Everything began or ended in the 80's...

Robotech, Starblazers, Astro Boy, Transformers, Patlabor... Anime came crashing into my life and allot of my time is still spent around the legacies of 80's anime.

Music - Joy Division/New Order, The Cure, REM, The Smiths, Depeche Mode... The 80s started with electronic music and ended with Rap, possibly the last true creative venture into new musical territories.

Movies - Star Wars trilogy, Blade Runner, Alien, Betty Blue, Terminator... Star Wars opened the door for no-brainer Sci-fi/fantasy action movies. Conan, Rocky, Predator, Rambo, Excalibur, Bloodsport, Back to the Future... TnA movies... 80s schlock.

Technology - Internet became publicly available, color TV, VHS/Beta machines, IBM, Macintosh, 3D gaming, printers, Microsoft, Apple, Atari, Commodore 64/Amiga, 2D/3D apps.

Dungeons & Dragons, my Indy 500 Mountain bike, model kits and Star Wars, Transformers and MASK toys.

It's like everything since has just been a tribute. I hear Lady GaGa is touring here soon...

Yeah, Star Wars and allot of 80s new wave and goth started in the late 70's... but that was kinda like pre-80s to me.