A few days ago, my dad told me he had a boxful of cassette tapes he wanted to get rid of, and asked me if I was interested before he tossed them. “Thanks, but no thanks,” I replied. And then I saw this article and was like, wait a second. Maybe I was a bitContinue reading “Ready, Cassette, Go”
Tag Archives: Retro
Walking the Dinosaur
I slipped into a meeting at work yesterday morning carrying a red and white Netflix envelope containing a DVD I was planning on dropping into the mailbox across the street afterwards. Judging by the response from my coworkers, you’d think I’d shown up with some rare, barely-glimpsed artifact from a different era. “Is that an actualContinue reading “Walking the Dinosaur”
Owl’s Well That Ends Well
I have a confession to make: I am obsessed with hooters. Have been, ever since I was a boy growing up in the 70s. I found them exotic, big and beautiful, something I thought about but never glimpsed. When they came out, they usually did so at night, long after I was asleep. I took toContinue reading “Owl’s Well That Ends Well”
Dogs Playing Poker Doesn’t Qualify as Art?!
Friday afternoon, I was wandering around one of my favorite areas of Portland – the Hawthorne District. It’s fun, funky and cool. The people watching alone makes it a worthy destination! There’s a place there called House Of Vintage where I love to browse. It’s a cavernous store full of vintage (or retro, or antique)Continue reading “Dogs Playing Poker Doesn’t Qualify as Art?!”
A Retro Dude in a Digital Age
Got A Whole Lava Love Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong decade. This realization dawned on me yesterday. Probably when I was listening to my Woodstock record while my living room was lit up with the glow from my lava lamps. I’ve always been drawn to the styles and trends ofContinue reading “A Retro Dude in a Digital Age”
Mark Petruska 