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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…

80's

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…

80's

Summer Camp: The Campy Movies of My 80’s Youth, Installment #3

Eric Vardeman

It’s installment #3 of Summer Camp! Before we get to today’s movies, I wanted to mention a couple of honorable mentions that didn’t make the list but are totally worth your time: Time Bandits (Netflix) CONTINUE READING…

80's

Summer Camp: The Campy Movies of My 80’s Youth, Installment #2

Eric Vardeman

It’s installment #2 of Summer Camp! As I re-watched all the movies I’m talking about this week, I kept remember other movies that needed to be on the list. I was so hard to choose! CONTINUE READING…

80's

Summer Camp: The Campy Movies of My 80’s Youth, Installment #1

Eric Vardeman

They eighties were FULL of ridiculous, campy movies in every style and genre. This week, I’m reaching back into my younger days to revisit and review some of my favorites from the early and mid-eighties. CONTINUE READING…

Lawn Darts
80's

Lawn Darts: The Most Dangerous Toy of All Time

Mickey Yarber

Starting in the 1970’s, people began to cast a suspicious eye on the safety standards used in making toys. Parents and lawmakers began voicing their concerns and this led to new legal standards for what CONTINUE READING…

90's

90’s Summer Reloaded

Hoju Koolander

My childhood was spent in Southern California, the home of palm trees and endless sunshine. While most folks imagine a California summer filled with surfboards, bikinis and Beach Boys tunes, I grew up just 20 CONTINUE READING…

80's

Spending Summer Vacation on Wagon Train

Mickey Yarber

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…

Features

Big City Summer

Kevin Decent

I grew up in a small town/city in upstate New York with my mom and brother. In my 16th year my dad invited me to spend the summer with him in Maryland. What conversations took CONTINUE READING…

Features

The Summer Of Batman: No Batdancing at Boy Scout Camp

Jason Gross

The summer of 1989 was truly one of the most memorable times for movies. I was 13 and can vividly remember watching many films in the theater, five in particular that were released in June. CONTINUE READING…

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TRN Time Machine: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Magazine

by Jason Gross in 80's

TRN Time Machine is traveling back to 1985 in this episode to flip through an issue of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Magazine! Mickey and Jason will describe their way through the pages CONTINUE READING...

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