Gen X Assemble !!!

[Hanovercrosse]

I’m off out, I’ve got a carton of Um bongo and some opal fruits. I’ve got a wham tape in my Walkman and I’m wearing leg warmers and my best ra ra skirt.
Who’s coming and what are you bringing ?

My new romantic ruffled shirt!

I'll put on my Rimmel heather shimmer lippy and I'm coming along, too.

So, I've just managed to get my hair exactly like Wendy James from Transvission Vamp (yaassss), thick black eyeliner - under lids as well as over and the palest of pale pink lipstick.

10 Regal Kingsize in one pocket, mix of alcohol from my Dad's extensive drinks cabinet in the other pocket and off to try and winch a boy at the waltzers.

See yous all there.

And to keep it current. Going to Glastonbury (not Glasto back then, because we could handle more than two syllables).
Buying the NME
Cutting out the form
Filling it out IN BLACK BIRO
Sending it with a cheque or postal order and a stamped addressed envelope
Getting tickets
Getting a train to Castle Cary
Walking FOREVER
Doors opened on Friday and closed on Sunday lunchtime
Making arrangements to meet "by the tree" at 6pm
Actually meeting by the tree at 6pm
Your mate proclaiming that she wanted to marry Robert Smith but... he was already married so that was a hindrance
Not hydrating every 2.6 minutes

You have just reminded me … I had a friend who could sew, she made me a pair of electric blue satin trousers which I wore with an oversized satin shirt, wide belt and the aforementioned scarves and bangles, pixie boots and a long black duster coat. I thought I looked AMAZING. I probably looked like a cut price Boy George 😆

I’m wearing a pencil skirt that I can’t walk in without ripping the slit at the back so I’ve stitched it up several times. I’ve got orange and white striped DuoTan legs.

I still do that now, age nearly 50

I'll also bring one of those pencils that smelled nice when you sharpened it. The grape one was my favourite.

I’ve got my pixie boots on and the suede jacket with the fringe. I’ve crimped my hair. Might add a hat for good measure. Then it’s off to the student uni to bop to The Cult with a red witch (cider, Pernod and black) in my hand. I’m SO cool.

I’m 51 for god’s sake! I barely remember what I did an hour ago!

Yes, cider and black was a thing (although cordial rather than juice). But also snakebite. Or even snakebite and black.
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The big thing that I remember from back then is my older sister going off to Greenham Common back in 1983.

Nah, you did look amazing! I was more of a tattered lace tied around various bits of me myself! Oh, and crimped hair!!!!!!

I'm wearing Rimmell Black Cherry and drinking Diamond White. I'll bring some Phileas Fogg snacks for everyone.

And white musk body spray fro the body shop?

Constance Carrol!! Better hide it from my mum, she'll never know...😆

Wearing my Frankie says relax t shirt, rara skirt, fluorescent tights and fluorescent towelling socks (2 different colours) and trainers. Sky blue eye liner and frosted pink lippy.
Drinking a Panda Pop and reading the latest issue of Smash Hits.

(Give me a few more years and I'll be wearing too much eye liner, maxi skirt and mens houndstooth jacket I got from the chazza. Down the park with mates and a few bottles of Diamond White!).

lol @ not hydrating

Water was for those poor souls who’s mums didn’t buy 2-litre bottles of Kia-ora (or Robinson High Juice if you were a bit posh)

Pack of 10 More menthol, bottle of Concord. Black fishnet tights, fuscia ankle socks, black patent stilettos..... thought I was the bees knees 😎

My Walkman which can switch between Ferrous Oxide and Chrom Dioxide tapes

I’ll tag along in my Choose Life T shirt and white skirt. I’ll bore you all stupid talking about Spandau Ballet all night!

I've got a bootleg tape cassette of Rio by Duran Duran on my red Sony Walkman.

I hope you didn't buy tickets to Glastonbury - as I understand it, it's pretty easy to climb in - the security's pretty lax there...

I’ve got the same. What colour 20/20 you got? Mines the red one and we’re listening to 2pac.

Godammit. People are already bringing heather shimmer and thunderbird. What else is there? I'll get a bacon double cheeseburger from Burger King on 2 for 1 offer on the way home. Might have to throw up out of the window of the car of whichever lucky guy is driving me home.

I'm going to have a Findus French Bread Pizza washed down with Lambrusco and listen to Howard Jones.