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The Sesame Street “J Train” Not Scary?
Well, I beg to differ. But I couldn’t tell you why. As a kid I was more fascinated with the supernatural than afraid of it. I loved ghost stories, I loved haunted houses, I could swear I saw a ghost … Continue reading
Retro Hurricane Memories
Hurricanes can be retro, right? Sure they can. As Hurricane Irene heads up the East Coast and threatens to give many of us a good what-for this weekend, I am hearing a lot of reports comparing it to a nearly … Continue reading
The Dirty Dancing Remake or This Can’t Be Happening!!
There are so many reasons to scream NOOOOOOOO and break out in cold sweats/itchy hives. The fact that Lionsgate Studio just announced plans to remake Dirty Dancing is but one of them. The remake is being positioned as Dirty Dancing … Continue reading
Before they were famous…
But after they’d at least gotten an agent. Last week, fellow Retroist contributor Brian Boone posted this fun piece about Matt LeBlanc in a ketchup commercial before Friends rocketed him to fame. So, of course the first question I asked … Continue reading
Extended Remix in Its Infancy
So I have this in my personal collection. Not sure how you feel, but if I didn’t already have it, I’d be a little jealous of me. Released in 1984, this is the 12″ maxi single of the extended versions … Continue reading
It’s That Song…You Know…That Song
So. There’s this Todd Rundgren song. In fact, it’s THIS Todd Rundgren song: But I didn’t always know the title, or that it was even Todd Rundgren. I knew there was this song that at some point said “in my … Continue reading
Upon Viewing a Colorized Episode of “I Love Lucy”…
This is a for real, legit, 1956 episode of “I Love Lucy” (not The Lucy Show or Here’s Lucy or anything like that), which isn’t extraordinary in and of itself aside of the fact that this was their Christmas special. … Continue reading
The ABCs According to Amanda Lear
This is exactly the kind of alphabet I would expect from someone who spent copious amounts of time with Salvador Dali. This incredibly creepy 1977 version of the alphabet is brought to you by Dali muse (and onetime David Bowie … Continue reading
All Hail the Halloween Queen
I would imagine that this year, we won’t be able to swing a dead cat without hitting someone dressed as Lady GaGa. Personally, I’m thrilled–how often do you get to see a bunch of kids running around wearing gyroscope hats? … Continue reading
Martians Radio
After being mislead into the dark reaches of unhearit.com (which promises to remove songs from your head by playing other random songs)–and then getting RICK-ROLLED the second I clicked the link, I immediately thought of these two. Happyhappyhappyhappyhappy Boingboingboingboingboing…
Solid Gold – Original Pilot (1979)
This is the pilot of Solid Gold, part one of three. But seriously–they shot a PILOT for this, like the concept was so meta they couldn’t sell the network on a verbal pitch alone. So that meeting was… The Producer: … Continue reading
Do They Even Make Chiffon Anymore?
This is a classic 70s commercial for Chiffon margarine featuring Mother Nature (TV actress Dena Dietrich). Chiffon was sold to Kraft in the 90s, and then to ConAgra a few years after that. Then it was discontinued altogether. But this … Continue reading
Backstage During Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours Tour (1977)
This is backstage during Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours Tour, 1977. Much of it is the band standing around, or roadies setting up, or Lindsey and Stevie quite obviously avoiding one another, but at around 2:38 the real magic happens. Because here … Continue reading
Swan Song on the Small Screen – The Perfect Series Finale
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010, will be the perfect day to rob a bank. On that day—about two months from now—the entire known universe will simply just not be paying attention to anything but the airing of the final episode of … Continue reading
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