Retro Ramblings
When I Tried Making Homemade Reebok Pumps
One dunk contest, one pair of magical Reebok Pumps, and one kid convinced he could fly. I never owned the real shoes, but I chased the feeling anyway. [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
Back When Saying No Was an Entire Program
I can still see myself sitting on that hard gym floor, the kind that always smelled faintly like floor wax [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
Silver Eagle Saturday Nights
On Saturday nights, I followed Dad to the basement, the crack of the break shot and the hum of country music turning those Saturdays into the safest place I knew. [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
A Kid’s Love Letter to American Gladiators
There was a stretch of time when American Gladiators felt like the most intense thing on television. Not just exciting. [Continue Reading]
Mickey on Movies
Did Jar Jar Binks Have Jedi Powers?
Jar Jar’s clumsy luck starts looking suspicious when you realize he moves, survives, and influences others with the kind of instinct that feels a lot like hidden Jedi power. [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
The Great Jell-O Jiggler Craze of My Childhood
I know Jell‑O Jigglers technically never went away. You can still take any flavor you want, follow the old jiggler [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
Growing Up Afraid of the Bermuda Triangle
There was a time when the Bermuda Triangle felt like one of the biggest, scariest mysteries on the planet. Not [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
When USA Network Pulled Me Into a Galaxy Far, Far Away
I always knew what Star Wars was, long before I ever actually saw it. That was just part of being [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
Sting, Flair, and One of the Best Sundays Ever
Clash of the Champions turned an ordinary Sunday afternoon into pure electricity, the kind of childhood hype that glued you to the carpet and made wrestling feel larger than life. [Continue Reading]
Misadventures of Mickey Lee
Mickey Lee and the Search For the Missing Brother
Back in the 1980s, Mickey Lee’s Saturday afternoons had a bit of a schedule to them. Morning cartoons carried him [Continue Reading]