Tunnel of Love

Can you imagine what it would be like to have an 80's styled amusement park?  I know, so awesome, right?   Well, I'm not the only one that thinks that's cool.

At the University of Central Florida, one of the end-of-semester classroom assignments was to dream up your own miniature theme park.

The goal was for students to understand all the different aspects of running an amusement park — an important lesson if they graduate and move up the ranks into management someday, said instructor Ray Eddy, 47.

One of the groups pitched a park that paid homage to music and pop culture where MTV would be king, 80s music would never be forgotten and a gift shop sold plush Pac-Man.  You can read the full article here  written by Gabrielle Russon Contact Reporter

I would so go there.  Heck, I'd have a lifetime pass!  Ride the Tunnel of Love with Bruce Springsteen wailing on the microphone!

A roller coaster called Heavy Metal perhaps with speakers in the seats blaring the soundtrack to that totally bad ass movie?

The mantra could be Twisted Sister's - Ride to Live, Live to Ride!   In the words of Dee Snider -

Life's short and goes too fast, most pages burn
Don't wait, the end's too near, some people never learn
You all won't fall, the road fever calls
So run or fly, don't crawl

The ideas are endless with that type of theme park.  Everyone dressed from their Izods to their parachute pants.  One glove to big hair.  It's all there!

Thinking about the possibilities puts such a smile on my face.

Would you go?    What would your favorite ride be?

I Want My MTV!

Happy New Year!

2017 started out a little sad as my youngest kiddo, who turned 19 last week, has flown the coop!  She is spreading her wings and ready to take on the adventures ahead of her!  My original company After the Rayne started when she was born, and it seemed ironic that those doors shut on December 31st.

But, like they say when one door shuts another one opens and here I am with - 

                                                 

The 80's for me was high school, colored hair, spandex pants and parachute jumpsuits!  The movies were The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and anything directed by John Huges!  The music was awesome from Punk, New Wave, Valley Girl (like, oh my Gawd!), Hair Bands and even Debbie Gibson!

And, the fashion!  Who could forget the fashion?   I had my black and white vans, bandanas wrapped from the knee down and oh yes, the Pat Benatar headband!

You think I'm nuts, but guess what Allure magazine has to say about the 80's?

http://www.allure.com/story/80s-fashion-trend-for-2017

I am so happy that it's making a comeback!  It never left my closet!  Now, I wasn't that weird chick walking down the street with everything from the 80's, but I do enjoy mixing the old with the new.

That's how I've always been and I'm not going to change now!

 is an awesome bath + body experience and I can't wait for you to go on this totally rad ride with me!  I am the lead rocker/dancer at this party and I'm going to blast the roof off!

LET"S ROCK!!!