Ahhh Middle School Dances

There is nothing like reliving your past through kids you may know! Tonight was the 8th grade graduation at our school. Yes, they actually put on a gown and everything! The American Legion was reserved for several of our students' "open houses" and they even had a DJ! We did have fun... I must say that Abe has gotten his parent's affinity for dancing because we literally had to drag him off the floor!

Not much has changed in 16 years (has it really been that long?). The boys kind of hang out with each other and jump around and push each other and the girls dance in a group. I did not see any slow songs or hanging hugs swaying to music. But surprisingly, they played 3 songs that I remember in middle school... 1) Ice Ice Baby- of course you know that Hans and I were singing and dancing! 2) Baby got Back... I am surprised this one is still being requested. and 3) a new version of the Electric Slide... I remember being so proud of myself when I mastered this dance!

So here is my trip down memory lane... I was in 8th grade from August 1990- June of 1991.

* George Bush (Sr.) Declares war on Iraq for Invading Kuwait aka Operation Dessert Storm
* The Berlin Wall in Germany falls and they are united-- no longer East Germany and West Germany
* Rodney King was video taped being beaten up by the LAPD which in turn caused mass riots and chaos across the city
* The Bulls win their first NBA Title .. defeating the LA Lakers
*Milli Vanili singer - cough,cough- Rob Pilatus tells Time magazine, "[Milli Vanili is] more talented than any Bob Dylan or Paul McCartney. Mick Jagger can't produce a sound. I'm the new Elvis." Hah. Later that year they admitted to lip synching and had thier Grammy revoked (maybe he can blame that one on the rain!)
*Will Smith makes his premiere on The Fresh Prince of Bel- Air
* 1990's 10 ten hits were:
1. Humpty Dance - Digital Underground 2. Here and Now - Luthor Vandross 3. I Wanna Be Rich - Calloway 4. Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice 5. U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer 6. Groove Is In The Heart - Dee Lite 7. Vogue - Madonna 8. Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic 9. Blaze Of Glory - Jon Bon Jovi 10. Step By Step - New Kids On The Block (NKOTB)
* 1991 we saw a birth of a new era(coming from Seattle)... Grunge. Nirvana released "smells like Teen Spirit"
* 1991's top 10 hits were:
1. Unforgettable - Nat and Natalie Cole 2. Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince 3. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams 4. Gonna Make You Sweat - C + C Music Factory 5. More Than Words - Extreme 6. O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature 7. True Companion - Marc Cohn 8. Good Vibrations - Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch 9. Strike It Up - Black Box 10. Power of Love/Love Power - Luthor Vandross

I was just looking at some of those songs and smiling while I sing the verses to myself... I <3 the 90's!!