80s
This Week In The 80’s: I Want My MTV!
This Week In The 80’s: I Want My MTV! Oh man, what a week this was in 1983! When I looked at the Top 40 list for this week I got excited because it’s chock CONTINUE READING…
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Toy of the Week: Catra (Princess of Power)
So far, I’ve profiled two toys I still have (Rose Petal and Medley) and one I had when I was little, but gave away as a teenager (Hubert the Harris Bank Lion). This week, I CONTINUE READING…
80s
This Week In The 80’s: Just Around The Corner To The Light of Day…
This Week In The 80’s: Just Around The Corner To The Light of Day… It’s March of 1987 and I’m a junior in high school. I don’t have any big story for you this week, CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: March 1992
March is the snowiest month in Denver. 1992 wasn’t any different and it’s always the wet, heavy snow. Right now there is six inches of fresh snow that fell overnight. With all the cold and CONTINUE READING…
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Toy of the Week: Medley of My Little Pony
For St. Patrick’s Day, I wanted to feature a green toy and this sweet filly fit the bill. The My Little Pony Wikipedia page describes Medley’s coloring as turquoise, but I thought of her more CONTINUE READING…
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This Week In The 80’s: I’ve Got A Pocketful of Quarters…And Slugs
This Week In The 80’s: I’ve Got A Pocketful of Quarters…And Slugs March of ’82. I had just turned twelve and I’m in the sixth grade. I was just starting to discover Top 40 music CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: March 1987
Movies from March 1987 There are some good movies this month. One of my all time favorites hit the silver screen in March 1987. It started a franchise that spawned numerous sequels and a TV CONTINUE READING…
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Toy of the Week: Hubert the Harris Bank Lion
When was this toy produced? Hubert the Harris Bank Lion was offered as a premium through Harris Bank in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Was there a Cartoon? Sort of. Hubert was an advertising icon, so CONTINUE READING…
80s
This Week In The 80’s: Then I got my first ticket…
This Week In The 80’s: Then I got my first ticket… It’s March 7, 1986. Three days prior to this date I turned 16. First thing that morning, my dad took me to take my CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: March 1982
Wow. March 1982 is a bad month for movies. I’ve only seen one of them. That’s not what makes it bad, the lackluster movies are what makes it bad. To be fair there is one CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…
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Toy of the Week: Rose Petal from Rose Petal Place
When was this doll line produced: 1984 Manufacturing Company: The raised print on the doll’s back reads “DKP 1984”, but the doll line was manufactured by Kenner, the same company that produced the original line CONTINUE READING…
80s
This Week In The 80’s: And I Know, Baby, Just How You Feel…
This Week In The 80’s: And I Know, Baby, Just How You Feel… It’s the first of March, 1984. I’m in eighth grade and about a week out from turning fourteen. Looking at the chart CONTINUE READING…
90s
Friday Flix: February 1997
Romantic comedies, Volcano eruptions and undercover agents. This month has it all!
In this installment of #FridayFlix @MileHighSamurai looks at February 1997. CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: February 1992
Invisible Men, Hitchcock clones, Stallone comedies and one of the best movies of the year. Party on!
In this installment of #FridayFlix @MileHighSamurai looks at February 1992. Schwing! CONTINUE READING…
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This Week In The 80’s: The Curious Tale of Rob and Fab
This Week In The 80’s: The Curious Tale of Rob and Fab In February of 1989, I was in college, second semester of my freshman year. My freshman year started out ambitiously – getting up CONTINUE READING…
