Comments on: Growing Up In The 80′s http://sharkboy.ca/2007/12/12/growing-up-in-the-80s-5/ Chances Are I Already Hate It! Wed, 02 May 2012 23:54:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lew http://sharkboy.ca/2007/12/12/growing-up-in-the-80s-5/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Lew Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:23:16 +0000 http://sharkboy.ca/?p=140#comment-568 Robert Smith is the ultimate in 1980s cool. If I wasn't listening to Prince, I had the Cure cassette on. Robert Smith is the ultimate in 1980s cool. If I wasn’t listening to Prince, I had the Cure cassette on.

]]> By: Dead Robot » Do Right http://sharkboy.ca/2007/12/12/growing-up-in-the-80s-5/comment-page-1/#comment-557 Dead Robot » Do Right Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:29:12 +0000 http://sharkboy.ca/?p=140#comment-557 [...] Sharkboy’s post of the Cure swinging a camera around all crazy like made me think of one camera effect back in the MTV era that I really enjoyed. A camera is mounted onto an arc and flipped over the actors, but with the arc supports outside the frame, giving a smooth ride down bizarre perspective street. I’ve searched for a while and could not find the name of this camera or effect. [...] [...] Sharkboy’s post of the Cure swinging a camera around all crazy like made me think of one camera effect back in the MTV era that I really enjoyed. A camera is mounted onto an arc and flipped over the actors, but with the arc supports outside the frame, giving a smooth ride down bizarre perspective street. I’ve searched for a while and could not find the name of this camera or effect. [...]

]]> By: Deadrobot http://sharkboy.ca/2007/12/12/growing-up-in-the-80s-5/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Deadrobot Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:58:03 +0000 http://sharkboy.ca/?p=140#comment-556 Strap a camera on a freak and bang! Instant MTV hit! This was a fave of mine too. I forgot about the ubergoth cute socks. Strap a camera on a freak and bang! Instant MTV hit!

This was a fave of mine too. I forgot about the ubergoth cute socks.

]]> By: photog2 http://sharkboy.ca/2007/12/12/growing-up-in-the-80s-5/comment-page-1/#comment-553 photog2 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:28:07 +0000 http://sharkboy.ca/?p=140#comment-553 This was my favourite song by The Cure for a long time... I memorized all the lyrics before I even knew how to speak English. My mom would always tell my sister and I that Robert Smith sounded like he was singing with a cookie in his mouth hehe This was my favourite song by The Cure for a long time… I memorized all the lyrics before I even knew how to speak English. My mom would always tell my sister and I that Robert Smith sounded like he was singing with a cookie in his mouth hehe

]]> By: Evil Panda http://sharkboy.ca/2007/12/12/growing-up-in-the-80s-5/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Evil Panda Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:09:34 +0000 http://sharkboy.ca/?p=140#comment-552 I saw them in concert when they toured for "Head on the Door". It was an awesome show. My favorite Cure song from that period is "Charlotte Sometimes" tho. Very dark and dreamy and slightly disturbing. I saw them in concert when they toured for “Head on the Door”. It was an awesome show.

My favorite Cure song from that period is “Charlotte Sometimes” tho. Very dark and dreamy and slightly disturbing.

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