
My Christmas Memories: 1980
1980, the beginning of the most awesome decade in pop culture history. Ronald Reagan just began his first term as President. Disco’s popularity had pretty much come to an end and music was getting ready CONTINUE READING…
1980, the beginning of the most awesome decade in pop culture history. Ronald Reagan just began his first term as President. Disco’s popularity had pretty much come to an end and music was getting ready CONTINUE READING…
The first thing my brother and I did every year when we got up on Christmas morning was head right for our stockings. The rule was that we could play with (or eat) anything we CONTINUE READING…
A little over 30 years ago, I attended my first major league baseball game. Living in central PA, I grew up a Pittsburgh Pirates fan and was a faithful one throughout my childhood until the CONTINUE READING…
One of my favorite youth group events at our church was the annual family sock hop. The sock hop was in our recreational building, which we affectionately referred to as “The Tin Tent”. It had CONTINUE READING…
In the Spring of 1995, a few important things happened. Michael Jordan came out of basketball retirement and rejoined the Chicago Bulls. The longest sausage ever made (over 28 miles) was created in Ontario, Canada! CONTINUE READING…
Music videos have been a part of my life since I was a very young child. The first time I ever saw MTV was at my grandparents’ house in Chicago. I don’t remember watching cable CONTINUE READING…
“Ladies and Gentlemen, rock and roll.” Those were the first words spoken by creator John Lack as Music Television aka MTV launched on Saturday, August 1, 1981, at 12:01 a.m. eastern time. The first images were CONTINUE READING…
White Water is a seventy-acre amusement park in Marietta, Georgia. It opened in May of 1984 as White Water Atlanta and was owned by a company. In 1999, it was brought into the Six Flags CONTINUE READING…
Town Center Mall in Cobb County, GA faces foreclosure amid a 35-year history. While the future is cloudy, the mall remains open with anchor stores Macy’s, Belk, and JC Penney. This has been the home CONTINUE READING…
I’m a lifelong fan of pro wrestling, so naturally, I have a LOT of memories from years gone by that jump out at me. One of the memories that came flooding back to me recently was the CONTINUE READING…
No matter what else is going on in our lives, we all still need to eat and the most fun things to eat are snack foods. Trends come and go as different flavors and flavor CONTINUE READING…
Listening to Chris on the latest Rental Return podcast episode reminded me of my own days working at my local Media Play. I was hired for the book department during a time where it CONTINUE READING…
Earlier this week, my mom came from my brother’s house with the Girl Scout cookies I ordered from my niece earlier this year. My younger niece enthusiastically informed my mother that the cookies they were CONTINUE READING…
I’ve played with Barbie off and on since I received my first dolls for my fourth birthday. (They were Malibu Barbie and Skipper and Roller Skating Ken) This article isn’t about the dolls. It’s about CONTINUE READING…
Last week, The Retro Network dropped the Preview Episode for a new podcast debuting on the platform. Titled Rental Return – Tales From the Video Store, the show will chronicle the lives of former store CONTINUE READING…
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