I think about these things all the time. So often I get these distinct feelings from the 80’s through smells, sounds, and my own memories. Sometimes these things hit me so hard that you feel it right in your chest. Man what I wouldn’t give to go back and relive some time in the 80’s.
Great video Jason! That feeling is so just so hard to describe and recreate organically. When it does happen , it's a great feeling! For me, it's always around midsummer, right at dusk as the streetlights come on. If there are fire flies, that is a bonus! ❤
Boy this video hit home for me!!! I remember my dad cutting the grass on a week day and me watching USA Cartoon Express in order to Threes Company on TBS. Eating a frozen pizza with the crust tasting like the card board it was in. It was a Friday and then watching the Beast Master. Life was good!!! So no you’re not the only one brother.👍🏾
My mom passed back in February, but I heard her say on more than one occasion that when we were kids in was a very happy time for her. That would have been in the 80's. Cool video here.
80s n 90s were so memorable.. the innocent, the excitement, the movies , tv shoes , music, video games. These time are gone and will never come back.. i try to bring those times back , but iys not the same. Love the videos jason. Thank u man
My dad would always reminisce about growing up on his family farm back in the 50’s. He would always tell me that was the best time. I think with most people, they get nostalgic about a simpler time when they were kids and had no responsibilities or cares. To us, those were the best times. The decade doesn’t really matter.
You are definitely not alone with those feelings. Ramble on my friend. That's why we are here. My parents reminisce about the 50's and 60's. They weren't fond of the 80's. Someone else cares for their lawn now. They won't let me do it, it's a large riding mower and they have a steep hill. My dad rolled it once. It took years for him to get better. I will go in search of people mowing grass. Weird I know, but we don't have grass to cut, I have no idea when my folks get theirs cut anymore and I miss the smell. I'll park the car, roll the window down, close my eyes and breath. The sounds and smells are fantastic. Then snap out of it and go get the kids from school. Bonus though, it's summer! No school and lots of lawn mowing! The big difference is, we will get out and walk around the neighborhood. The kids don't enjoy sitting in the car longer than a few minutes.
My 80's is 1985-1987 because I remember watching Cartoons on my Dad's CRT TV(s), The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Thundercats, Conan the Adventurer, TNMT; Summer was the simple children's pool setup on Dad's five acre block, the orange slip-n-slide, the BBQ. Cricket on the TV, the voices of Richie, Bill, and Tony. Can't do any of that now. BBQ? Nope, smoke ban. Pool? Nope, pool fencing laws are ridiculous, and it all costs too much money. Cartoons... yeah, you can do that via RU-vid, or perhaps get a TV to work via HDMI -- but it's not the same. I wish I could go back to the 80's so much...
I don't think you're alone. I have those thoughts and many others. One memory I can relive and have fun sharing is that I have all episodes of Disney s adventures of the gummi bears. And my grandkids like to watch it.
The best answer I can come up with is that it is subjective in regard to life experiences. I suppose I’m always a bit envious of people who still have most of their family members around whom they grew up with. I’ve found that the loss of people tends to make your memories bittersweet in that it can be enjoyable to reminisce but you don’t want to hang out there too long because it eventually becomes profoundly sad. That said in the most general terms I guess people become nostalgic about the era in life they are most sired to. For me that would be the period of 76-83 but I’m sure that most people can designate a “sweet spot” if they thought on it.
I think we all want to go back my friend. The world was a better place. Before my mom died in 2016, she said the world was a better place. My 87 year old dad said the world was a better place. I could go into great detail why, but we don’t talk about those things here. A place where no one locks their doors is a place no more.
I think they have it to some degree. I think we have it to a much greater degree because we just happened to grow up in the full-bloom of the atomic pop culture bomb known as the 1980’s. It’s an iconic time period for a good reason. Sometimes I’ve thought about “why” that reason is. I noticed the 80’s renaissance really started kicking in during the period just after 9/11, where we were faced with such a traumatic and horrifying event that occurred just as we were entering adulthood and perhaps that made us realize we’d rather go back. Or perhaps that’s just a correlation. Whatever it is, it’s healthy, but like all things it can become unhealthy. If we learn anything, let it be that our present may one day be the thing we wish we were back in, so sniff in the air now, soak up every moment with your kid that you can, because you’re in it now. A wise man once said “the good old days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems”.
I'm gonna say yes, they do. There is a reason why people, no matter the age, miss the 80s. Sure, they will miss their own childhood era a bit more. But, the 80s was the last era of pure analog. The last era before the developed internet. It is THIS There is a reas
I’ve already alerted Mr. Knupp on the epicness of this ramble , and as the fans know , I am the ramble guy and serious business here folks Jason is dropping science here folks I cannot mow my parents lawn at the age of 45 and not pretend I’m not Kevin Arnold 😉 COLIN FROM CANADA 🇨🇦
Trade in your wallet with your cash and credit cards, leave yourself about $20 pocket money. Get yourself evicted from your house - (where you are the man of the house) and move back in with your dad (without your kids), watch him mow the lawn and then see how much you want to transfer back to the 80s then. You will notice pretty quickly how much you want back your free adult, independent life where you do things on your terms.
