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Bomb Girls
Image from WebTVWireIf you're in Mad Men and Downtown Abbey withdrawal and disappointed about the cancellation of Pan Am, then Go Retro has a tip on a hot, new retro themed show for you: Bomb Girls,...
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Yes! It's the Benny Hill Show
Photo via sueupton.netI consider it a privilege that by the age of 10 I was regularly watching The Benny Hill Show with my parents. When other kids were watching Fame and Silver Spoons, I was taking in...
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Spooky Grooves: Disco Dracula
Image from imageshackHalloween is just around the corner…let's get into the haunting spirit early with some gloulish disco grooves courtesy of a group that called themselves Hot Blood!Not long ago I...
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When Advertising Took a Trip
Looking back at vintage advertising through the decades, it's very evident that psychedelia spilled over into the advertising world during the late 60s. All of a sudden, the ads just pop with swirls of...
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The Right Way to Sell a Sears Freezer
In 1968, Sears was lagging in its sales of Kenmore freezers. Their solution was to create a 16-minute training video starring Judy Carne and Arte Johnson doing a Laugh-In spoof called Freeze-In! The...
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Two Forgotten Friday Favorites: Kid Creole and The Coconuts
I've had two songs by Kid Creole and the Coconuts stuck in my head all week, which makes me wonder why I never seemed to hear them on radio stations in the 80s. Perhaps they just weren't "80s" enough...
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Go Retro Goes on Facebook
Well, I've finally gone and done it: I've created a Facebook page for Go Retro. Considering that I manage the social media for a small business in my spare time as well as juggling my personal...
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When TVs Were Stylin'
Image via JoeCrazy.comOne thing I admire about the mid-century modern movement (say that 10 times fast) is that it didn't stop at just furniture, but spilled over into electronics and appliances as...
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The Music Videos of My Nightmares
It's nearly Halloween, so a lot of the blogs are talking about horror movies. Me, I'm thinking about creepy music videos. I guess that's just the way my mind works--and you'd be surprised at what gets...
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The Man with the Golden Hits: James Bond Theme Songs
Image from Entertainment Weekly via Illustrated 007I don't know about you, but I'm getting awfully excited about the latest James Bond movie being released soon, Skyfall. This year marks 50 years of...
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The Forgotten James Bond
If I were to ask you which actor who played James Bond is the least memorable, what would be your answer? George Lazenby? Timothy Dalton?Nope. The name's Nelson. Barry Nelson. And he actually played...
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Tattoo You...And You And You And You
Image from Fashion AvenueWhat I'm about to say is probably going to offend a lot of people. It might even piss you off if it applies to you. However, the time has come when I simply cannot refrain...
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The Man in the Alien Suit
Image from xenomorph, TumblrA casting director and a 7-foot tall Nigerian walk into a bar...it sounds like the start of a joke, but it actually resulted in horror movie history. That good looking young...
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Retro Product Fail #9: Space Food Sticks
I was going through a 1971 Family Circle that I bought at a flea market when this ad piqued my interest. Hmmm...I'd never heard of Space Food Sticks--and honestly, my first impression of the photo is...
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Retro Product Fail #10: The World of Sid and Marty Krofft
Found on FlickRiver, credited to King Power CinemaIt just doesn't seem right to see the word "fail" in the same sentence as Sid and Marty Krofft--the sibling duo known for their string of highly...
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Hot Women + Cars = Sales...Or At Least, Your Attention
I try not to forget that Go Retro attracts a lot of male readers so as my gift to you guys, here's a collection of vintage ads that matches pretty women with cars and car parts--most of them from the...
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The End of Telephone Fun
Image from TumblrIt isn't fun to get telephone calls anymore. Do you agree? I remember when the telephone used to be SO much fun--as a pre-teen and teenager, I welcomed calls from my friends,...
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Say It Ain't So, Twinkie the Kid
Via felixtcat on flickrIn case you haven't heard the sad news already, Twinkie the Kid is officially retiring. Hostess, the maker of Twinkies, Sno-Balls and other blood sugar-spiking goodies as well as...
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A Plea to Save Thanksgiving
Enough of this insanity alreadyYep, here it comes: another cranky ol' lady post. However, the controversy in the news lately over whether Walmart and other retail employees should have to work on...
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Movie Review: Seven Beauties (1975)
It isn't that often that I review films on Go Retro and rarer, still, foreign films. However, Seven Beauties remains one of the best movies I've seen so far in my life--I rank it higher than a lot of...
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