When I interviewed the late Deon Estus (former Wham! bassist), I asked him about 1984’s holiday single “Last Christmas.” His response was, “Every artist has to do a Christmas song. It is one of my favorites to this CONTINUE READING…
1. Herself the Elf Herself the Elf and her friends were characters created by American Greetings. Yes, this is the same company that brought us Strawberry Shortcake, the Care Bears, Madballs, and My Pet Monster. CONTINUE READING…
1980, the beginning of the most awesome decade in pop culture history. Ronald Reagan just began his first term as President. Disco’s popularity had pretty much come to an end and music was getting ready CONTINUE READING…
Now that I have a family of my own, the notion of community, tradition, faith, and the holidays mean so much more to me. “Roseanne” was never a show my family watched when I was CONTINUE READING…
Back in 1987, a charity album was released titled A Very Special Christmas. The album featured renditions of Christmas classics by some of the biggest names in music at that time and the proceeds went to Special Olympics. CONTINUE READING…
It is time once again to examine a script from one of my favorite films and reveal the differences between paper and screen. So far in this series, I’ve covered National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Planes, CONTINUE READING…
On our latest VIDCAST (video podcast), go on a shopping spree with us in the 1989 Sears Wishbook Christmas Catalog from TRN Podcast 026. Jason and Mickey along with special guest Chad from HorrorMovieBBQ.com choose CONTINUE READING…
As you should already know, I can’t get enough ’80s nostalgia the whole year, but Christmas is an especially nostalgic time for me. Here I share a personal photo snapshot that takes me back to My CONTINUE READING…
Some of the most gratifying articles I’ve written for The Retro Network have been those in the Film and Script Differences series. So far, I’ve covered National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. CONTINUE READING…
Growing up, there was not a Christmas movie I enjoyed more than “A Christmas Story.” I’ll admit, I had never even heard of the film before TBS began its annual “24 Hours of A Christmas Story” CONTINUE READING…
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