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80s

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]

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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The Night We Tried to Conquer the World (and Fell Asleep Trying)

September 2, 2025 Mickey Lee 1

If you grew up in the ’80s like I did, chances are you remember the magic of sleepovers. They weren’t [Continue Reading]

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Small Town Theater Memories

August 26, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

Growing up in a small town, going to the movies wasn’t just entertainment, it was an event. A rarity. A [Continue Reading]

Basketball Shootout
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Shooting Out the Lights

August 12, 2025 Mickey Lee 1

Back when I was in elementary school, we had a few things to look forward to every year. There was [Continue Reading]

LEOG King's Castle
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King of the Castle

August 5, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

The photo above is of the classic LEGO set King’s Castle. It plays a pivotal role in this tale as [Continue Reading]

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