In the 1980s, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg turned a mutual love of the cliffhanging theatrical serials of their youth into a series of adventures for a handsome world-traveling archaeologist named Indiana Jones. Three Indiana Jones films were produced between 1981 and 1989, forging a legendary status for Harrison Ford’s character …..CONTINUE READING
Oh man, what a rush of nostalgia this past weekend. I’m sitting on the couch watching college football, and at the same time, checking out the TRN Slack Channel. It’s where everyone at The Retro Network congregates online and share all kinds of retro stuff and family life with each …..CONTINUE READING
Recently I talked about some old junk foods that I had missed out on. Well, here’s another one… Post cereals have made some real winners in their time, and possibly at the top of that list is Fruity Pebbles.  And maybe right behind that is Cocoa Pebbles.  The combination of …..CONTINUE READING
Back in 1992, Hardee’s stumbled across a major hit when it introduced its now-iconic Frisco Burger.  They combined grilled sourdough bread (in a round slice) with a 1/4 lb burger patty, two slices of Swiss cheese, bacon, mayo, and tomatoes and turned them into a culinary masterpiece.  After strong sales upon …..CONTINUE READING
I guess after the success the movie had, a video game was inevitable. But playing this game didn’t feel very much like watching the movie. You had Mikey, the hero, of course, traveling through caves and various other locations slinging his yo-yo at the bad guys to dispose of them. …..CONTINUE READING
The great space saga known as Alpha Mission…..or kind of a Galaga knockoff. This was a cool game where you had a space fighter and the ability to upgrade its weapons and defense systems in the course of the gameplay. Once you earned more weapons, you could switch back and …..CONTINUE READING
I certainly dabbled in more than my fair share of toy lines as a kid, but one of the lesser ones turned out to be one of my favorites. Let’s remember M.U.S.C.L.E. in this edition of Retro Ramblings. M.U.S.C.L.E. Men started out as a manga comic in the late seventies …..CONTINUE READING
Here I am featuring some old junk food in another edition of Retro Ramblings. I just can’t help it. Old junk food really tickles my nostalgia bone. And today’s topic is one of my all-time favorites from the past. A couple of years ago, in the background, the TV was …..CONTINUE READING
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