[GOTFIVEONIT]

Originally Posted by raatkirani2005

Oh my goodness, I remember all that stuff as well. I was in fifth grade, and I totally remember the stock market crash and the iran-contra affair, even though I had no idea what that was. Gorbachev was the face plastered all over the news, and Reagan with his lame "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" speech. Also, wasn't the Gary Hart-Donna Rice scandal that same year? My parents would always change the channel whenever that story came on, but I do remember he had a boat he named Monkey Business. I also remember the hijackings. That was definitely the crime du jour back then. And I remember the PIA hijacking, but there was also a Pan Am hijacking in Karachi, which I remember a friend was on. She came back with stories of dead people next to her and blood everywhere.

Music wise, for a girl like me, Whitney Houston was the biggest thing. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" was incredibly popular. And so were the Bangles "Walk Like an Egyptian." And the biggest movie for me was "Three Men and a Baby." Awww...

haha i remember all that too. your right there was a pan am hijacking in pakistan as well, i completely forgot about that. and i still remember the bangles. there was a rumor going around (well it was by my older sisters) that the lead singer of the bangles as actually half indian/desi??? i dont know if this is true or not. but ya walk like an egyptian was the biggest hit at the time and i had an english teacher in 7th grade, mrs. ZAKI. yes her last name was zaki and she would always talk about the song, cuz her husband was egyptian lol and she was white. unfortunantly i heard many years ago that mrs. zaki had died.

but ya i remember gary hart and all those scandals lol with donna rice, and of course the PTL! lol. and jimmy farwell. Plus that same year not only did 21 jump street premier on fox, i dunno if you used to watch that or not, but so did married with children aka al bundy lol. but they still show some of these old tv shows on tv. i was shocked. i started watching 21 jump street again daam that was a good show. it was waay ahead of its time. i even saw episodes that i still remember after so many years. music wise, i remember kool moe dee, "Wild Wild West', Young M.C. "bust a move" (well i think that was more like 89') and the beasty boyz. i cant believe they are still around.

and of course who could forget khomenie??? i remember seeing his picture on front cover of TIME magazine, and the headline read "Iran vs the world" and here we are still talking about Iran 20 year's after khomenie died. Heck even his son died too!



but i never forgot that muhammad ali concert i had to attend with my family as a kid, back in 87'. I think it was 87', im pretty sure it was then. because we went with my dad's freind from work, and his wife, who was pakistani themselves. i remember this, cuz we had these seats high up in balcony of the medina shriner's (temple) in downtown chicago. Then waay down in the audience, we had spotted another family freind of my parents. She was there with one of her girlfreinds, who was pakistani too. This was more than 20 years ago. and it was her daughter who i foolishly proposed too. im writing this because she has no idea really just how far back we all go, and how much I do remember, even if she has virtually no memory of any of this at all. and this was all part of the reason why i did what i did.

[GOTFIVEONIT]

i think lol_lol was born in 87'.

i remember watching that tv show "growing pains' on abc, along with "the Wonder Years", also on abc. And long before britney vs. christina hahaha there was debbie gibson vs. tiffany which started in 87' hahaha. The Cosby Show! anyone remembers the old tv show "A Current Affair"? The first tv show that Maury Povich did.

i think i still post some songs from that year, kim wilde's "keep me hanging on", and kyle monogue lol. i had started listening to alot of new wave, U2's "Joshua Tree Album' came out that same year, along with depeche mode, new order, etc.

1987 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

January 29 - William J. Casey ends his term as CIA Director.

March 4 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan addresses the American people on the Iran-Contra Affair, acknowledging that his overtures to Iran had 'deteriorated' into an arms-for-hostages deal.

March 19 - In Charlotte, North Carolina, televangelist Jim Bakker, head of PTL Ministries, resigns after admitting an affair with church secretary Jessica Hahn.

June 12 - During a visit to Berlin, Germany, U.S. President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.

July 1 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan nominates former Solicitor General Robert Bork, a controversial conservative judge and legal scholar, to the U.S. Supreme Court.

