September 2025 – Retro Ramblings

I was seven and a half years old when the Rock ’n’ Roll Express came crashing into my world like [Continue Reading]

In my elementary school years in the late-’80s, I wasn’t one of the “popular” kids. While I had friends, and [Continue Reading]

Growing up in the 80s and early 90s, Sunday nights were the low point of the weekend, at least for [Continue Reading]

It was June of 1996, and I was eighteen. I was at the age where the open road felt like [Continue Reading]

I’ve been laid up the last few days, and let me tell you, it’s been rough. The kind of sick [Continue Reading]

I still remember the smell of freshly sharpened pencils and the crinkle of Trapper Keeper Velcro like it was yesterday. [Continue Reading]

I still remember the buzz in the air on September 13, 1993…Mortal Monday. It wasn’t just a marketing gimmick. For [Continue Reading]

It was the summer of 1994, and I had just earned my driver’s license in January and gotten my first [Continue Reading]

Independence Day has always been a favorite holiday of mine. Going back to childhood, it always seemed to be a [Continue Reading]

September 4, 1995 was Labor Day. Most people were grilling burgers or squeezing in one last swim before school started. [Continue Reading]