Glam Slam: Xanadu Style Rules Again

First Published: October 11, 2011 3:57 PM EDT Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Access Hollywoods Anthony Ramos, Ryan Patterson, Cara Petry, Susan Moore and Joe Siyam celebrate at the Xanadu birthday bashLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- I went to the most awesome birthday party this past weekend it was literally a blast from the past! My friend Joe turned 40 and celebrated with a Xanadu themed Disco Roller Party- just the sound of that is pretty fab, right? It all started with the invites, which included a DVD of the Olivia Newton-John cult classic Xanadu, to inspire us for costume ideas. I admit- I did not do too well in the costume department. I could not think of anything to wear and just tried to be festive with a sparkly DVF jacket. I wish I had been more creative because there were some incredible outfits there. It was a sea of metallic spandexwhich in this case was a good thing! The birthday boy was dressed in a 70s white suita la Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever. Many of the women came in flowy dresses with headbands like in the film, or in sleek 80s workout gear like Olivia wore in her Lets Get Physical music video. We arrived at the Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale where Xanadu was being projected on one of the walls outside. We were greeted with the smell of In-N-Out Burgers - a truck was on hand to make them to order. Girls in pink satin outfits (which were replicas from Xanadus final scene) delivered the burgers to partygoers by skates, of course. There were Xanadu cookies, as well as cookies in the shape of roller skates. The snack bar was also open serving popcorn, candy, soda and any other rink food you could wish for. Everyone accessorized with glow-in-the- dark necklaces and bracelets. We had some laughs striking silly poses in front of a Xanadu themed backdrop and also for photo booth style pix that we got to take home. But the most fun was the skating. Im not exaggerating when I say I havent skated in DECADESand it showed! I was really rusty at first, but I got more comfortable with it. I didnt want to leave the floor and spent almost the entire night skating. My friend James, who rocked the 70s with his shorts, tube socks and huge sunglasses, kept skating up to me and saying, Are you living right now, or what? I said, I am not only living, I am winning! As if it wasnt fun enough to dance and skate to all the old disco hits (Hello Bad Girls!), there was also an Olivia Newton-John performer who sang and danced to Lets Get Physical and the theme from Xanadu. (Which I still keep singing in my headNow that we are here, Xanadu, Xan-a-du-oo-oo.) It was crazy how much planning went into this partyEvery single detail, down to the free tokens for the video games, was perfect. Happy Birthday, Joe! Well done, well done! Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.