#1979 thunderbird balloon race movie#
Demento show on KZZP every Sunday night.Ħ9) Burned your hand trying to open your locker at school.ħ0) Locking your car doors as soon as you got south of Bethany Home.ħ2) Didn't believe that high schools actually had indoor halls and full size lockers like they do on TV.ħ3) Didn't go to the park until AFTER dark.ħ4) Thought sweatbands were not just a fashion statement.ħ5) Your hypercolor t-shirt was permanently a different color under your arms.ħ6) Knew not to shoot at a Saguaro because it could fall over on you and kill you.ħ8) Always saw at least 10 people you knew on Mission Beach (San Diego).Ĩ0) Remember when the Roadrunners were the only hockey game in town.Ĩ2) Wore jellies in the summer even though you had really bad feet sweat.Ĩ3) Went to see Santa Westridge Mall (that was the best one with the whole set up).Ĩ4) Remember when Ahwatukee was a retirement community half way to Tucson.Ĩ5) Remember 50 cent movie Tuesdays at Valley West Mall.Ĩ6) Have a scar on the back of your thighs from the 3rd degree burns sustained from the metal clip your seat belt clicked in to. You Grew Up In The 80s In Phoenix If You.ġ) Would have done anything for a Ladmo bag.ģ) Can still remember the words to The Hepatitis Song.Ĥ) Spent way too many summer days in a mall.ħ) Get irritated when people say "Yeah, but it's a dry heat."Ĩ) Have red burnt cheeks in every childhood picture.ġ0) Vacationed in San Diego or Rocky Point.ġ1) Know what it feel like to come out of an icy cold movie theater into 110 degree heat - I miss that feeling!ġ5) Have a T-shirt that says "I survived the hottest day in Phoenix history" referring to that summer day in 1990 when it got up to 122 degree in the shade.ġ7) Ever put Christmas lights on a cactus.ġ9) Burnt the bottom of your feet running out to get the mail because you were too lazy to put on shoes.Ģ0) Know some Spanish even though you never studied it.Ģ2) Enjoyed making song requests at Organ Stop Pizza.Ģ3) Got in trouble for leaving crayons in the back seat of the car.Ģ4) Are not intimidated by a Super Big Gulp.Ģ5) Your heroes were Kevin Johnson (KJ), Mark West, and Tom Chambers.Ģ6) Had to pay full replacement price for the rented VCR tape you left in your car.Ģ7) Shopped at Goldwaters, Broadway Southwest, Federated, Globe or Diamonds.Ģ8) Remember Dave Pratt the Morning Mayor on 98 KUPD.Ģ9) Can count the number of times it snowed in Phoenix on one hand.ģ0) Stood in line to watch movies at the original Cine Capri.ģ1) Snow cones and brain freezes made summer worthwhile.ģ2) Cried when Wallace and Ladmo went off the air.ģ3) Went to Pistol Pete's Pizza, ShowBiz pizza, and can recall Tex Critters at MetroCenter.ģ8) Saw your first concert at the Arizona State Fair.ģ9) Remember the Madhouse Macdowell (Purple Palace).Ĥ2) Mourned the loss of Cotton Fitzsimmons.Ĥ5) Cruised Central Avenue, Metrocenter, or Mill Avenue.Ĥ6) Worried about drive by shootings at school.Ĥ7) Remember only TWO freeways either the I-10 or I-17.Ĥ8) Remember who Rose Mofford or Evan Mecham is.ĥ0) Know what Price Club is (and when there was only 1).ĥ3) Went to Legend City or Compton Terrace.ĥ4) Know what Yellow Front, Lucky's, Smittys, AJ Bayless, are.ĥ6) Went boogie boarding on irrigation day.ĥ8) Went to the hot air balloon races at Thunderbird.ĥ9) Thought 19th Ave and Cactus was in the boonies.Ħ0) Speaking of the boonies - drank in the desert with the rest of your high school friends until the bright light of the helicopter came blaring down.Ħ1) Were ever excited about your appearance on "Pets on Parade."Ħ2) Suffered the consequences of leaving your sister's favorite vinyl record in the car.Ħ3) Remember your parents voting (or not voting for) for the ValTrans monorail.Ħ6) Remember Tex Earnhardt and his "That Ain't No Bull" commercials.Ħ7) Attended a birthday party in a railroad car at the McDonald's on Bethany Home and 23rd Ave.Ħ8) Remember the Dr. If you grew up in Phoenix in the 1980s (like I did), you will remember a lot of these!
The other day I came across a list of Phoenix history that's making its way around the Internet on sites like FaceBook and a bunch of blogs.
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