ATTLEBORO HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1982 REUNION SITE
80s TIME WARP!
WARNING: By entering the Time Warp, the classmate assumes all responsibility of possible regression!
Are You a Child of the 80s?
Trapped between the "Baby Boomers" and "Generation Y" is a special generation ...
a generation we call "Children of the Eighties."
If you can identify with most of the 15 points below,
chances are you are definitely one of them ...
1. You owned a *real* Rubik's cube.
2. One word: Izod.
3. You remember when MTV didn't exist.
4.
"Alternative" music actually was...and not popular Top 40 tunes.
5. You were a "wanna be". Madonna, Duran Duran, Michael Jackson, Cyndi
Lauper, Boy George, etc.
6. "Where's the beef?"
7. You know how to use a rotary phone.
8. Max Headroom was cool.
9. You know how (or wanted to be able) to Moonwalk!
10. Atari, IntelliVision, TelStar and Coleco were the ultimate gaming systems to
own.
11. Leg warmers and headbands ala Pat Benatar once looked really cool to you.
12. You remember when Jordache jeans with a flat-handle comb in the back pocket
was cool.
13. Jelly bracelets & shoes!
14. Your hair defied gravity.
15. You are still baffled by the "day glo" clothing trend.
MUSIC:
MTV made its debut...
We loved it and couldn't get enough of it!
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" hit the airwaves
You may not have worn a silver glove (please tell me you didn't)
but chances are you had a cool vinyl jacket, right?
HAIR:
Were you a Farrah or Dorothy Hamill kind of girl?
POSTERS:
Which girl was hangin up in your room?
TECHNOLOGY:
Were you a computer geek... even back then!
I bet you miss 5" floppy disks, huh?
Still got your Walkman?
TELEVISION:
Saturday Night Live, Cheers and The Incredible Hulk
Knight Rider and Dallas (Do you remember who shot J.R.?)
Let's not forget the soaps...
Day's of Our Lives...Bo & Hope and General Hospitals.... Luke & Laura!
SPORTS:
1982 World
Series: St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 4 games to 3; Darrell
Porter is Series MVP
Super Bowl XVII: Washington 27, Miami 17
1981-82 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to
2; Magic Johnson is MVP
1982 NCAA Heisman Trophy Winner: Herschel Walker, RB, wins as a Junior at
University of Georgia
Rose Bowl - Jan. 1, 1982: Washington 28, Iowa 0
Orange Bowl - Jan. 1, 1982: Clemson 22, Nebraska 15
Boxing: WBA Heavyweight Championship: Michael Dokes knocked out Mike Deaver in
the first round.
Golf: Masters - Craig Stadler; PGA Champ - Raymond Floyd; U.S. Open Champ - Tom
Watson.
Hockey: Stanley Cup went to the New York Islanders.
World Cup Soccer: Italy defeated West Germany, 3 to 1.
Tennis: Wimbeldon - Jimmy Connors / Martina Navratilova; U.S. Open - Jimmy
Connors / Chris Evert Lloyd
CLOTHING:
Guys and girls had deck shoes and Nikes
(Did you have white Nikes with a blue stripe or red stripe?)
Did you "wear nothing but your Calvin's"...
Or did you paint on you paint on your SASSON's?
Did you take your passion...and make it happen?
Entertainment:
Did we miss anything??? Email us to let us know!
Send us a pic of you in your coolest 80's clothing!
