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Awkward Ads 25 Aug 2013 | 08:10 am
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. S...
Land of the Lost TV Series #6: Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman 13 Aug 2013 | 05:14 am
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 th...
The Queen of the 80s (Guest Post by Spencer Blohm) 9 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm
Image via Bilal Ali Productions Editor'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....
Ms. Go Retro Answers All 28 Jul 2013 | 05:09 am
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 l...
A Song's Story #3: (They Long to Be) Close to You 26 Jul 2013 | 01:48 am
Ah, yes--The Carpenter's hit "(They Long to Be) Close to You" is the quintessential 70s love balled, is it not? It was even Homer and Marge's love song on The Simpsons when they're shown meeting each ...
Inspector Clouseau Has the Right Idea 20 Jul 2013 | 08:31 pm
Man, it's been hot! It's days like this that remind of something my parents used to say...that nudists have the right idea! And that statement always makes me think of the 1964 Peter Sellers movie A S...
Movie Reviews: Them! (1954) 13 Jul 2013 | 02:11 am
"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 e...
Splatter Platters: A Look at Teenage Tragedy Songs 10 Jul 2013 | 01:44 am
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 l...
Monty Python's Safe Sex Tips 5 Jul 2013 | 10:59 pm
I know this blog has been rather quiet lately--maybe dead is the proper term. I'm working on a few posts that are taking longer than I thought to complete. In the meantime, here's something short and....
And the Winner of the Shabby Apple Giveaway Is... 28 Jun 2013 | 07:16 pm
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.
