Word Up – 80s Additions to the OED
By Lori Ferraro I was pleased the other day to hear my 8-year-old son come home from school and said that they had been using dictionaries in class – like with cursive handwriting, I wondered if the dictionary would be something of the past. Why look something up in a big ‘ol book when you could just look it up online? I’m pleased to say he’s learning both. I also learned last week through a friend that The Oxford English Dictionary...
80s Comb with Hair Spray Pump
If there was one thing about 80s hair, it required copious amounts of hair spray. The needed volume could not be achieved any other way. I was partial to L’Oreal’s Studio Line, mostly because the smell appealed to me. But, my best friend was an Aqua Net girl, all the way. I’ve had the same, one sad thing of hair spray now for several years. I just don’t use it enough to ever finish the bottle. Not so in the 80s. It was the sheer...
Top of My Toy List: My Barbie Styling Head
By Lori Ferraro I loved my Barbie Dolls growing up – like lots of girls, I was kind of fanatical about them. I had a few different versions of Barbie, Ken (with his purple ascot and hot pink shirt), and Barbie’s little sister Skipper too. I also had Donny and Marie Dolls that used to come on over to party with Barbie. And Darci, Covergirl Darci was a bigger, bustier version of a Barbie doll. Donny and Marie dolls But my favorite...
5 Perfect Valentine’s Day Gifts for the 80s Lover in Your Life
By Lori Ferraro When I think of Valentine Day in the 80s my memories go to the following boyfriends/gifts: In eighth grade I bought my boyfriend, Albert, a big gold medallion that said “Libra” and had the tipping scales on it – he was my first real boyfriend and I was super excited to give him this fancy piece of jewelry in a little black velvet box. In the tenth grade my boyfriend Lenny gave me one of those novelty coffee mugs with a...
The Cable Guy
Anyone else remember the absolute thrill of these five words: THE CABLE GUY COMES TODAY. I do certainly do; when we first got cable hooked up to our television back in the early 80s, it was a huge deal. I had experienced the wonders of HBO at my grandparents’ and friends’ houses and finally . . . finally this luxury was coming to my family. It meant that I would finally have all the re-runs of ‘The Munsters’, could watch...
