Time Machine - For Geezers only.

Tony Shelton said:
I thought this would be a fun thread. There's a new radio station in town that plays old songs (old for most of you guys, seems like yesterday for geezers like me!) Everytime I hear a song on the station it brings up old memories. How about bringing up some old tunes and the memories that go along with them. I'll start, You guys can either laugh and make fun of me or join in. It's your choice! :)

Here's the first. 1985. Just graduated Electricians Mate "A" School and stationed in Alameda California on the USS Carl Vinson in Alameda California. Listening to this and getting my perfectly groomed thick head of center parted hair combed then jumping in my newly acquired 1985 PONTIAC FIERO!!!!!!! Bought with this new thing called credit! (for Waaaaaay too much money and 13.5%!!!!!!!!!!!) ..... on my way out on the town to hit the clubs in San Francisco all alone to see what I got.

Waking up in the morning looking out the window of an apartment at Columbus and Broadway realizing my car has been towed and I have to run to take the train to the base. I kiss "whatever her name is" goodbye and head for the Bart station to try to make it to morning muster on time. This song plays in my head all the way.

Come on guys don't leave me stranded here. Surely there were some more dorks like me back in those days!

In spite of my bad decisions in the past, God has left me with priceless memories tied to every date in my life. I'll never forget the feeling of overwhelming confidence I had in those days of the sunrise of my life.

I'm thankful for that.

Where were you when this song was playing? (NOTE: if you weren't born yet, I don't need a picture to let me know where you were.....I took an anatomy class!)

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I remember that song, that was back in High School, Jr. year.

I really liked the music that MTV played back then before the rap or crap that is on these days, sure went downhill since.
 
1985 headed out west with a few friends on our Harleys for a month !!! Awesome Time but the music was more like this !!



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I was already 26 married in my first house for 5 years already 2 kids and just started my Trucking Company in NY.
 
Friday was bring a record day in 5th grade. I brought this teacher didnt catch on until about half way through http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KExNxttleaI&feature=related
I was sent to the principals office. I just thought it was freaky sounding Oh well. I like Marilyn Mason, what can I say LOL
 
1981 - Ears ringing from the clanging sound of the 6x9's behind my head. A little confused and paranoid. My dad had dropped me off earlier as he did every morning. And, on schedule my friends pull up in their green 1972 Monte Carlo where I slither into my spot behind the drivers seat. The three other football players are already smiling and laughing coyly as they pass a stick of the worst ditchweed in the state of Tennessee back to me carefully like it's made of gold.

A few minutes later the burning and violently popping leftovers of one of the guy's brother's good pot stash has tricked my mind into thinking I'm high as a kite. For a breif moment I wonder why my mind is so clear and I'm not even hungry, but that quickly passes as I allow myself to think there was actually more THC in that stick than there was in the milk I had in my cereal that morning.

I lay my head back on the seat as I did practically every morning for at least two months and allow my ears to ease their way into the damage that I couldn't anticipate would lead to partial hearing loss today.

Every day, this is what was playing....we played it till the tape wore out:

 
1976

I think I had my drivers license for about a month when I decided to sneak out in the middle of the night....joy riding through town to this song I managed to head on a telephone pole, spun twice, launched off a fire hydrant (still spinning), landed on TOP of the speed limit sign - which did not support the weight of my VW fastback....plunked me to the ground where I rolled backward into one of the 1776 trees planted two years earlier. I must have knocked my head pretty good because I asked the cop if he though we could fix my car before my parents woke up. Baaad night for Celeste.
 
Sung these two and played keyboards in 11th grade talent show. Our band was called "Elite" (Didn't know I could use my voice for anything other than being a smart alec did you?

Did anybody else have a big ol' REO Speedwagon belt buckle?


 
CarolinaProWash said:
1976

I think I had my drivers license for about a month when I decided to sneak out in the middle of the night....joy riding thrugh town to this song I managed to head on a telephone pole, spun twice, launched off a fire hydrant (still spinning), landed on TOP of the speed limit sign - which did not support the weight of my VW fastback....plunked me to the ground where I rolled backward into one of the 1776 trees planted two years earlier. I must have knocked my head pretty good because I asked the cop if he though we could fix my car before my parents woke up. Baaad night for Celeste.
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SWEEET Song Celeste! Too bad about the car though.

This is the song I used to lay down in our basement with speakers on each side of my head trying to forget whatever I did to just get grounded.

 
jlpressure said:
I worked at the Holiday Inn in my home town when this was out. New Years Eve they played it about 5 times, we had a blast after work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cipq...member stumbling over those lyrics everytime!
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Tony Shelton said:
Sung these two and played keyboards in 11th grade talent show. Our band was called "Elite" (Didn't know I could use my voice for anything other than being a smart alec did you?

Did anybody else have a big ol' REO Speedwagon belt buckle?


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Oh I had such a crush on Steve Perry in high school (ick now!) And I have every REO song ever written!
 
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