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Mom’s Christmas Suckers
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 …
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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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Libby’s Famous Pumpkin Pie Was The Star Of Our First Thanksgiving
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
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
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 …
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The Not-So-Traditional Thanksgivings of My Youth
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 …