I am the DJ

Did I mention that there is an "anti-reunion" going on the same day as the official high school reunion? A bunch of classmates are doing their own thing because they figure the official one will be lame. Maybe, but I'm curious about the "regular" people. If anything, there will be more chance for weird shit and disasters to happen with the ones I don't really know. Drunkenness, stupidity, or whatever is less likely to happen in the house of someone with just a handful of friends.



So Greg and I are doing both. For the smaller one, I was asked to bring a mix CD or something of '80s music. Hm...

There are two approaches:

1. Pick the stuff I actually saw and listened to back then, not just the stuff that stands up to the test of time like Clash, Jam, Bowie, and Mary Chain, but also Specimen, Toy Dolls, and Flesh for Lulu.

2. Have selective memory and cut out the crud, which is probably the more entertaining stuff. OMD's "Locomotion"? Stephen Duffy's "Kiss Me"?

In the end, I'll be limited to what I have on CD that I can put on iTunes. I don't have the time or budget to seek out and pay for embarrassing old songs. I'll try to post a list later. Any suggestions?