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5 Songs That Made Me Happy Before "Happy"
OK Mr. Pharrell Williams, we get it--your song "Happy" is going to go down as THE proverbial song of 2014. However, long before your cheerful earworm took over the airwaves there were other feel-good,...
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Proof That Old Timey Halloween Was Way More Terrifying Than Modern Day Halloween
They breed. I did a blog post on this topic some years ago, but thanks to the proliferation of these photos on Pinterest and Flickr, it bears repeating. There's something really unsettling--but also...
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A Song's Story #5: Superstar (Groupie)
I recently contributed to REBEAT Magazine's staff picks for guilty pleasure tunes, and while I went with the giddy, upbeat "My Boy Lollipop" by Millie Small, I was sorely tempted to list "Superstar" by...
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Why I'm Glad the Honey Boo Boo Show Went Kaput
Kramer called it years ago on Seinfeld...KRAMER: ...And you're the manager of the circus.JERRY: A circus?KRAMER: Come on, this is a great idea. Look at the characters. You've got all these freaks on...
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Whatever Happened To...Ken Wahl?
I was sludging my way through writing a blog post about 1980s TV stars who fell from grace, partly inspired by the Bill Cosby sex scandal, until I got to Ken Wahl. Reading about Wahl's story, I...
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Sharing Some Love for the Epilady
You may remember a few years ago I posted about my horrific earliest experiences with the Epilady--an epilator hair removal gadget that looks a little bit like a torture device. Epilady was the first...
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Cos and Effect
Bill Cosby, we hardly knew you. At least it seems that way as one allegation after another has surfaced the past few weeks from women who claim Cosby sexually assaulted them, usually while they were...
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Movie Review: Kopfstand (1981)
It's the holiday season, and nothing puts me in the Christmas spirit like seeing an Austrian art house film about someone thrown into a mental institution. Got your attention, didn't I? Actually, what...
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Why I Detest Yankee Swaps
One good thing about being unemployed during the holiday season is that I don't have to participate in the obligatory office yankee swap. I hate to sound like a scrooge, but this antiquated gift giving...
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New Album Reviews on REBEAT Magazine
Looking for a holiday gift idea for your retro music fan? I recently reviewed three new album releases for REBEAT...First up is Neil Diamond's new record, "Melody Road."This is classic Diamond; one of...
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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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Woody Guthrie's New Year's Rulins
Happy New Year! I know things have been a bit stagnant on Go Retro lately, but I am working on a longer post, I promise. I'd love to make it a New Year's resolution to post more on the blog but the...
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The Weird World of Walter and Margaret Keane
The day after Christmas I went to see the new Tim Burton film Big Eyes starring Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz as Margaret and Walter Keane (you can read my full review here on REBEAT!) In case you're...
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Who Is This Paul McCartney Person, Anyway?
You've probably seen or heard by now that Kanye West and Paul McCartney recently collaborated on a song called "Only One." But it wasn't the song itself that sparked a flurry in the media; it was that...
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GoRetroPam's Year in Review
The headlines read, ‘these are the worst of times’I do believe it's trueI feel so helpless, like a boat against the tideI wish the summer winds could bring back paradiseStyx, “The Best of Times”My...
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Lyrics Not Required: 10 of the Grooviest Instrumental Grooves of the 1960s
When was the last time an instrumental song became a hit? It seems like no one is writing or playing them these days, and that's a shame. I have a soft spot for instrumentals and perhaps no other...
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Technology That Rocked Our World in the '80s
In 1986 Neil Diamond proclaimed, "We're headed for the future and the future is now!" During the '80s the future was indeed the here and NOW, thanks to the gadgets at our fingertips. In addition to the...
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Two Forgotten Friday Favorites: Rick Astley
Rick Astley gets a bad rap. He's been the subject and punchline of a "Rickrolling" trend which started in 2007 as an online bait and switch technique that invites people to click on a link only to find...
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Book Review: The Aviator's Wife
Have you ever envied the spouse of your favorite celebrity crush and wish you could trade places with her (or him)? Well, don't. At least not until you've read The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin....
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The Beatle Who Never Appeared on SNL
Did you watch the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary special the other night? For the most part it was a fun, frolicking trip down memory lane with homages to our favorite characters and sketches. It...
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