Rumble in the Cabbage Patch: The Cabbage Patch Kid Craze
by One of the staple toy lines of the ’80s was Coleco’s Cabbage Patch Kids line. Every girl I knew as a kid had at least …
Tag: Christmas
Event Spotlight: IBM Christmas Party
by 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 …
Christmas’ Hottest Toys: Tickle Me Elmo
by When I was really young, we only had a handful of channels to watch. Because of that, my brother and I watched the same handful …
My Christmas Memories: 1984
by 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 …
Media Spotlight: Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth (David Bowie & Bing Crosby)
1. Why did I choose to cover this recording? It’s now officially Christmastime, for starters. For another, this now classic version of the song is …
Bryan Adams Christmas Songs from the ’80s
A while back, I had the privilege of an interview with Jim Vallance who was the songwriting partner of Bryan Adams during the ’80s. I asked him …
Retro Commercials: E.T. video game for Atari 2600 in 1982
I don’t know about you, but commercials can often take me back to my formative years as quickly as any song or movie can. That is …
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer: 47 Differences Between The TV Special and Script
by It is time once again to examine a film script and reveal the differences between paper and screen. So far in this series, I’ve covered …
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums from 1984 and 1988
Two of the best-selling Christmas albums of all time were released by the same group and both in the ’80s. Mannheim Steamroller Christmas was released in …
VHS Archive: Jingle Bell Rock (1995)
It’s the Christmas season and on a recent excursion to local thrift stores, I found a great tape to add to the VHS archive. One …
