YOU KNOW YOU'RE A '90s CHILD IF...
€ You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"
€ You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"
€ You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom"
€ You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
€ You had the hots for Sam from Clarissa Explains it All.
€ You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"
€ You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.
€ You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence€Not€
€ You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the Green Ranger were meant to be together. But Jason the red ranger was way hotter.
€ You remember boom boxes vs. cd players
€ You knew what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare"
€ You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"
€ You played and or collected "Pogs"
€ You used to pretend to be a MIGHTY MORPHIN Power Ranger
€ You watched the original Care Bears, and Ninja Turtles
€ Yikes pencils and erasers were the shit.
€ You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out
€ You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
€ You thought it would be so cool to be Alex Mack.
€ You know the Macarena by heart.
€ Talk to the hand" € enough said
€ You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
€ You danced to "wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto, Males: got a whole lot gay-er. (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.)
€ You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere
€ You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes
€ You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"
€ You've worn leggings and felt stylish.
€ You yearned to be part of the Baby-Sitters club.
€ You wore a ponytail on the side of your head and had scrunchies.
€ You remember the craze then the banning of yo-yo's.
€ You thought Brain from 'Pinkey and the Brain' would finally take over the world.
€ You were made to wear a pair of leggings with the straps on the bottom. ie: stir-ups
€ Bum Bags, or Fanny Pax whatever you called them.
€ I'LL BE BACK!
€ YOU USED TO LOVE PLAYING WITH YOUR "PUPPY IN MY POCKETS"
€ GETTING UP ON A SATURDAY MORNING TO WATCH LIVE & KICKING OR SM:TV.
€ YOU HAD A HUGE FRINGE AT SOME POINT IN YOUR CHILDHOOD.
€ YOU REMEMBER READING AND WATCHING "GOOSEBUMPS"
€ YOU HAD A WEIRD ALIEN THAT LIVED IN GOOEY STUFF IN A PLASTIC 'POD' AND THOUGHT IF YOU STUCK 2 BACK TO BACK THEY WOULD HAVE A BABY!
€ YOU WATCHED THE ORIGINAL POSTMAN PAT AND FIREMAN SAM
€ YOU GOT YOUR MUM TO BUY 'BN' BISCUITS
€ YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE ON FUN HOUSE
€ YOU COLLECTED TAZOS.
€ YOU REMEMBER WATCHING THE LAND BEFORE TIME.
€ YOU REMEMBER TRADING ALL YOU MICRO-MACHINES AND FOOTBALL STICKERS.
€ YOU WANTED TO PUT YOUR TEACHER ON GET YOUR OWN BACK.
€ YOU CAN SING THE ROUND THE TWIST THEME SONG AND RECITE ALL THE STOPS ON PLAYDAYS.
€ YOU WORE DISNEY PLASTIC RUCKSACKS - no wait people still do
€ Two words: M.C. Hammer.
€ If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock."
€ You had plastic streamers on your handle bars.
€ You always wanted/had light up shoes.
€ You ever wore flourescent clothing.
€ You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.
€ You thought She-Ra and He-Man should hook up.
€ You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged friendship bracelets.
€ You owned a pair of jelly sandals.
€ After you saw "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"
€ You had or attended a birthday party at McDonald's.
€ "Don't worry, be happy."
€ You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.
€ You remember watching and collecting "My Little Ponies."
€ You know who Alvin, Simon and Theodore are
€ You watched Art Attack religiously
€ You ever owned a Steps, B*witched or 5ive cd
* you remember when you couldn't ask someone for a pencil or a sharpener without them giggling at your rudeness
More people like this...
And somebody who will make me a map like the one in Elizabeth town
This is in no order at all, just as they come to my head, and Ill probably leave many out!
The ones with stars are the ones I've seen...one day maybe I'll get through the whole list...'cept the dead ones!
Here goeees;
Jeff Buckley
Counting Crows *
Belle and Sebastian***
Iron and Wine*
AJ Roach*
Amy Martin**
Bob Dylan*
Anais Mitchell*
Brakes*
Bright Eyes
Willy Mason
The Arcade Fire
Bruce Springsteen
Jack Johnson*
Colin Hay
The Coral
Damien Rice
Eagle Eye Cherry
David Gray
Ebola Virus (Feature Sars)-best name ever!!!
Fairport Convention*
Joni Mitchell
Jose Gonzalez*
Kreg Vieseelman*
Neil Halstead
REM*
Sister Hazel
Tom Waits
Elbow
Live
Mark Knopfler
Joe Purdy
Bob Seger
Looper
Lady Fortunes
Sigur Ros
Patrick Wolf
The Shins
Buena vista social club
Flook*
Jeff Cole
Nizlopi
Tom Catmull
Pulp
Idlewild*
The Zutons*
The Magic Numbers
The Kinks
Imogen Heap
Jonathan Rice*
Matt Costa*
Calexico**
Kayne West
Ray Charles
Nina Simone
Be Good Tanyas
Young Blood Brass Band
Manu Chau
Cat Empire
Amadou and Mariam
Po Girl
Aqualung
Elliot Smith
Kate Rusby
Gnarls Barkley
The Album Leaf
Ben Harper
Bjork
The Dandy Warhols
Death Cab for Cutie
Suffjan Stevens
The Kinks
Finley Quaye
Mazzy Star
Ray LaMonatge
Rooney
Juano Molina*
James Blackshaw*
King Cresote*
James Yorkston*
Tungg*
The Anomalies*
Chris T-T*
The Shortwave Set*
Alistair Roberts*
Dan Arbois*
Onions*
Nalle*
Circulus*
Ooo and tonnes more.
Thank you sooo much if you have introduced me to any of these!!!
Iron and Wine Flag at Green Man:
erm ok. It's basically impossible for me to decide on a favourite films so I will just list a few I LOVE!
Almost Famous
Lost In Translation
The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Frida
Betty Blue
The Motorcycle Diaires
The Educaktors
American Beauty
Wonder Boys
Big Fish
10 thigns I hate about you
Mean Girls
The Terminal
The Notebook
Volver
Ray
Elizabethtown
Oh tonnes lol
FOR BENJ:
Benj and Jo-circusy fire people!....