Cheap Gas!
Ahhhh, the good old days… I was sitting out in my car this morning waiting for Long John Silvers to open for business when I was inspired to dig into my car’s personal archive… Yes, it’s a rolling...
View ArticleSpanning The Globe
No peeking now while I head to the potty! Heh Heh Heh!!! So it’s been 5 weeks since I last posted a Flashback Friday post on my blog. “What in the hell is up with that?”, you ask yourself as you move...
View ArticleHey You Sprites!
There is no doubt about it that the 1985 movie “The Goonies” is one of the most loved and revered movies by those of us who grew up in the 80′s. The fantastic tale of kids on the poor side of town...
View ArticleBeat The Clock
In lieu of tips, I’ll take Beggin Strips… Pizza is one of those great American foods that I just don’t really care for, but a lot of other people sure do. Pizza chains are a dime a dozen, and no doubt...
View ArticleThis Is Only A Test!
Had this been an actual emergency, possums everywhere would have attacked! It’s a beautiful Spring day back in the 1980′s, the perfect time to be lounging around inside on the couch watching the tube....
View ArticleShufflin’ Off To Chicago
Da Squarls! The Super Bowl is such a white hot event, that it can make stars out of just about any space dust that happens to get caught up in its gravitational pull. This includes heroes like Joe...
View ArticleSkate Or Die
When I was in sixth grade, my teacher organized roller skating parties down at the local rink once a month. This was back in 1986-87, firmly on the downward slope of roller skating’s popularity,...
View ArticleMore MTV Classic!
When the M stood for “music” instead of “moronic”. Back in October, I dedicated a Flashback Friday post to five forgotten music videos from MTV’s glorious 80′s past that stood out for their...
View ArticleLet That Camera Roll
In our modern world of YouTube and ever-present social media, anyone can literally become a pseudo-celebrity overnight. The most ridiculous videos can quickly become viral as they get passed on from...
View ArticleMy Buddy And Me!
A Real Pal…. until he goes all Chucky on you. No time for a proper Flashback Friday today, as I’m in the waning hours before I go back to work tonight, and I had a lot of things I wanted (and still...
View Article8 Bit Beats
Play that funky music NES boys! In trying to come up with posts that my readers find interesting and entertaining, I find that there are many times I shy away from subjects I’m pretty sure a lot of my...
View ArticleThe Ugly Dictator
Welcome to Miami The United States has had its fair share of world police actions it’s taken since the end of World War II, and no, I’m not even about to go into the political nature of these. That’s...
View ArticleIt’s On Like Donkey Kong!
Cough! Hack! Er, pardon the dust… and don’t forget to blow in the cartridges. The Nintendo Entertainment System was the greatest video gaming console ever made. Sure, that might technically be an...
View ArticleWould You Like Fry Guys With That?
Grimace, my friend! You’re looking more and more like a giant buttplug every day! There once was a glorious day when nobody thought it was irresponsible for a fast food company to promote its artery...
View ArticlePrepare For Ludicrous Speed!
This post is NOW, sir! Mel Brooks is one of the absolute geniuses of movie comedy. For several decades, he was the Weird Al Yankovic of Hollywood, turning out spoof and hilarious spoof of just about...
View ArticleKiss My Bass
The one that sadly didn’t get away… In my fifteen years of working in retail, I have many fond and even some unfond memories of the products we have sold in the past that have come and gone. I...
View ArticleI Can’t Drive 55
You go, Sammy. If you are following my blog, there’s a good chance you are in the age group that would instantly begin singing the Sammy Hagar hit yourself when you saw the title of this week’s...
View ArticleBursting The Lead Balloon
Do I have a choice? If you are under the age of 30, and you’ve seen that dire warning printed somewhere on most cars, “UNLEADED FUEL ONLY”, you’re probably wondering why it’s there in the first place....
View ArticleGungan Ho!
Credit to C.K. Hope for the quote inspiration! Jar Jar was too slow to come up with it on his own… Haters gonna hate. We use that line a lot, because while we all have things we dislike, when it comes...
View ArticleMTV Classic
When the M stood for “music” instead of “moronic”. There is no denying that MTV was the cable television channel that most defined the awesome decade of the 1980′s. What started out as a network to...
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