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...
In Concert, In the 80s
By Lori Ferraro When people ask me what the first concert I ever went to was I used to be kind of embarrassed, especially back in the 90s when I was seeing a ton of live music – seeing bands like Dinosaur Jr., Blind Melon and Nirvana – it felt kind of lame to say that my first concert was… CHICAGO. And not 70s “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is” Chicago but “You’re the Inspiration” and “Hard Habit to Break” 80s...
A Love Letter to a Big Stinker: Polo Cologne
The other day while on my lunch break downtown, I got caught behind a man wearing a cloud of fragrance that sent me screaming back to the eighth grade. This man had apparently just bathed in a bathtub of Polo cologne, and I was hopelessly left in his wake. At first I coughed – and then I smiled, altering my route to follow him an extra block – no joke. There are few things in life as powerful as a sense memory, and smells rank...
Essential Eighties – Esprit
I had to smile last week when I reached into my drawer to grab a pair of socks and put these on: Giant sweaters, blindingly bright colors, stripes and polka dots all come to mind when I think of the essentially 80s clothing brand Esprit. Oh, and everyone was walking around with these thin canvas bags getting lost in their oversize sweaters: I vividly remember a sleeveless, crisp white and navy Esprit sailor dress that I was in love...
Louis Tully 80s Costume From Ghostbusters
All Louis wanted was the love of his neighbor Dana, played by Sigourney Weaver. What he got was possessed by the demon Gozer and transformed into the demon Vinz Clortho, the Keymaster. Dr. Egon Spengler of the Ghostbusters rigged up Louis with some snazzy looking headgear to find out more about the impending invasion from the astral plane, and now you can pull off Louis’ signature “wired up” look. Here’s what you’ll need: 1 metal...
