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RetroblogArchive for the ‘Our Shared Experience’ CategoryA Conversation With the Founders of Retroland.comBy MattPosted Nov 14, 2009 – 11:50 am | 4 Comments » At the beginning of October, 2009, Retroland.com founders Russell Scott and Patrick Young sat down to talk about the origins of Retroland.com, the shared passions that inspire them both, the appeal and unifying power of pop culture and how to build a time machine! Check it out! More » Your Veterans Day StoriesBy MattPosted 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 » Happy Birthday Carl Sagan!By MattPosted Nov 9, 2009 – 1:14 pm | 1 Comment » Today would have been astronomer and astrochemist Carl Sagan's seventy fifth birthday. Sagan was perhaps the most influential popularizer of science since Einstein. We're going to take this opportunity to celebrate his life by recognizing the pure retro awesomeness that was his landmark public television series, "Cosmos." "Cosmos: ... More » A Is For Atom vs. Bert the TurtleBy MattPosted Oct 21, 2009 – 1:39 pm | No Comments » If you were a child during the Cold War, you may remember the conflicting messages teachers and other authorities had about living in the Atomic Age. A Is For Atom On the one hand, despite the fact that "good sense demands that we prepare for any eventuality," atomic power also brought mankind ... More » OrionBy Boss RadioPosted Oct 5, 2007 – 11:49 am | No Comments » I was watching Discovery Channel when I saw it: Orion. I froze in time, nearly dropping the remote. On the screen before me was a vision from a boyhood lived long ago - a capsule-shaped command module perched atop a towering rocket, the Ares 1. Termed the Constellation Project, ... More » The return of the Sears Wish BookBy jupiterPosted 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 » A first trip to Disney WorldBy LSPoorEeyorickPosted Aug 12, 2007 – 3:49 pm | No Comments » It's funny what sticks in your brain. You'd think it'd be the big moments, like graduation day or the first time I drove a car. Or my first trip to Walt Disney World. But vacations from years ago have melted away like so many peppermint patties. Save for the pleasant ... More » The Pop Cultural HookupBy LSPoorEeyorickPosted Jun 15, 2007 – 4:47 pm | No Comments » Over the last year I've had the chance to review my childhood pictures several times, picking out pop cultural details to include on my Retroland profile. That Monchichi—which I thought I'd never heard of before—that I apparently got for Christmas… the Care Bear birthday party… the cardboard Annie mansion… even ... More » Pirates in DisneylandBy Motorboat CruiserPosted May 4, 2007 – 4:23 pm | No Comments » This just in: Pirates have invaded the sleepy little getaway known as Tom Sawyer’s Island in Disneyland. Apparently they crossed the Rivers in America from New Orleans Square under the cover of nightfall and set up shop. The legend of Huck Finn has taken a backseat to “Pirate’s Lair”, a ... More » |