Exploring Forgotten Box of Memories & Collectibles from the 70s, 80s & 90s

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  • čas přidán 18. 07. 2022
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    In the winter of 2019 I traveled to the rotten old shed that served as my storage unit on a remote piece of property in the Olympic Peninsula region of Washington State. I went there to search for one of my old high school binders so that I could film a flip-through video for CZcams.
    While I was searching through the dilapidated mess, I came across a long forgotten wooden box filled with some of my old art, Star Wars collectibles, music collectibles from the 80’s hair metal era and the 90s grunge rock era, high school notebooks and binders, letters and more.
    In this video I will take you on a tour of this long lost box of memories with backstories, photos and video clips from the time!
    Here are links to the other videos I mention in this video:
    -My original high school binder flip through video: • Flip Through My 1980s ...
    -Album by my 1990s band Circle of Fear: • CIRCLE OF FEAR - Hide ...
    -Album by my 1990s thrash band with the Heavy Metal Warrior: • S.M.F. “…And Proud Of ...
    -Motley Crue 1985 high school lip sync performance: • Mötley Crüe - “Smokin’...
    -Lickity Split 1989 cassette demo: • LICKITY SPLIT - Tongue...
    -Tour of my teenage blacklight bedroom in 1987: • My Bedroom In 1987 Whe...
    -My friends & I homeless on the Sunset Strip in 1991: • A Night On The Sunset ...
    -The G-Spots (our fake rap band) music video from the 1990s: • THE G-SPOTS “Gravedigg...
    -The hair metal band I was in when I was a teen in the 1980s: • My 1980s Glam Rock Ban...
    #GenX #TimeCapsule
    Here’s me on Instagram- / lenn_three
    Here's me on TikTok- vm.tiktok.com/ZMebEq34T/
    Come hang!
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  • @MK-Hogan
    @MK-Hogan Před 2 lety +648

    Am I the only one who gets the nostalgic feeling so strong sometimes it actually hurts? I so wish I had hung on to more things from my childhood to pass on to my kid. Ironically, she adores the 90’s and I could have had so much cool vintage stuff to give her.

    • @booncha1971
      @booncha1971 Před rokem +28

      Absolutely! Your not alone

    • @stratkiller2531
      @stratkiller2531 Před rokem +34

      No. It hurts me sometimes too... I miss those years. I wish I could go back to that time.

    • @ceilidhferguson1890
      @ceilidhferguson1890 Před rokem +16

      Your definitely not alone!! It's the most strange horrible ache!!

    • @brianredban9393
      @brianredban9393 Před rokem +11

      I get that feeling to all the time . Not sure if I like that feeling or not. Wish I had a time machine

    • @ceilidhferguson1890
      @ceilidhferguson1890 Před rokem +9

      @@brianredban9393 Me 2 I don't like the feeling it's actually made me cry instead of feeling happiness in the memory it's a sadness of what's gone! It's such a bizarre yucky feeling! and a time machine absolutely!!

  • @RRC6490
    @RRC6490 Před rokem +132

    Damn dude, you experienced more in high school than I have my entire life

    • @brianmeen2158
      @brianmeen2158 Před 9 měsíci +18

      Kids that grew up in the 70s-90s were much more active and motivated to do things

    • @dr.feelgood3670
      @dr.feelgood3670 Před 7 měsíci +2

      He peaked in high school

  • @sprayarm
    @sprayarm Před rokem +50

    Oh my... those Star Wars figures are EXTREMELY valuable.

  • @spigetts
    @spigetts Před 8 měsíci +19

    Life was so different yes. You guys are right. I'm 51 now and growing up in the 70s 80s n 90s was really interesting and fun. Watching the styles and vibe of things change...went from the dusty groovy 70s to loud tacky 80s then grungy 90s...Truly great times to see and be in the middle of. Music fashion and skateboarding was my thing. Love those years. Thank you for sharing this video!

    • @soteful9949
      @soteful9949 Před 8 měsíci +2

      I'm 52 and I'm glad I grew up in the 80s

  • @ImplicitSanctuaryASMR
    @ImplicitSanctuaryASMR Před 2 lety +316

    Your life in the 80s was beyond EPIC! I was growing up then too..I remember those special feelings that can never be replicated today 😊

    • @DavidThomas-vj3eu
      @DavidThomas-vj3eu Před 2 lety +3

      I know. Ft.Lauderdale Spring Break and Hollywood Sportatorium for Diary of a Madman. Miss those stupid innocent days.

    • @Haxzaw
      @Haxzaw Před rokem +9

      ...If I had my own personal "Hot Tub Time Machine" I would go back to 1985 and never come back :)

    • @familyengineering5591
      @familyengineering5591 Před rokem

      America as a white majority. Will never happen again.

    • @beardedloon77
      @beardedloon77 Před rokem +8

      I would give my right teste to go back an relive the eighties as an adult it was such a fun time to be a kid but all the adults seemed happier aswell.

