Flashback to a time when MTV ruled and fashion fought back—these 47 shots snag the sheer lunacy of boombox battles and perm disasters, blending over-the-top excess with that innocent “why not?” spirit that turned ordinary folks into accidental icons of pure, unhinged joy.
My Mama Circa ’83. This Explains Why I’m The Uncoolest Person Ever, Cos She Took It All! Oh And That Bike? She Built It

My Mother When She Was A Tank Instructor In 1984

My Dad, My Brother And Me Vandalizing The Berlin Wall 1988 (We Lived On The West-Side)

My Dad And Friends Look Like The Cast Of Stranger Things (1982)

My Mom And Bob Ross During An Event In Central Park, NYC In 1989

My Dad Sculpting A Bust Of My Mom 1980s

My Mom Had A Nanny That Was A Mrs. Doubtfire Lookalike, C. 1981

My Dad Skateboarding At Hyde School 1982. I Think He Was Cooler Than Me

My Dad Got In Trouble For Skipping School Because The Local Paper Printed This Picture Of Him, 1984

My Mom In NYC, When She Sailed Around The World [1984-85]

My First Wife And I On Our Wedding Day In December 1989

A Photo Of Freddie Mercury My Father Took In 1982 At A Show In Dallas

My Cool Mom Partying With Robin Williams And Billy Crystal In LA In 1982

My Mother’s Racially Mixed Family, 1989

Me Arriving Home From School In The Early 80’s To Be Surprised With This Hoth-Base My Mom Made For Me

I Humbly Submit A Photo From Circa 1987 For Your Approval. A Photo Of Me, My Dog Wearing Sunglasses, And My 1984 Fiero SE

(1989) Me, Age 4, So Stoked For A Ghostbusters Toy From My Mom That I Went Full Derp

My American Dad And Canadian Mom As Niagra Falls For Halloween 1985

Christmas Morning In 1985, I Was Thrilled To Get A Typewriter

After Their First Fight, My Dad Apologized To My Mom Through Polaroids. The True Og Of Apologies, My Man (1987)

My Parents Swapping Wedding Attire, 1984

In 1983 I Was Chosen Along With 3 Other Students To Interview Ozzy Osbourne For Newsday/Kidsday Newspaper In NYC

Myself In 1983, Republic Of Korea

Just Found An Old Family Photo From 1985. This Was Taken Right Before I Headed To The Twin Pines Mall On My Skateboard. The Good Old Days

My Room As A Teen. Might As Well Have Been An 80s Museum

Stumbled Upon Nicolas Cage In An Old Family Album (1985)

My Parents In The Late 1980’s They Loved Floral

Me And The Homies Before Going To See Straight Outta Compton. The Tour, Not The Movie. Circa 1989

Today I Turn 50 Years Old. This Is Me In 1985 About To “Drop-In” On A Ramp We Built With Scrounged Wood

Americans Were Grateful For Canadian Aid During The Iran Hostage Crisis Of 1980

France, 1985. My Mom Feeding Me Backstage During A Ballet Dancing Show

My Dad’s First Day On The Job, 1987

Since Everyone Is Posting Their Mom’s In Bikinis For Some Reason, Here’s My Mom Coming To See Me During Her Lunch Break For My Kindergarten Graduation In 1988

The 1980 Eruption Of Mt St. Helens

My Beautiful Mother On Her Wedding Day In The 1980’s

My Mom In The 80s

45 Years Ago Today I Stood Alone On The Summit Of Everest. No Oxygen, No Partner, Only My Breath And The Endless Sky

Stealing A Drink Of Wine At A Wedding While My Mom (Behind Me) Isn’t Looking. (1987)

My Mom Has Had This Poster Hanging In My Parent’s Bathroom Since Before I Was Born. (It’s From I Think 1982) Every Time I Visit Them

Nostalgia From 1982. Me And Four Friends (All Still Friends Today) Doing What Kids Did Back Then. Made Memories At The Roller-Skate Park

Sequential Pictures Of My Dad In The 80s Taken In The Same Place Nearly 30 Years Later

My College Dorm Room, 1985

In Circa 1980, My Parents Also Took This Picture Instead Of Helping Me Get My Head Unstuck

Photos From My Grandmother’s Time Working At Continental Bank In Chicago In The Early 80’s

Mobile Suit Gundam Cosplay From 1981 (Animec Magazine)

My Dad And His First Wife, Circa 1984. The Hair, The Silhouette. It’s Amazing

Found A Magazine From 1980 In A Hospital Demolition With A 14yr Olds Interpretation Of The Future

Barnorama All Fun In The Barn