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Weed was sooooooooo much better in the 90s as well.
I piss myself laughing when I hear the media talking this laughable crap about it being 20x stronger now than two decades ago.
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Siblings: Both brothers born in early 90s
School: Primary School 1994-2000. I was top of the class every year through the 90s (1994-99). I was also very well behaved, usually one of the most well-behaved kids or the first to get to "Level 1" (we had a six level behaviour system where everyone started the year at Level 3 and the suspended/expelled kids usually got into Level 5-6).
TV: We didn't own a TV until 1993, but I learnt to read pre-memory so was already a bookworm come the early 90s. I read virtually the entire series of Mr. Men & Goosebumps and prized my collections like a lot of 90s kids. I also remember being obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine. I didn't really follow the news until early '96 (Port Arthur + '96 Howard/Keating election lead-up), but do recall the Oklahoma bombing. As a geography nerd even before school, I also took interest in SBS and random countries popping up on news bulletins (e.g. Rwanda, Bosnia, Israel, Afghanistan, etc. in that period). My first adult show was probably Earth 2, that scene where Gaal got pulled into the ground by Terrians was nightmarish at the time (without understanding the situation). I became obsessed with the Rage Top 50 in mid-'97 and from then on woke up before dawn every Saturday to watch the full top 50. Given my late TV take-up, I only caught the tail-end of TMNT fandom but remember when Power Rangers, Rugrats and Captain Planet all hit, and then Pokemon in about 1998.
Parents: My father was a Church pastor until 1996 and so I had a very biblical early childhood, reading the bible and going to church services/events a great deal. Mother was a social worker. My last surviving great grandparent died in the early months of 1990.
AFL: Was fully aware of the AFL by '93, and '95 was the first season I followed, '97 the first I recall week-to-week. Became an Eagles fan in 1995 and they made finals every year. Most memorable moments (with Bloods parents) was Lockett's behind in '96 in the PF, then his record-breaking goal in '99. Peter Matera was my first favourite player, and Jeff Farmer was becoming my favourite at the end of the decade
Film: Bambi re-release and Aladdin were the first films I saw in cinemas. Remember seeing Twister on a school night with Dad when I was 7 (which made me feel all grown up). Titanic in early '98 was the most memorable cinema viewing. In 1999 I started to have favourite films, first The Mummy on release and then Aliens. I first watched the Alien films in the '99 winter and they became my enduring childhood franchise. Fern Gully & The Chipmunk Adventure were probably my most watched films in the 90s. I think the very first films I saw were Return to Oz & Rescuers Down Under.
Sports: As a kid my sports were cross-country, nippers (therefore swimming squad and board training), and I got a roadbike for my 11th bday at the end of 1999. Ran the City2Surf when I was 9yo in 1998, then 1999. Also did soccer in '96-'97 and was tennis mad.
Holidays: Fiji '99. Had grandparents on the Gold Coast/Sunshine Coast so went up there a couple times. Other grandparents in western Victoria. Remember being in Merimbula region in Easter '95 when a twister swept through the area and caused a fair deal of damage
Health: I almost died in mid-'90 when my next brother was being born. Lump in the throat, iron deficiency, something along those lines. Was bad enough that the hospital staff accepted I was likely going to die. I have no memory of this (too young)
Tech: first TV was a TEAC 40cm-ish in '93 with built-in VHS. First PC was around October 1998 (but remember using computers in school as early as 1995), and then when the computer lab got an iMac make-over in '99 so the computer pace rapidly seemed to develop. First game-boy for xmas 99. No consoles in 90s but played SNES at my best friend's fairly regularly.
