The Spacey Between Us
Kevin Spacey was the celebrity that I least expected to ever see associated with a scandal. I've been a fan of his for nearly 20 ye...
Heartbroken Over a Heartbreaker: RIP Tom Petty
In recent years we've lost an awful lot of notable musicians and actors -- particularly those that were at the top of their game in t...
We All Live In a Research Submarine: the USS Albacore
I'll admit it...I may have a thing for submarines. After I watched Das Boot a few months ago, I had a thought: it would be fun t...
Beauty Salon Dropout: Why I Cut and Color My Own Hair In the Year 2017
A (very purple!) 1980s hair salon. Image via Scanagogo A few months ago I made the difficult decision of emailing my hairdresser to le...
The Time Ronald McDonald Hung His Head In Shame: Mac & Me
The 1980s decade was not the best time for McDonald's, branding-wise. Late in the '70s they were sued by Sid and Marty Krofft ove...
Jürgen Prochnow Should Have Been a Huge Star In the States
Hey Germany, let's make a deal. I'll trade you George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, James Franco, Matt Damon, Ryan Gosling, Joh...
Why I Simply Cannot Stomach The English Patient
In my last blog post I raved to you about a movie that totally won my heart, Das Boot . In today's blog post, I'm going to gripe,...
Movie Review: Das Boot (Director's Cut)
Every once in a while a movie will impress me with all of the ingredients of a perfect storm: a stellar storyline, superb acting, impress...
The Rare Alien Toys That Could Make You Rich (If You Own One)
With Alien: Covenant ready to hit American theaters tomorrow I've been having a flashback of sorts to the first or second grade, whi...
Stay Tuned (Go Retro and Life in General Updates)
You've probably noticed (or at least I've noticed) that I haven't been posting on here as much...not as much as ideally I'...
Sharing Some Much Overdue Love for the Bobby Darin Biopic "Beyond the Sea"
Recently I was visiting the Facebook page of a Bobby Darin fan group I follow and was surprised to see some negative comments being tosse...
America's Most Dangerous Amusement Park: Action Park
If you were a kid growing up in New Jersey in the '70s, '80s, or '90s, there's a good chance you visited Action Park in V...
How Not To Let Yourself Go (Especially If You're Over 40)
"It'll never happen to me," I used to say when I was younger. "I'll never let myself go." But then I was la...
Elle Macpherson Kicked My Butt: My Favorite "Vintage" Workout Tape
Side note: here we go again; the blog template put the entire post on the homepage (grrrrr.) To leave a comment, here's the actual li...
Three Reasons Why I Almost Never Go To the Movies Anymore
The last time I went to a movie theater was in January to see the Ben Affleck film Live By Night . Before that, it was a good year earlie...
You're a Ford Salesman, Charlie Brown!
A lot of people think that A Charlie Brown Christmas , which originally aired in 1965, was the first time that Charles Schulz's belo...
From Simple to Showoff: Why Do Weddings Today Seem To Go Overboard?
Valentine's Day is upon us, and its a safe bet that after the holiday tens of thousands of Americans will be newly engaged. And it&...
Clean Up Time
I'm working on a new post, but in the meantime needed to vent a bit. Tonight I got an email from an ad network I work with, that also...
An Ode to A Fallen Retail Giant: Kmart
"Attention, Kmart shoppers! This is your blue light special..." Although Kmart has tried on and off through the years to res...
Hollywood Remade "CHiPs" and It's Going To Suck
Note: Damn you, buggy Blogger template! It put this entire post on the home page again without showing the title or comments section. Tim...
Whatever Happened To Patience?
We live in very impatient times. Just the other day I was watching a DIY YouTube video on how to trim your own hair (don't tell my st...
Scenes From a Few Vintage Restaurants
Porpoise Room Cocktail Lounge, Marineland Of The Pacific, California Have you ever noticed how the inside of virtually every restaurant ...
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