Stranger Things

 I have to say I am loving the series Stranger Things. We just finished season 1. The show is so true to the 80's, so don't worry I won't be making any negative comments about the show in that regard, lol. I think my favorite character is Dustin, he cracks me up. I was never a fan of Winona Ryder, but I have to admit she is awesome in this series. We've seen Millie Bobby Brown in other shows and had no idea that was the same person.

Atari was just making it's way into the middle income homes, we didn't have the Atari but a Colecovision. I looked up the cost for the time period and it was about $175. Here's a photo of Aunt Karen playing ours, probably Space Invaders. I remember we had Donkey Kong too.

That was taken in the finished basement of Nanny and Pop-pop's house. A lot of families made the basement into an extra room, just like in the show. We spent a lot of time there.

The phone was connected to the wall with a cord. Back then, Bell Telephone was a subsidiary of American Telephone and Telegraph Co, also known as AT&T. In the early 1980's the government decided AT&T was a genuine monopoly and controlled every phone in the US. At the time, you rented the phone from the telephone company after the monopoly was broken up we could eventually purchase our own phone. Here's me, probably talking with my BFF Mindi. Our cord didn't go too far, Mindi had a cord that stretched pretty much through several rooms of her house!

Boom Boxes were popular then. Here's the one Dad and I had, with some cassette tapes. Of course, you can't beat the 80's music! It is just classic

Here's a random picture of Dad from the 80's, he had a nice head of hair! I think this was after he went in the Air Force, but before I met him, so around 1985-86.

Drop me a comment and tell me who your favorite character is. I guess mine could change as the show goes on but for now I'm sticking with Dustin. 

love,

Mom