Retro Ramblings
Hot Wheels Sto and Go Playsets
Oh man, what a rush of nostalgia this past weekend. I’m sitting on the couch watching college football, and at the same time, checking out the TRN Slack Channel. It’s …
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Retro Ramblings
McDonald’s McPasta
For a few shining months in 1990, I lived in one of the only places on Earth where McDonald’s served Fettuccine Alfredo, and I loved it like a secret meant just for me. …
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TRN Time Machine Podcast: What We Loved About 1993
The TRN Time Machine podcast is hosted by myself and Jason Gross as part of The Retro Network. I’ve not had time be very involved over the last couple of …
Retro Ramblings
Dino Pebbles Cereal
Recently I talked about some old junk foods that I had missed out on. Well, here’s another one… Post cereals have made some real winners in their time, and possibly …
Retro Ramblings
Re-watching SummerSlam ’98
Being a big fan of old-school wrestling, I sometimes go back in time and old wrestling shows via the WWE Network on Peacock. Over the holiday weekend, nostalgia got the …
Retro Ramblings
Some of My Favorite Moments in Royal Rumble History
With wrestling being a big part of my childhood, I watched all of it I could. Most weeks, all we had available to consume were the weekly programs offered by …
Retro Ramblings
My Comic Book Collecting Origin Story
Ever since I was a kid, comic books have been part of my life. Not in the obsessive, bag-and-board collector kind of way, but more like a steady companion. They …
Retro Ramblings
The Wendy’s I Miss
There was a time when Friday nights felt like magic. My dad would roll in from working out of town all week, and the whole family would pile into the …
Retro Ramblings
I Was In Love With Hardee’s New York Patty Melt in 1993
In the spring of 1993, when my teenage appetite was as bottomless as my love for fast food, Hardee’s introduced a burger that, for a brief and glorious moment, felt …
Retro Ramblings
I Miss Fat Pro Wrestlers
The other day, I was flipping through my well-worn copy of Wrestling at the Chase: The Inside Story of Sam Muchnick and the Legends of Professional Wrestling, and somewhere between …