Need some ideas, please! My niece is having a surprize 30th birthday party for her husband who was born in 1977 and she has asked me to make the cake. We have no idea what to do/design. Any ideas would be helpful. She is going to be having a 1977 themed party, disco ball hanging, Star Wars stuff, ring pops as favors, etc... Want this cake to be very unique and VERY SPECIAL, apparently the birthday boy has NEVER had a proper birthday party! Very sad huh? Thanks so much for everyones help and ideas! Leslie

Here's some ideas. My dh is much better than me at this but here goes...

Rocky won the Academy Award for Best Picture
Saturday Night Fever
Pop Rocks
Roller Disco
Platform Shoes
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jimmy Carter
Space Shuttle

'77 was also considered the "year of the creature" because there were so many big foot, and other creature sitings, that year.

Disco was still in its peak, also.


Holly

Not sure if this would help, but if you find one of the card stores that sells the cards that have the year you was born in stuff, like the price gas and etc.Then your cake could have year 1977 gasprice
who was president and things like that. Good luck on what ever you come up with.

I just love this cake! It was done by msauer. Just awesome! Jen

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=56725

I think the idea of beetle1948 is perfect, maybe if you do a little post card with the information, and how is in the present with the same things.

This should give you something to work with!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977

I have seen a couple of these on CC and think they are by far some of the funniest and hippiest cars I've ever seen...caution-butts showing...

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=813673

Don't forget, this is the year elvis died. Still the King here in Memphis! gotta love him!

I went on Wilkipdia too and apparantly that was the year that snow fell in Miami!!
Not sure if that helps but it is interesting!!