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From: MotherInLaw
Date: 02-03-2007, 01:10 AM (1 of 41)
  to you to you Dear Jan to you!!! And many more!!!!!!! Hope you have a good day gal. Today is my Granddaughter Trinatte's 2nd birthday too. Big Hugs coming your way all the way to England!!! 
I'm regressing back into my youth, I just have to figure out how I'm going to convience my body to come along with me.
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From: Magot
Date: 02-03-2007, 02:23 AM (2 of 41)
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My birthday on Sunday Susie - we having dateline problems? Thanks for the well wishes - how about a virtual party? We can hold it here but you have to come in fancy dress - a la 80's. I have a great outfit with a big oversized t shirt and some leggings - my fave legwarmers and my purple suade pixie boots. Must just backcomb my hair for that Jane Fonda look.. Now Susie - you are bring the Gumbo! I am gonna ask Kath to make a cake. You are only 50 once. love and kisses, Jan
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From: Mom of Six
Date: 02-03-2007, 06:55 AM (3 of 41)
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Happy Birthday Jan!! I turned 50 last fall. It only hurts for a little while.
Barb
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From: pretnichols
Date: 02-03-2007, 09:27 AM (4 of 41)
Oooh Jan, Happy Birthday. Since we're doing 80's style, I'll wear my black/white polka dot, multi-layer ruffled dress, with matching pumps(do they still make polka-dot pumps??), a styling hat, and I'll use the matching belt from the dress to accessorize my hat. I wore it to a wedding in 1984 in Ireland, so I'm sure to knock more socks off with it again. Nothing like a Yank standing out in a crowd!  (Thank goodness I was thin back then, with all those ruffles, don't ya know! )I thought about knitting someting to wear, but my skills are really, really rusty -- and I'm not sure I would have enough done to cover all of me....maybe just the important parts!  For goodies, I'll bring triple-chocolate cookies, and see if I can scrounge up some party favors. What's everyone else going to be wearing or bringing???
Peggy
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From: DorothyL
Date: 02-03-2007, 10:21 AM (5 of 41)
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Happy birthday Jan -- 50 is a rough one. Dorothy |
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 02-03-2007, 11:09 AM (6 of 41)
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Well, I'll wear a lilac coloured dress with a flared skirt and a bolero top. There are darker purple flowers all around the skirt and I just love twirling when I dance...it flares out beautifully. Well since it's gonna be a party...I'll be bringing the maple syrup to pour over the ice cream & cake. Can't have ice cream without maple syrup! Oh, almost forgot...Jan...I'll wish you a Happy Birthday tomorrow when I arrive for the party!
TTFN from
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From: Bama
Date: 02-03-2007, 11:15 AM (7 of 41)
Jan! I wish you 50 more wonderful years.  I want to go to the party! I'll be wearing a big off the shoulder sweater with my leggings and two pairs of slouch socks, a dozen bangle bracelets, and big earrings. Maybe I'll wear pink converse high tops with it. I think I'll just tease up my bangs and wear a side ponytail. Want me to bring my boom box? How about cassettes? Blondie? Duran Duran? The Go-Go's? Bon Jovi? Pat Benatar? Billy Idol? Joan Jett? Cinderella? |
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From: Mom of Six
Date: 02-03-2007, 11:36 AM (8 of 41)
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Most of my 80's clothes were maternity & I am never wearing those again. So It will have to be jeans & a t-shirt for me.
