Gen X Chronicles
What Happened to Our Fast Food?
Fast food used to be fast, cheap, and dependable. Now it’s slower, pricier, and trying to be fancy, and we miss the simple drive thru magic we grew up with. [Continue Reading]
Wendys
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Chasing Willow Through Commercials and Kid’s Meals
Willow became a favorite long before I ever saw it, a year‑long swirl of TV trailers, Wendy’s toys, and childhood longing that made finally watching it feel like magic. [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Wendy’s Square Burgers Confused Me
As a kid, nothing baffled me more than Wendy’s square hamburgers. Every other place used circles, but Wendy’s served geometry. Those corners stuck out past the bun like the burger was trying to escape. [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
My First Date
When I think back on my first date, I usually tend to skip those ones when I was younger and [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Wendy’s SuperBar Gave Us A Buffet of Memories
There are a lot of fast food experiments that came and went over the years, but none of them ever [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Willow Magic Cups From Wendy’s
Willow was a movie that captured my imagination in a big way back in 1988. When I first saw the [Continue Reading]