    • @daphne4983
      @daphne4983 Před rokem +2

      That's because we were young.

  • @StrikeTheRoot
    @StrikeTheRoot Před 2 lety +72

    who says hoarding is a mental illness? Len's hoarding has provided us with endless entertainment

  • @JennRighter
    @JennRighter Před rokem +110

    It’s bizarre, somehow kids in Washington state in the 80’s seemed to have rare access to video cameras (I’ve seen multiple videos on CZcams from different people who were teens in the 80’s and they’re all from Washington). I’m 42, grew up in Columbus, Ohio. NO ONE had video cameras when I was young. Not even adults, let alone teens. Maybe it’s just the difference in wealth, as I grew up in poverty. Regardless, I’m glad you and other kids somehow made videos back then because it’s very nostalgic.
    Also, my initials are JLR. So that is a great song.

    • @LenEnders
      @LenEnders  Před rokem +60

      Pretty much nobody had a video camera in my town, not even adults. I just happened to live near a video rental store that had a camera u could rent for like $10 for the whole weekend

    • @JennRighter
      @JennRighter Před rokem +17

      @@LenEnders Oh wow, that's really cool. We didn't have anything like that, and I'm probably glad in retrospect, lol.

    • @Coarvus
      @Coarvus Před rokem +9

      @@LenEnders that's badass! In Lubbock we have recording studios we can rent

    • @popfanatic1
      @popfanatic1 Před 9 měsíci +6

      I'm from Washington and still have the same camera I had in the 80's. An uncle that my brother and I didn't even know died and had left us a little money, so I bought a video camera with cash, it was $1200, that's a lot of money for a camera, especially in the 80's. I took it with me everywhere. Got footage of us goofing off, partying, cruising, going to the record store, all kinds of stuff! I only have a couple of the tapes left, last time I saw them was in 1990 when I put them in the trunk of a girl's car and never saw them again.

    • @crescendo5594
      @crescendo5594 Před 9 měsíci +3

      @@LenEndersDude you rented a camera and documented your entire teens with it? You were way more resourceful than me.

  • @AnodyneHipsterInfluencer
    @AnodyneHipsterInfluencer Před rokem +48

    It's amazing how similar small town America is whether in the far North West in Washington or in South Eastern Massachusetts. Insane. Watching this is almost like watching a parallel universe of people and happenings in my own town and circles I ran in during the same time frame.

  • @elaineperry7312
    @elaineperry7312 Před rokem +132

    Now, this is what you call PURE LIFE!! This is what I ve been always craving for in my whole entire life....This seem like a fantasy for me...The vibe was incredible! It was a very different world compared right now..... Wish I was born on this era, on this fantastic decade! Wish I had experienced this as a teenager.... I envy those people who grew up or live in the 70s 80s or 90s where everything was real fun and had no social media or freaking cellphones! .. They didn't know how lucky they were.... Thanks for this video, this is the closest time machine especially for young ppl like me.
    Btw, Im just 18 yrs old and born on '04.

    • @htesreyzaw6114
      @htesreyzaw6114 Před rokem +3

      When you think about it really isn't that different

    • @mercurialpierrot7073
      @mercurialpierrot7073 Před rokem +17

      @@htesreyzaw6114 It was different. The 21st century has been a dark age so far.

    • @user-nf9xm7is3m
      @user-nf9xm7is3m Před rokem +17

      @@htesreyzaw6114 it is different. Frankly I'm tired of hearing people dismiss how much social media etc has changed the world, and people, and how they interact with each other.

    • @strat5520
      @strat5520 Před rokem +7

      I was lucky enough to grow up in the 90s. I was an instant tech nerd, so I always looked forward to technology improving and couldnt wait to get to the "future"....oh my, how I got what I wished for. Only, as soon as the tech improved society lost its damn MIND and now we live in a souless, Woke dystopia. I hate mainstream modern culture, and look back fondly on the 80s, 90s, and early 00s.

    • @dmitriciccarelli4082
      @dmitriciccarelli4082 Před rokem +4

      Elaine Perry Dude it's so crazy you commented this. Word for word that's exactly how I feel about it. I was born in 2000. I'd give a pinkie to have been a 80s teen.

  • @embreybuffalo
    @embreybuffalo Před 2 lety +73

    Young people hanging out and socializing and it was a real concern. I feel like we need that right now I don't know what bugged people so much about it.

    • @SlugsThaWarlord
      @SlugsThaWarlord Před rokem +8

      some people just don't like fun especially if its teenagers, doesn't matter if their outside talking or inside playing video games, making music, skateboarding ext... "they need to stop cause my life sucks and theirs should too"

    • @buildingwithtrees2258
      @buildingwithtrees2258 Před rokem +8

      I remember that, us kids would hang out at the park and jump our bmx bikes. The town was going to bulldoze our ramps, and my adult neighbor stood in front of the bulldozer to fight for us. He even ran as mayor! But other hangout spots were for smoking, drinking, and hooking up. I could see the issue with that lol.

