Man I loved shoulder pads….  The eternal trio of Eileen, Cynthia and Ernie…back when I was thinner and my hair was straight….after 1988 because I’m wearing a wedding ring but not much after as it’s Eileen’s Rogers Park apartment….

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Here’s another view so you can tell Ernie really does have eyes….and see the can of Tab….and the couch Eileen found in front of our apartment at 1201 W. Chase…..the couch we eventually tipped over the back stairs of her apartment into the alley after it died an untimely death….

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26 thoughts on “the late 80’s

  1. Must say I was as fond of the big hair as you were of the shoulder pads! How was the train ride home for the boys. I must dissent and say I like the old look better, maybe I’m just resistant to change! Love ya, E.

  2. Must say I was as fond of the big hair as you were of the shoulder pads! How was the train ride home for the boys. I must dissent and say I like the old look better, maybe I’m just resistant to change! Love ya, E.

  3. Must say I was as fond of the big hair as you were of the shoulder pads! How was the train ride home for the boys. I must dissent and say I like the old look better, maybe I’m just resistant to change! Love ya, E.

  4. The boys–particularly Leo—were positively GLOWING when they got off the train. Reportedly, it was “AWEsome” and Leo now talks importantly about his FIRST Amtrak trip….
    I’m still undecided about the new template. I like the old one except I’m tired of that tealish color…. I need to be more creative and create my own but time is an issue of course….

  5. The boys–particularly Leo—were positively GLOWING when they got off the train. Reportedly, it was “AWEsome” and Leo now talks importantly about his FIRST Amtrak trip….
    I’m still undecided about the new template. I like the old one except I’m tired of that tealish color…. I need to be more creative and create my own but time is an issue of course….

  6. The boys–particularly Leo—were positively GLOWING when they got off the train. Reportedly, it was “AWEsome” and Leo now talks importantly about his FIRST Amtrak trip….
    I’m still undecided about the new template. I like the old one except I’m tired of that tealish color…. I need to be more creative and create my own but time is an issue of course….

  7. I used to have that same couch.
    Except it wasn’t a couch, it was a pair of jeans I nicked from some girl and wore (I used to be kind of skinny) with my big, poofy hair and bolo ties.

  8. I used to have that same couch.
    Except it wasn’t a couch, it was a pair of jeans I nicked from some girl and wore (I used to be kind of skinny) with my big, poofy hair and bolo ties.

  9. I used to have that same couch.
    Except it wasn’t a couch, it was a pair of jeans I nicked from some girl and wore (I used to be kind of skinny) with my big, poofy hair and bolo ties.

  10. I like the new look over the old, Cynthia, much easier to read.
    I still have never ridden a train and would like to try it at least once someday. No pictures of their ride?

  11. I like the new look over the old, Cynthia, much easier to read.
    I still have never ridden a train and would like to try it at least once someday. No pictures of their ride?

  12. I like the new look over the old, Cynthia, much easier to read.
    I still have never ridden a train and would like to try it at least once someday. No pictures of their ride?

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