Trends we admire, Trends we dispise

[Gemini Cricket]

A trend here in Boston seems to be wearing Polo shirts (and sometimes 2 Polo shirts) with the collars up. I'd say it was a trend, but it appears to be a Boston thing that's been going on for ages. It's kinda goofy.

I'm also happy the having words printed on your a$s thing is going out of style.

Oh and mini-backpacks are silly.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Heh, mini-backpacks were my weaning point between my fanny-pack phase (I hated purses) to my current "maybe I'll actually buy a feminine purse next time". My current purse is in a backpack style. I dislike the one-shoulder thing because I have sloping shoulders that can't hold a single strap worth a damn. With a fanny-pack or backpack I can put it on and not think about it.

I'm beginning to dislike the style though....sigh, style vs functionality, it drives me nuts!

Yes, I'll publicly admit that I wore a fanny-pack (which I demanded be called a "belt-bag") for years after that fad had faded. Functionality, damnit!

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

A trend here in Boston seems to be wearing Polo shirts (and sometimes 2 Polo shirts) with the collars up. I'd say it was a trend, but it appears to be a Boston thing that's been going on for ages. It's kinda goofy.

I'm also happy the having words printed on your a$s thing is going out of style.

Oh and mini-backpacks are silly.

I see the double Polp shirt thing in my East Coast catalogs all of the time - Lands End, LL Bean, etc.

Preppy lives!!!!! (Ugh)

[Matterhorn Fan]

Hey! Most of my stuff comes from LL Bean!

But I would never turn the collar of a polo shirt up. Or wear two at the same time.

[Not Afraid]

Yeah, because you'd be a giant sweat blob in about 3 seconds.

[Matterhorn Fan]

This month, yeah. But there IS a reason why I own sweaters.

[Not Afraid]

You keep telling me what it is and I keep forgetting or, maybe, just not believing.

[modern folly]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Well, the avocado green refrigerator (and matching stove and oven) I hope never to see again!

Something must be wrong with me because no matter how tacky they look, they have a special place in my heart.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

The big problem is, where do you draw a line? When does a band, or style of music, cross the line from "rebel" into "mediocrity"? It's not about how many records you sell - plenty of breakthrough music has made money and become wildly popular. The only measurement that I can see is one's own subjective tastes.

Back in the mid-80's, I was managing the radio station at Fullerton College. Of course, I read the CMJ (College Music Journal), which, back then, was photo-copied and stapled in the upper right-hand corner. This was back when REM first signed a major label contract. REM had been a major staple on college radio at the time. Yet, for some reason, as soon as they signed the contract, their music suddenly sucked and they were considered evil. I got involved in a letter-writing debate on this topic (this was before Al Gore invented the internet) that raged on for months.

[Mousey Girl]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Well, the avocado green refrigerator (and matching stove and oven) I hope never to see again!

That said, I do wish I had my parent's barware, it was fabulously swank and stylish (as was the TV lamp found in the attic when the house was cleaned out)

I'm fond of some of the bright fabric patterns, tropical, natch!

Snow

I have all of my mom's old barware. Most of it is pretty normal-wine glasses & stuff like that. There are some really nice things too. 1 of the sets was my dad's. It is a set of 8 (or 12) roundish glasses etched with LA Rams and logo.

Most of my furniture was all from The Old People. The neat thing was a 9 ft long sofa. I have pictures of me on it as a baby in my grandpa's arms. I have pictures of Nickolas as a baby in my dad's arms on that very same sofa. Luckily we got rid of it. It took up waaay too much space. One of the things I have kept is a marble top coffee table. The marble is 1 big slab that sits on the top of a wooden base. It is very swanky. It came with the sofa.