You Know You Were a Teenager In Orange County In The 80’s If…

You broke up with your 11th grade boyfriend once you saw him in his Farrell’s uniform.

You smoked cloves at Old World on Saturday nights listening to OMD.

You were forbidden from saying “whatever” to your mom.

You could relate to the plight of “Julie” in the movie.

You and your friend ditched school the day the Golden Bear was torn down–and cried.

You couldn’t decide: Was The Poor Man a poser?

You were banned from using the family washing machine to acid wash your jeans– following a tragic incident with your brother’s OP shorts.

You went to see “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” and said it was great, purely because David Bowie was in it.

You spent most of your time at Safari Sam’s seeing bands like 10,000 Maniacs, The Meat Puppets, Jane’s Addiction and The Hags until your mom found out you were spending most of your time at Safari Sam’s seeing bands like 10,000 Maniacs, The Meat Puppets, Jane’s Addiction and The Hags.

You thought Olivia Newton John’s hairstyle (with braided headband) in the video “Physical” was not only awsome, but worth replicating.

Your dad wore a rust colored Members Only Jacket–and you didn’t care.

You thought The cartoon Ziggy was hilarious.

The summer MTV launched, you and your friends never left the house.

You held the erroneous belief that combat boots went with everything.

You refused to take your little sister to the Orange Street Fair unless she changed out of her “Cats” sweatshirt.

You pondered the eternal question: Should I let my boyfriend wear his bolo tie to prom?

You were embarassed for Bruce Springsteen when he did his “little dance” in the video “Dancing in the Dark” but, understandably, not for Molly Ringwald when she did the same dance in “The Breakfast Club.”