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On the date

Saturday, September 25, 1982

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sound

The heavy click of my shutter snaps against the synth-heavy pulse of "Abracadabra" blaring from a passerby’s silver boombox. I’m dodging a kid on a skateboard who nearly knocks my Leica out of my hand—honestly, his neon leg warmers and clashing windbreaker are so tacky they make me want to say, "barf me out." I duck into the corner bodega to escape the grit of the midday traffic, digging through my pockets for a lone **$0.50** to grab a loaf of white bread for a quick sandwich. Across the street, a storefront display for the new Commodore 64 glows with a hum that sounds like the future, a sharp contrast to the grim headlines about Beirut plastered all over the morning papers.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Abracadabra

Steve Miller Band

The must-have

My Little Pony

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

awesomebodaciouscheesychill

Valley Girl

as ifbarf me outgag me with a spoongrodytotally

Hip Hop

baddefdopeflyfreshword

Yuppie

greed is goodpower lunchnetworking

Catchphrases of 1982

  • E.T. phone home

Tech Check

Compact Disc (CD), Commodore 64 & Adobe PostScript.

Cost of Living (1980)

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Gallon of Gas

$1.19

Average Home

$47,200

New Car

$7,200

Time Elapsed

15,959 days ago

(43 years, 264 days)