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Play Ball! My First Year in Youth League Softball
As ridiculously stereotypical as this is going to sound, I CONTINUE READING…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Top Five Strawberry Shortcake Dolls
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…
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TRN Round Table: Favorite Star Wars Toys
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…
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TRN Round Table: Our Favorite Old School Wrestlers
The staff of TRN and some friends get together for a round table style discussion of our favorite old school wrestlers. CONTINUE READING…
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Memorable Wrestlemania Moments
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…
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Mickey’s 5 Favorite Episodes of G.I. Joe
This is the 2nd part of a two-part cross-over post from Jason & Mickey listing their 5 favorite episodes of the classic G.I. Joe Cartoon. We’ve got Mickey’s list today, and you can check out CONTINUE READING…
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Jason’s 5 Favorite G.I. Joe Episodes
This is part one of a two-part cross-over post from Jason & Mickey listing their 5 favorite episodes of the classic G.I. Joe Cartoon. Here’s Jason’s Top5 list, and you can see Mickey’s picks here. CONTINUE READING…
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Retro Round Table: Who Did We Crush On?
Carolyne Heldman Biggest crush? If we’re talking junior high, might have to say, Mary Lou Retton. I fell head over heels for that little spitfire during the ’84 Olympic games. She may very well be CONTINUE READING…
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What a Pennsylvania County Fair Was Like in 1990
After watching season 3 of Stranger Things and discussing on our recent TRN Roundtable Review podcast, my memories of visiting the local county fair have flooded back. While so much focus was on the Starcourt CONTINUE READING…
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Spending Summer Vacation on Wagon Train
As I was growing up, I was fortunate enough to be able to take a lot of vacations. Well, vacations may be the wrong word. Working vacations, road trips, or just getting away from home CONTINUE READING…
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Our Favorite Episodes of Seinfeld
We celebrate the 30th anniversary of Seinfeld by looking back at our favorite episodes of the iconic television series. CONTINUE READING…
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TRN Round Table – Our Favorite Old School Music Videos
Welcome back to another TRN Round Table. It’s where we get together and share our thoughts on the same subject. Earlier this week, the latest episode of the TRN Podcast featured Jason, Mickey, and Eric CONTINUE READING…