Nowadays faves:
Top 20 90's films:
1. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
2. Three Colours Red (1994)
3. Miller's Crossing (1990)
4. Close-Up (1990)
5. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
6. Baraka (1992)
7. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
8. Se7en (1995)
9. Jackie Brown (1997)
10. Three Colours Blue (1993)
11. All About My Mother (1999)
12. Alien 3 (1992)
13. Titanic (1997)
14. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
15. Secrets & Lies (1996)
16. Crash (1996)
17. Lost Highway (1997)
18. Three Colours White (1994)
19. Pi (1998)
20. The Big Lebowski (1998)
Top 10 90's TV Shows:
1. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-99)
2. Janus (1994-95)
3. Seinfeld (1989-1998)
4. Frasier (1993-2004)
5. Oz (1997-2003)
6. The Sopranos (1999-2007)
7. Picket Fences (1992-1996)
8. The Adventures of Tintin (1991-92)
9. Frontline (1994-97)
10. As Time Goes By (1992-2005)
HM: Hey Arnold, The Animals of Farthing Wood, Twin Peaks, NGE, Silent Witness, Friends, Mr. Bean
Top 20 90's albums:
1. OK Computer (Radiohead)
2. Mezzanine (Massive Attack)
3. Is This Desire? (PJ Harvey)
4. Nowhere (Ride)
5. Listen Without Prejudice (George Michael)
6. Older (George Michael)
7. Bedtime Stories (Madonna)
8. In Utero (Nirvana)
9. Midnight Marauders (A Tribe Called Quest)
10. Erotica (Madonna)
11. Amber (Autechre)
12. Achtung Baby (U2)
13. Chiastic Slide (Autechre)
14. Priest=Aura (The Church)
15. Debut (Bjork)
16. Succour (Seefeel)
17. Illmatic (Nas)
18. The Lonesome Crowded West (Modest Mouse)
19. Blue Lines (Massive Attack)
20. Diva (Annie Lennox)
HM: Dummy (Portishead), Pygmalion (Slowdive), Being There (Wilco), Loveless (MBV), Aenima (Tool)
Top 10 hits to make the ARIA top 10 during 1990-99:
1. Even When I'm Sleeping (Leonardo's Bride)
2. Jesus to a Child (George Michael)
3. Falling (Julee Cruise)
4. Finally (CeCe Peniston)
5. Justify My Love (Madonna)
6. Return of the Mack (Mark Morrison)
7. Freak Me (Silk)
8. Close to You (Maxi Priest)
9. Fastlove (George Michael)
10. Creep (Radiohead)
*Amber's This is Your Night unluckily peaked at #11, but would also be top 5
Top 10 books published in the 90s:
1. Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (David Simon, 1991)
2. Remembering Babylon (David Malouf, 1993)
3. Underworld (Don DeLillo, 1997)
4. Mason & Dixon (Thomas Pynchon, 1997)
5. Fever Pitch (Nick Hornby, 1992)
6. Tomorrow series (John Marsden, 1993-99)
7. The Sound of One Hand Clapping (Richard Flanagan, 1996)
8. first 3 Harry Potter novels (JK Rowling, 1997-1999)
9. Vineland (Pynchon, 1990)
10. The Crossing (Cormac McCarthy, 1994)
HM: The Music of Chance (Paul Auster, 1990), Empty Cradles (Margaret Humphreys, 1994), High Fidelity (Hornby, 1995), Paul Jennings (Un- book collections & Gizmo series), Ice Station (Matthew Reilly)
My favourite childhood book series (Redwall) and adult book series (Aubrey-Maturin) also published a sizable chunk throughout the 90s.
School: Primary School 1994-2000. I was top of the class every year through the 90s (1994-99). I was also very well behaved, usually one of the most well-behaved kids or the first to get to "Level 1" (we had a six level behaviour system where everyone started the year at Level 3 and the suspended/expelled kids usually got into Level 5-6).
TV: We didn't own a TV until 1993, but I learnt to read pre-memory so was already a bookworm come the early 90s. I read virtually the entire series of Mr. Men & Goosebumps and prized my collections like a lot of 90s kids. I also remember being obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine. I didn't really follow the news until early '96 (Port Arthur + '96 Howard/Keating election lead-up), but do recall the Oklahoma bombing. As a geography nerd even before school, I also took interest in SBS and random countries popping up on news bulletins (e.g. Rwanda, Bosnia, Israel, Afghanistan, etc. in that period). My first adult show was probably Earth 2, that scene where Gaal got pulled into the ground by Terrians was nightmarish at the time (without understanding the situation). I became obsessed with the Rage Top 50 in mid-'97 and from then on woke up before dawn every Saturday to watch the full top 50. Given my late TV take-up, I only caught the tail-end of TMNT fandom but remember when Power Rangers, Rugrats and Captain Planet all hit, and then Pokemon in about 1998.
Parents: My father was a Church pastor until 1996 and so I had a very biblical early childhood, reading the bible and going to church services/events a great deal. Mother was a social worker. My last surviving great grandparent died in the early months of 1990.
AFL: Was fully aware of the AFL by '93, and '95 was the first season I followed, '97 the first I recall week-to-week. Became an Eagles fan in 1995 and they made finals every year. Most memorable moments (with Bloods parents) was Lockett's behind in '96 in the PF, then his record-breaking goal in '99. Peter Matera was my first favourite player, and Jeff Farmer was becoming my favourite at the end of the decade
Film: Bambi re-release and Aladdin were the first films I saw in cinemas. Remember seeing Twister on a school night with Dad when I was 7 (which made me feel all grown up). Titanic in early '98 was the most memorable cinema viewing. In 1999 I started to have favourite films, first The Mummy on release and then Aliens. I first watched the Alien films in the '99 winter and they became my enduring childhood franchise. Fern Gully & The Chipmunk Adventure were probably my most watched films in the 90s. I think the very first films I saw were Return to Oz & Rescuers Down Under.
