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Month: June 2024

Editorial

Watermelons Aren’t As Good As they Used to Be

June 30, 2024 Mickey 2

After a long hot week at work, my body has been craving fresh fruit. So I got up and went to the local grocery store this morning to pick up …….continure reading

News

This Nostalgic Life Newsletter Issue #5

June 27, 2024 Mickey 0

This week’s issue has a tremendously fun tale of Eric’s music piracy ways back when he was in school, as well as me being nostalgic for my favorite meal of …….continure reading

Essay

Mickey on Movies: The Stoned Age (1994)

June 24, 2024 Mickey 0

Back around 1995, I picked up The Stoned Age at my local video store and gave it a watch late one night. I remember liking it at the young age …….continure reading

Essay

BK Dinner Baskets of the ’90s

June 21, 2024 Mickey 1

I want to take a few minutes and talk about one of my all-time favorite fast food promotions…Burger King’s Dinner Service and Dinner Baskets from the ’90s. In late 1992 …….continure reading

Essay

The Summer of Thunder at Hardee’s

June 17, 2024 Mickey 2

Days of Thunder hit theaters in 1990, and I was all in on it. All in except for actually going to see the movie itself in the theater. Back then, …….continure reading

Hot Wheels Freight Yard
Nostalgia Nuggets

Toys I Never Had: Hot Wheels Freight Yard Sto and Go Playset

June 15, 2024 Mickey 1

The Hot Wheels Freight Yard was one of the several Sto and Go playsets that were so popular in the ’80s. It was also the largest of the bunch as …….continure reading

Essay

Action Figure Appreciation: Jitsu from Masters of the Universe (1984)

June 14, 2024 Mickey 1

Oh, how I wish I still had all of my original MOTU figures. One of the great crimes I’ve committed in my life is letting all the toys from my …….continure reading

Mickey on Movies

Mickey on Movies: The Goonies (1985)

June 13, 2024 Mickey 0

First finding out about this movie was kind of an adventure on it’s own. I can’t tell you when The Goonies first debuted on HBO. It had to be sometime …….continure reading

News

This Nostalgic Life Newsletter Issue #3

June 12, 2024 Mickey 0

This Nostalgic Life issue #3 dropped today. Featured in this issue is Eric telling the story of the longest summer of his life when he was stuck in a town …….continure reading

Time Machine Podcast

TRN Time Machine Podcast: Summer Memories

June 11, 2024 Mickey 0

The TRN Time Machine podcast is back! As a way to honor Jason’s podcasting legacy, we’re re-releasing classic episodes from the original Retro Network Podcast, as well as classic episodes …….continure reading

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