Barb
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From: lendube
Date: 02-03-2007, 03:09 PM (9 of 41)
I'll be there but don't know what I'm wearing yet. Hmmm. Do I have time to get my hair permed???????   Lennie |
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From: Magot
Date: 02-03-2007, 03:33 PM (10 of 41)
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....only if it is a tight curly one, Lennie - Duran Duran definitely - Madonna, Culture Club, Frankie goes to Holywood, Huey Lewid and the news, UB40 and where would you be without Madness. Adam and the Ants - oh ,now I am in two minds as to whether to go as a new romantic.....the poet shirt, the big belt, the exotic makeup and the pirate vest - hang on - that's my son-in-law! (http://www.resmiranda.co.uk/PagesAndTexts/Basil%20Moss.htm) Anybody got any of those left over candles in wine bottles? I'll start the cheese fondue later. 80's retro Peggy - polka dot pumps are back in - you will be so instyle it is unbelievable! I had a red polka dot ra ra shirt - I loved that thing. love and kisses, Jan
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From: PaulineG
Date: 02-03-2007, 04:33 PM (11 of 41)
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Jan. It's actually Sunday for me at the moment so if you like you can all have pre-party drinks with me while you wait for the main event. Sort of like two birthdays really. Oh... the fashions of the 80s. I went through a few transitions in the 80s (from schoolgirl to punk - fashion only - to mod and finally bowing to pressure - the big haired, wide belted, tarty makeup we all know so well). Strangely it is the punk phase that I look back on most fondly. I don't have anything much left from any of these stages but some of the current fashions are frighteningly similar (all the spots etc.). Since I'm not prepared to go there again I might have to settle for everything black (including nails and lips) and maybe paint a few birdies on my face (a la Flock of Seagulls - for those who remember them). I'd also like to make it clear in a public forum that not once in any of my fashion victim phases did I wear black stockings with white pumps (IMHO the worst fashion faux pas ever perpetrated). Since I never really took to cheese fondue I might have to make a chocolate fondue (timeless really) and some fruit to dip in it. And maybe bring some really shoddy cheap plonk to drink - just for old times sake. Looking forward to the music - I was "too cool" for the first part of the 80s to get into the popular stuff. I have to settle for the occasional MTV "best of the eighties". Also keen to see the purple suede boots Jan - now thats the sort of thing worth keeping for a lifetime. Pauline
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From: Bama
Date: 02-03-2007, 05:11 PM (12 of 41)
I still have my aqua blue prom dress from 1984 if anyone really wants to dress fancy and wants to borrow it.  The crinoline slip is long gone, but hey, we all sew here. I even have the dyed-to-match satin pumps.
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From: Magot
Date: 02-03-2007, 05:29 PM (13 of 41)
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Pauline - great, that'll be drinks round yours then - got any cheese straws? Cheese and pineapple on sticks? I'll have the dry sherry thanks. Slap Tina Turner on the record player and lets start dancing arond the handbags. (strains of "what's love got to do with it...") You should see my black fabric stilletto ankle boots with the bondage straps.....actually I wore them to church last Sunday.....my feet were wrecked after. There must be reason they call me the "scary woman.." I loved my purple suede pixie boots - they died a death of honourable old age. love and kisses, Jan
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From: MotherInLaw
Date: 02-03-2007, 07:21 PM (14 of 41)
Jan when we party we party down here, usually more than one day's worth. I sure wish I was only 50 still. You're not getting older remember you're getting better that's all. Remember women are like fine wine, the older they are the better they are.  At least that's what i keep thinking. I'm a 60's kind of girl so I'm coming in my go go boots and mini shirt if that's okay. I'll wear my shimmy top, (a sleeveless top that is short with about 4 ruffles around it in layers. I forgot what they call the tops but it was in style when I was a young girl in the 60's. In the 80's I was wearing polyester stretch pants and had tweens in the house by then. My youth was almost over by then. UGHH I was in my 30's by then and my party days of my youth was over. I'll wear what i have left over from the 60's if that's okay. I'll bring the Gumbo and some Hurricanes from Pat O'Briens. Or maybe I can bring some crawfish.
I'm regressing back into my youth, I just have to figure out how I'm going to convience my body to come along with me.
