Pop Culture

Pop Culture of the 90sThe 90s  In the 90s you knew what was hot and what was not and you were ready along with Lara Croft for the next email scam. Spam wasn’t in a tin and you were ready for the 2YK bug.
Pop Culture of the 80sThe 80s  Remember Rubiks cubes, popping plastic bubble wrap and having computers were hip and cool. You could identify who shot JR but not the person who kidnapped Shergar.
Pop Culture of the 70sThe 70s  Osmond-mania and other TV and music fads and pop heroes including chopper bikes, roller skates, calculators and scalectrix and dance moves at the disco
Pop Culture of the 60sThe 60s  1960s festivals and music were big, the Hippie scene took off, flowers and anti-war protests were everywhere, Russia won the space race
Pop Culture of the 50sThe 50s  The decade of the 50s was all about hope and prosperity. With the chance to start a new life with a family, home and other luxuries things were looking very modern

70s Laughing Bag

70s Laughing Bag

Anyone remember the 70s Laughing Bag. It was powered by a battery and would be the tool of the family joker. It was contageous as after a few seconds someone would also start laughing. Before you know it everyone in … Continue reading

80s Video Shops

80s Video Shops

Now if there is a memory from the late 80′s that oozes nostalgia it has to be the Video Rental Shops. Remember visiting Blockbuster Video shops with there numerous walls of  VHS and Betamax tapes. Video Shops were in every … Continue reading

Pop Culture in the 70s

Pop Culture in the 70s

// // In the 70s you were into Osmond-mania and other TV and music fads and pop heroes including chopper bikes, roller skates, calculators and scalectrix and dance moves at the disco

Disneyland memories

Disneyland memories

Disneyland memories are a joy to remember. How things have changed since this 1950s footage. The Disneyland park is barely recognisable. Disneyland 1950s. it had Fantasyland and Skyway but many parts of the park have expanded considerably since this early footage. It … Continue reading

Sandcastle Flags

sand castle flags

Does anyone remember sandcastle flags? When visiting the beach, there were several shops on the beach front selling buckets spades and of course the set of flags. Normally the sandcastle flags came in a set of six. Today we discover why were … Continue reading