tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040606363456390764.post2597954852599677369..comments2021-01-06T12:10:38.346-08:00Comments on Legion of One: Life in the 80sLegionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049600246150390341noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040606363456390764.post-88947126206808469522018-03-08T01:07:10.494-08:002018-03-08T01:07:10.494-08:00We didn't have the duck or cover drills - the ...We didn't have the duck or cover drills - the entire idea of nuclear war was there, but it didn't feel like a real threat. It was a 'this could happen, but meh' sort of thing for me. Even the adults around me didn't seem to take it that seriously. The 80s was big hair, music, and strange mix-and-match clothing.Legionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049600246150390341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040606363456390764.post-40316909883851084122017-10-31T08:51:23.906-07:002017-10-31T08:51:23.906-07:00Mmm. Sort of wish I remembered more of the 80'...Mmm. Sort of wish I remembered more of the 80's. Bits and pieces. Some places. Some music. I remember all of half a dozen friends over that decade - maybe two or three at any given time. We moved around with some regularity, so there were new schools, new people, and little in the way of enduring attachments. Certainly, life was more carefree or I never would have met the older kid who introduced me to D&D. But we also had duck-and-cover drills at school with both earthquakes and nuclear war in mind - neither seemed all that threatening to me, but adults certainly made a big enough deal about them. I remember avoiding the "big kids," but never really getting in fights, being picked on, or doing picking-on.<br /><br />And I should probably watch Stranger Things sometime...Redwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531307968974005265noreply@blogger.com