The SS were not happy. Which was unusual and a bit disconcerting in truth, because they were usually such jolly fellows.

You know, I literally missed him once. I was sent back in time by the Nazis to shoot him. But alas I had not practiced my aim, and the bullet instead harmlessly rebounded off a wall into a crowd of nuns. The SS were not happy. Which was unusual and a bit disconcerting in truth, because they were usually such jolly fellows.

YOU! You killed my nun aunt!!!:eek:

i used to think that metal died in the 90's, but in the last year i've discovered a load of modern metal bands i actually like. proper metal, not whiny or screamy.... maybe a bit growly, but that's ok for me :P i would like (decent) metal being in the mainstream, like in the 80s, to come back. emo can fuck off, too. and maybe we could get the 60s back while we're at it :p

and i still got my long hair! needs a cut cos its almost down to my ass :$

(PS: Stairway rocks, GnI! :mad: )

Ah, PM, PM, PM... you disappoint me. "Stairway" sucks Nanatsu's grammar.

Now, if you were arguing "Kashmir", for example...

Ah, PM, PM, PM... you disappoint me. "Stairway" sucks Nanatsu's grammar.

Now, if you were arguing "Kashmir", for example...

What about my grammar?:confused:

What about my grammar?:confused:

:)

Not only do I read your posts, I read your edit comments.

So what are Fads and Trends that you do miss!


http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/heyer/moth/fancy1739.jpg

What can I say, I like weird. I wish more women were weird.

I am an abnormal male who dresses like Napoléon (the clothing is very expensive; the hat alone costs $300); a poor substitute, though.

:)

Not only do I read your posts, I read your edit comments.

Oh, that. Well, it's true, today my grammar sucks. It angers me becuse I like perfection.:mad: Which is impossible to have in any case... *sigh*

YOU! You killed my nun aunt!!!:eek:

Fine. Go to the police. They've got a crime that happened before I was born and I doubt there are any witnesses who'd remember that far back. Your chances of success in bringing me to justice? Nun. Apologies for the awful puns, its a bad habit of mine.

My God. Thats shocking even for my standards. And a sure indicator I should really go to bed, not now, but several hours ago. The ability to time travel can come in handy.

Fine. Go to the police. They've got a crime that happened before I was born and I doubt there are any witnesses who'd remember that far back. Your chances of success in bringing me to justice? Nun. Apologies for the awful puns, its a bad habit of mine.

My God. Thats awful even for me. And a sure indicator I should really go to bed, not now, but several hours ago. The ability to time travel can come in handy.

Yes, it has been decided, I'm moving to your planet, Absurdia.

Oh, that. Well, it's true, today my grammar sucks. It angers me becuse I like perfection.:mad:


I have been known to make edits an hour or more later, when I spot a mistake.

:(


Which is impossible to have in any case... *sigh*

You are impossible to have, ma cherie? ;)

It angers me becuse I like perfection.

No wonder you talk about yourself so much.

I am an abnormal male who dresses like Napoléon (the clothing is very expensive; the hat alone costs $300); a poor substitute, though.

I said woman, so no thanks. lol

I have been known to make edits an hour or more later, when I spot a mistake.

:(

A habit of mine, too.

You are impossible to have, ma cherie? ;)

Tease.:D

No wonder you talk about yourself so much.

Which, in retrospect, this post could be considered flamebait. But what do I know, right?:rolleyes:

90's comeback im pretty shure he ment the great decade that started in 90 AD and ended in 100 AD (good times good times)