1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (97-03)Buffy – a hot teen – leads a bunch of misfits – the scooby gang – who battle supernatural forces while dealing with the pressure of high school (and then college). Buffy is a Slayer, one in a long line of young women chosen for a specific mission: to seekContinue reading “My Top 13 90s TV series”
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1990s TV Shows
1990 Mr Bean (90-95), Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie (90-94), Cluedo (90-93), The Crystal Maze (90-93), Drop the Dead Donkey (90-98), Harry Enfield and Chums (90-98), Have I got News for You (90-), House of Cards (90), Keeping up appearances (90-95), One Foot in the Grave (90-01), Perfect Scoundrels (90-92), Stars in their EyesContinue reading “1990s TV Shows”
My Top Thirteen from 1996
1. The Manic Street Preachers – A Design For Life 04-1996 2. Lighthouse Family – Ocean Drive 05-1996 3. Donna Summer – State Of Independence 03-1996 4. The Spice Girls – Wannabe 07-1996 5. Queen – Too Much Love Will Kill You 03-1996 6. The Beautiful South – Rotterdam 10-1996 7. Alanis Morissette – IronicContinue reading “My Top Thirteen from 1996”
My Top 13 90s Book series/Authors
Interestingly, nearly all of these were turned into movies/TV series. I’m not numbering them, because all of these authors have been at the top of my reading favourites at one time or another, but the order reflects when I was reading them (ish). Standalones by Jodi Picoult For me, Jodi is the closest female authorContinue reading “My Top 13 90s Book series/Authors”
1990s Books
This has been a tricky one to call, because most of the lists I can find are extremely USA-centric. I’ve tried to compromise by considering a stack of different sources, but the final choice is my own, based on books I’ve read. The USA list gives Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the UnitedContinue reading “1990s Books”
1995 Top Thirteen
1. Paul Weller – You Do Something To Me 07-1995 2. Meat Loaf – I’d Lie For You (And That’s The Truth) 10-1995 3. Scarlet – Independent Love Song 01-1995 4. The Rembrandts – I’ll Be There For You 08-1995 5. Guns ‘N’ Roses – Sympathy For The Devil 01-1995 6. The Lightning Seeds –Continue reading “1995 Top Thirteen”
Motoring in the 90s
The 1990s was the era in which the widespread adoption of fuel injection, ABS, power steering and air conditioning improved dependability, safety, usability, and comfort. Registration plates for the first 9 years of the decade run from H in 1990 to S in 1998 (no I, O or Q).Notable events: 1990: Skoda becomes the latestContinue reading “Motoring in the 90s”
1990s Food & Drink
My 90s food memories are very much centred around the vast number of kid-based labour-saving ready meals (turkey dinosaurs, crispy pancakes, waffles), instant foods (just add boiling water) such as pot noodle, cup-a-soup (with noodles/croutons), gravy granules and instant custard. Vegetarian options began to be more widespread, with more exotic, world-based foods (particularly from AsianContinue reading “1990s Food & Drink”
1994 Top Thirteen
1. Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting – All For Love 01-1994 2. Seal – Kiss From A Rose 08-1994 3. Bon Jovi – Always 09-1994 4. Garth Brooks – The Red Strokes / Ain’t Going Down 01-1994 5. Aerosmith – Crazy / Blind Man 11-1994 6. Sheryl Crow – All I Wanna Do 11-1994Continue reading “1994 Top Thirteen”
1990s Sports
The 1990s were dominated by Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf at Wimbledon, Stephen Hendry versus Jimmy White in snooker and Manchester United in the FA cup. 1990 Wimbledon singles winners were Stefan Edberg (SWE) and Martina Navratilova (USA). Paul Gascoigne (Football) won BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, beating Stephen Hendry (Snooker). World SnookerContinue reading “1990s Sports”
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