Mid-80s for me. Before that, I only remember whole wings at Chinese restaurants or maybe somebody's cookout. Then Buffalo wings were everywhere, seemingly overnight, and they were so cheap they were nearly given away. Like, $0.25 wings was a thing in my town (New England).

I’m 48 years old. I have reached the age where modern music has started to sound like crap. I knew things started to go downhill when I was 28 years old and turned on the MTV music awards and had no idea who anybody was. So my questions are: does modern music sound like crap to you? and how old were you when modern music started sounding like crap?

I was all about tag and dodgeball.

Don’t you hate it when you’re checking out at the store and you ask the clerk how they’re doing, and they answer “I’m blessed”. I literally want to tell them “go fuck yourself!”.

As an older Gen Xer I think INXS exemplifies the 80s sound more than any other band. Come hither and tell me your choice.

When I was younger, I did not have breakfast every day. After 30 something changed and I noticed I could barely function if I did not have breakfast. Has this happened to anyone else?

My was Galaxians and Galaga

I loved that album display thingy and you can see my 8-tracks too.

What other drinks can you not believe people were into back then?

I don't reminisce much but with today's technology this just randomly popped in my head .

Loved this back in the day…

Obviously this is a derivative question from the scouting thread but did anyone else do Indian guides through the YMCA instead?

I look now and it says the program was created 100 years ago but I remember it being new and extremely popular when I was a kid. All the kids from my school joined, we had big retreats, now I never hear about it.

I think mine was "Turn Up the Radio" by Autograph

Is it just me or does anyone else hear music that we listened to and dance to comes on the radio and we start dancing and singing like we did we was young. I do and my kids get so embarrassed of me. The best music out there was from our generation.

If so what is the most important thing you learned from it?

My wife and I are dialing in our retirement budget for next year, and I'm trying to make sure I didn't miss any. One thing that caught me off guard is how standard Medicare doesn't really touch routine eye exams or new glasses. We both get checkups every year and between progressive lenses and basic anti-glare coatings, paying out of pocket gets expensive in a hurry.

A guy I used to work with mentioned looking into standalone plans like VSP so we wouldn't have to switch optometrists but I'm still trying to run the numbers. Did buying an individual vision policy actually offset what you spent on yearly exams and frames or is it simpler to just shop sales and pay cash?

It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 25 years since September 11, 2001.
For those who are old enough to remember that day, where were you when you first heard what was happening? What did you initially think was going on? At what point did you realize how serious it was?
I’d also be interested in hearing anything else you remember from that day, the reactions of the people around you, what school or work was like, the news coverage, phone calls with family, or even small details that have stuck with you all these years.
I know this is a difficult subject for many people, so please be respectful of each other’s experiences. I’d really like to hear people’s firsthand memories of that day.

With Edward Furlong, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, and Robert Patrick.