What happened in 1989? - Page 4

blueerica · 05-21-2007, 11:20 PM

It was at least 1990 before I seriously considered keeping a journal of any sort.

tracilicious · 05-22-2007, 12:42 AM

I've never done the journal thing. I'm even bad at LJ.

Gn2Dlnd · 05-22-2007, 01:37 AM

Sober 3 years, volunteering at KCRW and on Le Show, and working at a clothing store in West Hollywood called All American Boy.

I had to look up 1989 on wikipedia to find out that was the year of the Tienanmen Square Massacre, the year Zsa Zsa Gabor was arrested for slapping a Beverly Hills cop, the year Erik and Lyle Menendez shot their Beverly Hills parents, Pete Rose was banned from baseball for gambling, Seinfeld AND The Simpsons both debuted, and a train derailed into a neighborhood in San Bernardino, leading, thirteen days later, to a massive gas pipeline explosion in the same neighborhood. I remember all these events, but I have no specific memory of the circumstances in my life. However, two events do stand out, the Loma Prieta earthquake was one, and the release of The Little Mermaid is the other. I was volunteering at KCRW, and when the earthquake hit, we actually felt it in Santa Monica. I remember being in the hallway of the basement radio station and trying to get the hell out, but the floor kept moving. I still remember how horrified I was, seeing the footage on TV, and imagining the people who were in their cars when the Bay Bridge collapsed on itself. In fact, I'm still bothered by the imagery. On the other hand, going to see The Little Mermaid at the beautiful Crest Theater in Westwood was a truly transporting experience. I remember being with my friend, Mike (still friends), commenting on how much that octopus woman character on the poster looked like Divine and wondering if he was the inspiration for the character, marveling at the interior of the theatre that had been resurrected from non-descript cinder block anonymity by the Disney Company, and, finally, being blown away by a good old-fashioned, genuine, honest-to-goodness Disney Animated Feature! Something that I hadn't seen since The Rescuers.

Otherwise, the year doesn't stand out much.

Moonliner · 05-22-2007, 04:27 AM

That was the year I became a bitter east coaster when I left the west and came out to DC....

thecorndogwalker · 05-22-2007, 05:46 AM

It was the year I went to High School. 9th grade, in Brooklyn..
A tortured teenage gay boy!!!!

It was also the last year I went to WDW, I used to go every year with my evil aunt & uncle and their bratty two daughters. My mom and I used to hitch a ride with them down to Florida. I remember listenening to the Milli Vanilli cassette tape on my personal walk man...

Moonliner · 05-22-2007, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by thecorndogwalker

It was the year I went to High School. 9th grade, in Brooklyn..
A tortured teenage gay boy!!!!

It was also the last year I went to WDW, I used to go every year with my evil aunt & uncle and their bratty two daughters. My mom and I used to hitch a ride with them down to Florida. I remember listenening to the Milli Vanilli cassette tape on my personal walk man...

OMG! You did have a difficult time growing up. Imagine being exposed to Milli Vanilli at such a young age. The mind reels!

Snowflake · 05-22-2007, 07:15 AM

1989, hmmmm, started a new job that year (resulted in a 10 year tour of duty with said firm), walking across Market Street, standing at the bus stop and whammo Loma Prieta quake hit, walked to Tower Records on Bay Street (my moonlighting job) and on the way learning from some guys who had a portable tv plugged into their van that the Bay Bridge collapsed and the Marina was on fire (our apartment was on bedrock, nothing but crooked pictures and no phone service for a few days, no power for 1 day, we got off very easy). Fully immersed into opera that year, I was a standee (could not afford seats (still can't

) and went to the opera 4 nights a week at least. Spent most of the year listening to music, reading books and spending time with several good friends (and still friends) and the saddest milestone of that year is my best opera buddy was the first friend to die of AIDS. I still miss him. I remember that time, as a 29 year old, a good year, lots of happy memories and good times. 10 years later I was having a mid-life crisis and moved to the bitter east coast.

Scrooge McSam · 05-22-2007, 07:46 AM

1989, hmmm

I remember that year. I took most of it off.

Started the year with a cruise through the Caribbean.

Spent the first few months working as maitre d' on the Mississippi Queen. I had already been employed onboard for a couple of years.

My friend, Jere, was diagnosed with AIDS. He died the next year.

After leaving the Queen, I spent a few months living in New Orleans, where I somehow managed to have all my clothes stolen by someone I thought was a friend.

Watched the beginnings of the Loma Prieta quake while visiting friends in Virginia Beach, VA. My friend, Melissa, was pregnant at the time. Her son, born a short while later, just entered the army a couple of months ago.

Hey GC! Remember that avatar pic you and Claire wondered about. It was taken in the summer of 1989 in the Ozarks while visiting my Mom.

JWBear · 05-22-2007, 08:08 AM

I was 27, living in Placentia, and working as a manager at an ARCO station in Seal Beach. I was still involved with the SCA. Nothing exciting.

