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And the Winner Of the Making Clay Memories Giveaway Is...
Rafflecopter picked a winner for me in the ceramic horse giveaway, and that lucky person is Trish Rucker! I have you emailed you, Trish, so please check your messages!Thank you to everyone who entered...
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10 Underrated Hall and Oates Songs
I love Daryl Hall and John Oates. Gosh, it feels refreshingly easy for me to say that today.Believe it or not, it wasn't easy being a teen fan of Hall and Oates in the '80s. Yes, it should have been a...
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Dear Eighties, You Look Ridiculous
I know, it's not earth shattering news to declare on a blog that the '80s looked so awful. I love the '80s; I really do. I came of age, so to speak, in the decade and I loved the music and seeing...
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Why It's OK To Want To Be A Housewife Today
I have a confession to make. If I meet the right man within the next few years, get married, and he's in a position where I can stay at home and earn income on my blogs and freelance writing either...
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The Go Retro Holiday Gift Guide 2016
Now that Thanksgiving is done and dusted, and most of us are recovering from our turkey comas, it's time to start thinking about Christmas, Hanukkah, and any other gift-giving holidays. This year I've...
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Special Announcement: Go Retro's New YouTube Channel!
Well guys, I finally did it...Go Retro now has a YouTube channel. After nearly a decade of writing this blog I've finally been motivated to jump on the video bandwagon after seeing some fun,...
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Losing My Potty Mouth: The F*** Stops Here
You wouldn't know it from my blog postings but I swear -- sometimes a lot. I recently reviewed a blog post I wrote on here five years ago about how the f word has lost its shock value in today's modern...
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Go Retro Giveaway: Jacob Bromwell Made In The USA Cocktail Shaker!
Woo, hoo! It's your lucky week, retro loving guys and gals! I've got another giveaway for all of you Go Retro readers, and this one's a delight. Up for grabs: one gorgeous copper, made in the USA...
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New On the Go Retro Tube: Collecting Vintage Cake Carriers
I posted a video earlier today on Go Retro's YouTube channel where I talk a bit about vintage metal cake carriers from the 1940s through the 1970s. I show you my collection...which consists of one cake...
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Why "Baby It's Cold Outside" Is Not About Rape
Hey GR readers, please note: my blog template screwed up this post by publishing the entire thing on the home page. If you'd like to leave a comment on it, please use this link:...
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Before 3D Printers, There Was Mattel's VAC-U-FORM
Recently I was looking up the types of models that kids used to make when model and hobby stores existed, and came across an advertisement for a curious looking contraption called the VAC-U-FORM.I'd...
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The Adam-12 Reunion That Wasn't: Nashville Beat
When NBC's popular cop series Adam-12 ended in 1975, the final episode left the fates of officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed dangling for its viewers; Reed was considering taking an investigator's exam...
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Debbie Reynolds' Lost Fitness Video: Do It Debbie's Way
Debbie Reynolds is being lovingly remembered this week for her iconic roles in Singin' In the Rain, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and The Singing Nun, as well as her many television roles, her devotion...
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I'm Still Standing: Looking Ahead to 2017
Happy New Year, Go Retro readers! I think this is about the fifth time I've attempted this post. I simply wasn't sure whether I really wanted to do a "year in review" post. My year wasn't so hot, but...
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Scenes From a Few Vintage Restaurants
Porpoise Room Cocktail Lounge, Marineland Of The Pacific, CaliforniaHave you ever noticed how the inside of virtually every restaurant today, especially nationwide chains, all kind of look the same?...
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Whatever Happened To Patience?
We live in very impatient times. Just the other day I was watching a DIY YouTube video on how to trim your own hair (don't tell my stylist!) when I noticed the same person left these three...
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Hollywood Remade "CHiPs" and It's Going To Suck
Note: Damn you, buggy Blogger template! It put this entire post on the home page again without showing the title or comments section. Time for a new template. In the meantime, to leave a comment (I...
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An Ode to A Fallen Retail Giant: Kmart
"Attention, Kmart shoppers! This is your blue light special..." Although Kmart has tried on and off through the years to resurrect its blue light special (which apparently lives on digitally via its...
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Clean Up Time
I'm working on a new post, but in the meantime needed to vent a bit. Tonight I got an email from an ad network I work with, that also works in conjunction with Google. Someone at Google came across an...
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From Simple to Showoff: Why Do Weddings Today Seem To Go Overboard?
Valentine's Day is upon us, and its a safe bet that after the holiday tens of thousands of Americans will be newly engaged. And it's a sure bet that an awful lot of these brides and grooms-to-be will...
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