Recollections of the 80's 1. Ssips 2. "There's only one Capri Sun. It's great tasting fun when you punch open one." 3. You remember where you were when Ronald Reagan was shot. 4. Headbanger's Ball. 5. The Great Space Coaster. 6. "All gnus is good gnus with Gary Gnu." 7. "It takes a veeeery steady hand…" 8. These video games: Burger Time, Donkey Kong, Bump 'n' Jump, Pitfall. 9. You know who Abner Devareaux is. 10. You remember when KFC used to be called Kentucky Fried Chicken which used to be called Geno's. 11. Wacky Packages. 12. TOPPS baseball player sticker albums. 13. You think of these lyrics when you hear that piece from the Nutcracker Suite: "Smurfberry Crunch is fun to eat, a Smurfy, fruity breakfast treat..." 14. It was the coolest thing when Intellivision came out with games that talked to you. 15. Atari 2600 AND Atari 5200. 16. Parachute pants. 17. Michael Young and Kids Are People Too. 18. These groups: The Thompson Twins, Kajagoogoo, Morris Day and the Time, Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, Katrina and the Waves. 19. When MTV actually played videos. 20. Adam Curry (and his immoveable hair) and MTV's top 20 video countdown. 21. Breakdance II- Electric Boogaloo. 22. Adidas with fat laces. 23. You believe Taco first sang "Puttin' on the Ritz." 24. You knew a lot about computers if you could use BASIC. 25. The ABC After School Special. 26. "The hot side stays hot, the cool side stays cool." 27. 3-2-1 Contact. 28. DeGrassi Junior High. 29. Chams shirts. 30. You were really bummed when The Police split up. 31. You tucked your jeans into your Reebok high-tops and the laces were untied and looped into the top holes. (if you were a guy). 32. Ed "The Refrigerator" Perry. 33. "Could you describe the ruckus, sir?" 34. You recall the 60's tie-dye phase. 35. You remember when Michael Jackson singed his hair doing a Pepsi commercial. 36. You recall two landlords on Three's Company: Mr. Roper and Mr. Ferley. 37. Drakkar Noir was THE cologne for guys. 38. It was cool if you were a man to get a perm. 39. You remember when Pong was the first video game. 40. Leif Garrett. Mark Tonelli (CharlesMingus@aol.com)