Retro Ramblings
Wendy’s SuperBar
Of all the things Wendy’s tried through the years, the Superbar was the idea that I liked the most, and is very possibly the fast food item/gimmick that I miss …
90s
Retro Ramblings
What If Sting Slammed Yokuzuna in 1993 Instead of Lex Luger?
I was always a fan of the Marvel Comics series What If?, where they would take classic stories, give them a twist, and give us readers a look at what …
Front Porch Philosophy
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 either. More like a craving that grabbed me by the …
Retro Ramblings
BK Dinner Baskets of the ’90s
I want to take a few minutes and talk about one of my all-time favorite fast food promotions…Burger King’s Dinner Service and Dinner Baskets from the ’90s. In late 1992 …
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 to see the movie itself in the theater. Back then, …
Retro Ramblings
Toys I Never Had: Hot Wheels Freight Yard Sto and Go Playset
The Hot Wheels Freight Yard was one of the several Sto and Go playsets that were so popular in the ’80s. It was also the largest of the bunch as …
Front Porch Philosophy
Cookin’ Cheap
From the late ’80s through the early ’90s, one of my daily rituals in the summertime was to go inside during the hot part of the day and veg out …
Retro Ramblings
O’Boisies Potato Chips
Those little Keebler elves have made a lot of tasty treats in their day. Unfortunately, a lot of them left the shelves far too quickly. O’Boisies, for me, is the …
Retro Ramblings
The Pizza Hut Street Ball
Read the newer, updated version of this story here: https://retroramblings.com/2026/03/15/the-pizza-hut-street-basketball-that-made-me-look-like-a-doofus/ Pizza Hut has had some of the best premium items in the history of fast food, and maybe one of …
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 tough stretch for old-school wrestling fans. They say these things …