Philly Expatriate

Saturday, January 29, 2005

Dance Party!

Since we are still on our own, kiddo and I had a disco party in the kitchen (slippery floors and all that...) Can I state for the record that Peaches & Herb's Shake Your Groove Thing must be among the most peppy, uptempo, upbeat disco tunes of all time?

I think the only K-tel-esque Item I have ever purchased is The Ultimate Dance Party double CD. There are a few clunkers on there but overall its got 'da HITS, baby! (Ktel sells prescription DRUGS now...I guess since their customer base is aging they've moved on from crap-rock compilations to lipotor and viagra...)

When I was in 4th grade, I convinced my parents to throw a Disco brithday party, complete with accessories, party games, and a record-player cake courtesy of Dynamite magazine.

My mother went out and purchased Disco Nights to keep us hipster 10 year olds entertained. I think she also purchased a velour jogging suit (brown, of course) with a sunset applique on it for me as party aparrel. Of course it had coordinating cream/brown/orange/green ribbed knit stripes running down each leg. And lets not forget some kind of hideous puma-ish footwear - I think mine were royal blue with orange trim. I was soooo hooked up!

The only downside of the event was my father donning a Maine fisherman's hat and belting out "Macho Man" into a banana. That is etched into my mind for all eternity.

Posted at 12:15 pm by brandy101

	Posted by brandy101 @ 01/30/2005 10:57 AM PST
	sorry, I have no pics of that party - if there are any, they are in my mom's basement 800 miles away. I wrote up the description totally from memory - certain things stay fresh in my mind a loooooonnnnggg time :)

	Posted by chrysalis @ 01/30/2005 10:16 AM PST
	Okay, Brandy cough 'em up! I wanna see pics of you in disco duds! (After all, I gave the world a glimpse into my Duran Duran phase ...)

	Posted by FreudianSlip @ 01/30/2005 09:48 AM PST
	the mental image is interesting.. i can only imagine how fun that was in reality :)

	Posted by Michelle @ 01/30/2005 07:43 AM PST
	Aww come on I bet dad look fantastic! Hee Hee sounds like you all had fun. Now when are you coming to Boston?

	Posted by Lyly @ 01/29/2005 12:45 PM PST
	once again, my youth. hated that peaches and herb song though

	Posted by Miss Ginger @ 01/29/2005 12:40 PM PST
	Oooh, I wish I was there. Sounds like a blast. Except for the Macho Man memory. I'm sure it was cringe-worthy. Like when my dad waltzed into the living room (where I was having my Disco birthday party, circa..78?) in his bathrobe, unshaven, sat down and complained about the 'damned noise', then sent everyone home. Ughhhhh.

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