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    There’s a tv show on CBBC just now where celebs talk about when they were 12 so with that in mind you need to do some research and tell us about when you were 12.

    Things like…

    Music in the charts
    Major News items
    Tv shows of the day
    Sporting events
    Your best friend

    You get the general idea!

    I’ll do it but as I’m on my phone it will take me longer than usual lol

    Ps if you’re not 12 yet you better not do it… Archi (jk)

    #489528

    When I was 12….

    Challenger 2 disaster happened
    Out of Africa won best picture OSCAR
    Hailstones weighing 1kg killed 92 ppl in Bangladesh
    John Mcarthy was kidnapped in Beirut
    Chernobyl disaster
    1986 Fifa world Cup in Mexico
    Prince Andrew marries Fergie
    Desmond Tutu becomes first black Anglican bishop
    Jeremy Bamber found guilty of killing his family
    Wallis Simpson and Harold Macmillan die
    Songs include…
    Papa don’t preach
    Walk like an Egyptian
    Dancing in the ceiling
    That’s what friend are for
    Tv shows include..
    Allo allo
    Don’t wait up
    Brook side
    Bobs full house
    My best friend was called Fee and she still is!

    #489529

    It was 1992 when I was 12

    In the charts

    Nirvana’s Nevermind Album goes to no. 1 in Jan 1992
    Other no. 1 of that year includ:

    Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You
    Charles and Eddie Would I Lie To You
    Boyz II Men End Of The Road
    Tasmin Archer Sleeping Satellite
    The Shamen Ebeneezer Goode
    Snap Rhythm Is A Dancer
    Jimmy Nail Aint No Doubt
    Erasure Abba Esque
    KWS Please Dont Go
    Right Said Fred Deeply Dippy
    Shakespears Sister Stay
    Wet Wet Wet Goodnight Girl

    In world events
    Bill Clinton becomes U.S. president

    Signing of the Maastricht treaty on 7th February , which founded the European Union.

    Turkey, an earthquake registering 6.8 on the Richter scale kills over 500

    Euro Disney opens in France

    In the UK Rioting by local youth breaks out across cities including Bristol

    Following the public outcry over royal spending he Queen of England will now pay income tax and the number of royals receiving tax payer money will decrease

    Fire damages a major part of Windsor Castle and a number of important works of art, books and furniture are lost

    Rioting breaks out in Los Angeles following the acquittal of four white police officers accused of beating black motorist Rodney King.

    Mike Tyson Convicted of the Rape Miss Black Rhode Island, Desiree Washington

    Prince Charles and Princess Diana seperate

    28 April – Francis Bacon, Irish painter died

    TV shows
    Cant remember what I watched back then, but Men behaving badly and Absoulaty Fablous started in 1992.

    IN sport
    Summer Olympics takes place in Barcelona, Spain
    Winter Olympics takes place in Albertville, France

    My best friend back then is still my best friend today, he’s one in a million :)

    #489530

    1987 no less.

    Music:
    Pet Shop Boys – Its a sin
    Mel an Kim – respectable (and pants)
    The Firm – Star Trekkin
    Los Lobos – La Bamba
    and the late Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (I briefly fancied her around this time)
    MJ released ‘Bad’

    News:
    The Zeebrugge disaster (and the Ferry aid song)
    Construction of the channel tunnel started

    Births:
    Paolo Nutini
    Lionel Messi

    Deaths:
    Liberace
    Rita Hayworth

    My best mates were Steve and Danny. Unfortunately we relocated up north not long after!

    #489531

    God I feel Old! Even Des is younger than me lol

    I like reading all of these though, reminders or the past!

    #489532

    1985 – in my view the only important event of the year.

    ‘cupping’ my first erm pair of wangs (jumper not removed) on the local park bench.

    Pasty.x

    #489533

    1983 – Britain is in the clutch of Thatcherism and my hometime in Wales gets Fecked.
    Orville and Keith Harris reach no 1 in the charts
    I saw my first real life beaver…….girl called Gail in the forest. Frightened me to death.
    Best friend Big Jim who saw same said beaver and sadly passed on 18 months ago.
    Fergie wins first major trophy with Aberdeen….cup winners cup

    Feck me long time ago……..jees

    #489534

    @pasty wrote:

    1985 – in my view the only important event of the year.

    ‘cupping’ my first erm pair of wangs (jumper not removed) on the local park bench.

    Pasty.x

    1985 – Madonna releases ‘Like a Virgin’ and Pasty gropes an old bird!!

    #489535

    1977 :oops:

    Elvis died and erm… i cant remember anything else it was that long ago.

    #489536

    Well in 1997 when i was 12 (Long long time ago)

    Princess Diana’s funeral watched by 1.5 billion people around the world

    Mother Teresa Dies in Calcutta

    The Simpsons becomes the longest-running prime-time animated series.

    Notorious B.I.G. Shot killed in drive by shooting

    The first book in the award winning Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling is published “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” released in US in 1998 as “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”

    Popular Films
    •Titanic
    •The Lost World: Jurassic Park
    •Men in Black
    •Tomorrow Never Dies
    •Air Force One
    •As Good as It Gets
    •Liar Liar
    •My Best Friend’s Wedding

    •Mariah Carey
    •Smashing Pumpkins
    •Foo Fighters
    •Nine Inch Nails
    •The Verve
    •Counting Crows
    •Lenny Kravitz
    •Céline Dion
    •Daft Punk
    •Sneaker Pimps
    •Fleetwood Mac
    •Spice Girls
    •Radiohead
    •Garth Brooks
    •Hanson
    •The Offspring
    •Bryan Adams
    •Aerosmith

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