Retro Tavern

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:38:00 +0000

Oh How I miss them so

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:50:00 +0000

MISTER DONUT
"Once an American icon, the franchise now operates mainly in Japan,
Philippines and other Asian markets and El Salvador.
Mister Donut was the largest competitor to Dunkin’ Donuts,
which was founded in 1950, before being acquired by Dunkin’ Donuts’
parent company, Allied-Lyons, in February 1990.
After the acquisition of Mister Donut by Allied-Lyons,
all Mister Donut locations within North
America were offered the chance to change their name to
Dunkin’ Donuts.
Now only a scattered few locations still hold the name Mister Donut."

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:39:00 +0000

I loved me some halfsies!!
but my mother would rarely let me get them
yet another chapter of my shitty childhood...
Lack of Sugary Cereal = Lack of Fun

But at least I had the crazy ball... !

"Halfsies were a breakfast cereal manufactured
by Quaker Oats from 1983 through 1984.
They were the result of the so-called "sugar backlash"
in which the amount of sugar in children's breakfast cereals
became an issue. The premise was they contained half the sugar
of regular breakfast cereals, and that they were
half-corn and half-rice."

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:05:00 +0000

circa 1980

I knew a girl who had one

I was jealous...

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:44:00 +0000

Kool-Aid
circa 1982

The smart choice?
Isn't there like... 30 cups of sugar in this stuff???

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:34:00 +0000

this TV is classy

presto magix

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:28:00 +0000

who remembers
Presto Magix?
circa - early 1980's

I loved these things!

My mom would always let me get one when
we went to the supermarket

They came in a little pack
which included a sheet with an illustrated background
to rub your decal on.

The decals were like the material of temporary tattoos,
and when you rubbed with a pencil over the back of the sheet,
they would adhere to the surface of the page
You make characters appear wherever the hell you wanted them to
on the provided canvas.

I would also use them on my note books,
bedroom door decorations.. wherever!

I still had them all over my door - right up until I moved out
My mom took the door down and re-finished it
and turned my room into a guest room
do you believe that shit??
Those were classic!!! - She obviously doesn't know what good is...

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:13:00 +0000

In 4th grade I had me a camera kinda like this!
Mine was green...

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:02:00 +0000

Schlitz - It's fun to say... try it

SCHLITZ!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:21:00 +0000

Vintage Wham-o Sprinklers

I never had one...

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:11:00 +0000

1980 Yamaha 125 Tri-Moto

Since I never had a big wheel - I could dig this ride!

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:04:00 +0000

1970's Listerine -
before they added flavor - *gag*

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:03:00 +0000

behold - the cassette tape

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:59:00 +0000

I'd rather "Le Walk"
than drive this piece of "Le Crap"

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:33:00 +0000

"The Most Exciting Christmas Present Ever"

Why.. It's the Sports Illustrated Football Phone!
watch the lame ass commercial - here
(This commercial was on at least 10,000 times a day)

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:30:00 +0000

80's cell phone

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:36:00 +0000

Dragon's Lair

was one of the first laserdisc video games,
released in June 1983 by Cinematronics.

I always sucked at this game - I remember it cost more to play
and it would last about 5 seconds...!
But..It did look pretty cool for the time

"It featured animation created by former Disney animator Don Bluth.
Most other games of the era represented the character as a sprite, which
consisted of a series of bitmaps animated by playing them in succession.
However due to hardware limitations of the era, artists were greatly restricted
in the detail they could achieve using that technique; the resolution, framerate
and number of frames were severely constrained. Dragon's Lair overcame those
limitations by tapping into the vast storage potential of laserdisc, but imposed
other limitations on the actual gameplay. The game's enormous contrast with
other arcade games of the time created a sensation when it appeared, and was
played so heavily that many machines often broke due to the strain of overuse.
It was also arguably the most successful game on this medium and is aggressively
sought after by collectors."

"Dragon's Lair features the hero, "Dirk the Daring", attempting to rescue
"Princess Daphne" from the evildragon Singe holed up in a wizard's castle.
The screen shows animated scenes, and the player executes an action by selecting
a direction or pressing the sword button with correct timing. The comedy of the
game stemmed from not only the bizarre looking creatures and death scenes, but
the fact that while Dirk was skilled knight, he was somewhat clumsy in his efforts
and was a reluctant hero, prone to shrieking and reacting in horror
to the various dangers he encounters."
- From Wikipedia

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:31:00 +0000

Starcade was a game show

where contestants competed against one another
by playing video games.

The show originally aired on WTBS during the 1982–83 season.
The show eventually aired in syndication from 1983–1984

go here to see the games of starcade

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:11:00 +0000

Ford

circa 1977-1978

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:42:00 +0000

SPACE MOUNTAIN

circa 1977
I've been to Disney World
but never Disneyland...

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:46:00 +0000

Panasonic Panapet Radio
I want one!

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:02:00 +0000

Behold "the Magic Slate"
I went through dozens of these things
when I was a kid

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:43:00 +0000

mouse trap
never had it - but I wanted it

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:33:00 +0000

Burger Chef
"an American fast-food (Swill)
restaurant chain that started in
1954 and lasted until 1996."

noreply@blogger.com (Jen) — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:35:00 +0000

radio shack