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 02-03-2007, 09:27 PM (15 of 41)
 ONLY 50 ??? OMG...you mean you're younger than me ??? (by a whole 2 yrs...hee hee) Happy Birthday to you... and many, many, many more....(and no you can't wear the purple suede boots...they clash with your hair....it IS still red ???) I have THE perfect cake for you... dark chocolate...raspberry filling and iced with REAL whipped cream (flavored with just a little vanilla). (and no candles to spoil the perfection....  )We'll hand out sparklers at the door and try not to burn the house down.. Happiest of birthdays to you Miss Jan... [[[ ]]] (you and your new baby...is he spoiled yet ???) Chrys
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From: Magot
Date: 02-03-2007, 09:53 PM (16 of 41)
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The hair , having been through magenta is now a warm chestnut thanks Kath - and I am wearing my Pixie Boots! mmmmm chooclate and raspberry - do I have to share? ( cat keeps biting me - he is mental - what's new?) 60's Susie - that is cheating the invite SAID 80's - I was having my babies inthe 80's so I remember the decade with fondness - dear Lord but there were a lot of women in leggings who would have been attacked by Trinnie and Susanna. CRAWDAD'S stand back I get first dibs! love and kisses, Jan
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From: pretnichols
Date: 02-04-2007, 01:43 AM (17 of 41)
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Jan, birthday greetins on the right day now! I read tonight that you are now eligible to join the "red hat" society! Your purple boots would go smashing with the purple dress & red hat requirements. Anyone under 50 only gets to wear pink. Do they have Red Hats Societies in places other than in the US? I never really thought about it until now! Wine coolers were created in the 80's, so I'll bring some along. Or better yet, how about some Pimms?? Peggy
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From: Magot
Date: 02-04-2007, 02:38 AM (18 of 41)
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PIMMS!! Never seen Red Hat Society in the UK! JUst opened my family pressies - a red handbag,red earrings, a red necklace and a red fountain pen - all from different people so them again, maybe I should start my own! love and kisses, Jan
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From: PaulineG
Date: 02-04-2007, 05:21 AM (19 of 41)
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I don't think we have a Red Hat Society - but the logo and a vague sense of awareness of it's existence is starting to creep into the culture. Give it a few years and no doubt it will be established here. Is anybody here actually a member - what do they do - other than wear similar millinery? Or is it a secret society about which I'm not allowed to know? Pauline
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From: MaryW
Date: 02-04-2007, 07:41 AM (20 of 41)
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Jan, welcome to the fifties club.
MaryW
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From: Patty22
Date: 02-04-2007, 09:10 AM (21 of 41)
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Happiest of Birthdays Jan!
Patty
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From: pretnichols
Date: 02-04-2007, 11:12 AM (22 of 41)
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Here's a link to "red hat society" ... http://www.redhatsociety.com/
Peggy
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 02-04-2007, 11:37 AM (23 of 41)
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Jan...Welcome to the 50's! Many Happy Returns of the day!
TTFN from
Judy |
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From: Magot
Date: 02-04-2007, 11:59 AM (24 of 41)
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Thanks gang, anyone for pina colada?
love and kisses, Jan
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From: vickki
Date: 02-04-2007, 12:01 PM (25 of 41)
| Happy Birthday Jan,hope you live to be a HUNDRED... |
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From: Debby215
Date: 02-04-2007, 12:22 PM (26 of 41)
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Welcome to the 50's club, , I would LOVE a pina colada, thanks!!
Debby
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From: icetbear
Date: 02-04-2007, 12:43 PM (27 of 41)
Happy Birthday mad knittingwoman All the very best of health and happiness in the coming year. Take good care. NanaBear gone from cold to freezing! |
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From: lendube
Date: 02-04-2007, 01:39 PM (28 of 41)
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Our Jan, Happy Birthday to you! Many, many more. Okay, first I'd love a pina colada! Now, the '80's are an absolute blur to me. I had dd in '81 and ds in '82. Didn't have much time for fashion except maternity there for a while and then yeah right, a fashionista with two slobbering toddlers in diapers..........don't think so....... I do remember fondly listening to Billy Joel, The Cars, Talking Heads and Donna Summer although Disco wasn't my thing. Do you like my outfit? Check out these shoulder pads! I look like a linebacker. And as you can see I did have time for the tight curly perm! Too bad my hair is so short- it's more of an afro, oh well. Oh, Last Dance by Donna Summer. I still love that song. Now Jan, where's the eats???? Not much of a cake and/or chocolate fan. What's party food like in Jolly Ol'????? Lennie |
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From: Magot
