How was this 30 years ago today? The older you get the faster the time goes by. The Breakfast Club is highly quoted between my brother, David, and I. We were actually texting quotes to each other just a few minutes ago. John Hughes had such a gift for capturing a snapshot of time. The 80s had their cruddy parts but overall they were great! I was a kid and loving every minute of this amazing decade. It was the last decade of actual childhood. We didn't have computers, 300 channels, gamers (unless you count Dungeons and Dragons), texting, snapchat, selfies, etc. You still went outside after breakfast and didn't come back in until dinner. Like me, I am sure you can still remember the excitement of hearing the ring of the ice cream man coming up the street as you tore through the house searching for loose change. I am the queen of nostalgia and John Hughes movies take me back to a simpler time. Yes, at this point, the 80s can honestly be called a simpler time. So, today (and always) I salute the brain, the athlete, the basket case, the princess and the criminal as I take a trip down memory lane to that legendary day of detention.
March 24, 1984. Shermer High School, Shermer, Illinois. 60062
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