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Our Generation...Part 2

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You NEVER drank the New Coke. Entertainment was cheap and lasted for hours. All you needed to be a princess were high heels and an apron; the Sit 'n' Spin always made you dizzy but never made you stop; Pogoballs were dangerous weapons and Chinese Jump Ropes never failed to trip someone. In your Underoos you were Wonder Woman, Spider Man or R2D2 and in your treehouse you were king. In the 80's, nothing was wrong. Did you know the president was shot? Star Wars was not only a movie. Did you ever play in a bomb shelter? Did you see the Challenger explode or feed the homeless man? We forgot Vietnam and watched Tiananmen Square on CNN. We had neighborhoods where during the day we could play kick-the-can, ""guns"" and all of the things that made us grow up. There was always that one ""field"" that could be used for either baseball, football, ""runnin' bases"", or just a place to hang out. That was my field of dreams Mr. Costner. At night we would play flashlight tag. Just like we could trick-or-treat at night without the fear of being shot and killed. Just like our guns had caps or ""lasers"". If we didn't have the Jessie James guns we could just get a rock and smash the caps on the ground! We loved the orange race tracks...that was until our mother realized she could smack us with them. We were the kids that not only collected Cabbage Patch kids, but their ugly offspring-Garbage Pail Kids. We too collected football and baseball cards but it was because we wanted to be the first in the neighborhood to have the ""complete"" set. Sports were important, but not near as important as Friday/Saturday Night's Main Event with all of our favorite WWF wrestlers. Remember Bob Backlund and Jimmy ""Superfly"" Snuka? We loved to imitate their moves...until someone got hurt. In our neighborhoods we played with He-man and Skelator. Going to get a Happy Meal on Saturday with dad or mom was worth waiting the other six days of the week. No, we are the furthest thing from a lost generation. Does going to arcades on Saturday, getting carpooled to football with your best friend, eating fruit roll-ups, having birthday parties at McDonalds or Godfather's pizza or Noble Romans where you could make your own pizza express you are lost? How many people melted their army figures that were given to them by their parents. Was Green Lantern the Coolest Super Hero or Aquaman? ""Wonder twin powers activate!"" How's about coming home at night after Halloween and separating your candy into: The cool stuff, the homemade stuff, and the pennies. How about the candy that came in that awful orange and black wax paper? (I think they were called Mary Janes.) Do you remember the one house that had a sign in the candy bowl that said, ""Take One."" How many did you take if you liked it? Were you desperate one year and as a teenager you trick-or-treated? Our generation had character and heart. We played with real baseballs. ""Hey, my mom will take if your mom picks up!"" Could you ever really beat Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom? Did you have sliced oranges or grapes for your half-time treat? How about the hot dog and coke after each football and baseball games? Star Crunches? Whippy Dip? Twinkies? Ho-Hos? This is what WE are all about! So if you are reading this and it ALL hits home then you do indeed have a heritage or a generation. This is what makes us the most unique generation of all. Please p this on to all who can relate!

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