Good idea's for a 50th birthday that is 80's themed?

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Me and my dad are having a 50th birthday and we're possibly going to have an 80's theme. What cool ideas do you guys have? music? Clothes? (What should my mom wear and what would be some other cool ideas?), other 80's theme ideas?
Yeah, I guess it falls in to a more late 70's, early 80's theme. She graduated in '80.

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Well, firstly, why are you doing an 80's party and not a 70's? If this person is turning 50 they are more likely to identify with the 70's, although I do love the 80's.

I would totally do 70's, if you don't mind me suggesting so and here are some ideas:

Make sure to include on the invitations that it is a dress-up-70's party.

I would go to Thrift stores and find really wide bell bottom pants and tube top or long sleeved shirt with vest OR mini dress with White GoGo Boots.

**If you want that list of answers to that Trivia Quiz, make another question on here that says, HEY FELIN!

Definitely feathered hair for gals. Big afros or longer feathered for men with cool metal rimmed sunglasses. Guys also often wore a long sleeve shirt with long pointy collar and left it halfway unbuttoned. Platform shoes for sure for both genders.

Decorations that would be fun:

Lava lamps

Get or make a huge Disco Ball to put up on middle of ceiling in the room where you'll be playing music/dancing. Gotta get a Top Songs of 70's cd and play it all night.

Maybe get poster(s) of Saturday Night Fever and also the original Grease with John Travolta

Also a must is a Farrah Fawcett poster from that era.

Rocky Horror Picture show Poster

The plain yellow happy face was big then too.

Beaded curtains

Throw some old funky rugs over couches

Crushed black velvet pictures. ha!

Here are some songs that your person in particular would remember for sure, for sure according to when he/she graduated High School which I am assuming was about 1979 (You could play trivia and ask who sang this song?? â maybe have the song keyed up online and play just a few bars of it.):

1.Heart Of Glass - Blondie
2.My Sharona - The Knack
3.Just When I Needed You Most - Randy Van Warmer
4.Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
5.I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
6.Y. M. C. A. - Village People
7.Sad Eyes - Robert John
8.Fire - Pointer Sisters
9.Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
10.Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels
11.We Are The Champions - Queen
12.Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder
13.It's A Heartache - Bonnie Tyler
14.Take A Chance On Me - Abba
15.Baby Come Back - Player
16.Reminiscing - Little River Band
17.Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
18.If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
19.Kiss You All Over - Exile
20.I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
21.Boogie Nights - Heatwave
22.Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
23.Rich Girl - Hall And Oates
24.I'm In You - Peter Frampton
25.Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
26.You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
27.I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & The Sunshine Band
28.Got To Give It Up (part 1) - Marvin Gaye
29.Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band
30.Car Wash - Rose Royce
31.Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John And Kiki Dee
32.Dream Weaver - Gary Wright
33.Love Machine (part 1) - The Miracles
34.Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers
35.Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
36.Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
37.Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop
38.I'd Really Love To See You Tonight - England Dan, John Ford Coley
39.All By Myself - Eric Carmen
40.S. W. A. T. (theme) - Rhythm Heritage

Even though it has more Disco on it than, perhaps the above listed songs, I think it'd be better for dancing music if you guys are going to dance:

http://www.amazon.com/Pure-Disco-2-Various-Artists/dp/B000003TW6/ref=sr_1_6?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1313970971&sr=1-6

Others:

http://www.amazon.com/Casey-Kasem-Presents-Americas-Through/dp/B00005B53W/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1313971260&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.com/Casey-Kasem-Presents-Americas-Hits/dp/B00028HON6/ref=sr_1_5?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1313971260&sr=1-5

http://www.amazon.com/Casey-Kasem-Presents-Americas-Songwriters/dp/B000066I3L/ref=sr_1_6?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1313971260&sr=1-6

http://www.amazon.com/Casey-Kasem-presents-Americas-Greatest/dp/B000098ZSQ/ref=sr_1_7?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1313971260&sr=1-7

http://www.amazon.com/Casey-Kasem-Rocks-Greatest-Hits/dp/B000AAF26C/ref=sr_1_8?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1313971260&sr=1-8

Food for Party:

Fondue was all the rage during the 70âs. Do a fun fondue party. Will have to call around and borrow a bunch of fondue pots. You'll love it!

Or do all Casseroles.

Games:

Have a disco style dance-off and play some of the favorites from the 70âs. or "Name that tune!"

Play Twister

I have all of the answers to this Trivia game if you want them, then you can pick and choose the ones you want to play a game with. That would be alot of fun for people.

http://www.superseventies.com/triviaquiz.html

Wow, what fun! I want to throw one now!

30th Birthday Invitation Poem?

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Please Help, I am having a Birthday Party for my husband and I wanted a cute little poem to put on the invitations I am going to be printing. More Info....Name is Trevor. He is 30. There will be food, beer, DJ, Karaoke... Any Suggestions?

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Sorry, this sounds toooooo cutesy for a man who is about to turn 30. No offense.

When my brother turned 30, his friends sent out invitations with a blank piece of paper. With the reply, whether you were going to the party or not, you were asked to write something that only you and my brother would know about. Then, at the party, the host read the note and my brother had to guess who wrote the note.

I thought this would be a great time to bring to light something my brother did to me as a child....I wrote..."It has been 28 years and I can no longer hold a grudge. I finally forgive you for biting the head off of my painted pet turtle". That was the highlight of the party along with a ton of other hilarious other 'secrets' people revealed that night. Maybe that would work for your husband's birthday party(?) I tell you this, it made for a great time.

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