The Eighties Summed Up In One Video

Thinking back I always thought of the 80's as the era of shitty copycat bands, shittier fashion trends, and a long drought of being unable to speak to women (actually, thats probably more of a personal thing unrelated to the actual era). But then I remembered Max Headroom, the poster child for eighties culture. Max had it all up until he decided to star in his own TV show. It was an odd show that really couldn't find an audience, much like a million other shows that have come and gone throughout the decades, and was cancelled after the first season. Next, Coca-Cola dropped Max as their spokesman. Max spent the remaining years doing commercials for used car dealerships and second-rate hotels but by 1993 he no longer existed on a television set anywhere. And because of that he quickly fell from the thoughts and minds of millions of Americans. No one stopped to thank him or tell him goodbye because, really, no one had the time as they were all too busy being caught up in the something newer, the something not so yesterday. The something not so eighties. If you have a moment why not go back for a bit or if you've never been, why not visit there for the first time? Because nothing sums it up better than this classic video. And besides you don't have to wear Jams or five fucking Swatch watches on one arm to feel the experience (although feathering your hair or spritzing it up a bit with some Aqua-Net would probably be quite complimentary to the experience).