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On the date

Thursday, June 28, 1984

From the day

Perspective: The Anxious Local · Sound

The rhythmic chirp of "The Reflex" blares from every passing Trans Am, competing with the construction rattle of a city obsessed with "expanding crafts" and new steel. I winced at the gas station sign, watching the digits flip to a gut-punching $1.19 a gallon; it's a robbery that makes my sweat-soaked headband feel twice as tight. Everyone is acting like this high-tech Macintosh future is going to be dope, but the noise of progress just sounds like a drain on my wallet. I clutched my walkman and adjusted my fleece layers, trying to drown out the chatter of expensive toys and rising prices with a heavy dose of pop synth.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Reflex

Duran Duran

The must-have

Transformers

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 1984

  • Where's the beef?
  • I'll be back
  • Who you gonna call?

Tech Check

Apple Macintosh, CD-ROM & Flash Memory.

Style of 1984

Silhouette: Athletic and layered

Material: Spandex and sweat

  • Leg warmers
  • Headbands
  • Oversized sweatshirts

Cost of Living (1980)

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Gallon of Gas

$1.19

Average Home

$47,200

New Car

$7,200

Time Elapsed

15,317 days ago

(41 years, 352 days)