1987

nobodythere · 07-01-2009 02:59AM

I happened

marie_85 · 07-01-2009 03:05AM

1987 is Rick Astley year!!

Zaph · 07-01-2009 03:17AM

I started working in a particular bank in July 1987. Black Monday happened in October 1987. Nobody has ever been able to prove that the two events are related.

Senna · 07-01-2009 03:19AM

April 20 - Professional cyclist and reigning Tour de France winner Greg LeMond is accidentally shot while turkey hunting.

People hunt Turkeys???
Of all the animals to hunt, bears, foxes, dear etc, they pick turkeys

Genghiz Cohen · 07-01-2009 03:37AM

I was born, seems to be a few of ye...

Professey Chin · 07-01-2009 04:53AM

The Saint wrote: »

Below is all the events from 1987 according to Wikipedia. See if you can resist fooker.:p
.............blah blah blah blah.................

Christ what a pretty ****e year.
1986 FTW!!!!:D

SEPT 23 1989 · 07-01-2009 11:12AM

1987 Rep of Ireland 1 v Brazil 0

Joliegood · 07-01-2009 12:23PM

Fairytale of New York was released

Mossy Monk · 07-01-2009 12:26PM

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Christ what a pretty ****e year.

Appetite For Destruction makes up for all the ****.

RedXIV · 07-01-2009 12:28PM

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

I was born, seems to be a few of ye...

more than people realise

I too am an 87 baby

Dudess · 07-01-2009 12:29PM

Wow. Couldn't have picked a more eventFUL year, OP. Even though I was only nine that year, I was aware of so much happening:

- Enniskillen bombing
- "Irangate" - Reagan busted for selling arms to the Iranians to fund the anti government Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Colonel Oliver North became as familiar as Madonna...
- Zeebrugge ferry disaster
- Fire in King's Cross station, London
- Hungerford massacre by lone gunman (England)
- Massive storm in Britain that caused fatalities

6th · 07-01-2009 12:33PM

Holsten wrote: »

I was born in 1987.

That's about it.

emo!! wrote: »

i was born!!!

Zangetsu wrote: »

Me.

buzzybee wrote: »

Me too, best year to be born me thinks :P so nice to be 21!!

grasshopa wrote: »

I happened

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

I was born, seems to be a few of ye...

RedXIV wrote: »

more than people realise

I too am an 87 baby

Fook you all! Now I feel really old!

rossie1977 · 07-01-2009 12:42PM

everton won their last league title in 1987, they have only won one trophy since then (1995 fa cup)

chakotha · 07-01-2009 01:04PM

donegalfella wrote: »

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U2 played Pairc Ui Caoimh in Cork that Summer. I think UB40 and Kim Wilde supported.

Was the Lockerbie plane crash that year?

S.I.R · 07-01-2009 01:09PM

guns n roses was released 1986 i thought.

also

for any car/drifting fans this is the last year that the Rear wheel drive toyota corrolla was in production

the nissan skyline got a newwer engine line-up

deawoo where still making their version of the opel kadett, but in rwd set-up !!

the 300zx was still being fished off

and the supra was being perfected.

Corcaigh84 · 07-01-2009 01:50PM

Roche won the Giro d'Italia, the World Championship and the Tour de France.

Haughey was there with him on the podium for the latter, looked like he wanted to take some credit for it himself, hilarious and embarrassing at the same time.

Ardent · 07-01-2009 02:34PM

Yeah, I thought Slash said in his autobiography tha Appetite For Destruction was released late '86 or so? Went stellar in 87 though.

Dudess · 07-01-2009 02:35PM

chakotha wrote: »

Was the Lockerbie plane crash that year?

Nope. '88.

Blazer · 07-01-2009 02:35PM

Whitesnake's album 87 was released.
Their best album ever.
Rock on David Coverdale and John Sykes.

Permabear · 07-01-2009 02:55PM

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gurramok · 07-01-2009 05:30PM

Dudess wrote: »

Nope. '88.

We need a 1988 thread.

Feck, we need threads for every year since 1900, thats one way to spam After Hours

:pac:

08-01-2009 11:35PM

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

Wasn't there a financel crisis in the Japanese and related Asian tiger economies?

No matter, cause they came roaring back!

Red Hand · 08-01-2009 11:46PM

I suspect El Presidente Fox of Mexico had something to do with that, however remote.

dceire · 08-01-2009 11:59PM

I was born!!!

09-01-2009 12:06AM

I was conceived on Hallowe'en of that year. I'll spare the details....

Slidey · 09-01-2009 12:07AM

S.I.R wrote: »

for any car/drifting fans this is the last year that the Rear wheel drive toyota corrolla was in production

Damn you... was sure i would get in with that before anyone else

Burgundy FTW

Firetrap · 09-01-2009 12:22AM

It was the start of my Smash Hits buying years. I got my first issue because it had a poster of A-Ha in it

Top of the Pops was still going strong - I can still remember the Pet Shop Boys performing It's A Sin (great song), Rick Astley being no. 1 forever, Freddie Mercury duetting with a Spanish opera singer and T'Pau with Carol Decker and the mad red hair. It was also the start of house music hitting the charts. There was Jack Your Body early in the year, then Pump Up The Volume by M/A/R/R/S in the autumn. Bruce Willis also made a stab at a singing career in 1987 even though he didn't have a note in his head :pac:

Mullets were still in fashion. Bono had one. So too did Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle who performed this "classic" on TOTP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KEMMfV5-Qg

Call Me Jimmy · 09-01-2009 12:28AM

Sabotage wrote: »

Fook you all! Now I feel really old!

I was also born, sorry I only saw the thread now.

gurramok · 09-01-2009 12:30AM

And the classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCARADb9asE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCARADb9asE

I'm certain that Star Trek song came out in 1987, my bro who was a rocker at the time held his head in his hands in disgust when that song went to No.1 !!

Hard Larry · 09-01-2009 12:33AM

Didn't Hurricane Charley wreck the place this year?

Smashed up the Blue Peter Garden and Kew Gardens in England.

Ireland qualified for Euro 88? or at least won a game that put them through IIRC.

Was this the year Zammo died of an OD in Grange Hill?

1987

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