Saturday Night's Like, So Retro

Cats cradles at Bob and Mag's house! It was 80's night, and we had just too much fun with nostalgia. Music set the mood, Mag made great food, we all wore clothes and badges and hairstyles from the 80's. It's like being back in high school again, but without the swirlies and the angst and acne! Ooh--AND without the cliques. This was a very nice group of people. Such FUN!

There was a dance off: There was OMD, Tears for Fears, The Cure, Hammertime, the Pogo, Funky Cold Medina (LOVE Tone Loc), a very white man who is an engineer Mon-Fri dancing STEP FOR EVER-LOVING-STEP 'Baby Got Back'(not sure it's really 80's; an anachronism here or there isn't so bad in this time machine.). I didn't like that song much before. NOW I have comic context! Hilarious! And did he know the words? Of course he did!

Cycling on the basement tv for additional atmosphere was a collection of movie hits including Fast Times At Ridgemont High (I *STILL* haven't seen it, happier to spend time with real people, and I still get to look forward to that precious first time seeing it. I've heard it's good; everybody quotes it.), First Blood, and Caddy Shack. During the dance-off the movie sound was turned down and dance music was played while instead. As a result the most ironic songs would inevitably play at the scenes of the most carnage during First Blood. Interesting.

We all compared notes on the lengths we went to for our outfits and hairstyles. Funny: no one came in a power suit with Joan Collins shoulder pads. We actually couldn't get everything we wanted to 'celebrate' in; can you believe there's talk of a sequel party? True. Actually, that's typical of the 80's. Count the Rambos.

It was a, like, TOTALLY fun evening! Tubular, fer SURE.