If you’ve been listening to TRN Podcast, you might have heard me mention that I’ve been watching old WCW Monday Nitro programs from the late ’90s on the WWE Network. The “Monday Night Wars” era CONTINUE READING…
As a young girl in the 1980’s, Strawberry Shortcake and her friends made appearances at birthday parties, in Easter baskets, and under the Christmas tree. Like every other licensed character, Strawberry Shortcake characters were featured CONTINUE READING…
For those unaware, The Retro Network’s Twitter account usually puts up a weekly question which is then discussed on the following podcast. This week, the followers were asked: “What are some of your favorites…we’ve produced? CONTINUE READING…
The Empire Strikes Back premiered May 21, 1980. I was ten years old and could not wait to see it and though I remember having to wait a couple of weeks to see it in CONTINUE READING…
TRN Round Table returns with various members of the network and our friends gathering to share opinions on a given topic. It’s May the 4th as we are posting today’s feature so it’s time to CONTINUE READING…
The staff of TRN and some friends get together for a round table style discussion of our favorite old school wrestlers. CONTINUE READING…
In September 1990 a red streak of heroism zoomed across TV screens nationwide. In the wake of Tim Burton’s Batman, comic book adaptations were now a viable entertainment gamble and CBS was betting that The CONTINUE READING…
WrestleMania is just days away, but this year is going to be different. Absent will be the screaming fans and big production. But it’s still Wrestlemania, and that still means something. Through the years, CONTINUE READING…
Being a big wrestling fan growing up, I bought all of the “Apter mags” I could get my hands on. They were great for the news, which was already 3 months old by the time CONTINUE READING…
By the time the mid 90’s hit, I was married, having kids, adulting fairly hard and not really making many mix tapes. Even though cassettes were still around, CD’s were quickly becoming the preferred source CONTINUE READING…
I had to make a choice for this playlist. With hair bands, you can go two different directions: sexy and suggestive or love and romance. I opted for the latter. It ballooned to 16 songs CONTINUE READING…
In junior high and high school, I was the mix tape king. I can’t tell you how many bricks of cassette tapes I went through making mix tapes. As you can probably guess, most of CONTINUE READING…
This final mix tape entry is completely self serving. I built it for MY someone special. With one exception, all the songs are from the 80’s and 90’s. I have to admit it was hard CONTINUE READING…
1979: Coca-Cola and “Mean” Joe Green An iconic ad, and an early example of commercials becoming a highlight of the Superbowl. 1984: Wendy’s – Where’s the Beef? Clara Peller went on to become a minor CONTINUE READING…
I’ll admit that 21 is not a very special number when it comes to anniversaries and I’m a year late (and a dollar short) for the big 20th one. Maybe I’m just a tad early CONTINUE READING…
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