    • @liamandre9878
      @liamandre9878 Před rokem

      😊

    • @michaell6807
      @michaell6807 Před rokem +1

      @@buildingwithtrees2258 i remember my brother would take me to these jumps that were made by teens. They were awesome and very risky so kids would always be bustin their faces. Because of that some neighbor hood a hole decided to rent a construction plow and bulldoze it. Such a waste.

    • @morticiaheisenberg9679
      @morticiaheisenberg9679 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@buildingwithtrees2258 your neighbor was awesome ❤

  • @r1verman
    @r1verman Před 8 měsíci +7

    I was born in 1971 and grew up in Ohio. A lot of these items were very nostalgic for me. Thanks for sharing.

  • @shirleyellinger
    @shirleyellinger Před 2 lety +221

    Your channel deserves to be viral! You're creative, talented, funny, a great artist, and know how to keep people on the edge of their seats. You're a great film editor. You make the viewer feel like they were actually there with you and your friends in the 80's.

    • @LenEnders
      @LenEnders  Před 2 lety +17

      Thank you SOOO much!!! 😊

    • @thatoneguy2756
      @thatoneguy2756 Před rokem +6

      @@LenEnders Subscribed! The adventures of that Era were so much more then kids of the same age today..they are so involved with their phones that they miss opportunities everyday.

    • @kevinarmstrong386
      @kevinarmstrong386 Před rokem +4

      I now feel like my childhood was normal.
      Blacklight posters and the collection of all things important to a child of the 70's.
      Dude you are so damn talented!!!!!
      I will celebrate your Oscar in the next few years. Do not stop what you are doing.
      AMAZING.......THANK YOU THANK YOU!

    • @kevinarmstrong386
      @kevinarmstrong386 Před rokem

      So welcome!!!!

    • @robertsalvatore7967
      @robertsalvatore7967 Před rokem

      You're awesome Len!

  • @jasoncarskadon6809
    @jasoncarskadon6809 Před 2 lety +89

    Oh my God, that JLR, song and story is totally killer man. I laughed so hard I absolutely love it man.

    • @Gunzee
      @Gunzee Před rokem +8

      JLR sounds like he put the lotion on the skin.

  • @josephwade3241
    @josephwade3241 Před rokem +8

    Derrick is a fucking legend for having the initiative to sneakily record the JLR video. Here's to you Mr Derrick! I want to see this video in its full glory. I love shit like this and even have a pretty similar story believe it or not.

  • @PunkieTheGreat
    @PunkieTheGreat Před rokem +38

    i honestly did not think I would have sat through the entire video. I normally just scroll past longer videos because my anxiety doesn't let me sit that long. but I did. and wow that's some pretty amazing pieces of history in there !! 🤩

    • @LenEnders
      @LenEnders  Před rokem +13

      I actually had intense anxiety about this video in the days leading up to and during uploading because I was sure no one would EVER sit through the whole thing & it would be my hugest failure of a video.
      I'm so glad u enjoyed it & I thank u for taking the time to comment & let me know 😊❤

    • @aldunlop4622
      @aldunlop4622 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Seriously? Your anxious have to concentrate for an hour? Bizarre.

    • @PunkieTheGreat
      @PunkieTheGreat Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@aldunlop4622 yeah. It's also why I can't watch TV or play videogames for too long. I start thinking about how much time I'm wasting at it brings more anxiety. I haven't figured out why exactly, and I don't have the money to fix anything haha .

    • @aldunlop4622
      @aldunlop4622 Před 7 měsíci

      @@PunkieTheGreat sounds like a pain in the ass, maybe you should see a doctor about it.

  • @thebuster1284
    @thebuster1284 Před 2 lety +74

    Your dad seems pretty cool. I see him at the grocery store once in a while 😂

    • @stratkiller2531
      @stratkiller2531 Před rokem +13

      You really see Lens dad at the grocery store??? How about Len himself? Ever see him?

  • @AndrewSmith-pc8eq
    @AndrewSmith-pc8eq Před rokem +12

    That Nirvana Nevermind Backstage pass must be worth a ton now!!

  • @Coastlinefx
    @Coastlinefx Před rokem +18

    One hell of a trip down memory lane. Definitely not a lame CZcams timecapsule from the mid 2000s that most people think is nostalgic. Greetings from GB 🇬🇧

  • @jillian4188
    @jillian4188 Před rokem +12

    Love that you met your mom after 20 years, and that you're still close 💕 You look just like her too 😁 Love these videos Len. Thanks for the nostalgia!

  • @crustydribblins
    @crustydribblins Před rokem +10

    Snapshots in time is all that life is. Make each day worth finding years down the road in some dusty old wooden box. Peace, and love to all 80's head-bangers.

