The Good Ol' Days

The archive is up, so if you're interested in doing some backreading, head there. On to the topic at hand:

I was browsing around a bit today during some downtime and came across a few blasts from the past. First, there's now at least one site out there that sells t-shirts from 80's pop culture: www.80stees.com. Itching for some way to display your 80's heritage? Pick up a Nintendo, Transformers, Ninja Turtles, or Masters of the Universe shirt. Heck, they've even got obscure cartoons like the Snorks on there. I remember all of them, since I was an avid Saturday morning cartoon watcher (and I came out all right, didn't I?).

Speaking of cartoons, it seems that we're far enough removed from the 80's for nostalgia to kick in. I remember those odd infomercials from the 70's Preservation Society being broadcast during daytime TV as a kid, and now it looks like we're going to be getting a similar 80's deal, only with more hair. This can be good because of certain things, like the Ninja Turtles and He-Man, and horrendously bad for certain things, like most of 80's music, except for The Police, Men at Work, and possibly The Talking Heads. And maybe that Corey Hart guy who wore his sunglasses at night. Ok, so maybe all this stuff wasn't so bad after all.

I'm in the mood for some reminders of childhood. (I know I'm not old by any stretch of the imagination, but still...) I think I'm going to try to catch the new Ninja Turtles cartoon this Saturday. It may also be time to pay a visit to all the action figures boxed up in the attic...