Date: 02-04-2007, 02:24 PM (29 of 41)
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The salmon is good Lennie, and I always like the crudities and dips - watch out for the chile and garlic - it'll stunt your love life. Houmous, couscous, nachos and mountains of peanuts.....my waistline is expanding as we speak. Those are serious Dynasty shoulder pads Lennie, the skirt is an impressive length too. Don't worry about your hair being a little crisp and smelling of chemicals - that is quite normal. love and kisses, Jan
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From: DorothyL
Date: 02-04-2007, 02:39 PM (30 of 41)
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Big shoulders and big hair and everything was lined (what a pain). Dorothy |
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From: Pudge99
Date: 02-04-2007, 02:43 PM (31 of 41)
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Hey Jan! I am on my way to your party right now. I have my jelly bracelets, bright pink oversized sweater with black sweater leggings. Two pair of scrunch socks alternating which is on the outside. Oh yeah and my bright pink Reebok hightops. My eyeshadow is pink and blue, pink on one eyelid and blue on the other. OH yeah and I can't forget my big dangling earrings that say FRAGILE. I'll bring some Jiffy Pop the Blue Cream Nesbitt's. Gina
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From: Magot
Date: 02-04-2007, 02:56 PM (32 of 41)
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NIce outfit Gina, love the reeboks - if you get desperate Converse all stars come in all colours now.. had to google what Jiffy pop was (microwave popcorn?) I think I had a microwave at the end of the 80's so that's OK but what is a Blue Cream Nesbitt? love and kisses, Jan
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From: Pudge99
Date: 02-04-2007, 03:43 PM (33 of 41)
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Jiffy Pop was popcorn in an aluminum pan that you held over flame. Here is a link to some pictures (http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLC,GGLC:1969-53,GGLC:en&q=jiffy%20pop&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi). My brother tried to use on in the microwave in the late 80's. That was kind of a pretty light show. Blue Cream Nesbitt' s was the drink of the 80's where I grew up. Basically it was cream soda in a 12 oz. glass bottle but it was a very pretty shade of blue. I became a teenager in the 80's so I am bringing my Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, and Duran Duran cassettes. But I wasn't a total airhead so I will also bring my U2 cassettes (I still have these) too. Gina
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From: Bama
Date: 02-04-2007, 04:11 PM (34 of 41)
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I'm on my way over too. Have a pina colada ready. It's a little warm for sweaters today, so I decided to wear my tapered jeans and my Poison T-shirt.
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From: Magot
Date: 02-04-2007, 04:40 PM (35 of 41)
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Need a fresh jug of Pimms - that one has gone down quickly! We're grooving to Bowie at the moment but shove on the U2 when you are ready. Love those drainpipes - I saw a poison shirt for sale in Cambridge yesterday , for goodness sakes. We are so hip!
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Bama
Date: 02-04-2007, 07:17 PM (36 of 41)
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Here ya go Jan. Another jug of Pimms. This party is totally tubular to the max! Hey! Who is that slamdancing over there?? |
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From: esrun3
Date: 02-04-2007, 08:32 PM (37 of 41)
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Hope you've had an absolutely wonderful day!!! Lyn
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From: DorothyL
Date: 02-05-2007, 08:19 AM (38 of 41)
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Ya all a little hung over today? Dorothy |
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From: lendube
Date: 02-05-2007, 11:27 AM (39 of 41)
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Not me! I want to see the sights! What can we do today, Jan??? Lennie
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From: pretnichols
Date: 02-05-2007, 12:31 PM (40 of 41)
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Oooh, those strawberries at the bottom of the Pimms jug pack a punch! But sure enjoyed them at the time. Thank goodness it's warmer in her area than here! Hmmm. there's lots of sight seeing in Londan -- the wax museum (Madame Tussaud's) is always fun; and of course Buckingham Palace.....just beware of the drivers on the road! Jan, are you up for some sight-seeing with you party guests, or are you still recovering??
Peggy
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From: Magot
Date: 02-05-2007, 12:54 PM (41 of 41)
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Well, I was up for punting on the river Cam down the backs of the Colleges http://www.scudamores.com/- anybody can go to London - there is a nice Italian restaurant down there that does great lunches. There are free Museums in all the Cambridge Colleges - I like the Fitzwilliam - http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/ then lem me see - we could go to Newmarket for the races - http://www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk/ love and kisses, Jan
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