Retro Ramblings
October 28th, 1989
October 28th, 1989 is one of those days that stuck with me. It was a Saturday, which meant cartoons in the morning, but what made it truly memorable was everything …
Retro Ramblings
The Yearly Harvest Festival at School
Fall is in the air again…the kind that smells like woodsmoke and feels like flannel, and every time this season rolls around, my mind drifts back to one of the …
Time Capsule
1984 McDonaldland Fun Times Magazine Halloween Edition
It’s been a little while since I added any new scans to the archives, so what better way to make up for that than by posting a Halloween-related scan. There’s …
Retro Ramblings
Trading Cards as Halloween Treats
While I was at the grocery store earlier today, the Pokemon cards above caught my eye. I think trading cards are such a great idea to stuff into the bags, …
News
Pumpkin Spice Frosty
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 …
Retro Ramblings
Retro Ramblings
Revisiting Western Steer (Kind of)
Earlier this week, I attended a “going away” lunch for a co-worker who is taking another job in a faraway state. We went to a Mexican restaurant that opened near …
Retro Ramblings
Hardee’s Fried Chicken of the 90s
Like most other American households in the 1980s, when my family wanted fried chicken, we got it from Kentucky Fried Chicken. Not KFC, but Kentucky Fried Chicken. We weren’t all …
Retro Ramblings
Toys I Never Had: GI Joe Killer WHALE Hovercraft
Toys I Never Had Throughout my memories of the mid-’80s, two action figure lines dominated my playtime. Masters of the Universe and G.I. Joe. The cartoon series and the Real American Hero toy …
Retro Ramblings
Nintendo Cereal
In 1988, I was all about Nintendo. It had probably taken over as my favorite toy by that point if you want to consider it a toy. And I was …