80's vs. 90's

Whenever the decades of the latter half of the 20th century are discussed people always talk about how the 60's rocked, or how the 70's were the groovier version of the 60's, or how the 80's were just 10 straight years of pure awesomeness (note: the 50's, while technically part of the latter half of the century, fit much better in the 20's vs. 40's debate that rages amongst octogenarians in assisted living facilities throughout the land). The 90's are only spoken about in the hushed tones one uses when talking about a disgraced family member's latest misdeed. That's all about to change right now, at least for anyone who ventures into this neck of the woods.

The 60's and 70's will be left out of the discussion (for now at least). The easy answer is that I wasn't even born during the 60's and was all of 3 1/2 years old when the 70's ended so I have no first hand recollections of either decade. The real reason is that there is nothing worse than listening to some self-worshipping baby boomer babble on about how their generation stood for something, and changed the world, and blah, blah freakin blah, especially if said boomer claims to have been a hippie back then. You weren't trying to change the world, you were trying to get into the pants of the non-bra wearing blonde with a flower in her hair who seemed impressed by your bullshit. Save the sermon and let her suffer through it next time she has a break between conference calls.

So that brings us to 80's vs. 90's. Going through each topic one by one in separate posts, I will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the 90's were far superior to the 80's in music, clothing, sports, movies, and in general (in general = other topics that don't fit neatly into the ones named). Its high time we, the redheaded stepchildren of the 20th century, stood up for ourselves against those 80's punks who are awash in cheesiness. The 90's were our decade, and it was the best damn decade that century ever saw.