Express Lane Back to the 80s
Holy Bananarama! That's all I could think of when I visited the local Express store the other day. Their spring collection is full of cl...
What a Relief it Is! Alka-Seltzer Brings "Speedy" Out of Retirement
Picture courtesy AdvertisingIconMuseum.com. There's been a recent retro trend among well-known advertising brands. They're bringing ...
Best Oscar Moment Ever: The Streaker
On a day when Tinsletown rolls out the red carpet to honor "their best" (and I use that expression loosely, since not all of the b...
Simply Quite Atrocious!
Last night when Charlie Gibson announced on ABC World News an upcoming report that claimed Mary Poppins was a liar, I nearly spit out my pen...
NBC's Going Retro
NBC Digital Entertainment and NBC Universal Cable Entertainment announced that they plan to stream vintage NBC TV shows on their websites. S...
You Have Such a Pretty Sleeveface
Photo courtesy Sleeveface.com and credit Ben Trow and Gemma Rochester. For a while now I've been hearing about the inevitable demise of ...
No Love Lost: The Ten Best Break Up Songs from the 20th Century
Valentine's Day is over, and I'm willing to bet the same can be said for a few relationships out there as well. Looking for a good b...
Classic Sweet Treat
Lately I've had a craving for conversation hearts, probably because it's been years since I've downed a box. Growing up and livi...
C’mon, Get Happy! David Cassidy to Appear on Oprah Tomorrow
Tomorrow’s Oprah show (you can tell by now that I’m an Oprahloony) is going to feature former teenage heartthrob David Cassidy as well as th...
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!
Today is my absolute, all time favorite day in Beatles history. It's when Americans everywhere were introduced to the Fab Four via The E...
Classic Couples
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor photo copyright Hulton/Getty. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall photo copyright Ed Clark/TIME LIFE PICTU...
Phone Calling for Dummies, Circa 1950s
This is for all dial-challenged out there. Courtesy a site called ContactSheet.org comes a vintage guide to using the telephone. The tips i...
This Valentine's Day, Send a Call From A Has-Been Retro "Star"
Valentine's Day is next week, peeps, and nothing says "I love you" to a significant other than having a has-been retro star ca...
So Long, Sexie Sadie
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the bearded Indian guru to the Beatles who introduced the Western world to transcendental meditation, died Tuesday at...
GoRetro's Retro Hottie of the Month: Tom Petty!
Everything about Sunday's Superbowl sucked (yes, you can tell I'm a Pats fan)...except for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' half...
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