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A Call For Giveaways!
Before I delve back into the retro-related content, I just wanted to put this out here for anyone that may see it...I'm always on the lookout for companies that want to donate an item for a giveaway...
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The Real Story Of The Dodge Brothers
Of all American car companies, I believe Dodge has the best advertising campaign going strong right now. Last year, in honor of the company's 100th anniversary, they brought their brand's founders --...
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Tips For Tramps: When A Girl Is A Tease (1952)
Ladies, are you a woman that briefly looks at a man you find attractive with a sexy gaze and then averts your eyes? Have you ever dropped something in front of him so he could pick it up and hand it...
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Welcome to the Seventies: Sunset Ideas for Clothing Decoration
Pure retro gold -- that's what I'm about to show you within the pages of this awesome scanned book I found on Flickr, Sunset Ideas for Clothing Decoration. This book was published in 1977 and...
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10 Favorite David Bowie Songs
"Planet earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do."Like a lot of music fans today I'm shocked and saddened to hear about the death of David Bowie. He'd been discretely battling cancer for the past...
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No Purchase Necessary: When Sweepstakes Were Groovy
While everyone has gotten themselves worked up in a Powerball frenzy, I've been thinking about sweepstakes, and how much cooler they seemed back in the day. I occasionally enter an online giveaway and...
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Farewell To A Childhood Film Theater
This post is going to be short, sweet, and personal, but a few weeks ago I found out that the closest movie theater to me -- which happens to be the main one I've been going to since I was a kid -- is...
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Movie Review: Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990)
(Spoiler alert: I reveal the movie's ending towards the end of this post!) In 1990, two romantic movies involving a deceased boyfriend and a love story were released in theaters. One of these, Ghost,...
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Now I Know What Jessica Rabbit Feels Like
Today was my birthday, so when I meandered onto Facebook this morning I was greeted with the usual birthday wishes from friends and family members, accompanied by cute pictures of the Beatles...and...
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Fond of Fondue
Despite extensive research by the Go Retro "team", we could find no real explanation as to why fondue parties became such a big thing in the 1970s. Some feel it was the appeal of a social meal where...
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Hot Ladies of Vintage Auto Parts Advertising, Part 2
For everyone that receives Go Retro in their email via the feed, I want to apologize for the multiple test posts that went out earlier today. My snazzy new blog template that I love so dearly didn't...
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1976: My "First" Year of Music
1976: My "First" Year of Music(Note: After a few attempts, I have NO idea why this post will not display properly like the others...so to leave a comment, click on the post title above which is...
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Where Have All the Bloggers Gone? Long Time Passing...
This is just a quick personal observation post before I get back to the retro related ones, but I wanted to take a moment to say something to all of my fellow bloggers out there that I know of who...
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Before Tinder and Texting, There Were Acquaintance Cards
Once in a while I like to venture off the mid-20th century pop culture path and explore the nooks and crannies of truly vintage times. Since Valentine's Day is only a couple of weeks away (repeat after...
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The Military Loves Miniskirts: Hilarious 1970 Etiquette Video
I actually blogged about this video find on YouTube a good five years ago, but feel I didn't do it justice at the time. What brought it back into my mind was seeing the following gif that a Facebook...
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Retro Product Fail #12: The Inflatable Bubble House
It's been a while since I've written a post for my Retro Product Fail series, but when I saw this scanned Playboy article from 1972 on Flickr (credited to rchappo2002), I knew I had a winner on my...
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Where the Wild Things Were: New Jersey's Jungle Habitat
All photos via West Milford Jungle HabitatIf you were a kid or teen growing up near northern New Jersey in the early-to-mid 1970s, then there's a good chance you may have visited Jungle Habitat. It was...
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1970s Advertising: The Couples Edition
It's the honest truth when I say I'm happy to be single this Valentine's Day. While the couples will be freezing their private parts off as they trudge off to dinner reservations in the coldest air...
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A Head For Business, and A Bod For Sin
I have some really wonderful personal news to report. You may remember that it was a couple of years ago when I announced on here that my position at work had been eliminated due to a restructuring....
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Movie Review: Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
When one thinks of Steve McQueen, his most notable movies such as Bullitt, The Great Escape, and The Thomas Crown Affair usually come to mind. Up until yesterday, Baby the Rain Must Fall was still on...
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