Long Live The 1980s

The Action Heroes of the 1980s: Stallone, Schwarzenegger, and Beyond By: Long Live the 1980s The 1980s weren’t just neon lights, synth-pop, and leg warmers—they were also a golden era of muscle-bound, explosive, and adrenaline-fueled action heroes. It was the decade when the cinema screen cracked with gunfire, one-liners, and slow-motion walkaways from massive explosions. And leading the charge were larger-than-life legends like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger , whose names became synonymous with big-budget, testosterone-pumping action films. But they weren’t alone. The decade was packed with hard-hitting icons who defined what it meant to be a hero during the era of excess. So grab your aviator shades, rev that V8 engine, and join us on a wild ride through the world of 1980s action heroes —Stallone, Schwarzenegger, and beyond! Sylvester Stallone: The Underdog Turned Warrior Sylvester Stallone was the quintessential ‘80s action hero—part street-smart underdog, part...

The Birth of the Game Boy: How the ‘80s Changed Portable Gaming By Long Live the 1980s Close your eyes and picture this: it’s 1989. You’ve just popped the cassette tape of Milli Vanilli into your Sony Walkman, you're rocking some neon shoelaces and a Hypercolor T-shirt, and your mom just told you to be home before the streetlights flicker on. But this time, instead of lugging your entire NES console to a friend’s house with a tangled mess of wires and cartridges, you slip something revolutionary into your backpack. It’s gray, it’s chunky, and it takes four AA batteries like it’s a snack. It makes glorious 8-bit bleeps and bloops that you can hear through a tinny speaker or (if you’re cool) mono headphones. And most importantly, it plays Tetris like a dream. This, my fellow ‘80s kids and time-traveling nostalgia seekers, was the Nintendo Game Boy — the ultimate portable gaming disruptor of the decade. Portable Gaming Before the Game Boy: You Call That a Revolution? Before ...

The Family Road Trip in the 1980s: A Lost American Tradition Blog Name: Long Live the 1980s Before the days of smartphones, Bluetooth, GPS navigation, and streaming entertainment in the backseat, there was the family road trip—a raw, unpredictable, hilarious, and occasionally torturous American tradition. And no decade did it quite like the 1980s. In a time before seatbelt laws were enforced (or even acknowledged by kids), before tablets silenced backseat bickering, and before “Are we there yet?” became meme-worthy, families piled into station wagons and minivans to embark on epic summer odysseys. From the Grand Canyon to Wall Drug, roadside Americana became the backdrop of unforgettable adventures. Let’s buckle up, rewind the cassette deck, and take a nostalgic ride through the glorious—and sometimes gloriously chaotic—experience of the 1980s family road trip. The Preparation: Planning with Paper and Hope Forget Google Maps and real-time traffic updates. In the '80s, trip ...

Life Before Smartphones: How 1980s Teens Stayed Connected Blog: Long Live the 1980s In a world where TikTok dances dominate social interactions and texting is faster than thought, it’s hard to imagine a time when teens stayed connected without even a hint of a smartphone in sight. But oh, they did—and brilliantly, too. The 1980s, the golden age of big hair, neon fashion, and cassette mixtapes, was also a time when teen communication was creative, personal, and sometimes hilariously complicated. So, dust off your Trapper Keeper and plug in that corded phone—because we’re going on a trip back to the pre-digital days to see just how 1980s teens kept their social lives alive, one payphone at a time. The Almighty Landline: A Teen's Lifeline The landline telephone was the smartphone of the 1980s. If you were a teen in that decade, odds are your family had a single phone mounted on the kitchen wall or sitting on an end table, wrapped in a curly cord that tangled faster than a Rubik...

1980s Fads That Came and Went in a Flash By Long Live the 1980s Ah, the 1980s — a glorious decade of excess, neon, big hair, synth music, and the constant need to be cooler than your classmates. The ‘80s weren’t just about iconic films, unforgettable music, and revolutionary tech; they were also a golden age of fleeting fads — the kinds of trends that blew in like a glittery whirlwind, captured everyone’s attention for about five minutes, then vanished into obscurity faster than you could say “New Coke.” In this nostalgic trip down memory lane, we’re spotlighting the 1980s fads that came and went in a flash. Some were silly, some were strange, and some still linger in dusty attic boxes or vintage shops waiting for a comeback. So tease up your bangs, grab your slap bracelet, and let’s rewind to a time when weird was wonderful. 1. Pogs (Wait... Before the '90s, There Were... Milk Caps?) Okay, technically Pogs dominated the early '90s, but the craze for milk caps — little...

A Day in the Life of a 1980s Teenager: Big Hair, Boom Boxes, and Beepers (Wait, Maybe Not Beepers) Blog Name: Long Live the 1980s Let’s rewind the tape—click, whirr, static—and drop ourselves squarely into a day in the life of a teenager in the 1980s. The neon glow, the scent of Aqua Net in the air, and the unmistakable sound of a Walkman rewinding a cassette—it was a time when style was bold, MTV played music videos, and your social status could hinge entirely on whether your sneakers were Reeboks or L.A. Gear. While the world now lives at the speed of Wi-Fi, the 1980s teen moved to the rhythm of Top 40 hits, mixtapes, and pay phone calls home. So lace up your high-top sneakers, throw on a Members Only jacket, and join me for a radical ride through a typical day in the life of a teen in the greatest decade of all time. 6:30 AM – Wake-Up Calls and Mall Hair Mayhem There was no Siri or Alexa to wake you up—just a loud, shrill alarm clock that may or may not have featured a blink...

The Best Cereals of the 1980s By Long Live the 1980s Ah, the 1980s—a decade of neon spandex, synthesizer music, Saturday morning cartoons, and, perhaps most importantly to the sugar-loving youth of America: breakfast cereal. If you were a kid in the ’80s, your morning routine probably involved a giant bowl of colorful crunch, a plastic toy hidden inside the box, and a cartoon mascot shouting at you through the TV to eat more sugar disguised as "part of this complete breakfast." The cereal aisle back then was less of a food section and more of a candy store in disguise. Cereal wasn’t just a meal—it was an experience. It had mascots, commercials, prizes, and box art so wild it could've had its own rock band. Some cereals have stood the test of time, others have vanished into the void of nostalgia. But today, we honor them all. Let’s pour a bowl (or twelve) and take a look at The Best Cereals of the 1980s —the crunchy, the sweet, the marshmallowy, and the occasionally q...