Retro Ramblings
The Black Scorpion Saga
In the fall of 1990, I was twelve years old and as you already know by now, completely hooked on professional wrestling. WCW was my world. Sting was one of …
90s
Retro Ramblings
I Miss the Black Fridays of the 90s
I still remember the first time I truly understood what Black Friday was. It was the mid-90s, and I was standing in line outside a Walmart before the sun had …
Retro Ramblings
Freedom From Want
There’s a painting you’ve probably seen before by Norman Rockwell called “Freedom From Want.” It’s the one with the big family gathered around the table, Grandma setting down a turkey …
Retro Ramblings
The Death of Superman
The Death of Superman wasn’t just a comic book storyline for some of us, it was a cultural earthquake that turned me, a wide-eyed 14-year-old, into a full-blown comic collector …
Front Porch Philosophy
So Long For Now: Remembering Bob Caudle
Bob Caudle, the unmistakable voice of Southern wrestling, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 95 Saturday night, leaving behind a legacy that stretches across generations of …
Retro Ramblings
The Game of the Century
I was fifteen years old in the fall of 1993, and like most kids growing up in small-towns in the south, college football wasn’t just a sport, it was a …
Retro Ramblings
TNN Still Echoes In My Memories
By now, most folks have figured out that nostalgia is a powerful drug. It sneaks up on you when you least expect it. One minute you’re scrolling through a streaming …
Retro Ramblings
When Taco Bell Was Weird and Wonderful
There was a time when Taco Bell didn’t just serve tacos. It served hope. Hope that maybe, just maybe, you could walk in, order something with bacon, cheese, and mystery …
Article
Jurassic Park and the Rise of the American Appetite
Back in 1993, before the internet ruined our attention spans and McDonald’s started serving kale, there was a movie called Jurassic Park. It had dinosaurs, screaming scientists, and enough thunder …
Retro Ramblings
When the Radio Airwaves Were Our Social Network
Back in the early nineties, before the internet had sunk its claws into every corner of our lives, there existed a magical window of time when the radio was more …