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The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 23 | Nostalgic Sounds

Chad Droze

Episode 23 of the #RRPod is here, and we’ve brought in friend of the show Jym, host of “The Busy Signal Podcast“, with us to take a listening journey down memory lane as we each CONTINUE READING…

Article

House Rules Backyard Summer Games

Kevin Decent

My brother and I spent a lot of time at our grandparents home over the summer. There were dinners I still crave. I would never grill a hamburger the way my grandfather did but I CONTINUE READING…

Article

TRN Round Table: Vacations and Road Trips

Mickey Yarber

The fine folks from all around the Network have come together to share stories of memorable vacations and road trips throughout the years. We’re combining them all into one long, omnibus-like post for you to CONTINUE READING…

Article

Take Me Home Again

Jefff Owenby

Whenever I ran into the kitchen looking for a bologna sandwich and some Kool-Aid Mom was ready with the pitcher. The 101 Strings Orchestra played on a living room stereo assaulting my ears with the CONTINUE READING…

Article

My Comic Book Origin Story

Mickey Yarber

Ever since I was young, I’ve enjoyed comic books.  Although I’ve never been a hardcore comics buyer or reader, I have dabbled in them from time to time, and my collection has expanded and retracted CONTINUE READING…

My Christmas Memories 1987
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My Christmas Memories: 1987

OldSchool80s

As you should already know, I can’t get enough ’80s nostalgia the whole year, but Christmas is an especially nostalgic time for me. In the past, I shared My Christmas Memories from 1980 , My Christmas CONTINUE READING…

Pitfall
Article

Pitfall Harry and the Christmas Road Trip

Pitfall Gary

It was a green box with gold bars hiding behind trees, crocodiles swimming in a lake, underground tunnels and the best adventurer ever. That’s right Christmas 1982 I got the one present I wanted…PITFALL! CONTINUE READING…

Article

When Santa Became Real

Mickey Yarber

I want to share a story from my childhood about a Christmas unlike any other I had known before it. It was a Christmas that changed my outlook on the holiday, and as you’ll read, CONTINUE READING…

Article

Favorite Ben Cooper Halloween Costumes from the ’80s (and late ’70s)

OldSchool80s

Most of us who grew up during the ’70s and ’80s very likely have had the experience of wearing a Ben Cooper Halloween costume. You might not necessarily know them by the brand name, but CONTINUE READING…

Article

My Favorite One-Hit Wonders of The 80’s

Eric Vardeman

Wikipedia defines a One-hit Wonder as this: “…any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. The term is most CONTINUE READING…

Hills Department Store
Article

The Fall of Hills Department Store

Kevin Decent

  Or, Hills is where the toys were. Recently on the Retro Network podcast, Jason and Mickey talked about stores from their childhoods. Take a listen to Episode 10 if you haven’t already. I was CONTINUE READING…

Article

GLOW in the Dark – How a Late Night Ladies’ Wrestling Show Taught Me Girl Power

Stacey

    I am a certified child of the ’80s. I’m in that sweet spot just between Gen X and Millennial, so I mainly observed the more fun parts of the decade from the sidelines. CONTINUE READING…

Article

Event Spotlight: IBM Christmas Party

Karen Flieger

Sometime in December, my parents would get us dressed up and into the car and my dad would drive us all downtown to a big office building or hotel or banquet hall. I don’t remember CONTINUE READING…

Article

My Christmas Memories: 1984

OldSchool80s

As you should already know, I can’t get enough ’80s nostalgia the whole year, but Christmas is an especially nostalgic time for me. In the past, I shared My Christmas Memories from 1980 and also My CONTINUE READING…

Article

Mighty Morphin Miracle: A Power Rangers Christmas Story

Adam Pope

No, not this. I promise I’m not subjecting you to a review of this sappy holiday hokeyness on VHS. For less annoying nostalgic fun, please read on… In August of 1993, I was wrapping up CONTINUE READING…

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