Zack Morris from Saved by the Bell has always been quite dreamy, and has aged very well just like his fellow cast mate, A.C. Slater. They're both still very active in Hollywood, and both still turning heads! Unfortunately, the same can't be said about Screech! haha
The 90's babe of the day is dedicated to the AMAZINGLY GORGEOUS Stacey Dash!!!
OR better known in the 90's as Cher's bestie, Dionne, in the movie & TV series "Clueless."
I personally have ALWAYS thought she is one of the most beautiful women of color I've ever seen, and I never understood why she peaked with "Clueless" because she has a lot to offer! Although, she is still an active actress & hasn't aged a bit!
In 2004, Ms. Dash appeared in Kanye West's video for "All Falls Down."
RANDOM FACT:On a sad note, in 2009 her fellow "Clueless" castmate, Brittany Murphy, passed away due to pneumoniawith secondary factors of iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication.
This post is dedicated to the simple things that use to bring us joy in the 90's that are no longer around today by yours truly :)
The Joy of Movie Rental Stores
Before we had the leisure of services like Netflix & Redbox, you'd wander the aisles of Blockbuster or Hollywood Video with your friends looking for the movie with the coolest cover or an old movie you hadn't seen before. Today our choices are limited to new releases, and the option of renting things from the past is very limited. In current day, most movie rental stores have closed due to the popularity of services like Netflix & Redbox thus putting an end to the joy of movie renting.
Formal Communication
Before cell phones became hugely popular in the early 00's, if a boy wanted to ask you to hang out he would have to call your home phone and there could be a possibility he'd have to ask your folks if you were there before you could pick up! haha. Boy has texting made everything a lot simpler, but at the same time it's killed the era of formal communication. These days you could think you know somebody over text, and have no connection whatsoever with them in person. It's really hard to tell someone's emotions through texting which can lead to things easily getting misconstrued, where as through verbal communication you can usually always tell how someone is feeling, but at least your parents can't pick up the other line and listen to your conversations anymore! Although, we can all look forward to getting ear cancer thanks to our cellular devices now! (insert sarcasm here)
The Death of the Music Store.
Personally, I use to spend a lot of my youth in mall music stores looking for CD's! Whether I was flipping through the posters or getting the latest pop CD, the music store was definitely the place where everyone went! As connection speeds started to increase in the early 00's, it became surprisingly fast & easy to download music illegally off the internet with services such as Napster & LimeWire, making the days of opening up a CD and hanging the artwork on your walls over. These days most people download their music through iTunes or still illegally. CD's are still made to sell. However, the days of CD's selling millions of copies are extremely rare, and the record companies have suffered tremendously as well as many music stores having to close their doors.
Empty shelves, chapters closed.
These days sites like Amazon and eBooks & blogs are all the rage, leaving bookstores I grew up in like Borders having to file for bankruptcy. Similar to movie & music stores...without places like this variety and the surprise of finding something expected is extremely limited. The joy of grabbing a coffee and indulging in a book or magazine with only having to buy the coffee is looking pretty bleak these days.
The Future of Video Game Consoles Questioned
Throughout the 90's and into the 00's, video game consoles have been a staple in households. Whether you were team Mario or team Sonic, or you were ripping heads off in Mortal Kombat with your buddies. Video games were a huge part of any 90's kids childhood. So it saddens me today that analysts predict video game consoles to die out very soon due to the increased popularity of facebook games, and mobile games like Angry Birds. The video game industry hasn't suffered nearly as much as the music or the movie industry when it comes to privacy or profit, but that's not to say it's been a joyride for them either. Considering the fact that we're currently in a recession,
American's definitely have different priorities these days.
The 90's babe of the day is dedicated to my favorite PINK power ranger, Amy Jo Johnson or by her character name "Kimberly Hart". She wasn't just a pretty face....she could also kick your ass!!! ahaha. When she wasn't kicking ass with her fellow power rangers on the show AND movie, she was starring in the awesome movie "Susie Q" which they played on the disney channel back in the 90's. After that we didn't see much of her in America, but from what I read she's still acting else where!
Random fact:Midway through third season, Amy Jo Johnson requested that Kimberly be written off the show because she wanted to pursue other opportunities in acting. (insert ROFLMAO here) Do you think she made the right decision?
Life has never been better for us 90's kids BECAUSE.....in exactly 9 DAYS Nickelodeon will be bringing back a chunk of our childhood with a block of programming dubbed, "The 90's Are All That!"
Rumor has it that Nickelodeon's ratings have been less than stellar ever since they changed from their beloved cartoon format to well...crap like iCarly & "Big Time Rush" (insert ROFLMAO here.)
Rumor also has it that if the block of programming does well, Nickelodeon will ask the studios that created our beloved shows to make new episodes! I'm not too sure if that's a good idea considering the length of time the shows have been off the air, and any time it's been done in the past it hasn't faired well.
Personally, I'm totally content with watching the older stuff! :)
Included in the return are Ren & Stimpy, All That, Doug, Rugrats, Kenan & Kel and Hey Arnold! JUST to name a few!
It's a rare instance when a network actually listens to it's audience so if you're a 90's kid and you've been needing your nostalgia fix, be sure to tune in July 25th at midnight!
Zack Morris from Saved by the Bell has always been quite dreamy, and has aged very well just like his fellow cast mate, A.C. Slater. They're both still very active in Hollywood, and both still turning heads! Unfortunately, the same can't be said about Screech! haha
