I had recorded Oprah's interview with Steven Tyler. Alex asked who she was interviewing and I told him that was the lead singer of Aerosmith and asked him if he knew Aerosmith. He knew a song or two. Of course that led me to You Tube to play him a few more Aerosmith songs that I was sure he had heard.
Then.... it led to me searching "Best songs of the 80s" and what fun it was to hear those songs. Bands like: The Police, Van Halen, Duran Duran, Foreigner, Journey, Aerosmith, Huey Lewis & the News, Bon Jovi, The Bangles, U2, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, INXS, and Poison. Most of the guys in those metal/hair bands had much better 80s hair than I could ever have.... LOL :)
This made me reflect on my "youth". I was in middle school in the mid-80s and high school in the late-80s. I do not have any fond memories of middle school, but I remember high school getting easier with each passing year. My son starts high school next year and I hope the same holds true for him.
So I'll let you down my memory lane:
First day of high school and no - I was not anorexic, just very skinny
One of the few freshman at the Junior/Senior prom.... didn't I think I was special!
Sophomore year, Snowball Dance
Junior year - Snowball Dance - not everyone can rock the 80s side ponytail
Junior year - FTA (future teachers of america - whatever) dance at state convention - I believe the saying was "the bigger the hair the closer to God you are"
Junior year - induction to National Honor Society
Senior pictures - summer before senior year - all I needed was a good eyebrow plucking!
Senior year - Snowball Dance - yes, I decided to rock the side ponytail 2 years in a row.
Senior year - Prom - I didn't have a date and took a friend-of-a-friend. It caused great controversy since he had graduated from another school and had facial hair. You would have thought I was asking to bring an "axe murderer" to prom. I had to have special permission.
Graduation - I was the only one in a backless dress that was above the knee. Love my hair in this picture.
Walking into the football stadium to graduate.... yes, we graduated outside on the football field - classy!
