A Long Weekend or 80's Night Co-Opted!

This weekend is a bit of an anomaly for me. I have the whole thing off! I can't remember how long it's been since that happened! I plan on doing some serious partying down... oh who am I kidding, I'll probably just sit around doing dick all... if anyone knows of anything cool going on, let me know! The only thing that I have planned so far is to attend a mead party at a dude from work's place. He made a batch of home made mead that is apparently totally boss. Having only read about the stuff in fantasy novels and stories about Vikings, I'm curious to try some.
Last night I got all decked out in my velour track suit and attended 80's night at the Die Machine. Not having been in ages, I was surprised to find the whole thing full of "bar-stars" and 18 year olds. Keeping in mind that most of the people there would have no functional recollection of the 80's, let alone personal stock in the style and music of the time, I became slightly embittered by the sudden realization that the whole evening had been co-opted by "those types." You know the ones, the halter top and large chain crowd who would just as well sway to the insipid top 40 music of today as to anything else... as long as there is a crowd of equally inebriated and horny potential hookups nearby. The interesting and eclectic gaggle of weirdo's and odd jobs that were there in the beginning were being forced out into the sweaty confines of the exterior. On the one hand, the place was WAY busier, but on the other hand, it lost its hipster cred. I am fully aware of how elitist this sounds, but the last thing this city needed was another "Scandals" type bar. 80's night used to be a refuge from that atmosphere, now it is fully participating in it.
R.I.P 80's night.