  • @terrydavis_1968
    @terrydavis_1968 Před rokem +11

    Time sure does fly bye.I graduated in 87 now I’m old with 3 kids 11 grandkids.But will never forget growing up in the best time to be young. Thanks Len for bringing back time. Look at the world today30 yrs later and wonder why so many get butt hurt they wouldn’t had made it in our days. Thanks from an old man in southern Indiana

    • @aureol40012
      @aureol40012 Před rokem +1

      Huh? I graduated in 1986 and I’ve got ONE 10 year old child!!! How can you have grandkids?!

    • @G0ry_Kori
      @G0ry_Kori Před rokem

      @@aureol40012 I think she had her 3 kids few years later which that makes them older to be parents of her 11 grandkids
      Sometimes people have a family really early:))

  • @TR41N_OF_THOU9HT
    @TR41N_OF_THOU9HT Před 8 měsíci +8

    This is actually amazing man, damn I miss the 80s and 90s. I wish I still had some of my old stuff. Great video, far out ✨✨✨✨

  • @NorthGeorgiaAudit
    @NorthGeorgiaAudit Před rokem +6

    As someone who collects, buys and sells vintage clothing and toys. GIVE ME THAT HAT AND TOWEL. I’ll also need that Crue tees. 😂
    Awesome video man. Total time warp.

    • @LenEnders
      @LenEnders  Před rokem +1

      Hahaha glad u enjoyed it! 🤘

  • @BrylerTipa
    @BrylerTipa Před 2 lety +30

    Didnt feel like 46 minutes watching this. Thanks for documenting all of this. I was born in the mid 90's and I have always been curious how things were before my time.
    I gotta say, some part of me is really envious of how your generation grew up. But to a certain degree, I'm glad things are easier to access these days.
    Regardless, thanks for giving us a glimpse of how things were back in the days.

    • @RoTeNdO
      @RoTeNdO Před rokem

      Wait, what?! This was 46 minutes long? I watched the whole video...you're right. It didn't feel as long. This was like watching a documentary and I enjoy those.

  • @jacktherapper7242
    @jacktherapper7242 Před 2 lety +20

    Your edited skill for 80s teenager is hilarious, keep em coming

  • @davidryansargent6731
    @davidryansargent6731 Před rokem +42

    I was in my 20s living in Seattle In the 90s and I can honestly say I would not have wanted to be anywhere else In the world at that time. It was amazing to be surrounded by all those legendary bands and music.

    • @jasonpeters9716
      @jasonpeters9716 Před rokem

      I'm jealous

    • @jasonpeters9716
      @jasonpeters9716 Před rokem +1

      Born in 77.
      High School 91-95.
      We worshiped those bands.
      Seen em all fr Nirvana-Soundgarden.

  • @camgood9562
    @camgood9562 Před rokem +10

    Brilliant. I grew up with older brothers and sisters in the 90's and early 2000's in MA, and I feel like I'm part of this generation..even tho I saw it disappear before I reached high school. I feel like there was a greater honesty and desire for human connection/community. I wish we could come back to that kind of mentality and way of treating each other..

  • @belovedinthebuilding
    @belovedinthebuilding Před rokem +7

    We grew up so different. Your videos are all pretty good! I’m from the 80’s and I can appreciate seeing some authenticity.

  • @CaptainSkeleton2004
    @CaptainSkeleton2004 Před 2 lety +49

    I love seeing this trip down memory lane and this makes me feel nostalgic for a time periods I never experienced. But it seemed fun.

  • @dck78
    @dck78 Před rokem +10

    Absolutely golden memories of youthful nostalgia!! Most subscribers can really relate to anyone who grew up in the 1980s a huge "time capsule" of forgotten memories!!! Thanks for downloading this video review brings me back to the 1980s!!!! Music, Collectibles, and Whatever can remember!!!

  • @TylerB2024
    @TylerB2024 Před měsícem

    I feel like having a Dereck as a friend would have made everyone's childhood and teenagehood at least 20% better.

  • @rogerdavis9962
    @rogerdavis9962 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I love my generation (i was born in 74') much love to all of you around the country from southwest GA 🤘💪

  • @aldunlop4622
    @aldunlop4622 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Dude this is absolute Gold! I was born in 66 in Sydney Australia and the the culture was so similar in the 80s, although my music tastes were wider and we had no American cars.

  • @Haxzaw
    @Haxzaw Před rokem +4

    ...I went to that same Crue Concert (well Ozzy too but I was a Cruehead by then) except it was in Toronto in Oct./85. 🤘Cru4Lyf 🤘!!! I'm actually going to see them again 37yrs later on Aug 8th/22.

