I Lived the 80s

A Gen X Life and the Pop Culture That Defined It

De: B Harrison Smith

Narrado por: B Harrison Smith

Duración: 16 h y 50 m

Resumen del Editor

Gen X is the “forgotten generation.” We made our own meals after school and Saturday mornings, we got dirty, played miles away from home with no way to reach us, we told offensive jokes, we built and jumped bike ramps, broke bones and drank from garden hoses, we had three network channels, we didn’t “mediate” with bullies—we kicked their asses, we had land lines, house phones and cordless phones that you could beat someone with, MTV showed music videos, Steven Spielberg and Michael Jackson ruled, we knew who we were gonna call, girls had big hair, guys popped their collars, there were clogs, and penny loafers, you chose Beta or VHS at the video store, high school lunch could be hell, we partied like it was 1999, teachers were off the wall, we had nerds, preps, stoners, burners, geeks, jocks, we drank Malt Duck, White Mountain wine coolers and Mickey’s Big Mouths, we got our permits at 15 and learned to drive on stick shift, the malls were our hangouts. There was no Internet or social media.

And we liked it.

(Oh yeah, we also had AIDS, terrorism, crack, racism, homophobia, subway shootings, cocaine, corrupt politicians, pollution, book banning, political correctness, TV preachers, climate change, stranger danger and Can’t Stop the Music.)

©2023 B Harrison Smith (P)2023 BearManor Media

A story that could be from anyone I grew up with

I enjoyed how real and normal this story was in that it could have been written by anyone I knew back then or even myself. Little details that I had forgotten about or reminded and that was fun too.

A Precise Representation of the GenX Experience

He’s done a wonderful job of capturing teenage life in the 80s. He’s a great speaker with a comforting voice. If you, too, lived the 80s you’ll relate to most everything he shares and will appreciate how he represents our experiences.

My only gripe with the performance is that it’s pronounced “new-clear,” not “new-que-lure.” That he uses the word dozens upon dozens of times throughout the book, is a filmmaker & writer, yet cannot properly pronounce a word is irritating and cringing. I’m not aware that this is some regional pronunciation, but even if it were we, the listener, are likely not from that region.

another great one

awesome easy listen and can take you back to your own high school days

Fantastic!!

Goddamn, this is a good book. Usually I’ll listen to memoirs of movie stars that hit there peak in the 80s or the making of some classic films of the time, but this offers a unique perspective of an average kid growing up during the period, that being said I can’t wait to revisit this.