Here I am, perusing the Scottish edition of the Labour manifesto for the 1987 general election. I couldn’t vote for Kinnock and his mob as I was still disenfranchised due to my age back then.
More adventures in the ’80s next weekend.
Tag: The 1980s
Saturday ’80s Photo: The Great Apes at London Zoo
In the ’80s, London Zoo had this interactive feature where you could stand on a plinth and represent the ‘human’ alongside the other great apes. I am not sure how long this was in situ, as I have been unable to find any reference to it online. Good thing I have some pictorial evidence! Here I am on the plinth in 1988.
Loving those classic fonts on the signs.
Saturday ’80s Photo: January Snow
I was born in a snow-laden January, so I should be used to putting up with winter weather at this time of year. Mind you, as a newborn I wasn’t worrying about trying to run in it!
Today’s earworm playlist:
Duran Duran – ‘Five Years’
Thought Beings – ‘Shakedown’
5 Seconds Of Summer – ‘Youngblood’
John Taylor – ‘I Do What I Do’
Cee Lo Green – ‘Forget You’
Ariana Grande – ‘Thank U Next’
Ollie Wride – ‘Back To Life’
Lots still to do before Christmas!
I’ve got a very busy week coming up, but everything is scheduled in neatly and will get done. Just about!
I spent most of today working on my jam game, though I did also have a bit of editing to do. My four main projects this week are coding, cleaning, day job work and Christmas prep – there’s quite a lot to do. Nevertheless, it all needs doing so I will beaver on!
Another busy day tomorrow.
Today’s earworm playlist:
Wynter Gordon – ‘Dirty Talk’
Saturday ’80s Photo: Vintage Pink & Black Jumper
I live in vintage ’80s jumpers at this time of year, and this pink and black one – picked up at a vintage fair in late 2017 – is still one of my favourites.
This year, I’ve been wearing it with my Christmas loungewear from Lucy Locket Loves, because it really picks up the bright pink stars in the pattern. Wide trousers are not super ’80s so I tuck them into slouch boots if I want to look period appropriate!
Today’s earworm playlist:
Blondie – ‘Hanging On The Telephone’
Wham! – ‘Last Christmas’
Saturday ’80s Photo: ‘Free Nelson Mandela’ Badge
I’ve had this badge since 1988.
Mum and Dad took me to the ‘Free Nelson Mandela’ march on Glasgow Green. I was only three but I remember the crowds and the chanting vividly, and being able to watch the speakers and performers on the stage from a long way back in the crowd. I have a memory of being up on a ladder in order to be able to see, although I may be misremembering this as I’m not sure we would have taken a ladder all the way from Edinburgh!
I have a lot of badges, but this is the most special one.
Today’s earworm playlist:
Cast of Grease – ‘Greased Lightning’
Duran Duran – ‘Femme Fatale’
Wham! – ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’