It`s Party Time !!

Click on the tape to play !!

And lets PARTY !!!!

WHOO - HOO !!

Like fersure !! ;o)

Welcome to Rhonda and Carolyn`s

80`s Birthday bash !!

Here we are celebrating the 80`s and Rhonda`s

40th birthday ..


If you`re taking part - or have just
dropped by - i hope you enjoy yourselves !
First i want to wish Rhonda


A wonderful 40th Birthday today !
One of my best friends - i love you !!
I hope you have a rocking good day !!

I wish i could be there with you - on this

special day - but i am here in spirit -

and here celebrating with you !

Now let the celebrations begin !!


Here i have a cake for you Rhonda

And of course some flowers ...

Lets open the bubbly - and take a walk

down memory lane ...




The birthday girl has just arrived
- from her trip to Paris - of course !

Just a peak into her apartment there ..

Isn`t it gorgeous !! ?

And live on stage is Duran Duran -

singing just for us Rhonda !

And here`s thee man himself -
the sex on legs ... John Taylor ;o)



My chosen outfit to wow my date ... .

And i decided on a pair of acid
yellow stiletto's - which my feet
will not appreciate by the end of the

party !!



And inside my make up bag and
on my face is this ...

eyeshadow - with electric blue mascara .

yes i did actually have these colours myself !

One of the many hairstyles - the perm

And here i am from september 1982
with my version of the relaxed perm -
gone totally wrong !! More like a frizz ball
than the result i was after . I kept going back to the
hairdressers to sort it out - as i was not happy
with it .

So my date is the dishy

John Taylor -

second on the left and wearing the white suit !!

Or this one - looking even more scrummy ;o)
Hey Rhonda - maybe i could be the bikini clad lady
who`s waiting for John coming out of the ocean
with the glass on my belly having the drink
poured in ??? LOL - From the Save a prayer
video - for those who have no clue what i`m on about !!

Then there is the music ....
That is what i remember most -
seen as though i was only 13 at the time !
The iconic Madonna . With loads of bangles ,
crucifix and torn black lace ...

Adam And The Ants ...

Who had a few hits , then seemed to fade away .
But i loved Adam - and remember getting a
calendar for christmas ` 82 - and thinking it

was the best present ever !!

Then - at my school The Human league
were a big hit .

" Don`t you want me Baby " was a massive hit

for something like 10 weeks at number 1 in the

charts .

Many of us - got the hair style
like Phil Oakey .... I didn`t quite manage it .
My hair wasn`t that long - but i had a long fringe -

and i was so jealous of a girl in my class
called Karen - who went and got it done !

And i fancied him like crazy !

Frankie Goes To Hollywood came along ...With one of their hits

" Relax " - and many wore the t-shirt
that said Frankie says Relax .

Then i went to see
Echo And The Bunneymen in concert
in 1986 . Which was the first gig i went to .

And we had the new romantic era
With wayout hair styles , makeup on men

frilly shirts - and synthesized music .


A Flock of seagulls ..

The band i was " into " the most -

can you guess ... ???

DURAN DURAN !!

From Birmingham - UK - formed in
1978 , they released a self titled album
in 1981 - and appeared on Top of the pops
here in the UK - singing " Planet earth "
and i was watching them sing their
first hit . And i was hooked on the band !

Left to right

Simon Le Bon - Andy taylor -John Taylor -

Roget Taylor - Nick Rhodes .
Three had the same surname - but not

related in anyway .

The band looking more groomed - and
gorgeous !!

I used to flit between Simon and
John - who i was " in love with "

But now it`s John i love ! ;o)

Sorry - we`ll have to share him Rhonda !!

A more recent photo of him -

and he hasn`t done bad for his age !!
He still gets my heart pounding -
amoungst other things !! ;o)

And did you know Rhonda -
Johns favourite song is Rio ?
And guess what ? he likes to " make out "
to this tune on replay !! ? *** sigh ****
Guess i won`t be able to listen to this tune -

in quite the same way !! ;o)

A few of my treasured Duranie items ..

An original button badge and

sparkly guitar pin ...

Cassette tape of their Rio album =
from 1982 .. Which i still play !

Now - it`s time for my favourite

TV programmes !

" The Professionals "

Although this started in 1979 - it ran to
1983 . Bodie and Doyle - 2 CI5 agents -
saving the world from the baddies
and both good looking in their tight trousers

and t-shirts ! ;o)
It was my " treat " to stop up late on a sunday
evening to watch the hour long programme .
Re-runs of it - are on satelitte TV here now -

and i`m still watching them - even though i can
remember every episode today !

Another one was

" Fame "

Based on The New York school of
performing arts .

Some maybe cringing out there :o)
But it took the UK by storm ,
and the troop visited and had some gigs .

They also did a weekly magazine - which i
bought - and i got Bruno`s autograph !

The piano player in the series -

Lee Curreri .

Another craze was fitness -
with those knitted leggings !

Olivia Newton John and Jane Fonda .

Technology - by todays standard
seems stone age !

The first mobile phone made in 1983 -
and referred to as " the brick " !!
Imagine carrying that around with you now !! ?

The ghetto blaster ...
playing the C90 tapes which held
an entire album - on both sides .

The Rubik`s cube !
Although it was invented in 1979
Everyone bought one well into the 80`s - and how
frustrating was this to complete !! ?
Ok - so how many of you - peeled the stickers off
and cheated ! ??

And lastly - the Sony walkman
I didn`t have one of these , just my small ghetto

blaster .. But thankfully now i have an ipod !

That is my favourite - which i suppose stemmed
from the walkman .

I have some special gifts - for you
Rhonda ..

A ballon ride - with your date ...

And i managed to snag this on Ebay !! ;o)

A signed gold record plaque -

i know you`ll love this girl !!

And just a few last words - from the boys ...

I hope you enjoyed my walk back through the

80`s through my words and pictures .

Have a wonderful Birthday Rhonda !!

Please visit the birthday girl HERE

And i will be doing the rounds myself !

We have a link below - for you to add your name

so we can all visit you !!