(That's not cool)

"And nothing of value was lost that day."

As if I needed another reason to hate Journey…

If you were a hot dog and you are starving would you eat 'chaself? I know I would! I'd be delicious!

Check up on the recent newswires; it has its own article. :)

The NeXT software evolved into MacOS/Cocoa/WebObjects, blew up big time, and lives on today.

Nah, '96 was the year if the ska revival, continuing into '97. Reel Big Fish, Sublime & No Doubt all made big waves that year, and that was just in the mainstream.

I barely understand your second paragraph (sorry), but I will agree with your first.

Len was '99 now that I remember it, thanks (it was the end of my *sophomore* HS year)

There's a dude in this thread who was born in '97. You're fine.

Wow, Republica. They released their (pretty good & interesting) self-titled album then disappeared, huh?

Barman, Barbie, Playstation
Power Rangers, baseball
Pocahontas, pirate ships
KB's in the shopping mall!

Get off our collective nostalgia-wank lawn.

My family's cable service didn't even get Comedy Central until the following fall, probably as a direct result of "South Park."

I liked their other singles better anyway.

The Jet Moto trilogy was great.

Oh yeah, fuck that song.

+1 for MTV that year & most of the videos you mentioned.

I'm about a year older than you, but '97 is also the year I went from middle to high school. From the top of the pile back to the bottom… That sucked.

Fair point.