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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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Gentlemen, Drop Your Razors: Rocking Retro Beards
Up until not long ago, I long detested beards on men (well...and on women, too. Ha.) I can't even explain why--I just thought guys looked sexier and more professional when clean shaven, with nothing...
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Whatever Happened to...Customer Service?
Image via bayswater97 flickrI'm sure that the lack of good customer service in today's society is something that everyone can relate to. I've held off on ranting about it for so long because I used to...
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Happy Birthday, Cher!
Cher turns 67 today, and to help celebrate the folks at Can't Miss TV invited me to post this groovy infographic showing the history of Cher's career. I'll always remember Cher's impressive movie...
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A Song's Story #2: Suicide is Painless
Through early morning fog I see visions of the things to be the pains that are withheld for me I realize and I can see...That suicide is painless It brings on many changes and I can take or leave it if...
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Phil Collins: Terrible Or Terrific?
Photo vis ThinkNicePhil Collins seems to be a pop culture conundrum to me--in the grand scheme of music history, is he terrible...or terrific? It's a question I've struggled with ever since the 1980s,...
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Shabby Apple Summer/Go Retro Giveaway!
It wasn't long ago that I was thinking about posting a new giveaway on Go Retro. Luckily, the universe delivered my manifestation when the owner of Shabby Applereached out to me with a giveaway offer...
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And the Winner of the Shabby Apple Giveaway Is...
Tabathia! Congratulations and I'll be sending you an email with info on how to claim your dress. Thanks to everyone who entered and I hope to hold another giveaway soon.
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Splatter Platters: A Look at Teenage Tragedy Songs
You would think that in 1950s Americana, teenagers were a happy lot. They had drive-in movie theaters, rock and roll, their dad's Oldsmobile, and Clearasil. Yet the post-WWII era was responsible for...
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Movie Reviews: Them! (1954)
"When man entered the atomic age, he opened the door to a new world. What we may eventually find in that new world, no one can predict." - Dr. Medford in Them!Them! is an awesome movie and I loved...
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A Song's Story #3: (They Long to Be) Close to You
Ah, yes--The Carpenters' hit "(They Long to Be) Close to You" is the quintessential 70s love ballad, is it not? It was even Homer and Marge's love song on The Simpsons when they're shown meeting each...
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Ms. Go Retro Answers All
You know what's amazing? Go Retro has been live for 6 years now and averages around 1,000 page views a day; that's nearly triple the amount it was getting just over a year ago. And that means people...
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The Queen of the 80s (Guest Post by Spencer Blohm)
Image via Bilal Ali ProductionsEditor's Note: Today's post is brought to you by guest blogger and freelance entertainment writer Spencer Blohm. On August 9th, the late, great Whitney Houston would have...
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Land of the Lost TV Series #6: Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
When I learned that some kind hearted soul had uploaded several episodes of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman to YouTube, I knew that it was my duty as a retro blogger to finally check out for myself what...
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Awkward Ads
Sometimes, you come across a vintage advertisement that makes you do a double take. You ask yourself if you're really seeing what you're seeing, or you start to feel uncomfortable looking at the ad....
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Mmmmmmm....Metrecal!
When I came across the vintage ad above for the diet drink Metrecal, I was both repulsed and fascinated by it. It looks like Pepto-Bismol gurgling (urrrgh!) in a bowl, but is actually the strawberry...
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10 Things You Didn't Know About Mae West
Admittedly, Mae West isn't someone I've thought about often--seeing as how Go Retro has a tendency to focus on people, places and things from the 60s through the 80s. But something made me think of Ms....
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