http://www.nostalgiaholic.com/wp Retro-fitted blatherings of media and memories. We brought the cheese -- who has the fondue? Thu, 08 May 2008 08:44:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This'll be a short one, I promise... The trailer for the brand-new Hollywood re-whatever-ing of C.S. Lewis' Prince Caspian has been all over your internet browser for a couple of weeks now, in fact the movie is now a week away ! For the interest of interest, I'll offer you ... http://www.nostalgiaholic.com/wp/336/prince-caspian-is-my-homeboy/ The enigmatically named Kevin W. has a work in progress over at Dipity.com that'll interest anyone who ever played with their joystick in a public place (heh heh). Insert Coin Here. It's an interactive flipbook/timeline of all the major achievements in coin-operated entertainment since the 70s !!! Everything from the ... http://www.nostalgiaholic.com/wp/340/insert-coin/ Gas stations have always occupied a special place in my memories. Everything from the noise of traffic to the smell of gasoline on hot tarmac, though despised by most, is particularly pleasant to me. Gas stations are where people meet, make plans and prepare for whatever adventures the weekend has in ... http://www.nostalgiaholic.com/wp/327/pop-at-the-pumps/ Just stumbled-upon this tasty article listing "Rules for Being a Body Language Badass" inspired by James Dean. Rule #1: Lean on Stuff While Standing Gravity is a fact of life, but a fact of life that Jimmy had little little time for. As a result, he expended little energy holding himself ... http://www.nostalgiaholic.com/wp/328/james-dean-guide-to-body-language/ Question : Who'd win in a wrestling match, Lemmy or God? Answer : Trick question, Lemmy IS God !!! From the movie Airheads (1994) http://www.nostalgiaholic.com/wp/324/ace-of-spades/ I thought it couldn't get any better then Nicholas Cage dancing with silver sphere-headed aliens in Pachinko... but it seems that back 1982 things were just as weird. Take laser beam-emitting cassette tapes, Jennifer Connelly (?), Break dancing, shorty-shorts and complete confusion and you've got This Thing... And while you're ... http://www.nostalgiaholic.com/wp/322/retro-japanese-tv-commercials/ I know how it goes, it happened to me too...Your old roommate/girlfriend/boyfriend/buddy for the summer left three milk-crates full of his/her junk in the hallway and it's stayed there for so long it's actually become part of the linoleum. To top it off, there's an ownerless pair of High Tops ... http://www.nostalgiaholic.com/wp/319/check-yo-chucks/ I never expected the "Good Bleepin Tunes" article to do anything but scratch the surface of the great artifact that is video game music. Now look at this ! I've got my nostalgic fish hook in the mind of Larry "Liontamer" Oji, the head submissions evaluator at OverClocked ReMix, the ... http://www.nostalgiaholic.com/wp/309/overclocked-oji-qa/ Here, lemmie set the tone for tonight's little episode of nostalgia-flavored binge drinking: "The man of the house returns home after a hard day at the rat races. He tosses his wrinkled flannel overcoat over the armoire, and lands his Stetson fedora atop the family radio. As a red-blooded American ... http://www.nostalgiaholic.com/wp/261/classic-cocktail-bar/ Ever been caught daydreaming in Woodshop about being home playing your Nintendo ? Did you tire of Decorating Cakes with the same 'ol sugar roses in Home Ec class ? Was shredding Commodore 64 Tunes on your guitar during band practice important enough to get you booted down to 3rd clarinet ... http://www.nostalgiaholic.com/wp/296/do-it-yourself/