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Ghosts of Christmas’ Past
Now that we are officially past Thanksgiving and on the road to Christmas, I figure you might be in the mood for Christmas nostalgia. While I have a lot of …
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Black Friday in the 90s
I still remember the first time I truly understood what Black Friday was. It was the mid-90s, and I was standing in line outside a Walmart before the sun had …
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The Early Years of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Back in 1924, Macy’s department store was looking for a unique way to market the holiday shopping season. Several ideas were batted around, but they eventually came up with the …
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The 1985 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Thanksgiving morning, 1985. The kind of morning where the air smelled faintly of cinnamon rolls and static electricity. I was parked in front of the television, legs crossed, bowl of …
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Freedom From Want
There’s a painting you’ve probably seen before by Norman Rockwell called “Freedom From Want.” It’s the one with the big family gathered around the table, Grandma setting down a turkey …
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The 1987 Survivor Series: The Birth of a Thanksgiving Tradition
WWF’s first Survivor Series in 1987 was a bold and strategic move that reshaped the wrestling landscape. Conceived as a counter-programming tactic, it not only disrupted Jim Crockett Promotions’ Starrcade …
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Life Day Letdown: The Story of the Star Wars Holiday Special
In November 1978, just a year and a half after Star Wars had taken the world by storm, fans were hungry for more. George Lucas’s space opera had become a …
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Starrcade ’86: The Night of the Sky-Walkers
Thanksgiving night, 1986. I didn’t get to watch Starrcade live, but that didn’t stop the buzz from reaching me like static through a radio dial. Every wrestling magazine, every promo …
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The Death of Superman
The Death of Superman wasn’t just a comic book storyline for some of us, it was a cultural earthquake that turned me, a wide-eyed 14-year-old, into a full-blown comic collector …
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So Long For Now: Remembering Bob Caudle
Bob Caudle, the unmistakable voice of Southern wrestling, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 95 Saturday night, leaving behind a legacy that stretches across generations of …