Planes, Trains, and Time Machines?

Please keep in mind that it is difficult to take pictures of random people without them noticing- and most think you are creepy if you do get caught. However, Greg and I did our best to capture the 80's life here..... We even got kicked out of a mall for taking pictures of merchandise. All in the name of blogging!

When I walk into a store (grocery, clothing, pharmacy, gym, etc)- I can almost always be guaranteed to hear Michael Jackson or Madonna playing- and it is always older music- circa 1980's. On the off chance that I don't- I can be sure that some other 80's music will be playing.


The pants here look like something out of MC Hammer's closet. They come in all types and designs of fabrics- jeans, leather, leopard print, hot pink, etc.... and they are worn with all stars or neon colored shoes- many that resemble some my mother wore back in the early 80's. You know- white, Reebok high tops- classics really if you ask her. She would be pleased to know that they also come in neon green, hot pink, etc.... The supply of weird sneakers is enough to satisfy even my brother's love of ugly shoes.

I have even seen the comeback of leg warmers and tight spandex/stirrup pants..... although I have not seen the classic 80's hyper-color shirts.... yet. The mullets here definitely make up for it though.

Then there are the roller bladders. I run by them at the park- even on the days when I have already run 12- 13 miles and am finishing up. I pass right by them. Not because I am a super fast runner- but because it is as though roller blades were just invented. Everyone is learning how to roller blade- and very few (I am talking maybe three total in the entire country- consisting of millions of people) have actually figured it out.

Also at the park, every weekend and some weekday evenings, there is a guy who holds aerobics classes. He gets up on a makeshift stage and goes through a routine that he only could have learned from Richard Simmons tapes. (Did I mention that Argentina's idea of exercise is walking through the isles of the grocery store? ) - Pure entertainment- I will try to get a video, but not all like to be movie stars- especially in the even a drop of sweat forms somewhere on their body.

Recycling and environmental issues have not yet become of concern here- and people throw trash out the windows and on the street as though the idea of littering did not yet exist.

All of this keeps me wondering if I have gone back in time.... to the 80's. While I loved the 80's/early 90's- I am not sure things from that era should resurface. And if it is the 80's in Buenos Aires, I would like my wrinkles to go away- because I didn't have them in the 80's.