Did you get the matching Gravis Gamepad or was it late enough that you had a Microsoft Sidewinder?
At the Scottish Rite Center in Mission Valley? There’s a good chance I was also there that year. My two most prized possessions I acquired there were a 3dfx Voodoo Rush, and a modded PlayStation 1 in a clear plastic housing.
Yeah, I was alive for nearly all of the ‘80s, but I wasn’t really aware of the ‘80s.
By contrast, I took part in the ‘90s. I went to ska shows, I watched TRL, I sent pager codes to my friends.
Born in ‘81. The ‘90s were my teenage years.
I’m just a ‘90s kid with a rapidly greying beard.
You may just be listening to it too fast.
At this point, why would you want that double height step when walking to the bathroom from the hallway?
Knowledge bomb time!
This is Robert Budd Dwyer, a Pennsylvania politician who committed suicide during a live press conference in 1987. This photo is from that press conference, the trombone has been photoshopped over the gun he used.
For the 90s musical connection, this incident was the inspiration for Filter’s song “Hey Man Nice Shot.”
All the other bands are just shit
It is, but it’s sold out. They’re a bunch of other weird shit on the site, but the cigarette is the best.
Stupid people always say no. There are no rules given for what smart people say. One could answer no to the question and the stupid people rule may not be applicable.
Ah yeah, Pechanga Arena was just “The Sports Arena” in the era before sponsoring venues was a thing. They still to a swap meet in the parking lot of that place every weekend. Random other info about that place, they shot a scene from Almost Famous at one of the freight entrances there.