  • @inkey2
    @inkey2 Před měsícem +2

    I love stuff like this...........I am giving away my age but I had/still have a box of stuff like this from the 196os and 70s.....Hippy culture stuff, school newspapers, saved notes passed to me in class, my old cigarette lighters all "Easy Rider" type stuff

  • @respektetoutlavi714
    @respektetoutlavi714 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Born in 1984 myself, but I can painfully relate to almost everything here haha! Thanks for sharing brother ❤️

  • @angel-mk9bn
    @angel-mk9bn Před 2 lety +18

    Dude life in the 80s and the 90s looks so cool

    • @KirkLee1983
      @KirkLee1983 Před rokem +5

      Because it was

    • @ledpinkdefsabbathwhokinksd9733
      @ledpinkdefsabbathwhokinksd9733 Před rokem +2

      @@KirkLee1983 growing up as a 17 year old in 2022 and watching this video makes me angry at what was , never will i experience true genuine and organic social interactions with people my age. Social media and technology has changed people

    • @KirkLee1983
      @KirkLee1983 Před rokem

      @@ledpinkdefsabbathwhokinksd9733 Yes I do feel sorry for your generation. It was such an AMAZING time to be alive!!. NOTHING can ever replicate it or even come close!!. Everyone was happy we all waved to one another and were HAPPY. Everyone got along. We did Christmas like no others.. family time and Holidays were IMPORTANT!!. I can't even put into words how magical the 80s and early 90s were. Playing outside from sun up to sundown with friends etc.. playing guns with friends and flashlight tag, Sledding when it snowed all day until night with ALL the neighbors as we were ALL outside together!!. Stayed out until we heard Mom yelled dinner and we ran home ate then did homework and then watched our favorite TV shows together.. I could go on and on!!.

    • @ledpinkdefsabbathwhokinksd9733
      @ledpinkdefsabbathwhokinksd9733 Před rokem +1

      @@KirkLee1983 sounds like a very genuine and natural time to be alive, similar to the thousands of years of organized civilization before. Only in these last 200 years since the industrial revolution have we advanced so quickly and drastically in technology at least, and only in the last 20 years has the internet made the reality altering impacts that it has, largely socially. All time periods that one could have been born into and existed in would have had there pros and cons like anything, simply existing as a human being with conscious thought is a privilege no matter the circumstance. I am appreciative and grateful to have been born in 2005 mainly because of the person i am, my environment, family, genetics, mental state, and geographic/political location ( USA , Michigan ) allow me to use the tools that i have access too like the internet and other technologies, not only that but the knowledge that mankind has obtained. We have the collective knowledge of humanity at our finger tips, i like to think about aspects of life with a philosophical approach and i owe that to google, reddit, quora, and youtube, without these platforms i wouldn't know of half the things i do now and im incredibly grateful. This being said i acknowledge and recognize that the internet and social media have had extremely detrimental impacts on the younger and even the older generations that have been granted access due to the country and situation they were born into. We can not necessarily make a statement that the internet and social media are inherently bad, for both of those things can be used for greatness and good or corruption and bad, its up to the human using them for thats all the internet is, another tool made by man. The hammer can be used to build a house, or it can be used to kill ... its up to the human wielding the tool to decide.

    • @KirkLee1983
      @KirkLee1983 Před rokem

      @@ledpinkdefsabbathwhokinksd9733 no wasnt like any other time I didnt list everything. You missed out big time and the internet has ruined everything. People now adays are programmed so bad its disgusting. Noone is nice anymore to one another everyones in a rush I could go on and on..

  • @luckyotter623
    @luckyotter623 Před rokem +10

    This was amazing. Like a trip in a time machine. Oh, and you totally need to do an entire video about the JLR song and play the entire song. I'm sure a lot of people would really love to hear it.

  • @kylegendreau1801
    @kylegendreau1801 Před rokem +9

    Real surprised you didn’t go to the Nirvana concert. You and Kurt definitely have some similarities especially with the notebooks and stuff! Awesome stuff man!!

  • @SHspesh
    @SHspesh Před 9 měsíci +2

    This is amazing, it puts my "memory box" to shame. I can't wait to crack it open in a few years - I'm still fairly young

  • @kootybear
    @kootybear Před 2 lety +20

    So jealous of people like you who lived in areas where things were always going on. I grew up in a town of 600 or so in southern MN with nothing going on. There used to be all of those 80s bands playing at a place called Fox Lake Ballroom but stopped right when I was of age to go to those. Great videos dude.

  • @shermsmoke
    @shermsmoke Před 2 lety +19

    Bro this was fresh as hell! Len is the cool friend we all wish we had!

  • @graycryptosporidium6974
    @graycryptosporidium6974 Před rokem +2

    Hey Len, I grew up with one of the guitar players of slipknots little brother Andrew Thomson, Micks little brother. He passed away not to long ago. We were a bit younger than you back in the day but it all started with Gene Simmons and Whitesnake....Than full on thrash-death. It all happened So fast. Those were good times my man! Your vids are priceless! TY!

