I was talking with some colleagues today and they mentioned that they gave up their saturday orchestra for various reasons.

  1. (70s) Wanted to listen to Little House on the Prarie radio show
  2. (80s) Wanted to watch Thunderbirds
  3. (90s, me) Wanted to watch Power Rangers.

I’m just wondering if this is a common theme

    • tetris11@feddit.ukOPEnglish
      1·
      23 days ago

      I had a school friend who literally lost his girlfriend because he was addicted to playing the Sims 2

  • mwknight@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    23 days ago

    Haha I’ve got a story for this.

    Way back in the '80s my parents decided it was time to learn piano so one was purchased and lessons were procured. For a couple years I did all right at it. I’d take lessons and I’d practice some after a lot of cajoling from my mother.

    But teachers came and went and lesson times changed and to be honest I just didn’t have the interest in it. Then, lessons were moved to Saturday mornings.

    My little 8-year-old self was not happy about that but it was only 30 minutes and my parents convinced me that I would be okay missing just one cartoon for that long. But then Saturday came and it dawned on me which cartoon I would be missing.

    Scooby-Doo.

    The meltdown that ensued is the first real protest I can remember waging against my authority figures. I was only mollified when they convinced me try it just this week and we’ll see if we can move the time after. It was the first thing I complained to the teacher about when I got there before plonking angrily through the middle C song.

    I don’t recall ever going to another practice after that. Scooby-Doo still rules.

  • blackn1ght@feddit.ukMEnglish
    2·
    21 days ago

    Thunderbirds was my favourite show growing up! Fortunately it was on BBC2 I on a Tuesday evening… I think?