5 Perfect Valentine’s Day Gifts for the 80s Lover in Your Life
Jan21

5 Perfect Valentine’s Day Gifts for the 80s Lover in Your Life

By Lori Ferraro When I think of Valentine Day in the 80s my memories go to the following boyfriends/gifts: In eighth grade I bought my boyfriend, Albert, a big gold medallion that said “Libra” and had the tipping scales on it – he was my first real boyfriend and I was super excited to give him this fancy piece of jewelry in a little black velvet box. In the tenth grade my boyfriend Lenny gave me one of those novelty coffee mugs with a...

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Christmas, 1987
Dec12

Christmas, 1987

By Lori Ferraro Below is a page from my diary, dated December 25, the year was 1987. Ladies – how many of you woke up to find one of these blasts from the past under your tree? 1. A few Forenza sweaters. Yes, those hot, chunky cable knit roll neck sweaters from The Limited. I even had my senior picture taken in my favorite, a Peptol Bismol pink number. 2. An Outback Red turtleneck. Again, from The Limited. Outback Red was a hot brand...

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The Best Christmas Song Ever
Dec05

The Best Christmas Song Ever

By Lori Ferraro I love Christmastime. I love buying and giving gifts, I love a big old tree in my living room, I love boozy egg nog. And I love Christmas music. Mostly I love traditional Christmas music or carols sung by the Rat Pack, like Dean Martin singing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” or that “Mistletoe and Holly” one by Frank Sinatra. I tend to shy away from anything new – Celine Dion or some random 90s boy bands singing...

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2013 Christmas Wrap Up: Gifts for 80s Fans
Nov25

2013 Christmas Wrap Up: Gifts for 80s Fans

By Lori Ferraro Is your boyfriend still trying to solve his childhood Rubik’s Cube? Does your b/f/f miss playing hours and hours of Space Invaders? Is your Mom obsessed with Duckie Dale? Here are some great gift ideas that are perfect for the ‘80s fanatic in your life. Cassette Tape Doormat A mix tape you can wipe your feet on – I love this. This doormat will surely relieve the holiday “madness” at your gift exchange. An old school...

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Christmas Vacation, 1989
Nov20

Christmas Vacation, 1989

By Ryan Zimmerman There’s one word that instantly brings to mind the joys and holiday spirit we all look forward to each Christmas season. Just one word personifies family, fun and feasts. That word isn’t “Santa” or “gifts” or “snow.” That word my friends, is “Griswold.” In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, released on December 1, 1989, mistake-prone patriarch Clark W. Griswold throws caution (and previous family disasters aside)...

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Make it a Totally Awesome 80s Summer
Apr23

Make it a Totally Awesome 80s Summer

Don’t let this be a cruel summer; be sure to embrace and enjoy all the things that made summertime in the 80s so fun and you’ll be walking on sunshine in no time. From decking out in your Wayfarers and Jams to rocking out to great 80s summertime songs, our guide to the perfect 80s-inspired summer will have you enjoying the hot, hot, hot weather, like totally. Dig out your Op t-shirt and grab some friends; school’s almost out,...

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Your 80s New Year’s Resolutions

By Julie Anderson After exchanging mix tapes with your friends, you’re admiring your new checkerboard Swatch while squeezed into your acid washed Guess Jeans. Your Member’s Only jacket is hanging in a place of honor in the closet and your gold Add a Bead necklace is around your neck. In other words, your holidays were totally bitchin’. On to the New Year! Let’s resolve to make it the best one yet, or at LEAST as good as 1984 was. For...

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The Twelve 80s Songs of Christmas
Nov22

The Twelve 80s Songs of Christmas

So, have you been a righteous dude or babe this year? Hoping that Santa will put some bitchin’ 80s themed presents under your tree? And, of course, it’s the time of year for, like, hot apple cider (and hot toddies), carol singing, and thirty varieties of cookies. (But if Mom thinks I’m putting on that gnarly reindeer sweater again for the family card photo, she can totally think again. I’m so sure, Mom!) Crank up these tubular holiday...

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Great Gift Ideas for 80s Fans
Oct22

Great Gift Ideas for 80s Fans

We’ve scoured the 1980s time capsule for great gift ideas for your favorite 80s fan and found a bodacious list of things that will make, like, the most totally awesome gifts – ever! Moxi Roller Skates Head back to the roller rink and feel the wind in your hair as you cruise around the floor in these totally cool roller skates by Moxi Lolly. There’ll be no sad-brown-rental-skates for you after you get a pair of these babies for...

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80s Halloween Songs
Oct05

80s Halloween Songs

There’s a chill in the air, the leaves are starting to change, and your neighbor has once again tied weirdly shaped squash to her mailbox. It can only mean one thing: Halloween is just around the corner! After putting together your bitchin’ costume and doing your party prep work, you need to get your eighties Halloween tune list lined up. These awesome eighties songs are perfect for your night of terror and treats. They range from...

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Make it a Totally Awesome 80s Valentine’s Day
Feb10

Make it a Totally Awesome 80s Valentine’s Day

If you’re looking for ways to spend Valentine’s Day with that special red-carnation person, we at Like Totally 80s have some great ideas! The 80s are chock-full of great love songs and movies so welcome to the Love Shack and get ready as we Never Say Goodbye to love and romance 80s-style. To help you put a retro twist on Valentine’s Day, we have compiled all the resources you need. We have gift ideas, mix tape song lists in the...

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80s Anti-Valentine’s Day List
Jan31

80s Anti-Valentine’s Day List

Not feeling the Valentine’s Day vibe? There’s not a bit of sap or saccharine in this mix of 80s anti-love songs. Instead, it takes a look at the darker side of love when things have left the hearts and roses stage (or was never there to begin with). It runs the gamut from cheating to lusting for your best friend’s girl to breaking up to plain ole sadism. Cuz, let’s face it, sometimes Love Stinks. Love Stinks, J. Geils Band...

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80s Inspired Valentine
Jan20

80s Inspired Valentine

Electronic 80s Valentine That’s right; the day for mushy cards, chocolate, and flowers is almost upon us again.  This year, why not skip the sappy sentimentality and get right to the point.  We are making it easy for you with this 80s-inspired electronic Valentine.  Save this image file and send via email, text, or post it to your Valentine’s Facebook wall.  Or, you can kick it 80s style and print and deliver it by hand or...

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80s Pop Love Songs
Jan20

80s Pop Love Songs

Nothing brings back memories of first loves and crushes quite like the music that was on the radio at the time. It has the power to take you right back to the time and place that you associate with that song. We’ve put together a list of 80s love songs that are guaranteed to do just that. Thanks so much to our Facebook fans for suggesting many of the awesome songs shown here. There are so many to choose from that it was hard to keep...

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80s New Wave / Alternative Love Songs
Jan14

80s New Wave / Alternative Love Songs

If your 80s musical tastes tend more towards new wave and otherwise alternative music, this is the love mix for you. Here are 16 80s alternative love songs for your Valentine that are sure to have him or her melting with you. What did we miss? What is your favorite new wave love song? Send us an email and we’ll add it to the list. Click the song names below to see the music videos for these awesome new wave love songs. Here’s hoping...

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