I was a teenager back in the 80's and while the VCR was a technological marvel, it very quickly turned my friends and I into a bunch of movie watching coach potatoes. At one point I realized that you can be in the same room with other people and still be miles away from them, that spending every weekend doing n…
I was a teenager back in the 80's and while the VCR was a technological marvel, it very quickly turned my friends and I into a bunch of movie watching coach potatoes. At one point I realized that you can be in the same room with other people and still be miles away from them, that spending every weekend doing nothing but watching movie rentals was kinda lame, so eventually I put my foot down and said - guy's we're going out - I had no idea where but any place was better than on the couch watching videos.
We ended up descending on a near-by pool hall and started hanging out and shooting pool. Coincidentally, we ran into some other people from high school doing the same and suddenly my group of friends doubled in size. Every weekend we were out with this huge group of people, it made senior year the best year ever.
Your grandmother was right!
I was a teenager back in the 80's and while the VCR was a technological marvel, it very quickly turned my friends and I into a bunch of movie watching coach potatoes. At one point I realized that you can be in the same room with other people and still be miles away from them, that spending every weekend doing nothing but watching movie rentals was kinda lame, so eventually I put my foot down and said - guy's we're going out - I had no idea where but any place was better than on the couch watching videos.
We ended up descending on a near-by pool hall and started hanging out and shooting pool. Coincidentally, we ran into some other people from high school doing the same and suddenly my group of friends doubled in size. Every weekend we were out with this huge group of people, it made senior year the best year ever.
Always listen to grandma!
I loved movies, still do, but the times from my youth not spent in front of some screen was so much more valuable memory-wise.