90's
Play Ball! My First Year in Youth League Softball
As ridiculously stereotypical as this is going to sound, I CONTINUE READING…
Features
Features
The Real-Life Inspiration for Rocky Balboa
Chuck Wepner was a tough man. He learned to handle himself while working as a bouncer in the late ’50s. Then, while in the Marine Corps, he took up boxing. When his time in the CONTINUE READING…
90's
Especially For Girls Journal – Magic Summer
(This week, I have some overlap because I wrote about the experience of getting the tickets in the journal.) The Especially For Girls book club was a mail away book program advertised on basic cable, CONTINUE READING…
80's
Favorite Dancing Scenes from ’80s Movies
This is the second part of a two-part feature. The first part was our Favorite “Singing” Scenes from ’80s movies. If you have not read that one yet, be sure to click on the link CONTINUE READING…
Best of TRN
A Look Back at 35 Years of Nick at Nite
This coming week will celebrate 35 years of Nick at Nite, the family-friendly programming block during the evening hours on Nickelodeon. On July 1, 1985, Nick at Nite launched with only a handful of shows CONTINUE READING…
80's
Favorite Singing Scenes from Non-Musical ’80s Movies
This is part one of a two-part TRN feature. Singing and dancing have played prominent roles in film throughout history and the ’80s decade is certainly no exception. This feature will countdown my favorite scenes CONTINUE READING…
80's
Some Smurfy Memories
Last week, Nickelodeon announced a CGI reboot of The Smurfs will be coming to their channel in early 2021. The original cartoon was an NBC Saturday morning staple from 1981 to 1989. I also remember CONTINUE READING…
Comic Books
Retro Pull List – Comics Are Back Part 3
Welcome back to regularly scheduled comics! Today’s Retro Pull List is for comics originally scheduled for a release in June 2020. Thanks to the Coronavirus shut down most of these comics are pushed back to CONTINUE READING…
90's
Scott Hall: My Favorite Chokeslammer
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…
Columns
Retro Ramblings for June 15, 2020
In this week’s Retro Ramblings, I discuss Pizza Hut Classic, Strawberry Shortcake, and more. CONTINUE READING…
