Time is a great big circle, so it would seem. Not in that physics way where space time is curved, or whatever, I'm no scientist, I refuse to understand all that wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey stuff, but in the way of 'what goes around comes around'. And not even in a karma sort of way. It seems as if nothing is truly lost in time, as long as someone remembers it, either as a folk memory, or from documentation, things are always making a comeback. Music and fashion are two areas where this is most obvious. Those of us born in the 80s might have a vague recollection of the horrors that we wore back then, but it's what we're all wearing now. And as a further layer in the elaborate throwback, in the 80s, the 50s were big (just look at the Back to the Future movies and all the 50s theme diners that opened then), and now, in 2009, we have the pleasure of 'retro' 1980s tackiness, and 'vintage' 1950s style. It's all a wonderful melting pot of time.