so last night i had some instant dejavu.... i had a good friend over and it was a movie night.. i decided it had been about 2 yrs since i watched the labyrinth.. one of my all time favorite movies not just because its a mystical movie but because my whole life ive been a jim hensen fan...

so after the movie was over i realized there are very few things that can instantly take me back to a childhood moment .. this is one of them.. i can watch that ballroom scene and actually tell you a time of when i was watching it as a kid and would act it out and pretend i was her..

another thing that instantly brings back memeories for me is listening to any early new kids on the block album... i swear when i was a girl those guys were everything to me.. I had the sleeping bag, all 5 of the barbies, 13 shirts.. i remember listening to my walkman riding my bike down the block just day dreaming of what it would be like to meet them .. ohhh my god especially jordan or joey.. they had my heart...

anyway just thought i would share what brings it all back to me.. those times that were so simple and innocent in my life that are now long gone with the stress and worries of being an adult..

so do any of you have anything that brings you back like this ? i would love to have you share if you want too..

thanks

Insatiable3

Christmas carols.

The smell of firewood burning.

The smurfs. Specifically, a smurfs blankett I used to own.

TheVoid said:

Christmas carols.

The smell of firewood burning.

The smurfs. Specifically, a smurfs blankett I used to own.

awww thats awesome

MJ's "Bad" album

"Rocky IV"

"Lean On Me"

Wham - "Careless Whisper"

The "Jem" cartoon

Fragle Rock!

• A national culture with some morals and values
• Real music by real msuicians
• Only having to worry about white people getting advantages from the government and federal laws (or the lack of enforcement)
• Some semblance of solidarity among black people
• Respect for history and education and your elders
• Gasoline under a dollar a gallon
• Funk
• thinking that there is no way a black kid could ever be president
• Young girls who didnt emulate media sluts
• Real men
• the afro pick with the fist on the handle
• Earth, Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder - before they became what they are now
• white women with flat booties
• clean air
• three channels on TV
• playing outdoors all day because there was no Xbox or internet
• wondering if Prince was really gay
• Pam Grier's breasts
• Ohio Players album covers
• albums
• all four seasons coming and going as they should
• Jayne Kennedy
• diamond in the back
• sunroof top
• diggin the scene
• gangster lean

[Edited 7/7/10 9:14am]

all the classic nick toons

going outside as kids and playing till the street lights came on

parents telling u crazy myths like "if you play that game long enough you'll go into the tv" or, "dont swallow the seeds or a watermelon will grow in your stomach"

KICK BALL!

so much more....

insatiable3 said:

TheVoid said:

Christmas carols.

The smell of firewood burning.

The smurfs. Specifically, a smurfs blankett I used to own.

awww thats awesome

Do you KNOW the Smurf Blanket story ?

Mach said:

insatiable3 said:

awww thats awesome

Do you KNOW the Smurf Blanket story ?

I do!

These will sound weird...

The smell of sugar beets being refined in the Fall.

The smell of pinto beans cooking, fresh tortillas, and pinesole. (Mom would make beans and tortillas after cleaning the house all day.)

The smell of motor oil on a winter day. Reminds me of my Dad when he would get home from work, and I would stand in the hallway to jump out and scare him. He always acted scared but I now know he was doing that for me.

The smells of the holidays. Like Christmas and Thanksgiving.

funkybutt said:

• A national culture with some morals and values
• Real music by real msuicians
• Only having to worry about white people getting advantages from the government and federal laws (or the lack of enforcement)
• Some semblance of solidarity among black people
• Respect for history and education and your elders
• Gasoline under a dollar a gallon
• Funk
• thinking that there is no way a black kid could ever be president
• Young girls who didnt emulate media sluts
• Real men
• the afro pick with the fist on the handle
• Earth, Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder - before they became what they are now
• white women with flat booties
• clean air
• three channels on TV
• playing outdoors all day because there was no Xbox or internet
• wondering if Prince was really gay
• Pam Grier's breasts
• Ohio Players album covers
• albums
• all four seasons coming and going as they should
• Jayne Kennedy
• diamond in the back
• sunroof top
• diggin the scene
• gangster lean

[Edited 7/7/10 9:14am]

I really like your list, but I guess I was in my early 20's if you remember the above from your childhood. Lawdamercy, getting old's a BITCH! But not to get off topic, here are a few of the things that immediately take me back:

The smell of fresh strawberries

Peach ice cream

Hearing Frankie Lymon's "Why Do Fools Fall In Love"

White wall tires; the big ones from the '50's.

The smell of a chalk eraser with actual chalk dust. Do schools even have black/green boards anymore?

