Oh my gosh guys...I needed to invite you all over when we had our New Years bash! (We have one every year-each year with a different "theme.") This past year it was themed "1980's." :lol: I searched Ebay and found Mr. T vintage party invites...and everyone was calling me laughing their rears off when they got them in the mail. Everyone had to come in 80's attire...my husband wore "hair band" ripped and bleached jeans, Atari terry wristbands, Chuck Taylor's and a Nintendo "Duck Hunt" t-shirt. What a goof! I did the ole Madonna look with the black lace hose, wild hair, even had the jean jacket with all the old "buttons" of music bands and Valley girl sayings on it. :lol: We hooked up the old Atari system and had a tournament-the prizes were a Dukes Of Hazzard cd soundtrack, a Ghostbusters dvd, and a hand held Atari type game system. I made friendship bracelets for weeks and put them on guests as they entered! man we all were bombed...:lol: Still trying to come up with a theme for this years bash...

I spent MONTHS gathering CPK's, Garbage Pail Kids, My Little Ponies, M.U.S.C.L.E. men, and all sorts of 80's toys. I compliled only 80's music...80's movies...and used old vintage 80's party supplies-I found Smurfs, Ghostbusters, and Mr. T! It was great. Best party EVER.

Some of my fave old school stuff not mentioned:

Charmkins

Old cereals-Mr. T, Nerds, Strawberry Shortcake, C-3PO's, Donkey Kong, Body Buddies...

When there was only 1 flavor of Gatorade and Doritos (lemon lime and nacho cheese)

My Buddy Doll-my little cousin hated this "sissy" doll...used to make him cry every time I saw him...by telling him that was what my grandparents were getting him for his birthday/Christmas. :lol: Terrible, but a funny memory for me...

Dukes of Hazzard-we just got the first season dvd that just came out-it is just as cheesy as ever!

Hey peacock-my first "bedroom" was in Holly Hobby! I remember it well-white canopy bed and dresser....with the yellow "quilt floral pattern" type fabric and her all over it!

Aphil

I got my daughter a Holly Hobby bedset . but i miss my old Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls. Pippi Longstocking books, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys.
Or remember this : When Halloween was actually celebrated on Halloween not the week before? ( maybe that is just a small town thing but it drives me nuts every year!)

Oh my gosh...speaking of books, they have the old fashioned "Dick and Jane" books rereleased...HILARIOUS. A MUST buy.

I SAW THOSE BOOKS!!! I loved those books. I showed them to DD and she laughed at them, said they were lame. How about Encyclopedia Brown? I loved those books too. I also would not go ANYWHERE without my two fav buttons - Stray Cats and one that said Rude Boy.

I thought I was so cool!

Tiki

Stray Cats, huh? You WERE cool. :lol: I STILL love the Stray Cats...

I didn't think anyone else knew of Encyclopedia Brown! I still have some of them (hope nobody from the clean sweep thread is looking *LOL*) My grandma used to read them with me when I was a little kid. Can't bear to give them up.
And Baby sitter's Club, I swear I had more than 100 of those books. I loved them, every time I had money I would buy the newest one and read it in like a day and then wait for the next one. Then there were the Super Specials where they would go on vacation or something. I was addicted. I don't know how that woman crapped the out so fast!

does anyone remember a candy bar called a peanut buddy? I used to love those, can't find them anymore. Also, there were these disgusting things called Squeeze Pops, basically it was sugar in a tube, crack for kids. I was so addicted I ate like one every day. No wonder I'm fat now. *LOL*