The 80’s Blog

So you’re determined to throw an Eighties-themed party? Great idea! But to pull it off, you’ll need all the items that can help the partygoers go back in time when the world seemed painted in bright neon colors. 80s Theme Party When it comes to throwing a great 80s theme party there are some essentials that you need to make…

Ah, the 80s. It was a time when walls were absolutely covered in posters and all the teen idols looked really young. For teenagers then, the most important quality in their idols was an unmistakable aura of goodness and innocence. That’s not to say that looks weren’t important—they were, believe me—but for teenagers, what they wanted were idols who could…

When you think about the 1980s, often it’s all about fashion (neon and shoulder pads), music (Michael Jackson, Madonna, and new wave), and films (the John Hughes oeuvre). But quite a few of us do remember some signature food items from the 1980s. And like a few 80s items, some of these things can really take us back in time….

For a lot of kids today, the 1980s seemed like the Dark Ages. There were no Internet, people used typewriters all the time, and there were no smartphones. So just what the heck did people do for fun during those times? Popular Pastimes Of The 80s Before there was the internet or cell phones, people in the 1980s had to…

Back in the 80s, Cyndi Lauper was very popular and she was often compared to Madonna during her prime. It was a surprising rise to stardom, since Cyndi Lauper was already in her thirties when she received musical acclaim for her debut album She’s So Unusual. Her iconic song “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” was an anthem for girls everywhere,…

If you were a child of the 80’s, you know that things are so much different now. A lot of things that we grew up with are almost foreign to today’s youth, and when it comes to generational “gap”, there is probably no larger 10 year gap between the 80’s and those born in the 90’s. The technological advances made…

For those of you who grew up in the 80s it is pretty amazing how time flies as we celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the debut of the epic movie that was “The Karate Kid” starring Ralph Macchio! This legendary movie was chalked full of great 80’s fashion and really launched Ralph Macchio into the stratosphere of movie icon…