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Five Things We Miss From the ’80s

The ‘80s, what an amazing time. So amazing, that pop culture is currently flooded with inspiration and nostalgia from this incredible era. It’s safe to say the ‘80s are back, baby – and they’ll hopefully

Valentines Mix Tape: 90’s Edition

Eric Vardeman

By the time the mid 90’s hit, I was married, having kids, adulting fairly hard and not really making many mix tapes. Even though cassettes were still around, CD’s were quickly becoming the preferred source

Valentines Mix Tape: Hair Band Edition

Eric Vardeman

I had to make a choice for this playlist. With hair bands, you can go two different directions: sexy and suggestive or love and romance. I opted for the latter. It ballooned to 16 songs

Valentines Mix Tape: 80’s Edition

Eric Vardeman

In junior high and high school, I was the mix tape king. I can’t tell you how many bricks of cassette tapes I went through making mix tapes. As you can probably guess, most of

Valentines Mix Tape: My Valentine

Eric Vardeman

This final mix tape entry is completely self serving. I built it for MY someone special. With one exception, all the songs are from the 80’s and 90’s. I have to admit it was hard

Top Songs from the ’80s with the word ‘Time’ in the Title

OldSchool80s

As the saying goes, time sure does fly by. To think, we are entering our fourth decade since our cherished ’80s began and, no matter how much I try to keep it front of mind,

Christmas Vacation: 47 Differences Between The Film and Script

Jason Gross

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is my favorite Christmas movie. This year, I’ve had some memorable experiences that have really energized me as a fan like never before. First, I went to see it in the

Top 5 Christmas Movies for the Action Movie Fan

Pitfall Gary

It’s Christmas time once again, decorations, shopping, carols, Santa Claus and lots of Christmas movies. When it comes to Christmas movies everyone has their favorite. Most are the more traditional films; It’s a Wonderful Life,

Top 5 Christmas Movies for the Comedy Movie Fan

Pitfall Gary

Christmas comedies are probably the most popular Christmas movies or at least tied with the Romantic Comedies. There are hundreds of comedies focusing on the Christmas season. Some are good, some not so good,

Top 5 Christmas Movies for the Horror Movie Fan

Pitfall Gary

I know what your thinking…Christmas horror movies? How can that be? Well, sometimes bad things happen on Christmas too. The Christmas season is a wonderful time of year, but sometimes the lines are too long,

The 25 Most Inspirational Speeches from ’80s Movies

OldSchool80s

I really enjoy this video montage of “40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes”… That inspired me to put together a list of the best inspirational/motivational speeches just from ’80s movies. There were several choices that

Jason’s 5 Favorite G.I. Joe Episodes

Jason Gross

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.

Top Scenes from ’80s Movies featuring a Bathtub or Shower

OldSchool80s

Whether you have realized it or not, throughout the history of cinema, there are many scenes that take place with a shower and/or bathtub as an essential part. Probably the most unforgettable and the first one

Great Movies With One REALLY Messed Up Scene

Scott Keith

Given my DVD collection now exceeds 1000 and counting, I watch a LOT of movies, but some of them have actually affected me to the point where I can hardly stand to watch them for

Who Did We Crush On?

Mickey Yarber

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

Our Favorite Old School Music Videos

Mickey Yarber

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

Pictorial: The 17 Original Nintendo Entertainment System Games Released in 1985

Mickey Yarber

A pictorial guide to the first 17 games for the original NES. The box art of these original games is simple, yet elegant, and wonderful pieces of artwork in their own right.