Category Archives: Retro

A look back at the outdated styles, trends, people and kitch that defined past generations. Think “Fat Laces” and pinning your pants.

St. Paul kid with bo stick

Posted on December 29, 2011 | Comments Off on St. Paul kid with bo stick

Old video of 8-year-old martial artist and future actor Wayne Dalgish’s bo stick performance will impress and scare you at the same time. He is from St. Paul, MN by the way. I would not want to get in a fight with this kid a billiard hall.


(via Blame it on the Voices)

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Goonies Cast Reunion

Posted on December 27, 2011 | Comments Off on Goonies Cast Reunion

Goonies Cast Reunion
Those who grew up in the 80s are likely well-aware of this Steven Spielberg-written coming-of-age classic. Director Richard Donner made the story a combination of kids’ movie with enough adult elements to make it a success. While it did not break box office records, it will always be regarded as a fun representation of what the 80s did for teen- and pre-teen-cinema.


(via I Can Has Internets)

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719-26-OATES

Posted on December 22, 2011 | Comments Off on 719-26-OATES

Hall and OatesKnow how sometimes you are overcome with the urge to listen to blue-eyed soul giants Hall and Oates? No? Well, screw off and don’t judge me. Sometimes I do! And for people like me, there’s now a hotline (an actual honest-to-goodness hotline) you can call to listen to Hall and Oates hits. It’s called “Callin’ Oates.” You’ll be prompted to pick which song you are jonesen for from a menu of classic selections. Just dial 719-26-OATES (719-266-2837) on your phone. No charge, so dial away and rediscover all of those creepy gems.

(via MSNBC)

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What Facebook looked like on the day it launched

Posted on December 12, 2011 | Comments Off on What Facebook looked like on the day it launched

Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow students Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. The Web site’s membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students when it launched in February 2004, but was expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League, and Stanford University.

As of July 2011, Facebook had more than 800 million active users.

facebook circa 2004
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“THIS IS NOT DRILL”

Posted on December 7, 2011 | Comments Off on “THIS IS NOT DRILL”

December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy.

pearl harbor Radiogram

Radiogram to military installations.

On December 7, 1941, the U.S. naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, was attacked by Japan. In less than 2 hours, the U.S. Pacific Fleet was devastated, and more than 3,500 Americans were either killed or wounded. The incident triggered a mobilization for war. On December 8, the United States declared war against Japan; on December 11, Germany and Italy declared war against the United States.

This small, short document symbolizes and foreshadows the events and world climate that would define the last half of the twentieth century.
(via National Archives)

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The Muppets – Buddy Rich vs Animal Drum Battle

Posted on December 1, 2011 | Comments Off on The Muppets – Buddy Rich vs Animal Drum Battle

Buddy Rich was regarded by most every jazz drummer as the worlds fastest drummer, & when you watch this video, his sticks are moving so fast, that you can hardly see them. Here in episode 522, Buddy and Animal have a drum battle. Animal wins.

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An old SNL photo

Posted on November 30, 2011 | 1 comment

Isn’t it funny how we get nostalgic about old Saturday Night Live casts even though we thought they were terrible at the time? Maybe they have been getting progressively worse?

retro SNL
1991-92 Cast?

(via He Who Cannot Be Named)

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Malibu from American Gladiators gives a gnarly interview

Posted on November 30, 2011 | Comments Off on Malibu from American Gladiators gives a gnarly interview

A classic interview from American Gladiators “Malibu” after taking “the most excellent hit” of his life. What he said at the end about floored me. You will be redirected to YouTube.

(via He Who Cannot Be Named)

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In case of emergency

Posted on November 23, 2011 | Comments Off on In case of emergency

In case of emergency
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50 Photos That Brought the War Home

Posted on November 11, 2011 | Comments Off on 50 Photos That Brought the War Home

Larry Burrows' photograph of 21-year-old helicopter crew chief James Farley sobbing, alone, after a disastrous March 1965 mission is almost too intimate, too personal

Here are 50 photos that show how  great photojournalism quite literally brought war — every war — home to millions of Americans.

Thank a Vet today.

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