All, here is a link to one of pop culture’s greatest gifts: Rebecca Black’s song, Friday, the anthem made famous on YouTube. Funny enough, it is really catchy and has stood the test of time for the last few years. Here is the video for your viewing pleasure: Recently, the singer showed up on The…
Month: September 2018
The Jetson’s
I was more of a Jetson’s fan growing up than the Flintstones. I loved thinking about the future and what it could offer to us. Just one invention could revolutionize the home and family. What was nice about this cartoon is that even with all the futuristic, forward thinking about what life would be, the…
Fashion of the 60’s
So many rivers of activism and advancement showed itself in the 1960’s, even in fashion. Take a look at this picture and think about what they are thinking. Do you think that they would ever imagine that some of these trends would be just as popular today? What trends are we seeing today that could…
Catcher in the Rye
I remember reading this during my early high school years and I have read this during those times of frustration that seem to be coming more and more lately in regards to the world that we live in. Holden, the main character, leaves his school and goes to New York City to avoid talking to…
Dazed and Confused
Aerosmith summoning Sweet Emotion at the beginning on this film sets the tone for the country’s bicentennial. Just like the country, some characters are standing up for their freedoms and others striving for their independence. This film about friends, Fridays, and rites of passage was on repeat during my high school years. Enjoy it here: https://amzn.to/2zpjEi3.
Reality Bites
Oh, Winona! This grounded, yet enterprising film spoke of 90’s culture in ways no other film could. It connected with the MTV Generation while at the same to making fun of them and their culture being usurped by that entity itself. Generation X resounds with trying to make it on their own while disavowing their…
Graduating With Honors
Remember that moment when you realized that school wasn’t as important as living a good, balanced life was? Remember when you realized that caring for others was the ultimate gift that you can give another person? With Honors shows that compassion, understanding, and humility are the key ingredients to building connections. Brendan Frazer finds love,…
Freddy Krueger Haunts My Psyche
As a nine year old, I watched too many horror films too soon. Many did not scary me, but those that featured a burned child molester with razors for fingers who stalked and killed you in your dreams may have been one step too far. I remember watching this in my basement by myself on…
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live has been a staple for American culture for about the last 45 years. It has allowed the nation to poke fun at itself as well as hold our entertainers, celebrities, and politicians accountable for their behavior and antics. Even through tragedy, they have allowed us to laugh. Growing up, if I was…
In Living Color
The show In Living Color was not a show that I was allowed to watch. It was on the Fox network which at the time was known to show the Simpson’s and that was a show that was too adult. That didn’t stop me so when I could, I would sneak and watch this epic…
Urban Legend: The Film
Ending the week on a “freaky” note is a great way to go into the weekend. Take some time tonight to re-watch this classic 90’s horror film. What happens when a killer starts basing all their killings on urban legends. Well, let’s just say that Tara Reid doesn’t last long. Enjoy the original ending and…
Down at the Roundhouse!
Nothing gave me more enjoyment than singing this theme song…”Whenever my life gets me so down, I know I can go down…to where the music and the fun never ends…” What can you not like about a group of 20-somethings doing sketch comedy on a stage that rotates improvising with homemade props teaching lessons that…
Retro Pop 