That Time I Didn’t Notice When Night Became Day

A long time ago, way back in college, I had an apartment two blocks off Height Street in San Francisco. It was a nondescript thing just a box on the third floor where the “rooms” were defined by how you placed the furniture. But I had a TV and a stereo with large speakers and

By |2023-02-07T09:11:05-07:00February 7th, 2023|Features, Love, Summertime, Temptations & Trespasses|0 Comments

Olly, Olly All Come Free

When I was a boy we played games. We would gather at Mike’s house to decide what the game would be. Mike lived in the middle of the block so it was a centralized location and he had a stone retaining wall in his front yard. The wall was about knee-high, perfect for sitting, and

Godzilla Heisei Era: I Think I love These Movies (Part I)

As a kid, I was a big fan of Godzilla movies. They were a mainstay on weekend afternoon television while I was growing up and they were always a treat. Sure, they were cheap, often silly, but there was an inherent charm to them. They were captivating and enjoyable in only a way a guy

Creature Double Feature: My Saturday Monster Time

Growing up my Saturday afternoons would be spent with creatures, monsters, ghosts, ghouls, murderers, and mad scientists. Beginning around one o'clock I would settle down in front of our 17" Sony Trinitron (complete with simulated wood grain plastic sides) with a soda (typically Frank's grape or ginger ale) and a bowl of buttered macaroni noodles

Can You Dig It? (or why on earth am I nostalgic for the 1970s?)

The 1970s was a time of unparalleled growth and prosperity that brought forth a cultural and artistic renaissance that still influences our society to this day. Everything I just said is verifiably untrue, a blatant lie. But that is the beauty of nostalgia, the past is made perfect not by the truth of a thing

By |2018-08-04T12:00:54-06:00August 4th, 2018|1970s Nostalgia, Features|0 Comments

The Past Is Preferred: On Nostalgia

This site's primary function in nostalgia. Oh sure, I have grandiose notions of somehow being relevant and cutting edge and occasionally making what I sometimes refer to as "a point." But if I'm truly honest the majority of what I write is nostalgia pure and simple. I write creative memoir which is just a way

By |2016-04-05T17:14:23-06:00April 5th, 2016|1970s Nostalgia, Features, Ideas & Excuses|0 Comments
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