  • @PSPBobb
    @PSPBobb Před rokem +2

    This is one of the coolest videos I have ever seen in my entire life.

  • @TheIlluminara
    @TheIlluminara Před rokem +10

    I actually went to the same high school as Rikki (Ream) Rocket and Bobby (Kyukendall) Dall. Although they graduated a year or two before I went there. My dad used to golf with Brett Michaels dad. Never knew until Bretts Dad passed away and my dad went to his funeral. Still loving your walks down memory lane of the years of my childhood!

    • @LenEnders
      @LenEnders  Před rokem +2

      Whoa that's cool! Glad u enjoyed the vid!!

  • @AshantiDfan4life
    @AshantiDfan4life Před 2 lety +2

    I’ll forever think of JLR now.

  • @GymbalLock
    @GymbalLock Před 6 měsíci +2

    10:44 I used to make maps of everything in my journals. I had maps of my bedroom layout, the house, the neighborhood, the farm where I grew up.

  • @SlobZombie
    @SlobZombie Před rokem +21

    Damn this is incredible, your editing is perfect.
    I'm so jealous, you lived the childhood I dreamt about. I was born 1988 , parents divorced, my dad ended marrying my super strict Jehovah Witness stepmom and they raised us with zero tolerance for fun and self expression. It was a very long 16 yrs (the age I moved out of their house because I refused to get a haircut....it was already buzzed, no long hair allowed in JW)
    Anyway , I had to hide all my love for Korn,White Zombie, Batman and cool shit.

  • @gaberamey2273
    @gaberamey2273 Před 2 lety +4

    I gotta hear more of the JLR song 😂😂😂 it sounds pretty good for a joke song

  • @bowwiz
    @bowwiz Před 2 lety +8

    Len,Thanks for sharing this internet Gold!

  • @michaelmays9292
    @michaelmays9292 Před rokem +2

    Dude I was born June 16 1971 and lived through the same times as you and wouldn't change it for anything

  • @Amanda---
    @Amanda--- Před 7 měsíci +3

    10:07 This brings back memories from when you would use the WORD OUT function on an electronic typewriter AKA word processor. lol

  • @vinylpuff
    @vinylpuff Před rokem +19

    I didn’t realize how fast 3/4 of an hour had zipped by; this was killer from start to finish. I think I might vooshie some of your past content.

  • @yindyamarra
    @yindyamarra Před 7 měsíci +1

    You need your own tv show, this is brilliant

  • @lastremain7867
    @lastremain7867 Před rokem +6

    This video feels like a CZcams vlog, unboxing vid and a professional mini documentary at the same time.
    Amazing video.

  • @marramusic
    @marramusic Před rokem +32

    This video is so well done. Pure art with amazing creative editing. Takes me right back to being a metal head in the 80's. Well done as always Len.

  • @moonchaser5457
    @moonchaser5457 Před 8 měsíci +3

    My heart was pounding watching your video,takes me back,man good times.

  • @mountainmamanirvana31
    @mountainmamanirvana31 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thanks for kicking it with me Len and sharing of yourself 😊 they just don't make friends like they used to 😅 I am from Mt. Hood and I am an 80s baby who appreciates 😌 the blast from the past. 🎉

    • @mountainmamanirvana31
      @mountainmamanirvana31 Před 9 měsíci

      By the way, was that your kid or na?😅😅😅😅😅😅

    • @LenEnders
      @LenEnders  Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@mountainmamanirvana31 hahaha no it definitely wasn't (fingers crossed) 😬

    • @mountainmamanirvana31
      @mountainmamanirvana31 Před 8 měsíci

      @@LenEnders 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤞

  • @juno6602
    @juno6602 Před rokem +1

    Not sure the extent you realize this, but women love you, man. Not just every guy is barraged with random love letters, photos, and tapes from admirers. It's a gift.

  • @donmac1867
    @donmac1867 Před rokem +5

    I was absolutely transfixed watching this.
    I'm a huge archivist myself, and have some cool stuff, but you have clearly lived a far cooler life than I have.
    Thanks for sharing this.
    So cool!!!

    • @LenEnders
      @LenEnders  Před rokem +1

      Thank u!! So glad u enjoyed this!

  • @ZodiacFTP
    @ZodiacFTP Před rokem +5

    The amount of personal belongings you collected over the years really makes me feel like I've missed out on an era of life when things and people held more sentiment. Best time capsule I've seen, thanks for sharing!

