Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted September 14, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted September 14, 2018 The Jim’ll Paint It Facebook page posted the image below last night, a tribute to 80s pop culture. Even on a low quality Facebook style photo there is loads to spot on there - you can buy poster prints of it which will probably reveal much more! What’s your favourite thing on there and what’s missing? Prince getting out of a DeLorean is pretty special - and the Super Mario Bros billboard in the background too. Nostalgia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted September 14, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted September 14, 2018 It should be an easy nostalgia grab but there's so many nice details in it it's hard to be mean. eg. Prime holding a Nintendo Zapper Murphy's Soul Food Café Gordon The Gopher driving the Ecto-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I popped for Vyvyan Basterd! Robert Smith's hair should be in there, somewhere, unless I'm missing it. Adam Ant made the cut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I member. I had a good long look at this last night and had another look at it just now and noticed loads of other little details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Fatty Facesitter Posted September 14, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 That’s spectacular, think I might have to make that my desktop wallpaper. Although he’s actually a 2002 creation, Tommy Vercetti will always be my 80’s hero. Vice City is the game that really raised my interest in 80’s culture outside of movies etc. Been said numerous times before but the soundtrack on the game is just outrageous. Another 80’s hero of mine is Ringo Starr - the first voice of Thomas the tank engine no less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted September 14, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 14, 2018 It's funny seeing Wimpy so prominent there amongst all the mainly American pop culture phenomena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted September 14, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted September 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said: It's funny seeing Wimpy so prominent there amongst all the mainly American pop culture phenomena. Yes I love the British angles. So much more interesting - yet it shows how influenced we were by America in the 80s that the vast majority of it is from there. I've been blasting through the Chart Music podcast (which listens like it's run by UKFFers, because everything is rated shit) and they commented recently how in 1989 America never felt closer yet so far away. We all 'wanted' to live in America because all our cool things came from there, but it was simultaneously a million miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted September 14, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 Great to see Max Headroom there too. It's always been fascinating just how "upward-looking" we've been to America when you consider just how much we've contributed culturally, not just to the US, but the world. Even in the 80s, we were punching way above our weight, musically at least - Queen, Bowie, Elton John, Wham!, Kate Bush, Duran Duran, Elvis Costello, Depeche Mode, Spandau Ballet, Simple Minds, Dire Straits, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, and a shit-ton more, I'm fairly certain. (Cue someone else posting something about Ocean Colour Scene...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Cod Eye Posted September 14, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 Favorite part is either Stallone rocking out with the keyboard, or Freddy Krueger, Pinhead and Jason doing the "Thriller" with Wacko Jacko. Also really like the subtle "They Live" billboards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey_Piste Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Top left is the Silver Shamrock novelties sign from Halloween 3: Season Of The Witch. Either that or the Big Trak between Robocop and Leonardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted September 14, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 I love Maradonna and the hand of god pose just below the Wimpy sign. Who has Tom Selleck got his arm around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey_Piste Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said: Who has Tom Selleck got his arm around? Annie Lennox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I popped at noticing Devo hiding in the back but this nostalgia malarky doesn't do much for me when it's constantly in your face, you can't escape it anymore. There's no "oh! remember this?" moments when you're always reminded of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted September 14, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 Is that Banana Man flying about with The Snowman (plus child) in the top left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted September 14, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Chest Rockwell said: It's funny seeing Wimpy so prominent there amongst all the mainly American pop culture phenomena. Not thought of as such, but Wimpy was originally a yank restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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