Category Archives: The ’80s

Melrose Place: The Recaps! S1, Ep1: Pilot

Posted on December 13, 2014 by judisunshine

Unlike “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Melrose Place,” its Spelling Spinoff, was never an obsessive rewatch for me. Now, don’t get me wrong. I watched pretty much every episode up until around the time that Kristin Davis showed up. No offense to … Continue reading →

Posted in Apartments & Other Domiciles, Body Image, Celebrities, Childhood, Coffee, Entertainment, Friends, Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night, Lists, Melrose Place Recaps, Miscellaneous, Romance, The '80s, TV, Women, Work | Tagged 1992, 90210, Aaron Spelling, Allison, Amy Locane, being a teenager, Beverly Hills, Billy Campbell, Brian Aus, coffee, Courtney Thorne-Smith, David Silver, Donna Martin, FOX, Generation X, Jane Mancini, Jennie Garth, Josie Bissett, Kelly Taylor, Lucas, Melrose Place, men's button-down shirts, Michael Mancini, Natalie Miller, pools, Rhonda, Sandy, Shooters, sugarfree strawberry pie, Sugarplum Lynbrook, Summer School, Tori Spelling, Vanessa Williams | 5 Comments

On Days Like This

Posted on September 7, 2014 by judisunshine

On days like this, time seems to fall away. The sun is at this one place in the sky, and everything looks golden, as if it were an episode of “Wonder Years.” It’s almost Fall and I see my hair … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Family, Friends, Miscellaneous, The '80s, Women | Tagged autumn, death, Fall, gathering rosebuds, getting older, golden skies, hope, midlife crises, school supplies, September, spiral notebooks, Spring, turning 40 | Leave a comment

Trowsers Rolled

Posted on August 3, 2014 by judisunshine

Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table; Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels … Continue reading →

Posted in AcTING!, Apartments & Other Domiciles, Childhood, Family, Friends, Miscellaneous, The '80s, Women, Work | Tagged 1999, Being a kid, Brights, Charlie Sheen, Degrassi, Desperate Housewives, Do not resent growing old, friends, Glintz, gray hair, Hamlet, heavy thoughts, Hello Kitty, Internet, Jenny Lewis, Kerri Green, Lucas movie, New Year's, Rilo Kiley, Smuggler's Notch, T. S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, turning 40 | Leave a comment

Let Me Take You On an Escapade

Posted on June 11, 2014 by judisunshine

The last gift I remember getting from both my Nanny and Pop-Pop Posch was a golden vest from Escapade in the Baldwin Shopping Center on Grand Avenue. Usually Nanny would be in charge of the gifts, and always skewed younger. … Continue reading →

Posted in Apartments & Other Domiciles, Childhood, Family, Miscellaneous, The '80s, Women | Tagged apartments, Baldwin New York, Baldwin Shopping Center, bedrooms, blonde, dancing, Escapade, Escapade clothing store, Friendly's, greeting cards, Heaven, Into the Woods, Nanny, Pop-Pop, Pop-Pop Posch, Port Jefferson, riding the bus, saying goodbye to houses, storage spaces, vests in the 80s and 90s | 1 Comment

Then You Can Dream About It, and It’ll Be a Whole Garden.

Posted on December 24, 2013 by judisunshine

You know, George, I feel that in a small way we are doing something important. Satisfying a fundamental urge. It’s deep in the race for a man to want his own roof and walls and fireplace, and we’re helping him … Continue reading →

Posted in Apartments & Other Domiciles, Cats, Childhood, Family, Friends, The '80s, Work | Tagged A Day Late and a Dollar Short Terry McMillan, apartments, Christmas, Colorado fires, creche, cruises, Dorothy, Fontanini, George Bailey, Holly Hobbie, Hurricane Sandy, it's a wonderful life, jimmy stewart, Little Orphan Annie, miracle on 34th street, natalie wood, nativity scenes, ornaments, Shannon, St. Nick's Day, Wizard of Oz | Leave a comment

The Best Postcard

Posted on November 21, 2013 by judisunshine

I was eight years old when I sent Beverly Cleary a very long and urgent handwritten letter, wherein I patiently explained that she and her writing meant – well, absolutely EVERYTHING to me. In my very-best penmanship (which, if you’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Childhood, Family, Friends, Miscellaneous, The '80s, Women | Tagged 1984, 2002, 2007, Alan Tiegreen, artists, Beverly Cleary, birthdays, fraternal twins, getting older, goddesses, growing old is not for sissies, Henry Huggins, horses, humid summer days, imagination, Kinko's, late bloomers, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Long Island, Louis Darling, Mitch and Amy, Nanny Posch, Passion, postcards, Reagan, Rebecca, Ribsy, spry, Walter Cleary | 2 Comments

A Good Memory From My Most-Hated Grade

Posted on November 8, 2013 by judisunshine

I hated sixth grade. It was the year my parents made me go to Christian school, after I’d finally and painstakingly eked out an identity for myself at Chatterton, the public elementary school in my district. I wasn’t the prettiest, … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Family, Friends, Miscellaneous, School, The '80s, Women | Tagged " corsages, 1986, banquets, Chatterton Elementary, Christmas, Connect Four, costumes, essays, gymnasiums, Halloween, hoedowns, Ireland, Long Island, Madonna Virgin Tour, posterboard, private school, prom, public school, Saint Lucy, sixth grade, Snickers, South Shore Christian School, Sweden, The Rock, topographical maps | Leave a comment

The Costumes of My Life! Part I

Posted on October 24, 2013 by judisunshine

As many of you already know, I’m in love with Halloween, and costumes especially. Were I a more knowledgeable geek (and also had more money (which I probably would if I were a more knowledgeable geek)), I’d be at every … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Family, Friends, Going Out, Lists, Miscellaneous, School, The '80s | Tagged 1975-1987, Angel, Annie, blue eye shadow, Christmas, colored hairspray, costumes, Dorothy, elementary school, fabric paint, fairy, fluorescent socks, Glinda, glitter, gypsy, Halloween as satanic?, hoop earrings, interdenominational Christian school, Janis Joplin, leggings, Manitou, pierced ears, punk rocker, side ponytail, SSCS, the 80s, Thingamajig, Thundercats, tiara, Wicked Witch of the West, wings, Wizard of Ox | 1 Comment

Trendz

Posted on September 5, 2013 by judisunshine

While I’m no slave to fashion, I’m not immune to what’s all the rage, especially when I was a kid. Here are seven examples! Golddiggers/Termites When I was five, I really didn’t watch much TV. It was mainly the ‘70s … Continue reading →

Posted in Apartments & Other Domiciles, Childhood, Family, Friends, Lists, Miscellaneous, The '80s, Women | Tagged '70s, '80s, 1984, Barbies, Cabbage Patch Kids, Catholic school, charm bracelets, charm necklaces, Christmas, Corn Silk, Electric Company, fashion, Garbage Pail Kids, Golddigger jeans, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie, Madonna, memories, Mister Rogers Neighborhood, PBS, playground, puffy stickers, rubber bracelets, school, school uniforms, Sesame Street, Six Flags Great Adventure, sticker books, stickers, style, Termite shoes, Trends, Trivial Pursuit, Tweety Bird, Xavier Roberts | 4 Comments

Mermaids

Posted on May 27, 2013 by judisunshine

When I was seven years old, there were two things I loved most in the world, aside from my family and Santa Claus. One was Lake George. The other was playing with Barbie dolls. But when I played with Barbies, … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Family, Miscellaneous, The '80s, Women | Tagged 1982, Barbies, creeks, grandparens, Lake George, Manitou Springs, mermaids, Willow trees | 7 Comments

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