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Back in the 1990's grunge ruled the fashion world, whether you liked it or not. And the shoes that were among the most popular were the Doc Martens. At one point I owned a pair of these and they lasted forever. I think they could have survived a nuclear war, a zombie apocalypse, and even an alien invasion. Everything but an ex-wife stealing everything I owned including the vintage Doc Martens. These were an integral part of the fashion in the nineties, I'm not sure I ever understood why, but they were!
These days vintage shoes in excellent condition command a very high resale price. Looks like the 90's are coming back in style... I thought it might be fun to share that blast from the past to kick off a post for Nineties Friday. It's a weekly event where you can share just about anything from the 1990's , you're imagination really is the limit! You can join the Nineties Friday community and post there or just add the tag #ninetiesfriday . Thanks to @geneeverett for starting this fun weekly insanity!
My good friend @davedickeyyall will tell you that the nineties absolutely sucked, and the eighties were much better. I grew in the eighties and they were awesome, but I had a lot of fun in the nineties too! That being said I spent most of the decade in South America or the Caribbean...
King of the Hill
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This animated television show ran from 1997 until 2009 in it's first run. Much like The Simpsons it was aimed at more of an adult audience that old cartoon classics. It has been picked up for a reboot for Hulu, so it's days of running may not yet be over! It revolved around Hank Hill and his family and friends living in Arlen, TX. A fictitious town created for the show. It's a hilarious show about an ultra uptight, conservative Hank interacting with his neighbors and the world around him.
I've added a clip below of some of the funniest moments from the show, it's pretty good.
And now a little music from the 1990's...
Foo Fighters
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Formed in 1993 in Seattle, Washington this band of legends continues to write and perform to this day. The loss of Taylor Hawkins in 2022 was a shock to us all. Fortunately, they have continued on. Dave Grohl assembled the band after the end of Nirvana and went on to produce some of the most iconic music of the 1990's. One of my favorites has always been: "Everlong"
Weezer
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Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1992 this band was offered a recording contract less than a year later. In 1994 they released self titled debut album and that produced multiple hits and multi-platinum sales. One of my favorite songs off the album has always been: "Buddy Holly":
Rob Zombie
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Yes, I've shared Rob Zombie a few times, I'm just in the mood for some great rock music this morning. After forming the band "White Zombie" (named after the first ever zombie movie) in the mid 1980's they struggled to find a big following until they switched to heavy metal. In the early 1990's they had success on two of their albums before Rob went solo. In 1998 he released the album "Hellbilly Deluxe" that had several hit songs, the most memorable is always going to be: "Dragula":
Black Sabbath
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Now, I know what you are all going to say, Black Sabbath wasn't a 1990's band. That's where you would technically be wrong, they reissued "Iron Man" as an greatest hits album in 1992. So technically it is a nineties song, sort of... But it's still a lot of fun to listen to even if it was first released in the 1970's.
For those unfamiliar with Black Sabbath they were a band from the United Kingdom formed in 1968. Their iconic front man for many of those years was Ozzy Osbourne. They existed as a band until 2017 when they officially disbanded and called it a career. They produced some of the most influential songs in the rock and roll world that are still used in movies until this day. The were inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2006. Here is their classic song "Ironman":
Because I spent most of my 1990's outside the US in countries that really only spoke Spanish, I like to throw in one or two songs from the era in Spanish!
Noelia
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Noelia is a Puerto Rican singer who came to fame in 1999 with the release of her self titled first album. She did not have a long lasting career as she only had one more hit a few years later, the first hit did make her an iconic part of the 1990's Latin American music scene. This song is "Tú" (You):
That will wrap up this Friday's edition of #ninetiesfriday . I hope you enjoyed this walk down memory lane, it was fun for me. I'm looking forward to those new King of the Hill episodes, unfortunately Johnny Hardwick, who voiced Dale, passed away just over a year ago. Hopefully they can find someone who can match that voice. Not easy to do! If you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave them below, and thank you for all of your support. Have a great weekend everyone!
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Martens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Hill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_Fighters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weezer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Zombie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noelia
Disclaimer:
The video links I am sharing are not mine, I am only sharing the link to the copyright owner's video. No copyright infringement is intended. Used under fair-use section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976.
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