'80's Dance Party!

Yesterday there was an 80's party at Tupelo. When I was in grade school, we used to have 50's parties. Everyone would dress up and we'd listen to music and maybe dance, if we were allowed and were brave and the desks weren't in the way. The party at Tupelo was pretty different from those parties. Half remembered dancing to 80's music in the '80's, and the other half were born in the 80's.

I went in a dress that I actually wore then, with my hair in a ponytail on the side. Other people mostly wore clothes you'd see on aerobics instructors. I very much liked the swirl of my dress, and tried to swirl and twirl as much as possible without falling down. Other folks fell down and became break dancers and that was fun to watch, too. About the only music I didn't dance to was the Beastie Boys. I just never got into the Beastie Boys, although I can see why folks would. One fella really was going with it.

It was a rockin' party, and I wish everyone reading this could've been there. No one got hurt, no one threw up, everyone looked like they were having fun, and if they weren't, they had someone to talk to about it. There was a guy in the kitchen being encyclopedic about bands and dates, which is always helpful. I tried to listen to him as much as I could, given the volume and the lure of the dance floor. He says he'll DJ a 60's dance party -- I'm looking forward to that.

okey dokey artichokey,
Kelpie