It’s the James D. Murder High 20 Year Reunion!

Here are a few ideas to help you get started decorating for your totally Eighties High School Reunion!

• Hang up old movie posters of some of the favorites-- try to see if you can get all of the members of the brat pack!

• Set up a breakdancing floors and encourage a "dance off" sometime in the night.

• Have eighties classic movies playing in the background (such as: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, etc.)

• Have framed pictures of your favorite heart throbs (Kirk Cameron, Judd Nelson, Michael J. Fox, etc)

• Have some of your favorite 80s candy out-- sweet tarts, wax lips, candy buttons, bottle caps, Big League chew, candy necklaces, Sprees, Pop Rocks, Fun Dip, etc.

• Create an outside archway to take pictures under, like a real High School event and then have everyone take their pictures under it. A perfect way to remember the evening.

• For a group picture, construct a pyramid, like the cheerleaders did in high school.

• Find an old yearbook (preferrably from 1985) and blow up pictures of what you all could have looked like. Make sure to get all the hairstyles and trends of the time (feathered hair, the mullet, etc). Don't forget to include picts of all the extra-cirriculars that are attending! (pictured below)

Choose from any of our suggestions to add to the ambience of your totally 80's party! Here are a few of the different types of music poular in the eighties!

80's Pop Rock- From the first lyrics of "Video Killed the Radio Star", the advent of music videos on MTV in the 80's radically changed the music industry forever. Early eighties groups such as DEVO and Haircut 100 were early adopters of the medium, but pop stars such as Madonna and Michael Jackson later transformed the format into a huge business.

80's Heavy Metal- In the mid to late 80's Heavy Metal became the popular music genre. Artists such as Van Halen, Poison, Motley Crue, Cinderella, Quiet Riot and Guns and Roses got extensive 1980's radio airplay. "Hair Metal Bands", as they are affectionately called, scored top charting hits with the "power ballad" song formula. Nothing represents the decadence of the 80s more than the heavy metal bands signed from the LA Strip during that time. The song lyrics mostly embodied the "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll" mentality of the 80's.

House Roots In The 80's- The Hip Hop scene has it's roots in the 1980's and becomes a powerful musical and dance influence. Hip hop artists like Grandmaster Flash Kurtis Blow and N.W.A. bring Hip Hop to the forefront.

80's Hardcore Punk Movement- Out of opposition to the pop music of the 80's evolved the Hardcore Punk movement. This angry, politically charged genre included more social awareness in it's lyrics. The Dead Kennedys, Black Flag and Reagan Youth are popular bands of the 80s Harcore Punk scene.

Make a Mix - Here are the top billboard Hits of 1985 you may want to include. You can find these hits on iTunes and download songs individually without having to purchase a whole album.

For Free Music-- Visit your local library for a number of compilations from the time.