Sports: As a kid my sports were cross-country, nippers (therefore swimming squad and board training), and I got a roadbike for my 11th bday at the end of 1999. Ran the City2Surf when I was 9yo in 1998, then 1999. Also did soccer in '96-'97 and was tennis mad.
Holidays: Fiji '99. Had grandparents on the Gold Coast/Sunshine Coast so went up there a couple times. Other grandparents in western Victoria. Remember being in Merimbula region in Easter '95 when a twister swept through the area and caused a fair deal of damage
Health: I almost died in mid-'90 when my next brother was being born. Lump in the throat, iron deficiency, something along those lines. Was bad enough that the hospital staff accepted I was likely going to die. I have no memory of this (too young)
Tech: first TV was a TEAC 40cm-ish in '93 with built-in VHS. First PC was around October 1998 (but remember using computers in school as early as 1995), and then when the computer lab got an iMac make-over in '99 so the computer pace rapidly seemed to develop. First game-boy for xmas 99. No consoles in 90s but played SNES at my best friend's fairly regularly.
Nowadays faves:
Top 20 90's films:
1. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
2. Three Colours Red (1994)
3. Miller's Crossing (1990)
4. Close-Up (1990)
5. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
6. Baraka (1992)
7. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
8. Se7en (1995)
9. Jackie Brown (1997)
10. Three Colours Blue (1993)
11. All About My Mother (1999)
12. Alien 3 (1992)
13. Titanic (1997)
14. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
15. Secrets & Lies (1996)
16. Crash (1996)
17. Lost Highway (1997)
18. Three Colours White (1994)
19. Pi (1998)
20. The Big Lebowski (1998)
Top 10 90's TV Shows:
1. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-99)
2. Janus (1994-95)
3. Seinfeld (1989-1998)
4. Frasier (1993-2004)
5. Oz (1997-2003)
6. The Sopranos (1999-2007)
7. Picket Fences (1992-1996)
8. The Adventures of Tintin (1991-92)
9. Frontline (1994-97)
10. As Time Goes By (1992-2005)
HM: Hey Arnold, The Animals of Farthing Wood, Twin Peaks, NGE, Silent Witness, Friends, Mr. Bean
Top 20 90's albums:
1. OK Computer (Radiohead)
2. Mezzanine (Massive Attack)
3. Is This Desire? (PJ Harvey)
4. Nowhere (Ride)
5. Listen Without Prejudice (George Michael)
6. Older (George Michael)
7. Bedtime Stories (Madonna)
8. In Utero (Nirvana)
9. Midnight Marauders (A Tribe Called Quest)
10. Erotica (Madonna)
11. Amber (Autechre)
12. Achtung Baby (U2)
13. Chiastic Slide (Autechre)
14. Priest=Aura (The Church)
15. Debut (Bjork)
16. Succour (Seefeel)
17. Illmatic (Nas)
18. The Lonesome Crowded West (Modest Mouse)
19. Blue Lines (Massive Attack)
20. Diva (Annie Lennox)
HM: Dummy (Portishead), Pygmalion (Slowdive), Being There (Wilco), Loveless (MBV), Aenima (Tool)
Top 10 hits to make the ARIA top 10 during 1990-99:
1. Even When I'm Sleeping (Leonardo's Bride)
2. Jesus to a Child (George Michael)
3. Falling (Julee Cruise)
4. Finally (CeCe Peniston)
5. Justify My Love (Madonna)
6. Return of the Mack (Mark Morrison)
7. Freak Me (Silk)
8. Close to You (Maxi Priest)
9. Fastlove (George Michael)
10. Creep (Radiohead)
*Amber's This is Your Night unluckily peaked at #11, but would also be top 5
Top 10 books published in the 90s:
1. Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (David Simon, 1991)
2. Remembering Babylon (David Malouf, 1993)
3. Underworld (Don DeLillo, 1997)
4. Mason & Dixon (Thomas Pynchon, 1997)
5. Fever Pitch (Nick Hornby, 1992)
6. Tomorrow series (John Marsden, 1993-99)
7. The Sound of One Hand Clapping (Richard Flanagan, 1996)
8. first 3 Harry Potter novels (JK Rowling, 1997-1999)
9. Vineland (Pynchon, 1990)
10. The Crossing (Cormac McCarthy, 1994)
HM: The Music of Chance (Paul Auster, 1990), Empty Cradles (Margaret Humphreys, 1994), High Fidelity (Hornby, 1995), Paul Jennings (Un- book collections & Gizmo series), Ice Station (Matthew Reilly)
My favourite childhood book series (Redwall) and adult book series (Aubrey-Maturin) also published a sizable chunk throughout the 90s.
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Some great movies from the 90s.
