It's been quite the week of nostalgic moments. That vodka, I tell ya. Simon sold the bar, so we went for that classic 'one last beer' at the Milk River Inn. One last beer is code for about 10 caesars on a Thursday night, followed by some high school reminiscing and a cheers to the graduating class of 06. This happens more often than any of us would like to admit. Did you know that every 17-18 year old boy has long blonde hair in Milk River? It's weird, they all look the exact same. It's similar to when all the boys had wings I guess, or frosted tips, those were the days.
Everyone knows that 1988 was obviously the best year of all time. Our birth year, it was a good year. So I am going to dedicate this post to the greatness that is 1988.
Alright let's fire this puppy up. I am a closet astronomy fan, I have a BYOB (bring your own binoculars) astronomy club that I am the sole member of. 1988 was the year the Hubble Space Telescope went into operation to explore deep into space, and it's still being used today mapping our universe.
It was a big year for Wayne Gretzky. Him and Janet got married in Edmonton. The Oilers won the Stanley Cup AND it was the year Wayne was traded to the LA Kings. Paulina was also born in 88.
Movies: Rain Man came out which is really all that needs to be known. But other notable mentions include Die Hard, Beetlejuice, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Child's Play. Chucky tormented all of my younger years and is probably the reason people are so creeped out by dolls.
-The Winter Olympics were hosted in Calgary
-Prozac was invented
-Crack first started popping up in the US
-Those pianos you can play with your feet were invented
-The largest banana split ever made, 455 miles long
-Dunkaroos
-The Sega Genesis came out, which in my opinion is the second greatest console of all time next to the classic Nintendo
-America's Most Wanted and COPS had their first television debut
-Elton John sold out Madision Square Garden for the 26th time
-Gary Busey was critically injured in a motorcycle crash
-The Miami Arena was build and the Miami Heat won their first ever game
-It was a leap year
-1988 has the most roman numeral digits
-It was the first year CD's outsold vinyl
-Jose Conseco was the first person to steal 40 bases and hit 40 homers, now he's just a mess on twitter
As for sports, like i said, Edmonton swept Boston in the final round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The LA Dodgers won the World Series. The LA Lakers won the NBA Championship. And Washington beat Denver for the Super Bowl.
It was the year Roy Orbison gave his final performance in Akron, Ohio before his sudden death from a heart attack that same year. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees included the Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, and the Beatles.
Twas the year that some other young talent aside from myself and my friends were born. Skrillex, Rihanna, Adele, Michael Cera, Vanessa Hudgens,, Julianne Hough, to mention a few.
Everyone knows that 1988 was obviously the best year of all time. Our birth year, it was a good year. So I am going to dedicate this post to the greatness that is 1988.
Alright let's fire this puppy up. I am a closet astronomy fan, I have a BYOB (bring your own binoculars) astronomy club that I am the sole member of. 1988 was the year the Hubble Space Telescope went into operation to explore deep into space, and it's still being used today mapping our universe.
It was a big year for Wayne Gretzky. Him and Janet got married in Edmonton. The Oilers won the Stanley Cup AND it was the year Wayne was traded to the LA Kings. Paulina was also born in 88.
Movies: Rain Man came out which is really all that needs to be known. But other notable mentions include Die Hard, Beetlejuice, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Child's Play. Chucky tormented all of my younger years and is probably the reason people are so creeped out by dolls.
-The Winter Olympics were hosted in Calgary
-Prozac was invented
-Crack first started popping up in the US
-Those pianos you can play with your feet were invented
-The largest banana split ever made, 455 miles long
-Dunkaroos
-The Sega Genesis came out, which in my opinion is the second greatest console of all time next to the classic Nintendo
-America's Most Wanted and COPS had their first television debut
-Elton John sold out Madision Square Garden for the 26th time
-Gary Busey was critically injured in a motorcycle crash
-The Miami Arena was build and the Miami Heat won their first ever game
-It was a leap year
-1988 has the most roman numeral digits
-It was the first year CD's outsold vinyl
-Jose Conseco was the first person to steal 40 bases and hit 40 homers, now he's just a mess on twitter
As for sports, like i said, Edmonton swept Boston in the final round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The LA Dodgers won the World Series. The LA Lakers won the NBA Championship. And Washington beat Denver for the Super Bowl.
It was the year Roy Orbison gave his final performance in Akron, Ohio before his sudden death from a heart attack that same year. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees included the Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, and the Beatles.
Twas the year that some other young talent aside from myself and my friends were born. Skrillex, Rihanna, Adele, Michael Cera, Vanessa Hudgens,, Julianne Hough, to mention a few.
1988 was a lot of ups and downs for Mike Tyson. It started off with the richest fight in boxing history to that point, grossing $70 million. Both Tyson and Michael Spinks were undefeated and were each heavyweight champions. Tyson knocked Spinks out in 91 seconds. Later in the year, he went ahead and crashed his $183,000 car, then beat his wife. He decided to hire Donald Trump to be his adviser, and he was billed $2,000,000 for the four months. Then he went crazy and started to wreck furniture and shit at his mansion, and then he was sued for grabbing a girls ass. It was quite the year some might say.
The population was sitting at 5.1 billion people. Here are some examples of what things cost back in the day, beware, it's slightly depressing.
Movie Ticket- $3.50
Postage Stamp- 24 cents
Dozen Eggs- 65 cents
Gallon 2% Milk- $1.89
Pork Chops Lb- 40 cents
Logitech Mouse- $89.99
Amiga Computer With Color Monitor- $849.00
Ford Taurus- $9,996
Volkswagen Rabbit- $7,104
Average Cost of new house- $91,600
Average Income per year- $24,450.00
Average Monthly Rent- $420.00
Average Price for new car- $10,400.00
1 gallon of gas- 91 cents
So there you have it. 1988 in a nutshell.