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Summer Camp: The Campy Movies of My 80’s Youth, Installment #4

Eric Vardeman

It’s installment #4 of Summer Camp! A two more honorable mentions that require your attention: Time Rider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982) and MegaForce (1982). Both are entertaining and both available to rent on CONTINUE READING…

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Summer Camp: The Campy Movies of My 80’s Youth, Installment #5

Eric Vardeman

It’s the last day of camp! Hopefully you’ve found a couple of this week to add to your “must watch” list. Hopefully you’ve found a couple to avoid as well. One last honorable mention: Howard CONTINUE READING…

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Parts Unknown Movie Review

Kevin Decent

Parts Unknown will crawl into your head and never leave. From my initial watch of the film to now I have over analyzed and debated every insane twist and turn that takes place in just CONTINUE READING…

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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of July 15th, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of July 15th, 1983 Our top four songs remain the same this week. Lots of little moves being made all across the chart. The biggest move is the CONTINUE READING…

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Check Out Those Ads! – The Savage She-Hulk #9

Pitfall Gary

Comics have been a part of my life since early childhood, 5-6 years old. I started out with Bugs Bunny comic books and other ‘kid’ friendly titles. It was a few years later when I CONTINUE READING…

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My 10th Birthday Gifts in 1987

Karen Flieger

                                             A few years before I experienced the “Magic Summer”,  I turned ten. My CONTINUE READING…

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Total Recall: Dreaming of a New Reality

Pitfall Gary

Total Recall hit the silver screen 30 years ago and the debate as to whether it’s a dream or reality started immediately. It’s based on the short story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale” CONTINUE READING…

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Bang Your Head: The Hard Rock and Heavy Metal of 1983

Eric Vardeman

As we’re walking through the music of the 1983 Billboard charts every Wednesday, we would be remiss if we didn’t take a minute and recognize the contributions made by hard rock and heavy metal bands CONTINUE READING…

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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of July 8th, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of July 8th, 1983 We have a new #1 song this week. The Police and “Every Breath You Take” dethrone Irene Cara to take over the top spot. CONTINUE READING…

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Play Ball! My First Year in Youth League Softball

Karen Flieger

                                                   As ridiculously stereotypical as this is going to sound, I CONTINUE READING…

Chuck Wepner
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The Real-Life Inspiration for Rocky Balboa

Mickey Yarber

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…

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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of July 1st, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of July 1st, 1983 Big drops this week by Journey (ten spots), Men At Work (thirteen spots) and Lionel Richie (seventeen spots). Michael Jackson moves his fourth single, CONTINUE READING…

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Especially For Girls Journal – Magic Summer

Karen Flieger

(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…

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Favorite Dancing Scenes from ’80s Movies

OldSchool80s

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…

Nick at Nite
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A Look Back at Nick at Nite

Jeff Sheldon

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…

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