Whatever Happened To....?

bemisnorris · Posted: 06 Dec 2002 12:17 AM Post subject: Whatever Happened To....?

Remember KangaRoos? Those shoes with pockets?

Or what about those hats with flaps on the back (ala foreign legion) that we used to put band logo pins on?

And Levi jackets with band patches?

What fads do you remember from your childhood?

spic-ole · Posted: 06 Dec 2002 12:54 AM Post subject: Re: Whatever Happened To....?

Mars · Posted: 06 Dec 2002 08:55 AM Post subject: Re: Whatever Happened To....?

amp · Posted: 06 Dec 2002 06:20 PM Post subject:

In 1983 or 84, I begged my parents to by me a pair of pants that I wanted that were like $60. I was like 9 years old. I begged for about a month, and I finally got them to say 'yes'. Anyway, we go to the mall and walk into a store called Chess King. I pick out my pants, and I have to start begging again, because after one look at the pants my parents were like, "hell, no!" Anyway, my little berinche pays off.

As soon as I get home, I run to my room to go try the pants on. I look in the mirror, and I'm really proud of my new pants, then my older brother walks in, and starts laughing his ass off. As I hear him laughing at me, I stare into the mirror wearing my brand new pair of RED parachute pants, with black zippers, and a tear rolls down my cheek. A second later I take off my brand new pants and put them away, forever.

Mars · Posted: 09 Dec 2002 08:48 AM Post subject:

I remember you used to walk into almost any mall and there was alway a chess king and/or an Oak tree. i always thought they had the best clothes. I actually bought my prom suit at oak tree. I looked fine!
Anyway do those stores still exitst? i haven't seen any lately

bemisnorris · Posted: 29 Mar 2003 09:52 PM Post subject:

Do any of you remember video disc players? Not DVD players, but those old things that played those huge plastic discs that came out before Beta. I'm sure a lot of you are too young to even remember Beta. They're the equivalent to what an LP is to audio nowadays, except without the nostalgic memories attached to it.

I got a used video disc player, and two movies (Raiders of the Lost Arc and Trading Places) for my 8th grade graduation. I remember I had a tough time finding discs for my player. No stores rented them, anymore, and the only place I could find that sold them was Dobb's, in El Centro (yeah, that place doesn't exist anymore either), and they only sold used discs, and the selection (as you can imagine) wasn't very big either.

spic-ole · Posted: 31 Mar 2003 02:59 AM Post subject:

[quote="bemisnorris"]Do any of you remember video disc players?/quote]

I think you're making it up.

By the way, any of you ever get suckered into buying a laser disc player? I remember a friend of mine had one and it sucked watching movies at his house because you needed to change the disc every half and hour. What an expensive piece of crap. Poomouth

revramrod · Posted: 31 Mar 2003 08:58 PM Post subject: