Some high school friends of mine sent me a photo of me with my senior semi date Doreen Orsatti. One of the more intriguing things I remember about Doreen is that she was fearful of highways since she didn't like high speed. She closed her eyes all the way from Waterbury on RT 8 until I got off the exit for the senior semi and I was on my best driving behavior. No quick sprints up to 165mph or anything like that. 
I can't imagine how she'd react today in my 450HP Viper. I guess it's a good thing we broke up and I married a fellow speed freak (Nicole) instead.I can't believe that was me in 1989. Damn I was skinny. And would you take a look at those Coke bottle glasses? Like I told my friends, "What kind of friends are you guys? Why the hell didn’t you guys tell me to get normal looking glasses? Those things are friggin goggles!"
Well, at least I'm much cooler looking now. Ok, maybe not. I'm still a geek. But at least I'm no longer a 140lb skinny geek. I'm a 190lb, 15lb overweight geek!
Take a gander at the table shot photo below. Look at all the guys' mullets and the ladies' poofy 80's Aqua Net hair! Ah yes, the 80s were the pinnacle of fashion and culture. What a blast the 80s were. Can we bring back the mullet? Please? Hey, if bellbottoms can make a comeback, don't discount the power of the mullet!
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Hey Tom you looked cool when you were young Remember it is only when the thing is fresh it looks good LOL. anyways thanx for taking us in the past. It was nice to be there.
Heh, I was in High School in the 80s as well. I don't remember the hair as much as I remember the music.
For me, the scarier picture was freshman year of college when I attempted to grow a beard.
In 1980 , I was in some other form of life,....
And Tom looks like a mama's boy
>>And Tom looks like a mama's boy
Quite the opposite actually. I was a good kid, but had your typical Irish stubborness, so I did whatever I wanted. However, I had no fashion sense and did take my mom's recommendations as far as clothes and glasses went. So I guess a bit of mama's boy there.
I was one of those people that didn't care to be cool to fit in or had to do what everyone else was doing. I remember in the 1980's everyone bought Reebok or Comverse sneakers and they left their shoelaces untied. I thought it was stupid. I hated the feeling that my sneaker was going to fall off and so I was one of the few people that tied my shoelaces.
Also, notice how everyone in the pic has a mullet except me? I just did my own thing, which is tough when you're a teenager.
WOW!! Hi Tom, what a BLAST from the past huh?
My sister happened to come across this and found much humor in it, lol..I must correct you though, If I recall correctly, It was at the end of the evening, after your friend at our table was hitting on me all night and you guys were in competition racing one another on the highway and scared the crap out of me HAHA!! That's hysterical.
e mail me if you'd like, I'm glad you married a woman who loves speed, I drive like a maniac myself most of the time now, lol. Take care Tom.
Hey Tom, I was looking for some cool amateur 80's pictures and saw this! It's really interesting to see how you've progressed through the years and was also great to read the comments of the other people on that funny picture:) Thanks for it