Reader: Groovymarlin. Year: 1985. Location: Berea, Ohio.

"OK, let's set aside the fact that I was a big ol' band geek (although it was actually pretty cool to be in the marching band at my school - we rocked!) and I am basically wearing a giant Q-tip on my head. Allow me to highlight the other evidence that this is the big, bad 80s:

- Perm
- Scary blue eyeshadow
- Scary, gigantic eyebrows (100% natural baby, thank God I eventually discovered waxing)
- Crazy blue earrings chosen specifically to match my stylin' band uniform

Actually, that hat did have its advantages: inside, there was a drawstring fabric thing to keep it from slipping all the way down to your neck (the whole hat was hollow). This left about 3/4 of the actual hat sitting there empty, and since you could close it off and open it at will using the drawstring, it was the perfect place to carry money, keys, gloves, lip gloss, candy bars, illicit cigarettes, etc., etc. Who was that designer that showed purses as hats this year? I was way ahead of him.

And oh yeah...I LOVED marching band! Go Braves!"