1987 (Look Who's Turning Thirty)

[Doc Creed]

So, how many urination jokes did you get with those call letters?

 

[swiftdog2.0]

Got my first CD player in 1987.

 

[FlakeNoir]

Cool! Was it the Glass Spiders tour?

Indeed, it was. Great concert.

 

[GNTLGNT]

So, how many urination jokes did you get with those call letters?

....more than you can imagine and I propogated a few of my own....

 

[Anduan Pirate Princess]

Got my first CD player in 1987.

Wow! You were on the cutting edge of technology, then. I don't think my family had one until 1991. And even then, I didn't make the full switch from cassette tapes to CDs for quite a few more years after that.

 

[swiftdog2.0]

Indeed, it was. Great concert.

Cool!

My sister saw him on that tour.

 

[swiftdog2.0]

....more than you can imagine and I propogated a few of my own....

So, did you have yellow snow promotions? Perhaps, Tinkle Tuesdays?

 

[DiO'Bolic]

It's all a blur.

 

[swiftdog2.0]

Wow! You were on the cutting edge of technology, then. I don't think my family had one until 1991. And even then, I didn't make the full switch from cassette tapes to CDs for quite a few more years after that.

SwiftDogs are early adopters

Seriously though, 1987 is when CD players became affordable. I begged and pleaded and harassed my parents for one for Christmas. Santa was good to ole' SwiftDog that year!

 

[swiftdog2.0]

The Legend of Zelda came out on NES that year. Wasted sooooooo much time playing that game!

 

[DiO'Bolic]

I think 1987 was the year Fox went prime-time to compete with ABC, CBS and NBC with shows like Werewolf and Married... with Children, along with some others I can’t remember.

 

[kingricefan]

I think 1987 was the year Fox went prime-time to compete with ABC, CBS and NBC with shows like Werewolf and Married... with Children, along with some others I can’t remember.

And we all had great laughs about this back then thinking that there was no way that Fox was going to become a powerhouse up against those older established networks. Look at them now......

 

[swiftdog2.0]

I think 1987 was the year Fox went prime-time to compete with ABC, CBS and NBC with shows like Werewolf and Married... with Children, along with some others I can’t remember.

I loved that Werewolf show!

 

[Doc Creed]

I think 1987 was the year Fox went prime-time to compete with ABC, CBS and NBC with shows like Werewolf and Married... with Children, along with some others I can’t remember.

I think you're right. I wonder when The Simpsons first aired. I believe they came along in 1989, following the success of the animated segments on The Tracy Ullman Show. That was another huge hit for Fox.

 

[Doc Creed]

The Legend of Zelda came out on NES that year. Wasted sooooooo much time playing that game!

I didn't get my Nintendo until 1988. The Legend of Zelda was the game I chose (Super Mario Bros came with the system) and it quickly took over my soul, LOL.

 

[Dana Jean]

I think you're right. I wonder when The Simpsons first aired. I believe they came along in 1989, following the success of the animated segments on The Tracy Ullman Show. That was another huge hit for Fox.

Loved Tracy Ullman.

 

[Doc Creed]

Loved Tracy Ullman.

She's brilliant.

 

[swiftdog2.0]

I think you're right. I wonder when The Simpsons first aired. I believe they came along in 1989, following the success of the animated segments on The Tracy Ullman Show. That was another huge hit for Fox.

The first full length Simpsons episode was their Christmas Special in 1988.

 

[DiO'Bolic]

 

[swiftdog2.0]

Wow! You were on the cutting edge of technology, then. I don't think my family had one until 1991. And even then, I didn't make the full switch from cassette tapes to CDs for quite a few more years after that.

And now I'm regressing. I have gone back to vinyl!