The Resident: Barbie Memories

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By: Babelgum
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Updated: 25-Nov-09
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Added: 28-Oct-09

Yes, this Resident played with Barbies. So when I heard that Bloomingdale's was having a special Barbie's 50th Anniversary Display, I had to check it out to relive some of my fondest Barbie memories. Man, I was NOT disappointed! So in this video, clearly all the memories are fake. The names, though, are not. When I was a little girl, I totally LOVED the name Lynn McKay, and I wanted to legally change my name to that. Why, I cannot tell you. It must be the most vanilla, basic name ever. Maybe that's why I liked it? Who knows. Only the Lori of 30 years ago could answer that one. Also, I really did have a neighbor named Gary Bressler, and he and I HATED one another, but he didn't die, and I'm glad he didn't, even though he always made me go home when all the neighborhood kids were playing together. I also totally remember Golden Dream Barbie. It was the 70s and early 80s, so a Barbie maxed out in gold was super-hot. However, this on-display Golden Dream Barbie was a FAKE. Because the REAL Golden Dream Barbie had strands of wiry gold hairs in her mane, and this one on display did not. Golden Dream also had a ton more makeup on. It was the right outfit, wrong head. Nice try, Bloomie's! My fondest real Barbie memory involves the Donnie and Marie dolls, though, which were at Bloomingdale's but didn't make it into the piece. As a kid, instead of sucking my thumb, I used to suck my middle and ring fingers on my left hand. It drove my dad bonkers. He knew I was seriously jonesing for the Donnie doll, so he said I could get it when I stopped sucking those fingers. It worked! I totally stopped that disgusting habit so I could get the Donnie doll. We went and picked it up at Marjax (thanks, Lisa!) as soon as I had dumped the habit. Those are my real, favorite Barbie memories. Oh, I did make Barbie and Ken have sex, but EVERYBODY did that. Right?