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BK International Chicken Sandwich
Retro Ramblings

When Burger King’s Chicken Sandwich Flirted With International Diplomacy

October 10, 2025 Mickey Lee 3

I’ve always had a soft spot for Burger King’s Original Chicken Sandwich. That long sesame seed bun, the crispy breaded [Continue Reading]

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The Masters of the Universe

October 7, 2025 Mickey Lee 6

I still remember the first time I laid eyes on He-Man. It wasn’t on TV. It wasn’t in a comic [Continue Reading]

Halloween Treat Bags
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The Halloween Treats I Always Hoped To Find

October 5, 2025 Mickey Lee 2

Halloween always had a rhythm to it. The rustle of leaves in the trees, the smell of distant bonfires, and [Continue Reading]

Adventures of Lone Wolf
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My Adventures With Lone Wolf

October 2, 2025 Mickey Lee 1

Back in the mid-’80s, Dungeons & Dragons was definitely “a thing”, but not the kind of thing you could talk [Continue Reading]

Rock and Roll Express
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When Rock & Roll Was King

September 25, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

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

Hit Stix
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I Thought Hit Stix Would Make Me Popular

September 23, 2025 Mickey Lee 3

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

60 Minutes
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Sunday Night Television Used To Be the Worst

September 21, 2025 Mickey Lee 2

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

Panama City Postcard
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Panama City or Bust

September 18, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

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

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Going to Grandmas When I Was Sick

September 16, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

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

Bayside High
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Heading Back to School in the ’80s

September 15, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

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

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