SWR - Long Island 1976??? any ideas

agentangel Posted: Jan 20, 2006 01:39 PM

SWR - Long Island 1976??? any ideas

My friend and I are throwing a party the night before our wedding as a last night out single / his birthday party. We have the space and we have the theme...Long Island 1976.

Can I get ideas on decorations? outfits? anything to enhance the theme?!??!

JanuaryBride06 Posted: Jan 20, 2006 01:40 PM

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You totally have to play 70s music (hits from the late 60s thru 1976)

nygirl77 Posted: Jan 20, 2006 01:41 PM

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Posted by JanuaryBride06

You totally have to play 70s music (hits from the late 60s thru 1976)

Isn't that the disco era. I remember dancing with my aunt in the late 70's/early 80's to the bee gees and donna summer. I was little...but I remember it vividly!

pupidda122505 Posted: Jan 20, 2006 01:42 PM

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It would be really cute if everyone that's invited could dress up in traditional 70's clothes:bell bottoms, platform shoes, big hair the whole thing lol

Junebride06 Posted: Jan 20, 2006 02:28 PM

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You need those colored lights - like on Saturday Night Fever....and LOTS of polyester!

You could put up posters or pics from that time...like the famous Farrah Faucet (sp?) one, etc. or play TV shows just for background

ETA You could also play Twister! (it would be kinda funny after everyone has a few drinks)

klingklang77 Posted: Jan 20, 2006 02:29 PM

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wasnt there a black out that year? i would look up history events and put up random facts as part of decoration.

lrs2005 Posted: Jan 20, 2006 02:57 PM

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in the card store they sell those what happened in the year ----. you could look at one of those for ideas.

ChrissynRicky Posted: Jan 20, 2006 03:01 PM

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BILLY JOEL!!!!!!!!!!!

glinda_goodwitch Posted: Jan 20, 2006 03:02 PM

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That's such a cool idea!

Mystere Posted: Jan 20, 2006 03:02 PM

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i would definetly do some research or google images to decorate with actual photographs of LI in 76.

carlsbride Posted: Jan 20, 2006 03:03 PM

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Here is a link to Time magazine - you can browse all of their covers for that year to get some ideas.Time

JanuaryBride06 Posted: Jan 20, 2006 03:08 PM

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Posted by nygirl77

Posted by JanuaryBride06

You totally have to play 70s music (hits from the late 60s thru 1976)

Isn't that the disco era. I remember dancing with my aunt in the late 70's/early 80's to the bee gees and donna summer. I was little...but I remember it vividly!

Kind of. Disco really took off in 1975 though there were a few disco sounding hits starting as early as 1968/69. I was thinking more along of the lines of late Beatles, Jackson 5, James Brown, but you can totally play disco songs like 'Get Down Tonight', 'Lady Marmalade', 'Rock the Boat.'

Then again, you don't have to be that specific; I'm just a dork for 70s music.