In the "dear gods I'm getting old" file

[textualdeviance]

In the course of doing my job this morning, I discovered a few haunting things:

2008 is the 30th anniversary of:

Superman: The Movie
Grease
Saturday Night Fever
Close Encounters
Animal House
The Deer Hunter
La Cage aux Folles

The first airdates of:
The original Battlestar Galactica
20/20
Dallas
Mork & Mindy
Taxi
WKRP
Diff'rent Strokes

The release of:
The Cars' debut album
Dire Straits' debut album

And the forming of:
Duran Duran
The Pretenders


Return of the Jedi
Tootsie
WarGames
Flashdance
Vacation
Risky Business
A Christmas Story
The Big Chill
The Right Stuff
Scarface
Valley Girl


The first airdates of:
The A-Team
He-Man
Star Search
Inspector Gadget
V
Fraggle Rock


The release of:
90125--Yes
Bark at the Moon--Ozzy
Colour by Numbers--Culture Club
Pyromania--Def Leppard
Sweet Dreams--Eurythmics
Sports--Huey Lewis and the News
Frontiers--Journey
Madonna--self-titled
Synchronicity--The Police
The Hurting--Tears for Fears (debut album)
Violent Femmes' debut
Weird Al's debut

And the forming of:
Bon Jovi
Phish
Red Hot Chili Peppers

If you remember when these things originally came out, then you're officially old. LIKE ME.

Comments

[hunnyfreak.livejournal.com]

Yack! I wasn't old enough to remember the 30 year stuff, but I do remember the 25 year things. Ack!!

[ourdramaqueen.livejournal.com]

Good gosh! o_O

[thefirstalicat.livejournal.com]

Well, by the 30th anniversary stuff, I was already 19- going-on-20, so was far cooler than most on that list! Going back to the 35th anniversary, though, now I wonder - would be 1973, I would have been 14-15 that year; too young really for 1968 stuff (40th) but definitely aware for the 1973 pop culture makers!

So you needn't feel old at all, m'dear! *shakes finger at you in old-lady style*

[bratqueen8.livejournal.com]

Egads! Don't remind me...I'm turning 39 on the 8th. I'm a geezer ;_;

Shit, I was nine when Grease and SNF came out? 1978 right? Damn...