Goodfellas (just sneaks in 1990)
Silence of the Lambs
Pulp Fiction
Dumb and Dumber
Tommy Boy
Black Sheep
Triple J used to have a vote for the best songs from two new bands.
They did one where it was Green Day Longview vs some other band I can't remember.
Needless to say Green Day won by a landslide.
The ultimate 90s slacker anthem.
Goodfellas (just sneaks in 1990)
Silence of the Lambs
Pulp Fiction
Dumb and Dumber
Tommy Boy
Black Sheep
Triple J used to have a vote for the best songs from two new bands.
They did one where it was Green Day Longview vs some other band I can't remember.
Needless to say Green Day won by a landslide.
The ultimate 90s slacker anthem.
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Some of my favourite albums came out of the 90s.
Radiohead - Ok Computer
Tool - Aenima
You Am I - Hi-Fi Way
You Am I held their own against the best bands of the 90s.
Radiohead - Ok Computer
Tool - Aenima
You Am I - Hi-Fi Way
You Am I held their own against the best bands of the 90s.
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Top 10 Australian albums of the 90s:
1. Priest=Aura (The Church)
2. Woodface (Crowded House)
3. Unit (Regurgitator)
4. Penny Century (Clouds)
5. Comedy (Paul Kelly & the Messengers)
6. Impossible Princess (Kylie Minogue)
7. X (INXS)
8. Charcoal Lane (Archie Roach)
9. Let Love In (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds)
10. Futura (Clouds)
HM: Octopus EP (Clouds), Hourly Daily (You Am I), The Living End (The Living End), Black the Sun (Alex Lloyd)
1. Priest=Aura (The Church)
2. Woodface (Crowded House)
3. Unit (Regurgitator)
4. Penny Century (Clouds)
5. Comedy (Paul Kelly & the Messengers)
6. Impossible Princess (Kylie Minogue)
7. X (INXS)
8. Charcoal Lane (Archie Roach)
9. Let Love In (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds)
10. Futura (Clouds)
HM: Octopus EP (Clouds), Hourly Daily (You Am I), The Living End (The Living End), Black the Sun (Alex Lloyd)
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Top 10 Australian Films of the 1990s:
1. Two Hands (1999)
2. Dingo (1991)
3. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
4. The Interview (1998)
5. The Sum of Us (1994)
6. Strictly Ballroom (1992)
7. The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992)
8. Love Serenade (1996)
9. Holy Smoke! (1999)
10. The Silver Brumby (1993)
HM: Flirting (1991), Death in Brunswick (1990), Head On (1998), Bedevil (1993)
I think we did a little better in the 70s, 80s and 00s, and about the same in the 10s. Did well commercially and in terms of world recognition though.
1. Two Hands (1999)
2. Dingo (1991)
3. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
4. The Interview (1998)
5. The Sum of Us (1994)
6. Strictly Ballroom (1992)
7. The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992)
8. Love Serenade (1996)
9. Holy Smoke! (1999)
10. The Silver Brumby (1993)
HM: Flirting (1991), Death in Brunswick (1990), Head On (1998), Bedevil (1993)
I think we did a little better in the 70s, 80s and 00s, and about the same in the 10s. Did well commercially and in terms of world recognition though.
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The Big Steal was a classic Australian film from the early 90s.
A young Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan and Steve Bisley.
Went to a Mad Max Q and A with Steve Bisley and he complained about always being typecast as a cop but he always wears the cop shades,
He wore them at the Q and A and he wears them in that film as well.
Went through the NIDA school at the same time as Mel Gibson and Judy Davis.
Interesting character.
A young Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan and Steve Bisley.
Went to a Mad Max Q and A with Steve Bisley and he complained about always being typecast as a cop but he always wears the cop shades,
He wore them at the Q and A and he wears them in that film as well.
Went through the NIDA school at the same time as Mel Gibson and Judy Davis.
Interesting character.
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I can imagine you as being a big fan of Princess Di.
Show how famous she was when most people can remember where they were when they heard the news.
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Love love love that movie. Awesome soundtrack as well Dancing in the Storm ftw.
Iirc was the first ever video my family rented when we got a video player.
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That game was for the simpletons.
Any real basketball person was busy playing NBA Live 95.
edit - I'll never forget one of my mates hitting a half court 3 pointer with Shaq - fading away. Odds of that going in must have been like 1000 to 1.
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Saw Boom Crash Opera at the Herdies Hotel (another defunct Perth live venue) in the early 90s.
One of the best gigs of my life.
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Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel is an adventure game (and police simulation) produced by Jim Walls for Sierra On-Line, and originally released in 1987 built on their AGI. It was remade in 1992 using 256 color VGA graphics and the SCI engine, which dramatically ...
+ pacman, digger, space invaders, brick, california and winter games.
