Keep Your 90s Nostalgia

In the 1980s my parents would occasionally go to a 60s themed party. My dad was reluctant to get involved where as my mum was always up for it. Even though I was only a kid I still remember thinking that it was a bit lame to go to a themed party to relive something in the past.

Last decade 80s nights were the thing. That’s on it’s way out so next it’ll be about reliving the 90s.
And guess what it’s only two and a half months into this decade and I have an invite for a 90’s party. A club that I used to go to in the mid-nineties is having a reunion night.
I declined. Not interested in such nostalgia. Save that to the people who used to go there who’re now married and have kids and therefore rarely go out. No, you can save the “Remember when we used to…” And “Back in the day I used to…” That’s what a lot of my mates who have kids are like. Always talking about way back when. “Do you remember the time when?” Yes, you relive it each time I manage to drag you out once a year. Why don’t you do some other stuff so that you’ve got some other shit to talk about?!?!

This reunion night just sounds like it’ll be too much of an embarrassment. Especially the people that will take it to the extreme. I can imagine them drinking cider on the bus, wearing a Nirvana t-shirt, (or for the slightly later era Oasis or Blur t-shirt or god forbid Shed Seven) ripped jeans, taking advantage of the drink offer as best they can, getting drunk and dancing with a look on their face that says- “Remember this one?”
This type of nostalgia makes me cringe.
Look I’m sure they’ll have a good time but nostalgia doesn’t interest me as much as it does Peter Kay.

See I know that a lot of these people stopped listening to new ‘alternative’ music after they left collage. Because they weren’t really into the music, they were following what was supposed to be cool and when they left collage they had to find new music themselves. But as they weren’t really into it they stopped listening to new stuff. Only stuff on the radio and they think Coldplay are alternative because they have guitars. And now they like x-factor. How do I know this? From a good proportion of ‘friends’ on facebook. Their status updates when the x-factor was on. They actually cared about who got voted out.

I’m still listening to new music and going out drinking every weekend. So sorry but you can keep your 90’s nostalgia.