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Whatever Happened to...Hitchhiking?
When's the last time you saw a hitchhiker? Better yet, when's the last time you picked up one? Crazy question, right? It's been many years since I've seen anyone sticking their thumb out on the side of...
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Absolutely Atrocious Craft Books From the 1970s
I know that most of you are fans of the 70s, right? The music, the movies, and the fashion. However, I have to draw the line at some of the hideous crafts that were popular during the era. I'm not...
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T*ts and Tiparillos
The Tiparillo advertising campaign of the late 1960s reminds me of a series of sleazy ads done for Microsheen shoe polish a decade before, a campaign that begs the question "what do showing boobies...
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Paper...or Paper? A Look Back at Vintage Grocery Store Excursions
I posted the above photo on Go Retro's Facebook page a couple of days ago, and it resulted in 47 shares, 56 likes, 39 new page likes, and was seen by approximately 4,000 people. Whoa. Clearly one of my...
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REBEAT Magazine is Here!
I have some exciting news to share with my dear readers. Earlier this summer, a friend and fellow blogger/writer reached out to me and several other writer friends about a new digital blog/magazine...
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Sleazy Car Dealership Commercials From Yesteryear
I just bought a new car, a bright red 2014 Jetta with some nice bells and whistles that was marked down by $4,000 to make room on the lot for the 2015s. And yet I can't help but feel that I still got...
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Whatever Happened To...the American Vacation?
July is almost over...have you taken a summer vacation yet this year? If not, do you plan to? I bring it up because in recent months there's been some news in the media about how Americans typically...
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New REBEAT Magazine Article Posted: Disco Demolition Night
Hey Go Retro fans! My second published piece for REBEAT Magazine has been posted. This one is about Disco Demolition Night, which took place in July of 1979 (so 35 years ago.) Do you remember Chicago...
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It's a Method of...Old School Love: Go Retro's Retro Guide to Dating
I can't tell you how many times I started this blog post only to scrap it. Dating is such a touchy and confusing subject to me, so let me just start by saying the first thing that comes to mind when I...
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Movie Review: Little Sweetheart (1989)
Once in a while you come across an older movie so mesmerizing in its own independent little way that it trumps anything currently playing in the theater, particularly those so-called blockbusters...
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New REBEAT Magazine Article Posted: 10 Criminally Underrated Beatles Songs
It's Beatles week on REBEAT Magazine as some members of the staff are gearing up for the Chicago Beatlefest this weekend, so in keeping with the week's theme of all things Fab Four, here's a little...
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Whatever Happened To...Rick Moranis?
If you were watching movies in the '80s then surely you remember Rick Moranis, the lovable nerdy guy who enjoyed a terrific film career throughout the decade, appearing in Ghostbusters, Little Shop of...
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Suddenly, Everyone Today is An Artist
Over the weekend I watched a lovely indie film released in 2009 called Local Color. It was based on the true story in the early '70s of an aspiring teenage artist who develops a friendship with a...
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Mother's Little Helper: Vintage Drug Ads Aimed at Women
Something I've discovered recently is how many prescription anti-anxiety drugs were marketed towards women or their husbands back in the day, to ensure that housekeeping duties would not fall by the...
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Checking in With the Labor Search This Labor Day Weekend
It isn't that often that I deviate from the retro-related observations to post personal stuff on Go Retro but it's been my experience that the few times I have that my readers kind of dig it. I know...
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Movie Review: The Girl Most Likely to... (1973)
They treated her like a dog. Now, she's a fox. And she's going to make them pay.When Joan Rivers passed away last week, lots of people were familiar with her zingy one-liners and her fashion police...
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For the Love of Train Travel: Thank Goodness Some Things Remain the Same
I've read lots of articles and blog posts in recent years lamenting how awful it is to travel on a commercial airliner these days compared to the golden age of the '60s and '70s. That's because it is,...
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Coming Soon to A Theater Near You: GoRetroPam in The Equalizer
Next week, on September 26, Denzel Washington's new movie The Equalizer opens in theaters. Why should you care and what does this have to do with anything retro? Because there's a chance you might see...
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Vintage Ads That Make You Go Blech!
We all know that sex sells, but what about content that can only be described as stomach churning? I apologize in advance for the eye and brain bleach you're about to need after viewing these charming...
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New Article on REBEAT Magazine: 5 Artists That Deserve Their Own Biopics By Now
Hey all you groovy guys and gals, REBEAT Magazine has published another opinion piece of mine, 5 Artists That Deserve Their Own Biopics By Now. There are a lot of musicians who deserve to have their...
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