  • @jasonpeters9716
    @jasonpeters9716 Před rokem +1

    GENIUS idea man...
    I graduated in 1995 HS.
    I got a box.
    Psycho love letters fr girls, Newspaper fr Baseball days,
    Bands I loved,

  • @zoep6887
    @zoep6887 Před rokem +3

    Dude. The JLR song is actually great haha! I would love to put that on my playlist

  • @bbashn
    @bbashn Před 2 lety +4

    Dude, I've been jonesing for a Len Enders video. Looks like I need popcorn for this one! 😂🤣😅

  • @CiscoGoldmill-dz4gk
    @CiscoGoldmill-dz4gk Před 7 měsíci +1

    This channel needs to be documented in the national archives brother! I’m not kidding your documentation of a teen in the eighties is unlike anything I’ve ever seen and it’s better than any eighties movie ever made! Even the ones made in the eighties! This shit is the real deal!!! Get goosebumps and certain smells start hitting my nostrils man the nostalgia factor in this one video is insane!!! Even the porno pics from the ladies, man i remember it all!!! You did the one thing all is eighties kids were mostly unfortunate to never do and that is document and save everything man! My biggest regret is not using the video recorder we had more often in the eighties and nineties! God bless you man you’re a CZcams treasure bro…

    • @LenEnders
      @LenEnders  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Thanks so very much! I really appreciate you saying this. 🙂
      I'll have a new video up in a couple weeks about my fav bands from the 80s that I think you'll enjoy so be sure to check back 🤘🤘

    • @CiscoGoldmill-dz4gk
      @CiscoGoldmill-dz4gk Před 7 měsíci

      @@LenEnders yeah man I’ll be frequenting this channel a lot as todays reality isn’t as cool as back then memories man!!!! Much respect!!!

  • @RaiderFace7-16
    @RaiderFace7-16 Před rokem +5

    Wow damn near untouched Starwars figures got to be worth a lot. Thanks for these awesome memories you shared. Kinda like a rock star life for real. Rock on 🤘

  • @rkgaustin9043
    @rkgaustin9043 Před rokem +4

    I don't feel so bad about not recording more of my youth because you did it for me. It's crazy how similar our lives were. We are only 8 days apart in age. Rock on west coast me!

    • @LenEnders
      @LenEnders  Před rokem +1

      Rock on my friend!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

  • @TboneWTF
    @TboneWTF Před 7 měsíci +3

    My parents threw out all my early memorabilia and personal items after I moved out. Baseball cards from the 1970's, record albums I had collected from 1969-1975, underground comic magazines (Zap, Freak Brothers, Heavy Metal), psychedelic black light posters. Stuff that would be worth a lot of money today. Oh well.

    • @LenEnders
      @LenEnders  Před 7 měsíci +2

      Damn!! That's brutal!!!

  • @p0ison_0ak33
    @p0ison_0ak33 Před rokem +3

    The JLR song sounds like a NOFX banger 😂😂😂 I wanna see the whole JLR video

  • @burntearth85
    @burntearth85 Před rokem +2

    You lived every kids dream back then, I was born in 85, but I loved seeing your memories!

  • @soyburglar1878
    @soyburglar1878 Před rokem +54

    Man, I thought I hoarded stuff as a kid! Those action figures of yours are SO valuable now! No way I could’ve held onto that, lol.
    I was born in ‘77, so you’re a few years older than me. You were every kid in the late ‘80s that I idolized, but was secretly terrified of. Except that the metal heads from my hometown in the south weren’t very good people and really were into some messed up stuff.
    Anyway, super cool channel, man. This video was just randomly recommended to me and has almost immediately become one of my favorites. I can’t wait to explore some more of your videos!

    • @LenEnders
      @LenEnders  Před rokem +6

      Glad u found me. All hsil the algorithm lol 🖤🤘

  • @gatlinhanna174
    @gatlinhanna174 Před rokem +3

    I can’t believe how young my mom looks! Thank you for sharing this

  • @sovand
    @sovand Před 19 dny +2

    The Motley Crue Collection is kickarse Len! Surly Steve-O would be jealous man

  • @NorthGeorgiaAudit
    @NorthGeorgiaAudit Před rokem +3

    Holy shit I said to myself when he pulled the action figure box out, “ohhhhh noooo he’s got all the figures too”. 😮😮😮

  • @smashlee6068
    @smashlee6068 Před rokem +4

    I have met so many bands in the 80’s and 90’s. I only have a few things left from that era. 😞 so sad… watching your videos really brings back such a nostalgic feeling. I love it! You remind me of people I actually hung out with. If you had long hair and loved Motley Crue, that’s all that was required of you lol!

