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Moms Christmas Suckers
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Mom’s Christmas Suckers

December 3, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

When I think of Christmas growing up, I don’t just picture department store windows, sleigh bells or the presents under the tree. I think of suckers too. Not the kind …

Starrcade 86
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The Night of the Sky-Walkers

November 20, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

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 …

Libbys Pumpkin Pie
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Libby’s Famous Pumpkin Pie Was The Star Of Our First Thanksgiving

November 16, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

Thanksgiving has a way of sneaking up on you. One minute you’re raking leaves and wondering if it’s too early for Christmas music, and the next, you’re elbow-deep in mashed …

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The Ghostbusters II Promotion at Hardees

October 15, 2025 Mickey Lee 1

Let’s rewind the tape to 1989. I was knee-deep in Ghostbusters fever, and fast food promotions were hitting their golden age. Looking back now, I realize they were a much …

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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 a calling, as I had spent many years riding in …

Norman Rockwell Freedom From Want
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The Not-So-Traditional Thanksgivings of My Youth

November 28, 2024 Mickey Lee 1

The photo you see above is the classic Norman Rockwell painting known as “Freedom From Want”. He created this masterpiece in November of 1942, and it graced the cover of …

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Pumpkin Spice Frosty

September 18, 2023 Mickey Lee 0

The 2023 Halloween junk food season is a good one so far. I highlighted a variety of our finds last week, but the hunts continue so there is probably another …

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The Things I Loved About 2020

January 1, 2021 Mickey Lee 0

2020 may very well go down as one of the worst years on record. We’re talking top 10 all time if I had to guess off the top of my …

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