beverly hills, 90210 (1990-2000)season five, eps 8-12. the appearance of tiffani amber thiessen (i can't believe she stopped using the 'amber' bit...i will never give in to her wishes) this season goes some way to softening the blow of shannen doherty's departure. ultimate 90s babe.
seinfeld (1989-1998)season two, eps 3-4. so, turns out the dude who played elaine's dad in ep 3 'the jacket' was batshit crazy. he stole a knife from the set of jerry's apartment during filming & jokingly made stabbing motions towards the cast, though he was the only one laughing. he was to be a recurring character, but creeped everyone out so much that he never returned.
sliders (1995-2000)season two, eps 7-9. cool appearance by isaac hayes as the 'prime oracle' during ep 9. dread is building in me as i near the end of the second season...the stupid kromaggs are nearly here.
gaming:
smashed out worlds 4 & 5 on super mario bros. 3 on snes. with two lives to spare...
cracked out the ol' home improvement game! it's a bit like monopoly with extra special added awesome. kyle beat me, finishing his home renovations & adding $50,000 to his home's equity first, but i will have my revenge.
food & drink:
coffee & mcdonalds cookies.
vienetta.
leftover gado gado salad.
coffee and cheese toastie.
doritos.
musings/other:
home & away 90s babe of the week:tempany deckert (far left). she played selina during the mid-90s. it took me about a year to get over my distaste for the name 'selina'. i remember her for pretty much sleeping with every teacher at summer bay high.
bill & ted's bogus journey (1991)bill & ted's excellent adventure was my absolute favourite movie as a kid. i'd well worn out my VHS copy of it by the time this sequel came out & my dad took my brother & i out to see it on opening day. well, it seems 8 year old me was a sensitive soul. a few minutes in, my dad had to take my crying, terrified self out of the cinema. the grim reaper & the overall darker tone of the movie scared the crap out of me.i was so traumatised, i was well into my teens before i attempted to watch it again. even now, i get little shivery flashbacks to my freak out while watching it!
a few years into his MAD TV stint, will sasso dropped a massive amount of weight & addressed the 'is he still funny without the fat?' issue with the below sketch.
i've always been fascinated by what happens to actors whose weight has played a big part in their careers when they lose weight. ron lester was a popular casting choice for 'the fat guy' in various late 90s movies and tv shows (freaks and geeks, popular, varsity blues) & found the roles totally dried up post-gastric bypass. a quick google search shows he's turned to motivational speaking and, uh, selling g-strings to get by these days.
frasier (1993-2004)season one, eps 4-5. david angell, frasier co-creator & executive producer, died onboard the first plane to hit the world trade center in the 9/11 attacks.
seinfeld (1989-1998) season one, eps 3-5 + season two, eps 1-2. i always assumed these season two eps were from later seasons, as they're so strong.
gaming:
clocked that stinkin' world 3 on super mario bros 3 on snes. STUPID UNDERWATER LEVELS!
food & drink:
tea & vegemite toast.
samboy chips. i am scared that these are starting to disappear again after their recent comeback. proving harder and harder to find :( on a brighter note, who remembers thebitchin' ads we had for them back in the day?
kiwi strawberry snapple.
mcdonalds cookies (the staff didn't even know what we were asking for at first!) & coffee.
kyle cocktail invention.
nippy's iced chocolate. i must go give blood again so i can enjoy these on the house.
gado gado salad from my vegetarian chinese cooking book (1995).
doritos.
musings/other:
no, the above is not someone fangirling over the national broadband network. this is 12 year old me on my way to a coolio/naughty by nature/house of pain concertin 1996. i had recently spent about 10 hours having my hair braided by two african sisters in a house in reservoir & thought i would add to my overwhelming coolness by drawing on my face with eyeliner (btw, totally wasn't there to see that loser coolio, i was all about house of pain and naughty by nature). and now i invite you, dear friends, to point and laugh.
p.s. the braids lasted about a month before i got frustrated at the scrungy roots & cut the lot off.
