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JANUARY 06, 2009

Help decorate the ultimate '80s lair

Valleygirl1983poster It's a comment I hear all the time: "I bet the Spears Lair is a museum-like monument to the '80s. You should put photos of it online."

Sadly, that's so far from the truth. I have a Hunter S. Thompson poster, a couple of small paintings of Key West and a shelf full of DVDs. That's pretty much it. So I'm thinking that with the new year, the Spears Lair needs a new look. An '80s look. And I want your opinion on things to add to it.

Here are a few options I found for sale online (and feel free to suggest anything else you can find):

RISKY BUSINESS POSTER: Sometimes, you gotta say what the ... hey, $132 for a movie poster? What the %#%#??? Check it out. I could buy a smaller one for $20.

BEAN BAGS: Dating way back to the days when I'd feather my hair and play Hi-Infidelity before school each day, I have an unnatural love of bean bag chairs. And then I get a girlfriend and I'm forced to throw it away. Should I give it another shot?

VALLEY GIRL POSTER: I go back and forth on which is my favorite '80s flick, but this one definitely is top 3. (Sadly, the Vegas Girlfriend hates my other fave -- Where the Buffalo Roam.) Also, the poster looks nothing like Nic Cage or Deborah Foreman. For sale here.

Spudsfinal SPUDS MACKENZIE NEON SIGN: Remember the days when selling beer wasn't about calories? It was just about adorable pooches. For $479, which is probably outside my budget, I can score this cool neon sign.

THE CLASH POSTER:
Just $16 for a London Calling poster? Done and done. Can you think of a better band to immortalize on the wall?

GIANT RUBIK'S CUBE STEREO SPEAKER:
The frontrunner for the coolest thing you'll see on the Internet today. Sadly, the neighbors of the Spears Lair would disapprove of a 15-inch subwoofer for my stereo. And the $1,586 price tag would mean no more grocery shopping until July. But I can dream.

ALBUM COVERS: These blasts from the past make cool wall decorations. Bananas Music and Movies in St. Petersburg has the largest collection of old vinyl in the known universe. Last time I visited the place with Sean Daly, we spent an hour in the warehouse and came home with covers to Duran Duran's Seven and the Ragged Tiger, Styx's Paradise Theater, Cyndi Lauper's She's So Unusual and a dozen more.

Okay, that's a start. What else could I add?

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About the blogger

Relive the '80s music, movies and culture with Tampa Bay Times entertainment news editor Steve Spears. A teen during the greatest decade ever, Steve is obsessed with everything from Duran Duran to Journey, John Hughes to John Cusack, and parachute pants to Reaganomics.

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