Real Crayola crayons.

Bambi

Pencil boxes. You youngins don't even know what I'm talking about, right?

Mach said:

insatiable3 said:

awww thats awesome

Do you KNOW the Smurf Blanket story ?

no i dont someone needs to tell me lol? im curious now...

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dannyd5050 said:

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I had a friend who collected these...I bet she wishes she would have kept them in their boxes now.

MoniGram said:

dannyd5050 said:

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I had a friend who collected these...I bet she wishes she would have kept them in their boxes now.

Me too! The originals are worth lots of money now!

baskin robbins

pancakes

video tapes

little things I do that I didn't know my mommy used to do

the smurfs

cosby show

full house

looney toones

space jam

french toast

ice cream sundaes- haven't had one since I was a kid actually at IHOP

that is all I can think of right now

[Edited 7/7/10 16:19pm]

missfee said:

MJ's "Bad" album

"Rocky IV"

"Lean On Me"

Wham - "Careless Whisper"

The "Jem" cartoon

Fragle Rock!

we must be the same age!

most all 80's music.

seeing someone in an u.s. army uniform (my dad was in the army most of my childhood).

spam (had to eat way too much of that when we were homeless) LOL!

cartoons: scooby-doo, smurfs, tom & jerry...

new kids on the block.

The smell of Carefree gum in the pink pack. Reminds me of O'Hare airport going to visit family.

Box fans

Trac Ball

a bunch of other stuff

insatiable3 said:

TheVoid said:

Christmas carols.

The smell of firewood burning.

The smurfs. Specifically, a smurfs blankett I used to own.

awww thats awesome

It's FILTHY.

-The Electronic Music Cds of my big sisters

-Madonna's Immaculate Collection

-The VHS porn films of my cousins

-Jurassic Park

-Terminator 2

-Braveheart

-Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

-The Dragon Ball Z show

-Michael Jordan

-The Spice Girls

-Nelson Mandela

-Beauty and the Beast

-Aladdin

-The Lion King

-Toy Story

-1994 World Cup

-1992 and 1996 Olympic Games

-War in Serbia

-Bill Clinton

-Tryin' to sneak inside the girl's dressingroom with some mates...

-Leaving Sacramento

[Edited 7/7/10 17:19pm]

The Littles, Rainbow Brite, She-Ra, all the great Saturday Morning cartoons! NKOTB (I even saw a couple of their recent tours for nostalgia's sake), Smurf slippers, ewoks, pajamas w/ feet, barbies, the commercial for kool-aid w/ the Jets! haha MJ's Thriller & Bad. California Raisins, roller skating while chewing bubblicious gum to the beastie boys as well as the Fat Boys, "Wipeout." haha Calling the radio station all day requesting LL Cool J's "I need love." LOL Oh so many things. I'm such a big kid still. Oh! Playing the Legend of Kage w/ my fave cousin (RIP) and learning to poplock from my cousins. PLUS... PURPLE RAIN! Oh & Madonna's Desperately Seeking Susan days!

insatiable3 said:

TheVoid said:

Christmas carols.

The smell of firewood burning.

The smurfs. Specifically, a smurfs blankett I used to own.

awww thats awesome

REALLY

barbapappas

the smell of chocolate pudding mix and kalle anka comics, with canola fields whooshing by the car windows

ZombieKitten said:

barbapappas

the smell of chocolate pudding mix and kalle anka comics, with canola fields whooshing by the car windows

Is your sig from that FB site Texts from last nite???

tinaz said:

ZombieKitten said:

barbapappas

the smell of chocolate pudding mix and kalle anka comics, with canola fields whooshing by the car windows

Is your sig from that FB site Texts from last nite???

textsfromlastnight.com

ZombieKitten said:

tinaz said:

Is your sig from that FB site Texts from last nite???

textsfromlastnight.com

I was just reading thru those last nite! Have you seen this site...

www.peopleofwalmart.com

tinaz said:

ZombieKitten said:

textsfromlastnight.com

I was just reading thru those last nite! Have you seen this site...

www.peopleofwalmart.com

yes and lamebook.com

ZombieKitten said:

tinaz said:

I was just reading thru those last nite! Have you seen this site...

www.peopleofwalmart.com

yes and lamebook.com

I havent seen lamebook!

kimrachell said:

most all 80's music.

seeing someone in an u.s. army uniform (my dad was in the army most of my childhood).

spam (had to eat way too much of that when we were homeless) LOL!

cartoons: scooby-doo, smurfs, tom & jerry...

new kids on the block.

aww amen girly they were wonderful ... sighs i still love them