Oh My Osh Kosh B'Gosh......They're Baaaackkkkk!

Chika Chika Yeaaa....As the beloved Mclovin' so graciously put it! They're back y'all and with a VENGEANCE

First of all, if you had to remember one thing about being a kid, it was Osh Kosh B'Gosh overalls! They had them in every color, size, some with prints and some with zips. You saw everyone from your momma and neighbours, right up to the freshest celebrities of the decade. Cough* Cough* (Aaliyah....Will Smith)?!

Some people (The Shriveled and uncool) might argue that they were unflattering because they just hung straight down, or they were to baggy. Those folks just don't know style, there were so many ways to wear them. You could have 1 strap hanging, or you could have the front flap hangin', Twist the straps (like Winona Ryder in the picture above),raise a pant leg or Criss Cross!

There was really no verifiable explanation for engaging in this half-fastened overall behavior as it served no functional purpose. If anything, it was pretty inconvenient to have a strap with an attached eye-piercing piece of metal swinging around your person all day.
Or if you were into a little more pseudo-rebellion, the double unhooked look was also quite the rage.

You may ask yourself why you'd choose to wear overalls if you didn't plan on utilizing their basic functionality, and you would most certainly be right to question this blatant idiocy. In fact, it would be much more convenient to simply don some sportswear separates, but these 90s kids just weren't having it. No, we'd throw on a belt to hold those babies up. No shame in that. Okay, a little shame. Alright, alright, loads of shame. I'll never forget my 6Th grade school picture, I was wearing my favorite navy blue flared overalls (Yes, I know I was a hip child), Platform shoes and everything! Anyway, since we were the oldest class, we had to take our pictures last, and during lunch I spilled some kind of sauce SPLAT! in the middle of my overalls! I was pissed, some even suggested I remover the straps and flap for the picture, but I'd be damned if I wasn't taking my picture in those overalls. Anyway the pictures came out horrible and i ended up actually lighting the pictures on fire and shooting them in the garbage, but the point is...I wore my overalls, and I'd do it again Dammit!



But it's back baby and the made them sexier!, Ooh there WILL be brotha's staring ladies. Not only are they more modern looking, they are now formfitting, with different cuts. I'm talking bott cut, skinny's, shorts, skirts, You could probably even make a pair if you really wanted to. So if you didn't know...NOW YOU DO, so take your shot at being a part of the past today!

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◄◄"Rewind"►►!!

As My Brother Nutty, My sister and I sat watching Eddie Murphy "Raw", and rolling in grass, we realized we missed Cassettes.

Now don't get me wrong, I (Unfortunately ) Agree that my Ipod is the center of my very existence, No rewinding, no cases, etc...but It's so easy! Oh sure you had to flip a side to hear the next side, and the writing would always chip away so you had no clue which number each song was. If the tape got caught in the deck the film would run out and you would have to (with careful precision) wind it back in.OOOh and who remembers the little labels blank tapes came with so you could name your mixes, some even let you write out each track on a blank page....SIGH!

I remember every New Years Eve, (we were too young to go out), My sister and I would turn the radio on for the commercial free dance party and just tape every song from 100 Down to 1!, granted we needed about 5 or 6 cassettes.

what about making your own mixes! You just pop a cd into the disc player and tape which individual songs you wanted, in a couple of hours you would have your own genuine mixtape! I used to love making compilations, sat there with headphones on with one finger hovering over the pause button. Using drag and drop to make CDs just isn't the same. Its so clinical and unorganic.



Say what you will about digital recording, you haven't really proved your love for a good tune until you've spent hours re-spooling a cassette that was eaten by your tape player.

In case you were wondering where they still use cassette tapes, the answer is in prison!CDs are normally banned, since they could be used as weapons or tools to self-harm when shattered.


Peace!

Tribute to the "Original" old school!

No, I'm not talking about when you hear our generation refer to groups such as N*sync and Spice girls as old school. I'm taking it way back, to timberlands and jean overalls, When a fine sista could walk the streets in a bandana, baggy jeans and a cut off tee, and her steelo was still tighter than the slimmy with the strapless black dress and stillettos.

Here yee here yee, to ALL my people out there (black, white, hispanic, or asian), who miss the original vibe that music was meant to provide.

I feel sad to announce my feelings towards this new generation of music. Are they even singing. They tried to claim "Autotune" as a new musical development when the gold dread lock stripper lover (T-pain) showed his face, but if you know anything about music, you know that it sounds mighty familiar to R&B sexy sensation "Keith Sweat". Yum! Even our one hit wonder's were slightly more successful, (Mc. Hammer), no newbies, I'm afraid you CAN'T touch this one. If it were possible I would tell you all to create your own genre and place yourself ever so gently into it!

Now don't get it twisted, Your girl right here loves music! I was raised off of all music and love every genre out there! Boy do yall remember those Saturday mornings when Momma would clean up the house, and play the most banginest albums!, Yes I'm talking Mary J blige, Monica, SWV, Envogue, Seal, Maxi Priest and my girl Lauryn Hill....! I could go on all day. That is exactly what I intend to do, If we can't be a part of our favorite old school artists lives, we will certainly pay tribute with this blog. Every day, I'll try to present you with one of the freshest musicians from back in the day, a few lyrical quotes, photos, and videos. Memories are what keep the past alive.

Chanelle