Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Toys I Never Had: G.I. Joe U.S.S. Flagg Aircraft Carrier
I’ll be the first to admit that when it came to toys, I had what would be considered an awesome [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Watermelons Aren’t As Good As they Used to Be
After a long, hot week at work, my body decided it was time for fresh fruit. Not a polite suggestion [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
BK Dinner Baskets and Table Service in the ’90s
Every now and then a fast food promotion comes along that feels so unusual, so out of step with everything [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
The Summer of Thunder at Hardee’s
Days of Thunder hit theaters in 1990, and I was all in on it. All in except for actually going [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Toys I Never Had: Hot Wheels Freight Yard Sto and Go Playset
There were plenty of toys I loved in the 80s, and plenty I managed to get my hands on, but [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Cookin’ Cheap
From the late ’80s through the early ’90s, one of my daily rituals in the summertime was to go inside [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Breakfast at McDonald’s Has Always Been Special
I took my family on vacation this past week, and on the drive out of town the first morning, my [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
O’Boisies Potato Chips
Those little Keebler elves have made a lot of tasty treats over the years, but some of their best [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Mike “Virgil” Jones, RIP
Damn. Two RIP posts in back-to-back days. Just yesterday I wrote about the passing of Ole Anderson. It’s been a [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Ole Anderson, RIP
Alan Rogowski, better known as Ole Anderson, passed away yesterday. Details as to the cause of his death have not [Continue Reading]