Mickey Lee's Retro Ramblings

Mickey Lee's Retro Ramblings

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In Defense of American Defense Action Figures
Back in the early 1980s, when the world was still lit by the glow of Saturday morning cartoons and the hum of VCRs rewinding, G.I.
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Remember Those Alf Hand Puppets From Burger King?
Back in the late 1980s, when fast food promotions were practically a second currency for kids, Burger King rolled out something that wasn’t technically…
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Ringing in the New Year With MTV ’92: A New Year’s Special
In those years before I had a driver’s license, before I could pile into a friend’s car, blast the radio, and roam around town on New Year’s Eve like we…
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College Football Was Better When Bowl Games Mattered
There was a time when college football bowl games were the crown jewels of the season.
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I Need to Lose a Few Years
I came home this afternoon from running those errands that always seem to follow a holiday…take off the trash, grab fresh bread and milk, and check the…
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Little Debbie's Enduring Legacy of Christmas Tree Cakes
There are certain things in life you can count on.
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Black Friday in the '90s
Cold mornings, long lines, and the thrill of the hunt.
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The Early Years of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Exploding balloons, marching bands, and a little holiday magic.
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Wrestling on Thanksgiving Night Is a Southern Tradition
Thanksgiving ain’t complete without turkey, dressing, and a figure-four leglock
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Freedom From Want
Thanksgiving should smell like gravy and sound like John Madden.
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Keep Your Quiche. We Had Rice and Milk
When folks talk about cultures built on rice, they usually point to places with exotic spices and bamboo steamers, not the hills of Appalachia, where…
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Bob Caudle Was the Soundtrack of Southern Wrestling
RIP Bob Caudle
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When CBS Cancelled Fried Chicken and Front Porches
Back in the days when television still had a soul, you could turn on the set and find yourself in a place that felt like home.
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The Game of the Century
I was fifteen years old in the fall of 1993, and like most Appalachian boys raised in small towns with more churches than stoplights, college football…
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Mickey Lee's Retro Ramblings
Mickey Lee's Retro Ramblings
Front porch philosophy mixed with tales of down home people, rural towns, and life in the Appalachian south.
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