Guest Post: More Yo-Yo Than YOLO!
Hello! Let me quickly introduce myself, my name is Nikki and I am a fashion blogger from Passerellauk, but most importantly of all, I'm a fully fledged 80's baby!
Growing up in the 80's was pretty amazing wasn't it? There are so many things that make the 80's great. If you've all but forgot the crazy times of the 80's, then let me jog your memory a little.
Remember Ring pops, Yo Yo's and Spokey dokes?
We all remember the good old fashioned Yo Yo right? Can you remember the one that lit up? The Coca-Cola spinner? Most people still don't understand why they were so popular... Why were they so cool? It was all because in 1989 the UK was gripped by Yo Yo fever.. and everyone got involved from our friends, to our mums and dads! We took them to school, we took them to the park, we swapped them, replaced them and finally, got very bored of them and that was the end of the Yo Yo craze! I have to be honest, I never learnt one trick, but if I saw a Yo Yo today I would probably have a go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbviSr-vLqw
Marbles had so many uses in the 80's didn't they? There was the simple game of marbles, with a very strange set of rules which ended in me losing my amazing swirly and gaining a chipped cats eye, that I just knew had been found on the floor! The epitome of the marble was definitely the blue one wasn't it? That blue marble had such an allure, you had to have it! When you finally won it, you were the king of the world...and then you lost it, damn!... âanother gameâ?
Playing marbles was great, but an even better use for marbles was Ker-Plunk!
Your heart is in your mouth as the last couple of plastic sticks remain and it's your turn. Which one do you go for? Green or yellow? Green or yellow? It's the hardest decision you've had to make all day, except for the game of Jenga earlier. You go for yellow, you can feel the weight of the world on your shoulders, but mainly the weight of the marbles on your stick and you know you've chosen wrong. You can't go back now, thatâs it! As the marbles crash down, you catch a glimpse of your sister's smug face, smiling away, knowing she has just won, for the fourth time today! I'll beat her at Guess Who!
There was nothing more fascinating than watching a Slinky bounce down the stairs...
I would wait at the top, my sister would wait at the bottom and as that funky little spring made its way down the stairs along came my brother to spoil the fun mid-flow. Just as we finally got it to work. He gives it back in a mass of neon tangles and its game over! âMuuuuuuuuuuum!â
Watching saved by the bell with Zack and Kelly, was like your real life Romeo and Juliet wasn't it? We were gripped, would they, wouldn't they? Much like the Towie of today.. or so I hear. Hours upon hours of my 80's life were spent in a Saved by the Bell trance, wishing I was Kelly and my boyfriend was Zack. Ah, Zack!
Lego! Everyone had Lego, lots of Lego! Little Lego people, Lego flowers, Lego cars, you name it. We had brand new Lego, hand me down Lego, car boot sale Lego, our best friends Lego I planned on keeping. Lego Helicopters, Lego houses, Lego merchandise, Lego turtles, Lego stuck to your foot! Stepping on a sneaky Lego brick is the worst!
If Lego friends were around in the 80's it would have blown our little minds. Pink Lego? Are you kidding me?
Now the 80's was all about getting outside, no matter the weather. Partly because I had two siblings and we drove each other mad if we stayed indoors. We had a massive back garden so we would play out there with amazing games like Twister, where we would all get involved.
Being outside in the 80's was great because we had bikes, and my new Roller boots! Not only could I whiz around on wheels, but I could stop myself by tipping my toe forward whilst imaging I was an ice skater. Oh yeh!
I also enjoyed coordinating my boots and outfit because after all, the 80's was all about the NEON!
....and it still is today!
Now the 80's may be a thing of the past, but don't be sad. We will always have our memories, and when that isn't enough, we will always have....TruffleShuffle.
For the days when you want to unleash your inner She-Ra...
Re-live the shell suit...
Bring retro TV back into your life...
...and remind yourself there was life before iTunes.
May it long remain the coolest era and may we never ever forget the 80's!
Nikki xoxo