1979 = dire, by 1981 = the yuppy boom

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torontoboy45 wrote: »

not forgetting the filofax and the porsche 911.

jesus, there were some real style crimes back then.

arghhh dont mention the "f" word,in 1994 filofax bought the company i worked for,for £5.5m within 2 years it wasnt worth a million

torontoboy45

woodbine wrote: »

arghhh dont mention the "f" word,in 1994 filofax bought the company i worked for,for £5.5m within 2 years it wasnt worth a million

sorry woodbine but I cannae help myself; the filofax deserves a mention as the most pretentious 'must have' item of the era.
i'm happy as a fat boy in a pastry shop that it went the same way as 50p a minute mob. phones so large they made your arm ache and xr3i's.

I never owned any of the above, btw. which means there'll be even less that my grandchildren can rip the p!ss out of (in photo's) when the time comes.

meanwhile, there's nothing wrong with my mullet that a good comb-over couldn't sort.

torontoboy45

kabayiri wrote: »

Maybe Conrad was out on the dates of the recovery, but there is something else in his post which is interesting.

The mood of the day was reflected in the media culture at the time. You could hear it in songs by UB40, Billy Bragg, amongst many others, and Not the Nine O clock news parodied the times extremely well.

Is there a similar parallel today? I'm not so sure. The songs of today seem to dwell on your usual Love me Babe themes we always hear.

When young people get fed up of extended periods on the dole in coming months and years, how will they rebel and make their feelings felt?

I, for one, would be happy to see a return to a 'stuff society, what type of world have our parents created for us, surely it can be fairer, let's dance' type of mindset amongst youth than the 'it's vital that we get on the property ladder/career means so much to me/money is all' mentality that's been obvious for so long.

good music, IMO, back in the early 80's. emanating from a tory-inspired recession (not that I want to start a silly fight about thatch).


much.

Davesnave

purch wrote: »

Man was I 'buff' in those days :cool:

lemonjelly wrote: »

You were a naturalist!:eek:

I think you meant 'naturist.'

Purch lives on Exmoor, which is certainly good for wildlife and a bit parky, most days, for getting your kit off. But, hey, we were all younger then, so who knows? :cool: