Were you LUCKY enough to live in the 80s?

I just saw a TV commercial encouraging me to go to the casino tomorrow, as the date will be 7/7/07. That's a lot of lucky 7s in a row.

While I don't plan on breaking out the nickel rolls, I did find the Madonna impersonator singing "Lucky Star" to be quite humorous.

I got to thinking about where I was when I last danced to that song...(late 80s...high school gym...possible "Flashdance"-like shirt with neck and sleeves cut off.)

If you were also a part of the 80s, you probably:

·Sported a white T-shirt with big neon green letters that shouted, “Frankie Says RELAX.”

·Brought your bright red Trapper Keeper to school with you. (It was handy to save all of those “Just Say No” fliers the teachers distributed in class.)

·Rushed home (sometimes to an empty house) after school to watch MTV, and videos like “Video Killed The Radio Star” by The Buggles, “Photograph” by Def Leppard, and and “Always Something There To Remind Me” by Naked Eyes.

·Remember where you were when Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video debuted on MTV.

·And, if you didn’t have MTV, you probably watched the ABC Afterschool Specials.

·Saw at least one episode of “American Bandstand” (loved those dance competitions!) “ALF,” “Punky Brewster,” “Silver Spoons” and (yeeeeeehaww!) “Dukes of Hazzard.”

·Laughed at the thought of anyone watching Sesame Street, although you could still remember when Aloysius Snuffleupagus wasn’t known as just “Snuffy.” (And thank goodness Elmo came later!)

·Loved movies like “ET,” “Back to the Future” and “Top Gun.”

·Played with Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Brite and Cabbage Patch Dolls; and probably had a Lite-Brite, Big Wheel, Easy-Bake oven and a Snoopy snow cone machine.

·Passed the time by playing Candy Land, UNO, Clue, Mouse Trap, Operation or Hungry Hungry Hippos with your friends.

·Were lucky if you had an Atari that allowed you to play Pacman. If not, you sauntered down to the local arcade to play Centipede, Q-Bert, Donkey Kong and Mrs. Pacman.