Sure, one of them was set in the 70’s and the other in a small town, but other than that, they weren’t that far off.ġ8. Dazed and Confused or Varsity Blues – These movies had some real similarities to your high school life. Wish I could find a better picture, but this is a ticket stub from a Hootie and the Blowfish show at the Coca-Cola Starplex. The Coca Cola Starplex – It’s not the Gexa Energy, Shirmoff Vodka Musical Arts Performance Center, it’s the Coca-Cola Starplex.
Crystal Pizza – It was like Chucky Cheese on steroids, and way awesomer. Today’s kids use “cheese” not harder drugs like the 90’s kids.ġ5. The kids in Plano freaked out a lot of adults. The black tar heroin in Plano – You got lectured about drugs after all those kids in Plano died of black tar heroin. Pretty sure this baseball card is in a box at my parent’s house.ġ4. Your Favorite Texas Rangers were Rusty Greer, Nolan Ryan, “Pudge” and Steve Booooooo-shell, in some order. His name was Striker, really I looked it up.ġ3. You may not have gone to the games, but you remember all the hoopla surrounding the games played at the Cotton Bowl. 1994 World Cup – You remember the 1994 World Cup and that mascot dog thing. Except the Three J’s weren’t at your pizza party.ġ2. Winning tickets to a Mavericks game in the 90’s was essentially the same as winning a pizza party for your class in grade school. Mavericks games were free– You went Dallas Mavericks games basically for free. Whatever happened to that Giant Cowboy boot wearing Dinosaur?ġ1. Either way, as a kid it was a cool place. Also a Planet Hollywood and some other stuff. The West End was cool – There was that arcade in the big building’s basement, like a three floor arcade. Whenever you decide to go to the Fair nowadays, always always check when Fair Day is for schools.
Fair Day: Day off from school + free ticket to the State Fair + corny dogs and ice cream sandwiches + the pirate ship ride = best day ever.į.Y.I. If you know about Scotty’s then you know how awesome it was. And you probably spent countless afternoons playing miniature golf there, or in the batting cages. Before it was turned into Top Golf, that place was Scotty’s. Scotty’s on Park Lane – You spent days at Scotty’s on Park Lane. Everyone is staring at Tatu’s early 90’s aura.Ĩ. No one is looking at you #15, stop waving. But I know how big of a deal it was to go to a Sidekicks game and see him take his shirt off after a goal. Tatu and the Dallas Sidekicks – I can’t name a single other player on the Sidekicks, nor a single team that they played. Upon further review, building an entirely black water slide that soaked up the Texas sun, becoming blistering hot, might not have been the best idea. And second, as soon as you went down the black hole at Wet ‘N’ Wild for the first time, you told everyone at school. The Black Hole at Wet ‘n’ Wild – First of all, it’s Wet’ n’ Wild, not six flags hurricane harbor splash world or whatever it is nowadays. That’s not a mistake, it’s just that no photo does Penny Whistle Park justice.Ħ. But to the eight year old version of myself, it was an absolutely amazing place to have a birthday party.
Penny Whistle Park – Looking back, a shed that housed a dozen carny-style amusement park-ish rides probably wasn’t that cool. It just goes to show that if you dance before kickoff and you’ll be more remembered than the starters.ĥ. Kenny “the Shark” Gant – You remember Kenny “The Shark” Gant from the Cowboys and his dances before kick offs. The Toadies were way more than one song from Guitar HeroĤ. The Toadies Rumor – There was that rumor at your school about the Toadies Song “ Possum Kingdom” being about the lead singer sister’s death or something to that effect. Suck it 49er’s…and Keith from 9th grade for liking themģ. Despite how awesome the Cowboys were in the 90’s, you had one friend that just had to be different and like the 49er’s. Cowboys and 49er’s – You had one friend that hated the Cowboys and loved the 49er’s. Like seriously, it was a really really big deal.Ģ. The Texas Giant – You remember how big of a deal it was when the Texas Giant opened. The following is based on questions I get about what it was like to grow up in Dallas.ġ.