Pool Days
Chlorine, sunburn, and a boombox by the lifeguard chair.
Picture this: the sun blazes overhead, reflected off the glistening water, while the air is thick with the unmistakable scent of chlorine. Kids splash and dive, laughter mingling with the familiar tunes blaring from the lifeguard's boombox. These were the days of carefree summers spent at the pool, where the soundtracks of Kool & The Gang and Cyndi Lauper became the anthems of our youth. From diving board daredevils to sunbaked afternoons lounging on pool floats, this issue captures the essence of those sun-soaked days between 1980 and 1999, when every splash and every beat echoed the joy of summer freedom. So grab your towel, slather on some sunscreen, and let’s dive headfirst into the nostalgia of a time when our biggest worries were sunburn and snack bar hot dogs.
On the playlist
Did you know
- Adult swim: every hour the lifeguard's whistle cleared the kids out for 15 endless minutes.
- The snack bar ran on quarters — Bomb Pops, nacho cheese, and a Walkman if you were lucky.
- These are the songs that leaked out of the lifeguard's boombox between whistle blasts, all summer long.
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