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Go Retro/Be Retro Bowling Shirt Giveaway!
It's been eons since I've been able to offer a giveaway on Go Retro, so I was excited and grateful when a company named Be Retro (a soul sister to Go Retro if I ever heard of one) reached out to me...
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Bacon, Anyone? Why Miss Piggy Is the Most Annoying Muppet Ever
Growing up on The Muppet Show in the '70s, I figured out right that Miss Piggy was never going to be my favorite muppet. While Fozzie Bear is happy-go-lucky, Gonzo is sweet, and Animal is crazy -- but...
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The Power of the Do Over
One of my favorite movie quotes of all time is from City Slickers -- a flick that I neglected to put on my "10 Films That Have Stayed With Me" post from earlier this year. Sadly, no one has updated the...
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Not Your Mama's Muppet Show: The Muppets Get Sex-Crazed for 2015
Who knew that I would be inspired to write about The Muppets twice within a few days? Yet here we are again...and by the way, I would hope that anyone who read my attack on Miss Piggy knows that I was...
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Hot Tub Time Machine: The Heart Shaped Tub Still Exists in the Poconos
A Cove Haven Resort Tub in the 1970s. Motels featuring heart-shaped beds and hot tubs sound like a kinky throwback to 1970s porn or cheesy 1980s soap operas. Thank God they went the way of the 8-track...
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GoRetroPamela Gets Peanutized
(Auto-correct wants to write I've been penalized.)So this is supposed to be me in a Peanuts cartoon -- I know, the resemblance is striking! It's been hilarious seeing all the grown-ups on Facebook post...
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It's A Jungle In There: Invasion of the 1970s Houseplants
I think if there's one decorating detail that defined the 1970s -- besides the sometimes retina burning colors -- it's the plethora of plants that were found in homes during this time.Look through any...
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Young Don Johnson Was Ridiculously Smoking Hot
Male heterosexual readers of Go Retro, you may want to turn right around and go back to where you came from -- there's nothing for you here, unless photos of a young Melanie Griffith interest you, and...
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Rejoice, Single Ladies: The "Old Maid" Term Is Dead
Yep, you heard it here first on Go Retro: the Old Maid is dead. I'm not a fan of elder abuse, but it was about time someone took that old bag for a ride and dumped her on an abandoned highway in the...
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10 Underrated Elton John Songs
A few weeks ago I listed what I feel are ten underrated songs from America's "Piano Man", Billy Joel; today, I felt compelled to list ten from the UK's Piano Man, Sir Elton John. It's a funny thing,...
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Movie Review: Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981)
Ever since Elvis Presley's death in 1977, there have been more movies made about him then you can shake a stick at. According to IMDb, a total of 43 actors have portrayed the King on screen, including...
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Update to The "Old Maid" Post
Although I didn't receive any hate mail about it, I realized after publishing the Rejoice, Single Ladies: The "Old Maid" Term Is Dead post that some of my opinions may have come across a little...
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10 Grooving Conversation Pits From Back in the Day
I guess you could say one of my retro-related regrets is that I've never been in a home that had a sunken room, or conversation pit. I think my first introduction to the interior design feature was...
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A Song's Story #7: Take On Me
Thirty years ago an iconic music video began airing on MTV and other music video stations. Oh, we didn't know back then that it was about to live on in infinity quite yet, but it's now 2015 and A-ha's...
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Not Your Pop's Playboy Anymore
"What sort of man reads Playboy?" In light of the news this week about Hugh Hefner's famed mag ditching nude photos from their pages, probably the most obvious answer is, not the type of guys depicted...
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A New Kind of Beatles Cover Band: AfterFab
We've all watched a Beatles cover band at some point. They run the gamut from those with members that don't dress up like the Fabs (Beatlejuice) to the ones that go all-out with costumes and...
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Pumped for Peanuts
Am I the only one I know who's planning on seeing The Peanuts Movie when it opens in theaters in a few weeks?When I mentioned my desire during a recent outing with my Meetup group, the reaction it...
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Why Sam Smith's New Song Is the Worst James Bond Theme Song Ever
Three years ago at this time, Adele's "Skyfall" -- the theme for the new James Bond movie in 2012 -- was getting lots of radio play. I remember it took a few listens for me to warm up to it, but all in...
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100 Years of Halloween Costumes in 3 Minutes
Mode.com has been giving us some great videos this year showing the evolution of style during the past century. Their latest, 100 Years of Halloween Costumes in 3 Minutes -- proves that the old timey...
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Does Darth Vader's Theme Have Its Roots in the 1930s Dance Band Era?
Vader artwork by Terry Fan for Monde MosaicWhen the official trailer for Star Wars: the Force Awakens was released a few weeks ago, I thought I heard a collective orgasm from Star Wars geeks ripple...
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