Essay
Rainy Summer Days
“Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day.” As I’m sitting here writing this, it’s a lazy Sunday afternoon, and it’s raining. It’s not a hard rain, but it’s not …….continure reading
Teenage Years
Editorial
Kevin Sullivan, RIP
“Lightning does not strike twice in this universe.”– Kevin Sullivan While taking a break at work yesterday morning, I was thumbing through X and started seeing a headline crawl across …….continure reading
Essay
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 …….continure reading
Essay
Mickey on Movies: Independence Day (1996)
Back in the summer of 1996, I was working full-time at the grocery store that I would go on to work at for a decade. I had just graduated high …….continure reading
Editorial
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 …….continure reading
Essay
Mickey on Movies: The Stoned Age (1994)
Back around 1995, I picked up The Stoned Age at my local video store and gave it a watch late one night. I remember liking it at the young age …….continure reading
Time Machine Podcast
TRN Time Machine Podcast: Summer Memories
The TRN Time Machine podcast is back! As a way to honor Jason’s podcasting legacy, we’re re-releasing classic episodes from the original Retro Network Podcast, as well as classic episodes …….continure reading
Essay
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 …….continure reading
Essay
Mickey on Movies: Backdraft (1991)
When Backdraft originally debuted back in 1991, I desperately wanted to see it. As I’ve explained before though, my parents weren’t the movie theater type. And as I was only …….continure reading
Essay
Mickey on Movies: Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dazed and Confused hit the silver screen in 1993, but somehow I didn’t notice at the time. It took another couple of years for me to become aware of its …….continure reading