First a game of Pac-Man and then the Atari XEGS home computer will help me with my school paper and balance the family checkbook!

I need to label my boxes better in storage. Looking for anything I will find myself just opening box after box of Atari 2600 stuff before I find what I want.

In 2021, I was at a thrift store when I spotted an Aiwa CS-210 Boombox. I had the same one as a kid, so I took it home and cleaned it up. 4 years later and it still sounds great and is ready for another summer of playing my favorite music. retroist.com/p/aiwa-cs-210-…

Got my copy of the Centipede Blast card game by Atari. I will hopefully get to try it tonight.

If you could just choose one, which would it be?

I realized while posting it last night that I have released over 100 episodes for supporters of the Retroist Podcast on Patreon (and Substack). My newest, which my 101st, is all about the 80s TV series, Sledge Hammer. retroist.com/p/retroist-sle…

The 1984 music video for Frank Sinatra's "L.A. is my Lady" is full of great cameos. My favorite has to be the Orange and Yellow Flowers Paper Cup. I will say it again, it is the best paper cup design ever.

Picked up Star Trek 3,4, and 5 on VHS this morning. I already own them, but hoping these tapes are in better condition.

It is very disappointing when you spot a vintage soda machine from a distance and when you get close you realize it is just for decoration.

If you loved James Bond, you are going to like Once Upon a Spy (1980)

The Video Store Podcast is back this week with Rob (Flack) O'Hara behind the counter with four films that feature aliens. They are a solid mix of popular and lesser known films that are out of the world. videostorepodcast.com/p/out-of-this-…

Escape from New York the Board Game (1981)

Vans Breakers. Breakdancing shoes, only for the elite.

It is the summer of 1975 and Donald Duck is coming to McDonald's. Life was pretty good.

50 years ago Jaws hit theaters and it not only did well at the box office, but changed the movie industry. On an all new episode of the Retroist Podcast, I re-open the beaches to talk about Jaws again. retroist.com/p/retroist-jaw…

Liberty Weekend was a four-day 1986 celebration held to mark the 1984–86 restoration and the centenary of the Statue of Liberty. My local paper published this overview of the fixes and restoration they did.

Pipit! Pipit!

Turns out, some of the dangers of Cyberspace were overblown.

It's a Lost Boys Soundtrack kind of morning.

The Video Store Podcast is back and Ashley Wants You To Live Long & Prosper Thomas is behind the counter again celebrating her 40th birthday with some personal movie recommendations, these are four films that have shaped her life in various ways. videostorepodcast.com/p/four-favorit…