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These are both senior pictures. My mother didn't like the casual
photos at all, so she took me to have the formal portraits done. I love the formal ones, but I like the casual ones
too. As you can see my hair still looks much the same (other than it was a lot fluffier back then) and I've gained approximately
60 pounds since these photos were taken. I'm working on that though :-). A lot of people said I look like Jennifer
Gray (Dirty Dancing) in the formal shots. As for the casual shots, who really though purple and mustard went together
w/gold bow/hoop earrings?? Oh, well..it was the 80's ..what do you expect. I did, however, graduate in 1990!
Rocki
So you think that you remember 1990?
If any of these phrases ring
a bell: "I've fallen and I can't get up!," "Who killed Laura Palmer?," "Homey don't play that!," "Coolness, sirs.," then you'll
want to "stop, collaborate and listen" to I Love 1990 - the year that kicked off last decade of the 20th century! Don't
stay Home Alone with Macaulay, bring all your Goodfellas and let's take a walk down memory lane, shall we?
In
1990, Linda, Christie, Naomi, Tatjana and Cindy put the "super" in "supermodels" with their steamy performance in George Michael's
"Freedom 90" video. And speaking of supermodels, how hot was Claudia Schiffer in her Guess jeans?
In 1990, pretty
women ruled supreme. Does the name Julia Roberts sound familiar? Her turn as a hooker with a heart of gold in Pretty Woman
made her one of the hottest stars in Hollywood. And speaking of hot, who can forget Henry & June, the movie so
raunchy that the MPAA had to create the NC-17 rating!
Because "nothing compares, nothing compares to yoooooooooooooooooooooou."
Thanks, Sinead. Not a problem!
Parker Lewis showed us how to maintain "coolness" during those tough high school years.
But was he as cool as the Fresh Prince of Bel Air? Will Smith took his Fresh Prince persona from the rap world to the
small screen in 1990. But if Homey don't play that, then how about David Alan Grier, the Wayans, Jamie Foxx and Jim Carrey
cracking us up on In Living Color?
Meanwhile, thanks to David Lynch, we were all wondering who killed Laura
Palmer?
The chilling (not to mention often confusing) Twin Peaks kept us guessing what was going to go down next
in that crazy town. Dancing midgets? Tibetan technique? Someone pass me a slice of cherry pie and a damn fine cup of coffee.
And
if David Lynch's world wasn't wacky enough for you.how about Tim Burton's? Edward Scissorhands gave us Johnny Depp
in a fright wig, Winona in a blond wig and a brief comeback by Anthony Michael Hall. If you're looking for the supernatural,
check out Demi and Patrick in Ghost. Remember the pottery scene? "Oohhhh, my loooove, my darlin', I've hungered for
your touch."
And Mayor Marion Barry of DC hungered for crack. Oooops! Try not to get busted next time, Mr. Mayor. And
if you're Roseanne Barr, try not to offend the entire country with your rendition of the National Anthem at a Padres game.
Keep your hands above your waist, Rosie!
In 1990, Michael Bolton crooned "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?,"
and Hammer told us "U Can't Touch This!", Wilson Phillips begged us to "Hold On" for one more day and we all found out that
"Groove is in the Heart" thanks to Dee-lite.
So come on, pack up your Polly Pocket dolls, pile on your snap bracelets,
do the Humpty Hump and join Special Agent Dale Cooper in celebrating the first year of the decade that brought us grunge,
the internet and the antics of Brenda, Kelly, Dylan and Brandon.
Popular Television Shows of 1990
Top hits of 1990
Top Grossing Films of 1990
- Home Alone
- Ghost, starring Demi Moore
- Dances with Wolves, starring and directed by Kevin Costner
- Pretty Woman, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- The Hunt for Red October, starring Sean Connery
- Total Recall, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Die Hard 2, starring Bruce Willis
- Dick Tracy
- Kindergarten Cop, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
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