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Friday, May 30, 1980

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The Headlines

WEEKENDER GUIDE; Friday REAL-LIFE 'FAME' PLAYS 33D ST. LINCOLN CENTER REMEMBERS BRUNO WALTER EGLEVSKY BALLET IN HEMPSTEAD ROSSINI AT BROOKLYN ACADEMY Saturday BLACK ROOTS NIGHT AT COLUMBIA WEEKENDER GUIDE WOMEN'S MARATHON IN PARK DANCEAFRICA FESTIVAL WEST SIDE BLOCK PARTIES VILLAGE CHANBER MUSIC FELT FORUM TERPSICHORE Sunday A CAPPELLA AT WAVERLY PL. JAZZ IN DAMROSCH PARK ISRAEL PARADE ON 5TH AVE. WELCOME TO THE HEIGHTS

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Funkytown

Lipps Inc.

The must-have

Rubik's Cube

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

awesomebodaciouscheesychill

Valley Girl

as ifbarf me outgag me with a spoongrodytotally

Hip Hop

baddefdopeflyfreshword

Yuppie

greed is goodpower lunchnetworking

Catchphrases of 1980

  • Here's Johnny!
  • Who shot J.R.?

Tech Check

Fax Machine Boom, Pac-Man & Flash Memory.

Style of 1980

Silhouette: Oversized inverted triangle

Material: Lycra and sequins

  • Shoulder pads
  • Perms
  • Neon accessories

Cost of Living (1980)

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Gallon of Gas

$1.19

Average Home

$47,200

New Car

$7,200

Time Elapsed

16,807 days ago

(46 years, 17 days)