GoRetro's Retro Video of the Day: Petula Clark
Freaking far out, man! Petula Clark rocks and so do the dancers and the clothing in this video. (although I feel sorry for the guy stuck und...
Dead Wrong
Do you think that you and Elvis would have been good together in bed? Or that you have some connection to Marilyn Monroe because you share t...
GetGoRetro, Not to Be Confused With GoRetro, Launches Online Clothing Site
A new e-commerce retro clothing site was launched this week: GetGoRetro.com . Here's the skinny from the "about us" page: Get ...
I Dream of People Who Can Get Retro TV Characters Right
Billionaire Mark Cuban doesn't seem to be a favorite on Dancing With the Stars, but I thought his I Dream of Jeannie inspired samba set ...
Swing Out Sisters
The Puppini Sisters have a new album out! C'mon, you should be as excited as I am because this is the closest thing my generation will e...
It’s Not Easy Going Retro Moment #1
“Whatcha got coming out of your earphones?” That was my thirty-something male coworker the other day, when he stopped by my desk the other d...
The Cos' Cause (It's a Retro Notion, so Please Read!)
Bill Cosby’s mad as hell, and he’s not going to take it anymore! The Cos (looking more like Stevie Wonder because of an eye problem) recentl...
For Those Fans Who Really Love Lucy
Remember when annoying has-been twat Jerry Lewis said a few years back that women couldn't be funny? Didn't he ever watch Lucille Ba...
Rat Pack Reunited Again
Everybody's dying this week! Joey Bishop (last one on the right in the photo), the last surviving member of the Rat Pack, passed away ye...
Teresa Brewer's Music, Music, Music WIll Live On
Singer Teresa Brewer passed away yesterday at the age of 76. Brewer was a popular pop singer of the 1950s, with hits that included Into Each...
Because TV Guide's Editors Have No Life and Neither Do I...
My favorite radio station reported this morning that TV Guide went through every single Cheers episode to calculate Norm's beer tab afte...
Jimmy Mack, When Are You Coming Back?
I was watching a clip from a Jimmy Stewart movie on YouTube when I was suddenly reminded of a dumbo piece of advice that Cosmopolitan magazi...
The Devil Made Me Do It
And boy oooo boy, what a handsome devil he is! There's something about that red suit and diabolical laugh that's driving me krah-ay-...
Good Grief! You're a Miserable Bastard, Charles Schulz!
I remember when British comedian Benny Hill passed away in 1992 that many were stunned to learn that the man who made millions of people la...
Danke Schoen But No Danke Schoen
That's what viewers were saying last night as they kicked off this season's obligatory older dude, Wayne Newton, from Dancing With t...
For the Members of iPod Nation Who Think Their Wee Piece of Modern Technology Is Oh So Cool
This story is for you. Your iPod isn’t so much cool as it is hot, like your hoo-ha is about to get after carrying it around in your pants’ p...
It's Johnny's Birthday!
For the first time the other night, while I was drowning in the depths of rapid eye movement, John Lennon appeared to me in a dream. We were...
Slowhand Tells All
I have a love-hate fanship towards Eric Clapton. Great guitarist/songwriter, rotten jackass husband/boyfriend. Just weeks after Pattie Boyd ...
Retro (?) Couch Wins Regis and Kelly Contest
My friend Kim clued me in on this one, so I just had to see it for myself. She said that a retro style couch won the Live with Regis and Kel...
Good Grief! It's Snoopy's Birthday, Charlie Brown!
Yeah, yeah, today is the 50th anniversary of Sputnik's launch into space. Whoop-de-doo. While the Russians are kicking up a goose-stompi...
Martin Scorsese Planning George Harrison Documentary
Guitar George will be the star of a documentary! Martin Scorsese is continuing his current trend of directing documentaries of famous musici...
Remembering Little Rock and Elizabeth Eckford
It's now been 50 years. Frankly, this historic picture has always bothered me, so I thought a little Photoshop defacing was in order:
Sweet Seats
You can always count on Urban Outfitters to come out with retro furnishings and clothing every season, and they're not necessarily for c...
Let Bob Dylan Send a Message for You
Everybody's gotta serve somebody, and now it's Bob Dylan's turn. This may be just about the coolest way to plug a new album over...
A Simple Solution for Parents Scared of Poisonous Toys Made in China
Buy vintage toys! I recently took a trip down childhood memory lane on ebay and found these beauties. My apologies for swiping these picture...
Fab Fridge!
This may just about be the coolest (haw haw!) fridge that I've ever seen. In fact, most of the appliances that SMEG makes are pretty coo...
Heeeey Youuuu Guyssss! Morgan Freeman Taught Me How to Read!
I once read on a Hollywood gossip site that Morgan Freeman likes to smoke ganja pipes . And when you watch old Electric Company skits like t...
Hats Off to Mary
On this day in 1970, one of TV's most popular breakthrough shows for a leading female character made its debut: The Mary Tyler Moore Sho...
Don't Make it Bad...Oops, Too Late
Within the lyrics of the world's most famous songs...lives a story that has never been told. That's the cryptic opening message that...
Sam Cooke, You Send Me
The 20th century music world is, unfortunately, sated with performers who died way before their time. I count among my favorite musicians wh...
How Does it Feel to Be One of the Beautiful People?
I’ve failed to mention a very notable anniversary, but it wasn’t on purpose. I haven’t posted about the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Lo...
Herbal Therapy
Note: I originally submitted this article to a few online pop culture magazines. No one ever got back to me. Maybe you'll appreciate it?...
Olive These Magnets by Olive Sandwiches
If you've been in a novelty gift shop during the past couple of years, chances are you've seen magnets and other items by the compan...
Elvis Has Still Not Left the Building
None of the thirty-three movies that Elvis Presley made are exactly the stuff that Academy Award winning dreams are made of, but that doesn&...
OK Computer...Me Love Classic Jim Henson
Cookie Monster's cousin goes to town on a talking computer in this adorable vintage Jim Henson sketch , which is probably from a 1970s E...
Strike Up the Bandstand
When Dick Clark suffered a stroke a few years ago, it was a blessing in disguise. That may seem like a cruel statement, but Clark was planni...
Something in the Way She Muses
You would think that after being married to two of rock's biggest icons that Pattie Boyd might have lived the life that most women dream...
Reebok Redux
If you were a teenage girl in the 80s like I was, you either owned a pair of Reebok sneakers or noticed that everyone else did. Now, to cele...
Mod Mats
I can always count on Crate&Barrel to have at least a few retro-inspired home items in every catalog of theirs that I've ever seen. ...
A Stone Family Reunion on the Sly
'Tis the season for nearly forgotten music groups from the 60s, 70s, and 80s to be performing free concerts at city parks and plazas al...
Thank You, Rob Miller
The co-author of one of pop music's lovliest and most covered songs from the 20th century has passed away. Rob Miller, who has died from...
Welcome to the Sixties...Getting the "Hairspray" Look!
The new musical movie version of "Hairspray" has hit the theaters and since Access Hollywood ran a story last week on how to find ...
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