There were plenty of things that sucked about both decades, but there were also some pretty sweet things that happened then too.  In celebration of The Majestic Theater’s 80’s vs 90’s party on Saturday night, we’re looking at some of the best things that were born at the tail end of the 1900’s.

Top Things About The 1980’s
1.  MTV was still playing music.
2. Michael Jackson wasn’t crazy (also was alive)
3. Some insane downtown Madison Halloween parties happened, before they were shut down.
4. Bugs Bunny was still part of Saturday morning cartoons.
5. You could walk like and Egyptian and not be a complete tool.  (wait, that was never true)

Top Things about the 1990’s
1.  Pink Floyd, U2 Genesis and The Rolling Stones all played Camp Randall.
2.  The internets were born.
3.  AOL was actually cool.
4.  Lakes Mendota and Monona were still swimmable.
5. You could go to the Farmer’s Market on the Square and it wasn’t a mob scene.