President: Ronald W. Reagan
Vice President: George Bush
Population: 242,288,918
Life expectancy: 74.9 years
Deaths by AIDS-related illnesses: 16,488
US GDP (1998 dollars):   $4,692.30 billion
Federal spending:   $1003.91 billion
Federal debt:   $2346.1 billion
Postage Stamp:  $.22
Gallon of Gas:  $1.07  (national average)
Car:  $13,386
Income:  $26,061  (nat ave)
House:  $127,200  (nat ave)
Super Bowl XXI:
NY Giants d. Denver Broncos  (39-20)
Oscar for Best Picture:
Platoon
remember when...
Aptos High School
President: George W. Bush
Vice President: Dick Cheney
Population: 334,538,018+
Life expectancy: 78 years
Deaths by AIDS-related illnesses: 17,011
US GDP (2005 dollars):   $12.5+ Trillion
Federal spending:   $2.8 Trillion
Federal debt:   $8.5 Trillion
Postage Stamp:  $.39
Gallon of Gas:  $2.90  (nat ave)
Car:  $27,958.00
Income:  $43,200  (nat ave)
House:  $675,000 (Santa Cruz Co)
Oscar for Best Picture:  
The Departed
Super Bowl XLI:
Indianapolis Colts d. Chicago Bears  (29-17)
Grammy for Album of the Year:
"Joshua Tree" by U2
Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series:
The Wonder Years
Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series:  
thirtysomething
Grammy for Record of the Year:
Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series:
The Office
Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series:
24
NHL Stanley Cup ('06):
Carolina Hurricanes d. Edmonton Oilers  (3-1)
Wimbledon ('06):  
Women:  Amelie Mauresmo d. Justine Henin-Hardenne
Men:       Roger Federer     d.  Rafael Nadar
NBA Championship ('06):  
Miami Heat d. Dallas Mavericks (4-2)
World Series ('06):
St. Louis Cardinals d.  Detroits Tigers (4-2)
MBL World Series:
Minnesota Twins d. St. Louis Cardinals (4-3)
NBA Champions:
LA Lakers d. Boston Celtics (4-2)
NHL Stanley Cup:
Edmonton Oilers
Wimbledon:  
Women:  Martina Navratilova d. Steffi Graf
Men:       Pat Cash d. Ivan Lendl
You know who shot J.R.
You remember when Michael Jackson was actually considered something of a sex symbol
You practiced getting in and out of your car through the windows
You owned at least one skinny leather tie
Your first Walkman weighed 10 pounds and was the size of a brick
You wore L.A. Gear tennis shoes
You know the meaning of "Wax on/Wax Off"
You could "See Better" with sunglasses that have paint splattered all over the lenses
You needed a shopping cart to carry your personal stereo with you
You remember what Michael Jackson looked like before the surgery
You watch NYPD Blue thinking, "Well, they're no Crockett and Tubbs, that's for sure"
"Outrageous!" is the term to describe something neat and cool
You think that Garbage Pail Kids are your children's worst enemy
You had a poster of Bo, Luke & Daisy Duke
There was nothing to question about Bert n' Ernie living together
The phrase "Where's the beef?" still doubles you over with laughter
You went out and purchased the sound track for 'Miami Vice'
You think Hulk Hogan is the best wrestler of all time
"This is your brain - this is your brain on drugs" rings a bell
You wanted to live in "The Valley"
Ferris Bueller was your idol
You watched "Star Search'"on a regular basis
Every now and then, you blurt out: "Ooh noo, Mr. Bill!!!"
You had an entire wardrobe of Esprit clothing
You know the words to the "Oscar Mayer" theme songs
Your bangs were teased perfectly to 7 inches above the rest of your hair
You have multi-colored earrings that touch your shoulders
You played Upwords, Boggle or Trivial Pursuit (the original) on a rainy afternoon
You wore lace gloves with the fingers cut off, bangle bracelets up to your elbows, bright red Reebok high tops and parachute pants
to a school dance
You're still bitter that WHAM broke up
You know whose phone number 867-5309 belongs to
You have the tendency to turn up the collar of your polo shirts
You never went out for a night on the town without frosted blue eyeshadow and feathered bangs
Everything in your wardrobe was either pastel or fluorescent
You know all the words to "I'm just a bill, sitting up on Capitol Hill" and "School House Rock"
The feeling in your thumb is only now just returning after holding down the Atari joystick to control the racecar in Enduro Racer
You can sing all the words to "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head, and now you understand that it is about chess
You still wear a bandana tied around your leg and/or a ponytail off-center on the side of your head
You know who Martha Quinn is
You still carry your boom box on your shoulder
You think David Hasselhoff was awesome in "Knight Rider" but sucks in "Bay Watch"
A piece of folded paper and two hands could tell your fortune
You think knickers and leg warmers are still cool
You ever wanted to learn to play "Stairway to Heaven" on the guitar and choreographed "Dancing Queen" by yourself in your room
You had ringside seats for Luke and Laura's wedding
You ever had a Dorothy Hammill haircut
You thought a Commodore 64 was the highest technology available
You wanted to be "The Hulk" for halloween
You want to be "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
You know who played Magnum P.I.
You remember the phrase, "The Plane, The Plane"
You can name at least three members of the Brat Pack
You still think banana clips were a godsend
You still wear Wet n' Wild makeup
Your idea of hi-tech toys is still the heat-sensitive color-changing sticker on Transformers
You remember Bruce Willis from "Moonlighting" - not "Die Hard"
You still wear your "Members Only" jacket
You still have a couple of those barrettes made of woven ribbons
You had snap bracelets
You remember when Pee-Wee wasn't a pervert
You had five pairs of socks on at any given time
You still think Donkey Kong can beat Mario up
You still have your scratch-n-sniff sticker collection
You remember when you heard that drinking soda and eating Pop Rocks would make your stomach explode
You used Lee Press-On Nails
You still wear jelly shoes
You're still hoping for a New Kids on the Block reunion tour
You still argue over who was better - Tiffany or Debbie Gibson
You know you lived through the 80's if...