80s Party

[troutman]

Don't make me drag out Mr. T's Commandments!

[J pold]

OK so you will make fun of people for dressing like cowboys/cowgirls during Stampede, yet you still think it's acceptable to attended themed parties?

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by J pold

OK so you will make fun of people for dressing like cowboys/cowgirls during Stampede, yet you still think it's acceptable to attended themed parties?

Now that was funny! Touché

[Hack&Lube]

I love 80s parties. I wish I had friends who liked them too. I would love to be an 80s party DJ.

[Rerun]

I always considered that the '80s were kind of the lost years. Nothing really memorable or significant about them at all.
Now if you want a theme party, do the roaring '20s or the '50s, '60s or the '70s.
So much more to work with.

[Rerun]

Do people still do Toga parties?

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Rerun

I always considered that the '80s were kind of the lost years. Nothing really memorable or significant about them at all.
Now if you want a theme party, do the roaring '20s or the '50s, '60s or the '70s.
So much more to work with.

I've always considered the 80s the most fun and exciting decade of the 20th century. It is actually my favorite decade of all time.

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

I've always considered the 80s the most fun and exciting decade of the 20th century. It is actually my favorite decade of all time.

Are you serious or just pulling my leg?

[chid]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

I've always considered the 80s the most fun and exciting decade of the 20th century. It is actually my favorite decade of all time.

I'm the same way, man I love the 80s - lets have an 80s themed party I'd be totally down, I love the vibrance, the cheesiness, the neon, the crazy hair and just all that insane 80s music - so fun to dance to.

[evilcougar]

Originally Posted by chid

I'm the same way, man I love the 80s - lets have an 80s themed party I'd be totally down, I love the vibrance, the cheesiness, the neon, the crazy hair and just all that insane 80s music - so fun to dance to.

I love that stuff too. So much fun! A few years ago we did a jack and jill stag for 2 of my friends that were getting married, we rented a party bus with a dancing pole in it and made it an 80's theme. I went to value village and picked the worst clothes, put on some blue eye shadow, giant earrings, hair in side pony tail...good times...

However, i've also been to a martini party that was 70's theme and that was super fun as well. It's hilarious to see what people pull out from each decade!

[Flames_Gimp]

I love 80's music, the rest not so much. well, lots of good memories of my childhood anyways.

[evilcougar]

Is it a little bit lame that one of my favorite songs is Africa by Toto? I love 80's music.

[chid]

Not lame at all, I love 80s music.. I frequently belt out 80s tunes in my car .. hehe
ooh and I like the idea of a 70s themed martini party.. swanky!

[awildermode]

did someone say "80's music"?

hells yeah!

[evilcougar]

Originally Posted by chid

Not lame at all, I love 80s music.. I frequently belt out 80s tunes in my car .. hehe
ooh and I like the idea of a 70s themed martini party.. swanky!

Ya, that one was really awesome. A friend of a friend is some kind of martini freak and literally has a menu of martini's that he makes. It was a really fun party.

I also belt out the 80's in my car frequently. I have like 5 playlists on my iPod that are pure awesomeness of the 80's.
Of course i also have all the AC/DC albums as well...i like alot of stuff and pretty much all the decades of music.

I say we have a CP 80's party!

[Flames_Gimp]

Originally Posted by evilcougar

Is it a little bit lame that one of my favorite songs is Africa by Toto? I love 80's music.

haha no that's a classic..

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by Rerun

I always considered that the '80s were kind of the lost years. Nothing really memorable or significant about them at all.
Now if you want a theme party, do the roaring '20s or the '50s, '60s or the '70s.
So much more to work with.

How old are you? I'm not trying to be saucy -- it's just that I get the impression that a lot of us posters on here were kids and teenagers in the 80's. I was, so I think it was a cool decade just because.

Re: the OP -- 17th Ave has lots of vintage/used stores that are loaded up with 80's stuff. The hipster dufuses are all over that "look" these days.

Vintage shops get first dibs on all the second-hand clothes and they pay for them. If you want a see-through Turner Valley High School Class of '86 t-shirt, you can get it for 2 bucks at Value Village. If you want to blow big money (like 20 bucks) for a Cyndi Lauper tour shirt, go to a vintage joint.

[Coach]

Theres a place called the Cats Eye right across the street from the Value Village down south. Its got some great stuff

[chid]

Cats Eye isn't very c heap, and I bet they get lots of it from Value Village and mark it up..

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by chid

Cats Eye isn't very c heap, and I bet they get lots of it from Value Village and mark it up..

I don't know this Cat's Eye place but I'm sure they do run through the thrift shops and find the "cool" stuff and mark it up a thousand percent if they find something they can sell at that price.

I used to know someone whose job it was to go to some sort of donated clothes warehouse and wade through or even climb up piles of clothes and root through it all and find the stuff they could sell as "vintage". She wore a dustmask while doing this. Blech.

They paid a premium for first dibs and sold what they found for real money. Value Village-type stores got the leftovers, probably by the tonne, and sell whatever they can get for whatever they can get.