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Your Veterans Day Stories

By Matt

Posted Nov 11, 2009 – 2:10 pm | 4 Comments »

Retroland.com is all about celebrating the formative experiences that made us into the people we became. Today, in particular, we celebrate the formative experiences of veterans, and we do so through the story of one particular World War I veteran... told to us by Tiki Lounge Conversations' own ... More »

Top Five Retro Movies To Watch Halloween Night

By Matt

Posted Oct 16, 2009 – 3:31 pm | 4 Comments »

Not everyone gets to go trick-or-treating / costume partying on Halloween night. Some of us take a bullet for the rest of you -- we're at home, handin' out candy and keepin' those darn kids off our lawn, dagnabit. Between knocks at the door... we'll be watching movies. The ... More »

The Middle Square is Spooky, or Paul Lynde meets KISS

By Boss Radio

Posted Oct 25, 2007 – 3:49 pm | 4 Comments »

With Halloween almost upon us, it seems only fitting to recall the great TV specials of Halloween past.  Everyone will instantly recall "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and to a lesser extent, the first Fat Albert TV special. But this truly amazing year of 2007 brings us a rarely-seen gem ... More »

The return of the Sears Wish Book

By jupiter

Posted Oct 4, 2007 – 3:05 pm | 1 Comment »

According to this story, the Sears Wish Book is back after 14 years on the sidelines. If you grew up in the 80s or earlier, chances are you spent a lot of time combing through a Sears Wish Book on the lookout for the latest cool toys, groovy fashions, and state-of-the-art ... More »