Ponine · 05-22-2007, 08:15 AM

1989......
I was suffering through my second year of college...
working my tail off as a waitress as Bob's Big Boy on the weeknights,
weekend days in the commons at school.
I had just gotten my new voice coach, and man was she difficult.

My step-mothers mom died that year, my Dad was having issues with his addiction, and it had just been made public to us girls I think.

My step-mom had a miscarriage.... and one of my stepsisters started being rather promiscuous.

89.. would have also been the year that I did three months as Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, and a run of Stop the World I Want to get Off.

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Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	Sober 3 years, volunteering at KCRW and on Le Show, and working at a clothing store in West Hollywood called All American Boy. I had to look up 1989 on wikipedia to find out that was the year of the Tienanmen Square Massacre, the year Zsa Zsa Gabor was arrested for slapping a Beverly Hills cop, the year Erik and Lyle Menendez shot their Beverly Hills parents, Pete Rose was banned from baseball for gambling, Seinfeld AND The Simpsons both debuted, and a train derailed into a neighborhood in San Bernardino, leading, thirteen days later, to a massive gas pipeline explosion in the same neighborhood. I remember all these events, but I have no specific memory of the circumstances in my life. However, two events do stand out, the Loma Prieta earthquake was one, and the release of The Little Mermaid is the other. I was volunteering at KCRW, and when the earthquake hit, we actually felt it in Santa Monica. I remember being in the hallway of the basement radio station and trying to get the hell out, but the floor kept moving. I still remember how horrified I was, seeing the footage on TV, and imagining the people who were in their cars when the Bay Bridge collapsed on itself. In fact, I'm still bothered by the imagery. On the other hand, going to see The Little Mermaid at the beautiful Crest Theater in Westwood was a truly transporting experience. I remember being with my friend, Mike (still friends), commenting on how much that octopus woman character on the poster looked like Divine and wondering if he was the inspiration for the character, marveling at the interior of the theatre that had been resurrected from non-descript cinder block anonymity by the Disney Company, and, finally, being blown away by a good old-fashioned, genuine, honest-to-goodness Disney Animated Feature! Something that I hadn't seen since The Rescuers. Otherwise, the year doesn't stand out much. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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thecorndogwalker Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: east west hollywood Posts: 435	It was the year I went to High School. 9th grade, in Brooklyn.. A tortured teenage gay boy!!!! It was also the last year I went to WDW, I used to go every year with my evil aunt & uncle and their bratty two daughters. My mom and I used to hitch a ride with them down to Florida. I remember listenening to the Milli Vanilli cassette tape on my personal walk man...
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	1989, hmmmm, started a new job that year (resulted in a 10 year tour of duty with said firm), walking across Market Street, standing at the bus stop and whammo Loma Prieta quake hit, walked to Tower Records on Bay Street (my moonlighting job) and on the way learning from some guys who had a portable tv plugged into their van that the Bay Bridge collapsed and the Marina was on fire (our apartment was on bedrock, nothing but crooked pictures and no phone service for a few days, no power for 1 day, we got off very easy). Fully immersed into opera that year, I was a standee (could not afford seats (still can't ) and went to the opera 4 nights a week at least. Spent most of the year listening to music, reading books and spending time with several good friends (and still friends) and the saddest milestone of that year is my best opera buddy was the first friend to die of AIDS. I still miss him. I remember that time, as a 29 year old, a good year, lots of happy memories and good times. 10 years later I was having a mid-life crisis and moved to the bitter east coast. __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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Scrooge McSam What? Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,635	1989, hmmm I remember that year. I took most of it off. Started the year with a cruise through the Caribbean. Spent the first few months working as maitre d' on the Mississippi Queen. I had already been employed onboard for a couple of years. My friend, Jere, was diagnosed with AIDS. He died the next year. After leaving the Queen, I spent a few months living in New Orleans, where I somehow managed to have all my clothes stolen by someone I thought was a friend. Watched the beginnings of the Loma Prieta quake while visiting friends in Virginia Beach, VA. My friend, Melissa, was pregnant at the time. Her son, born a short while later, just entered the army a couple of months ago. Hey GC! Remember that avatar pic you and Claire wondered about. It was taken in the summer of 1989 in the Ozarks while visiting my Mom.
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	I was 27, living in Placentia, and working as a manager at an ARCO station in Seal Beach. I was still involved with the SCA. Nothing exciting. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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Ponine Virgin Ears Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,075	1989...... I was suffering through my second year of college... working my tail off as a waitress as Bob's Big Boy on the weeknights, weekend days in the commons at school. I had just gotten my new voice coach, and man was she difficult. My step-mothers mom died that year, my Dad was having issues with his addiction, and it had just been made public to us girls I think. My step-mom had a miscarriage.... and one of my stepsisters started being rather promiscuous. 89.. would have also been the year that I did three months as Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, and a run of Stop the World I Want to get Off. __________________ There's something strange, There's something wrong. I see a change - It's like when love dies.
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