Passion for Posters
Walk into any drug store or mall in the 80s (and we spent A LOT of time in malls), and you’d be sure to find one of these bad boys front and center, getting lots of traffic and attention. Remember, these were days before Pottery Barn began designing teenagers’ bedrooms. In the 80s, teen bedroom décor grew organically out of the tastes of the room’s owner. The walls served as a medium for self-expression—no fancy “themes” needed. My...
Hall and Oates Halloween Costume
Some things just go together: Peanut butter and jelly, chocolate and peanut butter, beans and rice, and Hall and Oates. Daryl Hall and John Oates had some of the biggest hits of the 80s. Seriously, it’s kind of crazy just how many hit songs they had throughout the decade: ‘Maneater’ (1982) ‘Private Eyes’ (1981) ‘Out of Touch’(1984) ‘One on One’ (1983) ‘I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)’ (1981) ‘Kiss On My List’ (1981) ‘Adult...
What’s In Your 80s Halloween Candy Bowl?
If you remember wearing a plastic costume featuring a picture of who you were supposed to be on the front and a plastic mask that impeded basic respiration, you probably trick or treating in the 80s. On October 31st, in your plastic pumpkin head, giant garbage bag, or my personal favorite – the pillowcase – you would receive a bounty of treats. Some of the best included homemade popcorn balls, Reese’s Pieces, Bottle Caps, and if you...
The WWF in the 1980s: I Was a Teenage Hulkamaniac
By Lori Ferraro My interest in sports as a young girl was pretty low – I was more of an “indoor” kid. However . . . I do remember a few significant athletic events of the 1980s that got me pretty excited about sports. Like . . . The Chicago Bears peaked my interest in football with that “Superbowl Shuffle” song. Andre Agassi pulled me into the tennis world with his good looks and super sweet mullet. Rocky II and Rocky III made me a...
The 80s Underage Dance Club
Awesome Beats, Smoke Machines, Lip-synch Contests and Mocktails As I entered my teen years in the mid-80s, I was completely obsessed with the following: Boys Music Dancing Fashion Thinking about it, I guess Prince was onto something with DMSR. There was one place and one place only where each of these obsessions could truly be fulfilled – and that place was Faces Teen Night Club in Tampa, Florida. Faces was located in a strip mall by...