  • @HWALK
    @HWALK Před rokem +6

    This is all mind blowing cool to me.. live for this type of stuff. I’m 24 and always was obsessed with the 80’s growing up. Great stuff man🤘🏻

  • @AngelEspino-lq4in
    @AngelEspino-lq4in Před 7 měsíci +1

    Hello I'm A big fan of your home video from the 80s and 90s I was disappointed because I wasn't born in the 80s or 90s and I missed out of two decades that I haven't been there but the home video makes me feel better and hope the 80s and 90s never dies you make my day special with All your heart thank you

    • @LenEnders
      @LenEnders  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Oh wow! Really needed to hear this today. Thank you very much for your comment 😊❤️

    • @AngelEspino-lq4in
      @AngelEspino-lq4in Před 7 měsíci +1

      Love you and I love your home movies and I always will watch your videos that makes me happy in my heart ❤️

  • @johnhenry8611
    @johnhenry8611 Před rokem +2

    Ah man! The good ol’ Polaroid sexting. 😂😂😂 now there’s some memories. Don’t forget about 1-976 fun, and dial & jack numbers. 😁

  • @NITE_SHIFTING
    @NITE_SHIFTING Před 2 lety +7

    You should remaster those band tapes and dub like 50 of each and put them on BANDCAMP.
    I'd totally buy one!

  • @purpulinterpolation009
    @purpulinterpolation009 Před 4 měsíci +4

    WE NEED A FULL VERSION OF JLR!!!

  • @johngroves9828
    @johngroves9828 Před rokem +1

    I absolutely relate to so much on this video. The hair, the clothes, the bands, the doodling in notebooks, etc. So many memories. I am anxious to see more of your work. You are excellent at this!

  • @MusicKuuda
    @MusicKuuda Před rokem +1

    This was awesome ! Thankyou for sharing ❤

  • @scottperrin9655
    @scottperrin9655 Před rokem +9

    After watching numerous videos on your channel, it's amazing how well you documented your life as you grew up. You were a content creator before the term existed. Incredible.

  • @TiltingT
    @TiltingT Před 2 lety +3

    Absolutely loved this episode..as always thanks for sharing a part of your life with us

  • @bjw9529
    @bjw9529 Před rokem +5

    Dude, you kept all kinds of stuff from when you were young. And you we’re definitely so creative and thought of things I didn’t. I was an 80’s kid but I think you’re a bit older. I was born in 77. I don’t have hardly anything from my youth. Seeing your stuff makes me wish I kept everything

  • @stevegarvey5607
    @stevegarvey5607 Před 8 měsíci +1

    You got me when you said everyone is hiding away with their devices. So true. This also saddens me because I didn't have the social life you did. I was a loner in the late 80s and 90s

  • @600joe
    @600joe Před rokem +5

    This is fantastic. You were so smart and lucky to have kept all this stuff.
    My era thought it would never end.

  • @ung427
    @ung427 Před rokem +3

    I did the same thing in the 80's making maps like that of the neighborhood and such... I think it was our brains developing a sense of direction and layout in a time without GPS apps.

    • @brianmeen2158
      @brianmeen2158 Před 9 měsíci

      Back then we had to use our imagination and since our minds weren’t
      Glued to social media we had free time to come up with stuff. Me and my friends did the same stuff

  • @brendanmulder6285
    @brendanmulder6285 Před rokem

    Nice work Len.
    What great memories you have of a bygone era.
    Those years were great.
    Glad I found the video.

  • @markmcbride5900
    @markmcbride5900 Před 11 měsíci +4

    I predict the end of the Stranger Things series will be one of the characters sitting down and reminiscing with a box like this…

  • @tammybusse
    @tammybusse Před 2 lety +14

    No words for how awesome this was! Brought back so many memories ❤️

  • @TrulyMadly22
    @TrulyMadly22 Před 2 lety +6

    It's amazing that you've kept so many of these memories along with the footage as well. So awesome

  • @RockStarParking10
    @RockStarParking10 Před rokem +2

    That is the coolest thing I have seen in awhile! Brings back a tone of good times, I was a Crue fanatic back in the day, thanks for the memories!

  • @MarkfromKy
    @MarkfromKy Před rokem

    Wow lots of great stuff in that box love all the old flyers and the Star Wars collection

  • @luzystoldorn
    @luzystoldorn Před 2 lety +11

    YES I love videos like that!
    you're a legend, Len

  • @brendenroberge7424
    @brendenroberge7424 Před 2 lety +14

    I really love your boxed up memories, Len. I think they look and seem amazing. Keep up the good work, my bro. You totally rock my favorite era, the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. You totally ROCK!!

  • @suzzane.notsusan.1078
    @suzzane.notsusan.1078 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Thanks for taking me back down memory lane that box or time capsule is priceless❤❤

  • @lisajackson605
    @lisajackson605 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for this trip down memory lane! It brought back memories of my dad taking me to my first concert- Rush. (And we had a green Oldsmobile too!!!)

  • @swantonbombx14
    @swantonbombx14 Před 2 lety +2

    You've lived a very colorful life, Len. Loved the video!

  • @katlyndobransky2419
    @katlyndobransky2419 Před rokem +3

    Your channel is a beautiful time machine! It shows exactly how back then things were completely different, yet still the same! Makes me appreciate that I can still witness and experience what it was like to live in that time period even though it was before my time. Thank you for sharing all of these awesome memories with us!