Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro & nostalgia-themed posts that some of my friends have put out recently. It gives you a chance to escape the daily grind, and just sit back and pass the time reading about the good old days. So with that in mind, here is some fun stuff from around the blogosphere I wanted to share with you this week.
- Spyda-Man recaps his “’80s Day 2022” (20 Years Before 2000)
- Todd gives a brief history of Magic Slate Paper Savers that we all had growing up (Toy Tales)
- Jason takes a look at Alf trading cards from the ’80s (Rediscover the ’80s)
- Barbeque gives us an in-depth review of the Pig-Head figure from the MOTU Origins line (Action Figure Barbeque)
- Speaking of reviews, Kevin gives his thoughts on the Batman: The Long Halloween graphic novel (Masked Library)
- Gary rehashes the movies that came out in September 1982 (The Retro Network)
- Brandon gives his thoughts on Grape Pop-Tarts (Middle-Aged Fat Kids)
- Scanning through some grocery coupons from 1987 (I See Robots)
- Brandon also takes a look at “Nick’s WCW Page” in an Abandoned Site Spotlight (Brandon Writes)
- Here’s some scans of old postcards featuring roadside attractions from through the years (Gorillas Don’t Blog)
- The Retro Dad fills us in on his childhood obsession with Bigfoot (The Retro Dad)
- Brick Mantooth highlights five more awesome things on eBay this week (Plaid Stallions)