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'Don't relive it, re-love it': Durham resident throws prom for adults

Over the weekend Durham resident Rob Lineberger threw an adult prom. He threw this for all the people who want to 'relove' their high school prom experience. It doesn't matter if it was bad or good, or even if you didn't go.
Posted 2020-03-03T20:12:19+00:00 - Updated 2020-03-03T20:12:19+00:00
Durham adult prom: A chance to reclaim your prom experience

Rob Linberger has been a Durham resident for 17 years. One day he and Howard Wood were joking around on Facebook about the song MMMBop by Hansen and how much they liked it.

Over the weekend Durham resident Rob Lineberger threw an adult prom for all the people who want to 'relove' their high school prom experience. It doesn't matter if it was bad or good, or even if you didn't go.
Over the weekend Durham resident Rob Lineberger threw an adult prom for all the people who want to 'relove' their high school prom experience. It doesn't matter if it was bad or good, or even if you didn't go.

That sparked the discussion of cheesy songs that led them to the thought of throwing an adult prom. Lineberger said this is for all the adults who want to relive their prom experience whether they had a good time or didn't go at all.

The theme of the prom is "Don't relive it, re-love it!"

Over the weekend Durham resident Rob Lineberger threw an adult prom. He threw this for all the people who want to 'relove' their high school prom experience. It doesn't matter if it was bad or good, or even if you didn't go.
Over the weekend Durham resident Rob Lineberger threw an adult prom. He threw this for all the people who want to 'relove' their high school prom experience. It doesn't matter if it was bad or good, or even if you didn't go.

"The main thing we wanted to do was make it a cheesy prom for reclaiming your high school prom experience," said Linberger.

Over the weekend Durham resident Rob Lineberger threw an adult prom. He threw this for all the people who want to 'relove' their high school prom experience. It doesn't matter if it was bad or good, or even if you didn't go.
Over the weekend Durham resident Rob Lineberger threw an adult prom. He threw this for all the people who want to 'relove' their high school prom experience. It doesn't matter if it was bad or good, or even if you didn't go.

"This is your chance to go have fun with a bunch of adults listening to terrible music doing throwback dances," said Lineberger

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