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Video Game Console Smackdown: Atari 2600 vs. Intellivision
Were you on Team Atari or Team Intellivision in the 80s? There were other home gaming consoles on the market at this time, but it seems these two companies were the main contenders battling it out in...
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Retro Greeting Cards Giveaway!
I was hoping when 2013 rolled around that I'd get the opportunity to do another giveaway on Go Retro. That opportunity presented itself when NobleWorksCards.com reached out to me to offer a retro...
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Whatever Happened To...Communication Skills?
I get some messages on OKCupid that are real doozies, but this latest one really took the cake:Guys are that observant. We just know your fair looks nice. We not concearned with how women get the way...
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And the Winner of the Greeting Card Giveaway Is...
Joanna of ChristmasTVHistory! Joanna received two entries since she also tweeted about the giveaway. Congrats, Joanna, and my apologies that it took longer than expected to choose a winner. I will be...
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Cupid is Putrid: Twisted Valentine's Day Cards
I'm a little late to the game; as I post this, Valentine's Day is just about over. However, I can't let it go by without posting some of these great vintage cards I found via Flickr. There were lots of...
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The Mystique of Bettie Page
Photo via photobucketAs a heterosexual woman, I never had much of an inkling to look up Bettie Page videos and photos until one of my readers and fellow bloggers, Cliff from Burping Canary Feathers,...
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The Night Oscar Hung His Head in Shame
Oscar night is full of weird and bad moments, but what you're about to watch is probably the worst opening number of any Academy Awards ceremony ever. We have the late composer Marvin Hamlisch and...
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Land of the Lost TV Series #4: Pryor's Place
It's kind of fascinating to think that Richard Pryor headed his own Saturday morning children's television show. By the time Pryor's Place aired in 1984, the comedian/actor was known for his...
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Banana Republic's New Mad Men Collection
Photo via BananaRepublicLast week Banana Republic launched its latestMad Men-inspired clothing collection. With previous collections I've always been disappointed by the designs--it seemed like Banana...
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Two Forgotten Friday Favorites: Miami Sound Machine
We're more than a week into March, but someone needs to get that memo to Old Man Winter: it's snowing to beat the band in New England today. It's days like this that make me daydream about summer and...
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Not Your Papa's Oldsmobile: The End of the Love Affair Between Teens and Cars
Ad via AdClassixMan, remember how thrilling it was to get your driver's license? When I was in high school, entering your 16th year was an exciting time because it meant you'd get to drive. You'd savor...
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Announcing the Valerie Harper Blog-A-Thon!
I'm very pleased to announce my participation in a special event taking place next week--a Valerie Harper Blog-A-Thon! From March 19th-22nd, several cool bloggers and myself will be posting all about...
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Land of the Lost (Valerie Harper) TV Series: City
All images from CityGal on AngelfireA few years ago I received an invitation in the mail to be part of a TV focus group event that was taking place at a local hotel. We were told that the group wanted...
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The Valerie Harper Blog-A-Thon: How Rhoda Got the Rhoda Look
The Valerie Harper Blog-A-Thon that Amanda at MadeForTVMayhem organized still marches on, and it's been wonderful seeing all of the love this week for one of our favorite TV ladies. I've had so much...
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Are You Being Served? Mr. Selfridge to Premiere on PBS
Photo via The Jane Austin Film ClubShould I be ashamed that I had never heard of one of England's most prominent department stores, Selfridges, until PBS started promoting the premiere of the series...
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Seeking the Great Go Retro Scoop
Photo credit: Mathieu MeunierI know this blog has been quiet of late…and it's going to be even quieter as I'm leaving for Washington D.C. on Thursday for a mini-vacation and to see the cherry blossoms...
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Saxy Songs of the 80s
It must be the toughest gig these days to be a saxophone-playing session musician--you just don't hear them anymore in most mainstream music. One recent exception is Lady Gaga's "Edge of Glory" which...
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The Milkman Cometh
Image via Antique Automobile Club of America forumsThe milkman: for those of us born after a certain time in America, we never got a visit from one...no fresh, cold milk waiting for us in glass bottles...
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When Hawkeye Hawked Computers
Image via MamecadeA computer/technology pioneer and the cast of a sitcom that never showed a single PC on the set during their run…a match made in advertising heaven!According to an old L.A. Times...
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A Song's Story #1: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Today I'm launching a new post theme for Go Retro: A Song's Story. We'll take a look at some songs from music history that have an interesting history behind them. The reason for my first choice, "Bang...
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