Quote: (06-03-2015 03:15 AM)Veloce Wrote:
Not sure what the point is, other than some lighthearted nostalgia.
Are we supposed to be lamenting something here?
Those of us over 40 are definitely lamenting something. The loss of our youth, the demise of the classic shopping mall era, and the loss of the old America that was filled with thin, non-tattoed blondes with winged hair and Bon Jovi t-shirts.
We're lamenting that life no longer looks nor feels like an '80s teen movie or a Beach Boys song like "California Girls."
At the risk of sounding like Uncle Rico: Back in '89, I could walk into a mall and in an hour have a handful of phone numbers and a date for that night. I was the prince of "mall game." Perhaps even the fresh prince of mall game on my good nights.
I still remember the names and they're as dated as I'm coming off now: Dawn, Tasha, Jenny, Carrie, Brooke, Danielle, Ami (yes, with an "i"), Kandice, Wendy, Robin, Kristen... They worked at stores with names like Claire's, the Great Cookie Factory, and Things Remembered. Golden days, people.
I don't know if mall game can exist now in the form it did in that era. Malls aren't what they once were and have been replaced by big box stores. Teens and twentysomethings no longer congregate there, but online. Even if you do find a mall, the women don't look like they did in the "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" era, sad to say. And "live" pickups seem to have been replaced by Tinder, OKCupid, and Facebook.
But if it's possible to follow in my footsteps, I did a few posts on mall game here, here, here, and here. As for me, I'll be checking out those vintage photos.