I still have my CVS nametag. Sadly Suncoast didn't have them.
06.03.2026 22:39
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I still have my CVS nametag. Sadly Suncoast didn't have them.
I have the box still on my desk and play with it regularly.
The only one who could ever reach me /
Was the son of a…
Close view of a vintage Jerrold cable television converter box sitting on a wooden surface. The front panel has a wood grain trim with a black control area and a row of vertical channel sliders. Each slider lines up with numbered channels from 2 through 37 printed along the top. A small tuning wheel sits on the right side of the panel. The Jerrold brand name appears in white on the lower front of the unit. The design reflects a 1970s/early 1980s cable TV style with physical channel selectors instead of electronic buttons.
In the 1980s, a world of entertainment opened up to me when my family got a Jerrold Cable TV Box. This amazing gadget and the company that made it changed entertainment forever. Learn about Jerrold and the history of their cable boxes.
www.retroist.com/p/jerrold-ca...
Promotional image showing six sugar free Tab soda cans in different flavors arranged in a row against a splashing orange soda background. From left to right the cans are Orange, Ginger Ale, Strawberry, Black Cherry, Root Beer, and Lemon Lime. Each can features the bold Tab logo with the words Sugar Free above it and bright color coded designs that match the flavor. The cans appear glossy and cold, with carbonation bubbles and liquid splashes behind them creating a lively, fizzy backdrop.
Taste the rainbow.
Illustration of four Pac Man ghosts standing together on a wooden dock while holding fishing rods. The ghosts are colored orange, blue, red, and pink, each wearing fishing hats and shoulder tackle bags. A green tackle box filled with lures sits open on the dock in front of them, and one ghost holds a large fish while the others smile and pose with their rods. The drawing has a soft printed look typical of vintage magazine or newspaper illustrations and is signed “D. Prestone” along the edge.
Is this part of the Pac-Man backstory?
During our research for Gil Gerrard, I spun through a ton of episodes of Buck Rogers off of Blu-ray - and can we just stop to appreciate the incredible otherworldly environment paintings from this show?
A circular logo for the television series Supertrain fills the center of the image. The design is brown and white, with stylized geometric lines suggesting the front of a streamlined train. The word supertrain appears in rounded lowercase letters across the middle. Behind the logo, blurred railroad tracks stretch into the distance through a dry, open landscape, creating a sense of forward motion.
Premiering in 1979, Supertrain was one of the most expensive TV shows of its time. Billed as a sort of Love Boat on a nuclear-powered bullet train, the show bombed and helped to nearly bankrupt a major TV network.
www.retroist.com/p/how-nbcs-s...
Collage of Disney film images. Top left shows the albatross Orville carrying Bernard and Bianca in a small sardine can from The Rescuers. Top right shows the green dragon Elliott facing a seated boy holding red apples in a scene from Pete’s Dragon. Bottom left features Basil, Dawson, and Olivia from The Great Mouse Detective smiling together. Bottom right shows Mickey Mouse in two roles, dressed as a prince and as a pauper, from The Prince and the Pauper. In the center is a black and white studio photograph of Jane Baer.
The Video Store Podcast is back this week with @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social behind the counter recommending four films that will help you appreciate the talents of pioneering animator, Jane Baer.
www.videostorepodcast.com
Front of a 1985 Fleer Robot Wars wax pack. The top shows the red Fleer logo above large yellow block letters reading Robot Wars. Below it says Rub Off Games and Stickers with Bubble Gum. A red burst reads Win a Real Robot with details on sticker backs. A small yellow cartoon robot is pictured at right. Along the bottom it reads 3 cards, 2 stickers and 1 stick gum.
Fleer’s 1985 Robot Wars trading cards are pure oddball 80s fun, wild robot art, scratch off game cards, and stickers. The wax pack is not as cool as the cards themselves, but I’m sharing it anyway. Still two cards short of a full 37 card set. So close!
The way that the original PCjr release of King's Quest (1984) draws and then 'paints in' each scene element in the same way that golf games and graphic text adventures often do due to technical limitations is very pleasing to watch.
A vintage orange candy wrapper featuring a baseball player in a pitching pose above large blue block letters spelling REGGIE. A small baseball graphic and the price 25 cents appear near the top right. Text on the right reads Net Wt. 2 oz 56 g. Along the bottom it says Chocolaty covered caramel and peanuts. The design is bold and simple with a bright orange background and a yellow outline around the player.
Today I take a look at history of the Reggie Bar. Named for Reggie Jackson and released while he played for the Yankees, it was a tasty mixture of chocolate, peanuts, and caramel. It also violated my family's anti-Yankees policy.
www.retroist.com/p/the-reggie...
A few years ago I bought more than a hundred photos taken by an Indiana billboard company called Burkhart. They took photos of their own work and other companies across the state in the '80s. Here are some of them...
Black and white newspaper advertisement for Pizza Hut lunch specials. Large headline reads Relaxing lunch. Relaxing price. Text invites customers to enjoy the Lunch Special Monday thru Friday 11 am to 2 pm. Thin and Crispy 10 inch single topping pizza is listed at 1.59, regular 2.15. Thick and Chewy 10 inch single topping pizza is 1.89, regular 2.50. A Salad and Sandwich Special is advertised for 1.29. The Pizza Hut logo appears at the bottom with the slogan Our people make it better. Address shown is 831 W. 6th with phone number 342 4655.
Pizza Hut lunch specials (1976)
Chocolate covered popcorn.
Watching Back to the Future III tonight and having some delicious chocolate popcorn.
Listening to @retroist.com is always worthy of your time, and I do try to point out the great movie themed episodes since they are likely very much of interest to many a Mayfair patron.
Check out the deep dive on Back To The Future, kicking off a series of Back To The Future episodes!
I think most of the time I would just go grab a bag of doritos and go out into the mist. Go out on my terms.
Columbo x ET
Lead singer of Faith No More performs on a brightly colored set in the We Care A Lot music video, arms stretched wide at a microphone stand, wearing layered patterned clothing. Behind him, a drummer plays a compact drum kit while another band member stands to the side with a guitar. The backdrop features bold, abstract shapes and large painted letters in vivid yellow, orange, and blue, giving the scene a chaotic, art punk feel.
I think Faith No More's "We Care A Lot" might be the most popular song ever released that mentions The Garbage Pail Kids (we also get The Transformers AND Mr. T in the original version).
youtu.be/LQhX8PbNUWI - Music Video Version
youtu.be/mY5VV0rTSVs - '85 Album Version
That is a villain I could root against.
Feels like something eBay might even do. Does eBay have a media arm?
I stumble on lots of stuff there where I just have questions I want answered that have nothing to do with the item and everything to do with the people.
I would watch a show just based on eBay auctions. First interview the seller of an interesting item and how they got it, then interview the person who bought it. That should cover most of background of an item. Do 3-5 items an episode.
A rumpled detective in a tan trench coat leans forward mid gesture in a softly lit room, with a Joust arcade cabinet glowing behind him, a gold bust statue to his left, and window blinds casting blue light from the right.
Columbo, a bust of Alfred Hitchcock, and a Joust arcade game.
ONE
SSSSSSSTEP
BEYOND
From just beyond your imagination comes Omnibot.
Sam Goody Got It! Sam Goody Got it!
A studio photo of two children in costume against a plain gray backdrop. In the foreground, a child wears a green dinosaur outfit with a textured reptile mask and tail, standing with small hands raised. Behind them, another child dressed as a ninja in all black holds a toy sword in a ready stance.
The classic battle. Ninja versus dinosaur. Fair fight.
