As I was scrolling through Spotify looking for music to play, I realized just how much I missed the record stores. While I do have everything I want to listen to available all the time online, the joy of searching isn’t the same. There was something magical about the record store. The big box stores…
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I don’t know many people who haven’t spent some time inside a Pizza Hut pizza parlor. Cities big and small usually have at least one. Back in the day, they were a frequent gathering place. Many of us loved their lunch buffet, personal pan pizzas, salad bars, and even dessert pizzas. But times have changed,…
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The holiday season always reminds me of a catalog that we used to get in the mail. No, it’s not the Sears Wish Book or the J.C. Penney Christmas Book. The holidays always remind me of the Fingerhut catalog. The company still exists online but stopped mailing the catalog many years ago. We always looked…
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I’ve long been fascinated with nostalgia. It comes in waves. Back in the mid to late eighties, America yearned for the 1950s. That’s how we got American Graffiti, Happy Days, and Grease. Now, we seem to be focusing on bringing back the Nineties. Last year, we had the Friends reunion. Last week, the reboot for…
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It was National Chili Dog Day a couple of days ago, and whenever I think of chili dogs, I think about John Cougar’s 1980s classic, Jack and Diane. It’s the song that made Tastee-Freez famous for those living across America. I grew up in the Midwest, enjoying hamburgers, chili dogs, and soft-serve from the Tastee-Freez….
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I saw a commercial the other day that sent me on a trip down memory lane. The commercial was for Planters Nuts. And for some reason, it reminded me of my grandmother, who always had a bowl of fresh nuts on her coffee table. Does anybody do that anymore? And where can you even buy…
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If this week’s TV schedule is any indication, I think the folks in Hollywood have finally run out of ideas. On Tuesday, an Updated Night Court returned. Then on Thursday, Netflix debuted a reboot of That 70s Show, updated into the 90s. Plus, yesterday, I think I saw a dozen promos for the return of…
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Going retro is a trend that seems to be happening with greater frequency. We’ve always had a culture that loves to look to the past, but today every business and brand with a heritage hopes they can ride a wave of nostalgia. Vehicles like the Mustang, Camaro, and Challenger are trying to recall their heyday….
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The other night I was scrolling through the TV channels and found something I hadn’t seen in decades. It was the legendary Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. For a couple of years, in the late 60s and early 70s, it was the #1 show in America. So, we stopped and watched. And I was stunned…
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I have long been fascinated with trends and fads. How do we determine when a trend becomes a fad and visa versa? One of the biggest fashion trends of the 1980s, the Members Only jacket is coming back. And that has me asking so many more questions…
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