Headbanger's Ball
REAL Mtv (when they actually showed videos!)
Guys with long hair and ripped up jeans
I'm with Spaz - the music! ALL OF IT!!
Cars that had power and sounded good were cooler than cars that looked pretty and glowed (

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You had a problem with someone, you met 'em in the parking lot and beat the shit out of each other with your fists, or raced 'em with your car - fuck this "let's shoot everyone we see" shit
...all kinds of stuff. I miss the 80's too.