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Author: Mickey Yarber

Editor-in-Chief Sometimes referred to as the Retro Rambler...I was born in the '70s, grew up in the '80s, and came of age in the '90s. I love to share all the fun stuff from those years via my Retro Ramblings column.
Chuck E. Cheese is Releasing a Cookbook

Chuck E. Cheese is Releasing a Cookbook

Mickey Yarberby Mickey YarberFebruary 4, 2024April 17, 20251

If you’ve ever been halfway through a slice of pizza at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant and thought to yourself, “Man, I wish I could make this for myself …

Fruit Stripe Gum Has Been Discontinued

Fruit Stripe Gum Has Been Discontinued

Mickey Yarberby Mickey YarberJanuary 14, 2024April 17, 20250

It’s the end of an era for Fruit Stripe, the decades-old gum brand that was known for its fruit-inspired flavors and zebra-print product: The brand’s …

Astro Pop

Astro Pop

Mickey Yarberby Mickey YarberDecember 27, 2023April 19, 20250

The Space Age was in full swing after World War II. Swift technological progress and widespread economic growth gave birth to a culture in love …

Santa Claus The Movie

Santa Claus The Movie

Mickey Yarberby Mickey YarberDecember 10, 2023April 19, 20250

Title role notwithstanding, Santa was primarily a supporting character in 1985’s holiday family feature Santa Claus. Dudley Moore got top billing as an elf named Patch, …

When Santa Became Real

When Santa Became Real

Mickey Yarberby Mickey YarberDecember 5, 2023April 17, 20251

I want to share a story from my childhood about a Christmas unlike any other I had known before it. It was a Christmas that …

Arcade All-Stars:  Joust

Arcade All-Stars: Joust

Mickey Yarberby Mickey YarberDecember 3, 2023April 19, 20251

You have to wonder whether the programmers at Williams Electronics didn’t have a bit of a sadistic streak in them. It’s one thing to pit …

Condorman

Condorman

Mickey Yarberby Mickey YarberNovember 24, 2023April 19, 20251

Picture James Bond, slightly geekier and with a winged condor suit. Got it? Then you’re ready for Condorman, a goofy action/comedy from Disney, starring the world’s …

TV Treasures:  WKRP in Cincinnati

TV Treasures: WKRP in Cincinnati

Mickey Yarberby Mickey YarberNovember 9, 2023April 19, 20251

If you weren’t an avid viewer of WKRP in Cincinnati during its original four-year run, you should have caught it in reruns. And if you didn’t do …

Cloak and Dagger

Cloak and Dagger

Mickey Yarberby Mickey YarberOctober 19, 2023April 19, 20252

Cloak & Dagger told the story of the little boy who cried, “Government spies are selling out the country and I have the video game to …

Ghostbusters Cereal

Ghostbusters Cereal

Mickey Yarberby Mickey YarberOctober 15, 2023April 19, 20250

If a hit movie, mountains of toys, and a Saturday morning cartoon weren’t enough ways to get your Ghostbusters fix as a kid, then grab …

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