July 27- Australian singer Kylie Minogue releases her first hit, a remake of Little Eva's The Loco-Motion.

"July 31 - Four hundred Iranian pilgrims are killed in clashes with Saudi Arabian security forces in Mecca."

oooh this event i definantly remember! in fact from what i remember it made front-page news with a big huge headline on it.

August 19 - ABC News Chief Middle East Corresponden Charles Glass escapes his Hizballah kidnappers in Beirut, Lebanon, after sixty-two days in captivity.

September 17 - At a small rally in Harlem, televangelist Pat Robertson announces his candidacy for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination.

October 10 - The Reverend Jesse Jackson launches his second campaign for U.S. President.

October 14-October 16 - The United States is caught up in a drama that unfolds on television as a young child, Jessica McClure, falls down a well in Midland, Texas, and is later rescued.

October 19 - Black Monday: stock market levels fall sharply on Wall Street and around the world.

October 19 - U.S. warships destroy 2 Iranian oil platforms in Persian Gulf

November 22 - Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom

haha i remember max headroom.

December 8 - Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

who could forget that?

December 9 - General Rahimuddin Khan retires from the Pakistan Army, as well as the cabinet of the country's military dictatorship.

plus benazir kept popping up on tv all the time and the american media too. its shocking she's now dead.

[raatkirani2005]

PTL, lol! I remember that, and Tammy Faye. And there was Jimmy Swaggart--he was their rival. I remember all those shows premiering, but not being allowed to watch any of them, not even Wonder Years. My parents were strict, but for some reason, we were allowed to watch Three's Company instead!

And didn't Max Headroom appear in ads for....New Coke?

[Khairan]

Wait, people born in 1987 are turning 21 now?

How the hell did *that* happen?

[slime]

growing up, i always thought that when i would turn 16/18/21, i would know everything about the world and be super smart and mature and responsible and awesome.

but that's all lies!!!!
i feel like we're still babies.


well i have one year to become super smart and mature and responsible and awesome and know everything about the world.

anyone else agree? maybe it's cuz i'm the youngest in my family

[Abu_Hind]

I feel old.

[sally]

Originally Posted by slime

growing up, i always thought that when i would turn 16/18/21, i would know everything about the world and be super smart and mature and responsible and awesome.

but that's all lies!!!!
i feel like we're still babies.


well i have one year to become super smart and mature and responsible and awesome and know everything about the world.

anyone else agree? maybe it's cuz i'm the youngest in my family

i know..when i was 14, i thought 16 would be like WOW older.

[iceonfire]

It's all bout the 90's u knowAnybody under the age of 16 shouldn't bother reading this ;D Just 'cuz you were born in '92 doesn't mean you're a 90's kid. It's not like you could remember the original Simpsons.

You know you're a 90's kid if...

You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"

You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"

You've worn skorts and felt stylish

You yearned to be part of the Baby-Sitters club

You use to love playing with your MY Little Pet Shop

You know that "WHOA" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"

You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

You wore a ponytail on the side of your head and had fluffed bangs

You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in kindergarten

You remember reading "Goosebumps"

You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"

You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.

You remember the craze then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.

You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...

You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.

You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates

You ever got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide

You wore socks over leggings scrunched down

" Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS ELEPHANTS ELEPHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE" he jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stumbed he's toe oe oe and thats the end end end of the elephants show ow ow

You remember boom boxes vs. cd players

You knew what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare"

You remember Alf, the little brown alien from Melmac and Vicki the Robot from "MY Little Wonder"

You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool

You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"

You played and or collected "Pogs"

You used to pretend to be a MIGHTY MORPHIN Power Ranger and you owned a Skip It

You had at least one GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere

You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles

All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.binders.etc.)

You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes.

You remember a time before the WB.

You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

You thought it would be so cool to be Alex Mack.

You know the Macarena by heart.. LOL

" Talk to the hand" ... enough said

You thought Brain would finally take over the world

[sally]

i feel so old now because my brother became a teenager this year.

sigh.

that, and i realized he's been saying words like n00b, etc for about 3 years now.