Divine Randomness: Decade Spotlight Series

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Friday, February 24, 2023

American Girl does the 90s

Meet Isabel and Nicki Hoffman! While I'm a bit disgruntled with AG placing the story in December, 1999 in order to be able to capitalize on the 90s trend, I find the line cute, and I, as usual, enjoy the nostalgia...you can find the complete line here and dig more into 1999 on this post.

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

American Girl goes 80s

It was a long time coming, but finally two things from my childhood that I love have come together: American Girl and the 80s...to say that I'm excited and looking forward to getting my hands on whatever I can from this collection is an understatement lol. Her name is Courtney Moore and those interested can check out her goods here. Let the nostalgia feels commence!

Class of 86 playlist

This Is Music 1986

I Love the 80s: 1986

I Love the 80s Strikes Back: 1986

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Daily Life Through the 20th Century Books

A late addition to the series, some wonderful books that add some more depth to any novels set between 1900 and 1990. And if you love to write as much as I do, they are definitely worth owning. I can't recommend them enough, and own three others from the line. Happy reading!

Friday, November 11, 2011

The 1990s

As Janet Jackson once said, "that's the end?" The answer, yes! We've reached the end of the 20th century this week with the last in our decade spotlights: the 1990s! This one has got to be one of the harder ones for me to write about because I remember more about this decade than any other as this was the period of my adolescence...I stared the decade at eight going on nine, and ended it at 18, and there's so much I remember. A sort of double edged sword so to speak. The whole President Clinton scandal, the divorce of Prince Charles and Lady Di as well as her tragic death, the O J trial, and the internet becoming a major force in our lives near decade's end. Musically, I remember the great pop hits and grunge from early in the decade, alternative hits in the middle and end, and the rise of rap and hip-hop. Cell phones becoming popular for the first time, and, of course, the TV shows...ah, Friends, Party of Five, Blossom, Boy Meets World, Buffy, ect. How we loved you. Oh, and the cloning of Dolly the sheep. And how can we forget the Oklahoma City bombings? A huge event of the '90s for me? The birth of my half sister who turned 18 this past January.

Totally Hair Barbie

And that's it folks! Hope you enjoyed this nine part trip down memory lane as much as I did!

Music Links

AccuRadio.com: '90s channels

Recommended nonfiction:

Friday, November 4, 2011

The 1980s

Ah, we've reached Friday again folks, and here we go again with another decade spotlight...and it's a doozie: that's right, we've reached another decade taste forgot, the 1980s! Now this one I can say I have some memories of (barely, but some nonetheless), as besides video games, teased hair, the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Di, and MTV, there was another thing born in the 80s...me! Yep, yours truly joined the ranks of the living a mere five days after MTV as a matter of fact, and since for most of my youth I lived on and off with my aunt who turned 18 the year I was born, it's thanks to her that I can say I literally grew up with the fledgling network (which also makes me just old enough to remember when MTV was actually good, but that's another story for another day). I don't think I have much to add here as the era is more in vogue now than it's been in the 22 years since it ended, but I'll list some of the things I remember most, and for me, that was the toys! Oh man, how I wish I could've kept more of my stuff, would be worth a lot today I'll bet! Anyhoo, here are they are:

Toys I had that were introduced in the 80s:

Rainbow Bright
My Little Pony
Care Bears
Glow worm
Pogo Ball (though I had give that to my cousin's older sisters because I couldn't use it)
Jem doll
Mother Goose storyteller
Cabbage Patch Dolls (I still have the three I got)
My Child doll (I miss her to this day)
Lady Lovely Locks Enchanted Isle Maiden Misty Curls doll (I had a LLL card game too)

And what was probably my most used toy:

Believe it or not! It was my tape player for various things for a looong time Lol.

And how can we forget the TV shows? Then there was the music...but I won't take up anymore space on that. We all know how awesome it is, and every Saturday, I listen to it all day. Max Headroom, the Rubric's Cube, Simon, the list just goes on. But what can I say, I love the 80s.

And now, Barbie takes on some famous faces:

Flashdance

Dynasty's Alexis

Dynasty's Krystle

Debbie Harry

Joan Jett

Cyndi Lauper

80s Cher

That's all for this week folks! Next week, we finish up our spotlights with the 1990s!

Music Links

AccuRadio.com: '80s channel listings

KROQ of the 80s

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Recommended nonfiction:

Friday, October 28, 2011

The 1970s

TGIF everyone! In this stop in the Decade Spotlight series, we highlight the "decade that taste forgot" the 1970s! Ah yes, the era of leisure suits and peacock fashion for men, hotpants, feathered hair, and platforms for women. The war in Vietnam finally ended, Title IV and Roe Vs. Wade became law, and the feminist movement hit its zenith. Then there was the debacle known as Watergate caused our president to resign for the first time in history. Musically, rock became more divided and bigger, disco and punk hit the airwaves, and Elvis permanently left the building (or did he? Muahahaha!). We also lost three of rock's biggest stars when Jimmi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison checked out way too soon. This is the decade that brought us something that would change our lives forever as Bill Gates brought us Microsoft and the now late Steve Jobs brought us Apple:

Other things that pop into my head when I think of the '70s? Pet rocks, mood rings, the continuation of lava lamps (hey, I love mine!), roller discos, and, oh yeah, this baby: