Retro Classics is a collection of articles and web posts I have written in the past, re-published verbatim in their original form. I have been writing about my hobbies on various “free” websites dating back to my days in high school. Now a great deal of my topics of then current events would be considered … More Retro Classics: The Flaws of Sports Entertainment
Here we go again! This is the fifth installment of Five Awesome Video Game Tracks! That means if my multiplication skills are still refined that you could enjoy 25 interesting video game melodies if you check out all of these installments. It also means that I’ve written roughly 5,000 words dedicated to beeps, hums, and tones … More Five Awesome Video Game Tracks Part 5
It didn’t take very long for the popularity of The Simpsons to soar. The full length episodes made their debut on FOX in December of 1989 with the Christmas special and by the spring of 1990 the show was already a sensation. At first there was some controversy as to whether a cartoon like The … More Bart Simpson Vinyl Doll (Dan Dee, 1990)
This has been quite a year for nostalgia. Twenty years of Microsoft Windows 95, 30 years of the Back to the Future franchise as well as the Back to the Future Day Wednesday October 21, 2015 as seen in Back to the Future Part II. Not to be overlooked is 30 years of the Nintendo … More Happy 30th Anniversary to the Legendary Nintendo Entertainment System (1985)
I loved collecting WWF Coliseum Videos back when I was in high school, and my favorite pay per view event has always been the Royal Rumble. Add the two passions together and of course I owned nearly every Royal Rumble VHS tape produced. Today I’d like to take a trip down memory lane and rank … More Ranking Royal Rumble’s By Box Art
I’ve always been a collector of something, accumulating large quantities of various items that have interested me for years. Be it Lego sets, comic books, action figures, trading cards, it seems I was always pursuing a new addition to one of my various collections. Of all the things I’ve collected over the years I look … More Smack ‘Em Whack ‘Em (Coliseum Video, 1993)
Not even two months ago I wrote about the death of professional wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes and lamented that wrestling fans see their favorites pass away at a frighteningly alarming rate. Today I’m paying tribute to yet another icon of the squared circle who lost his match to father time far too young. In the … More In Memory of Rowdy Roddy Piper
One of the most difficult aspects of being a professional wrestling fan is watching one wrestler after another pass away far too young. Going back and watching classic events from childhood can be a sad affair when you actively count how many of these seemingly healthy athletes are now deceased. Seeing your favorite entertainers pass … More In Memory of Dusty Rhodes
I’ve been watching professional wrestling for as long as I can remember. My parents have told me stories about a time before I could talk but I was already watching pro wrestling on cable TV in the 1980’s. One such story involved me grabbing a dog leash out of the kitchen and using the loop … More Top Ten Pro Wrestling Championship Belts
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