Quintessential Gen X 80s with John and Scott

In this episode, Scott and John chat about those very formative Kindergarten thru sixth grade years.  They went to different schools most of that time.  It gets a bit personal at times... the early formation of what would be teen angst and insecurity.

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John and Scott revisit their time in youth sports.  Which of us bit so hard through his tongue during a soccer game that he got stitches?  Also, who was so bitter about being cut from a Little League team that he never played played organized baseball again?  Who had to miss a Depeche Mode concert due to sports obligations?

All that, AND MORE, is covered in this episode of Quintessential...

In this episode, John and Scott remember the importance of the pre-internet, computer piracy, Apple computer era!  Kids, this was PRE-INTERNET!  Yet, that didn't stop the hosts from breaking the law and hacking long distance codes to download games from all over the country.  From this era, John and Scott made lifelong friends with others of the same teenage computer dork criminal ilk!  

In this episode, John and Scott haphazardly ramble about watching movies in the 80s.  From the theater to ON TV to Betamax to VHS to cable.  Was John Hughes' Some Kind of Wonderful  a blatant rip off of John Hughes' Pretty in Pink?  What was Nicolas Cage's look in Valley Girl, punk or new wave or somewhere in between?  Did anyone one else try to watch soft adult films on SelecTV all scrambled?  All this and more is covered in this theatrical episode!

In this episode, John and Scott go deeper into their love of music in the 80s.  Angst is a driver!

Scott and John explore their early love for video games, both at home and at the arcades.

Does anyone remember Magnavox's Odyssey 2?

What's a "cassette drive"?

Was the original Chuck E. Cheese created to torture youth?

All that and more, in Episode 4!

In this episode, Scott and John discuss the variety of jobs they had in the 80s.  

Among the big three...  Knott's Berry Farm, Disneyland, and Perry's Pizza.

Find out exactly why Scott didn't want to be "Employee of the Month" at Perry's.

Discover the reasons why each were fired for the first time!  

Another stroll down memory lane. 

Enjoy!

John and Scott discuss the beginnings of what defined much of their life in the 80s--MUSIC!  

Do you remember the "Mighty 690"?  

Do you remember the Columbia Record and Tape Club?

Do you remember Marillion?  Don't worry, few do...

It's all right here, and more!

John and Scott kick off the first episode with chatting about where they grew up... Huntley Avenue, West Garden Grove, California.  It might be a bit rickety... being the first one.  We hope you like it.