hair bands of the ’80s

The decade of the ’80s saw some tacky fashion trends, too many to name here, but one that stands out is the “hair band”, where guys in rock bands had long hair — sometimes even with perms. Ugh!

Be forewarned that the following pictures are not for the squeamish. If you can withstand the tackiness, look beyond the big hair and notice what some of them are wearing. I was a child of the ’80s, so fortunately I didn’t get too caught up in that craziness. But looking back, you have to wonder how in the world people thought that was cool!

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Can anyone explain how that was ever considered fashionable? I have no idea… Did we just overlook that because some of the music was good? Could there be any other possible explanation?

free beats, in a live, spontaneous setting

It’s good to see someone promoting the arts in a free and creative way.  This guy provides free beats (via beatboxing) to anyone who would like to sing, rap, read poetry, or dance along.  This was done in New York City, where there is a large diversity of art and culture.  The results are interesting.

funny quotes, issue #78

Here’s a few funny quotes collected by our resident quotesmith, for your reading enjoyment today.

If you don’t have a sense of humor, you probably don’t have any sense at all.

Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.

Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?

Do you realize that in about 40 years, we’ll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos? (And rap music will be the Golden Oldies!)

I don’t like hypothetical situations because it is like lying to your brain. ~ Jack McBrayer

I would’ve made a great comedian… it’s just that I hate it when people laugh at me. 🙂 ~ Mango-Man

Mustaches grow on you after a while…

I don’t kill flies but I like to mess with their minds. I hold them above globes. They freak out and yell, “Whoa, I’m way too high.” ~ Bruce Baum

I’m surprised more people don’t appreciate this obvious dieting tip: If you want to lose a significant amount of weight, it’s important to start out really fat. ~ Joseph Moore

That’s all for now, so a certain reader won’t say my posts are too long.  🙂   If you want to read more random quotes, be sure to click on the Quotes category in the sidebar.  There’s more where this came from…

caption contest, papers on ground everywhere

It’s time for another caption contest.  Sorry for the lack of posts the past few days, but with it being the Fourth of July holiday weekend, there was an abundance of food, fireworks, fun, and fellowship.   (The Fourth was brought to you by the letter “F”.)  Now that the extended weekend has ended, things return to normal.  Monday may not be an exciting day, but that’s why we have the caption contest on Monday — to make it better.   All that said, let’s get to it.

This week’s photo features a small town street covered with papers.  What might be going on here?

papers on ground everywhere

(To see the other caption contests, click on the “Say What?” category in the sidebar.)