Gen X Archives

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🎙️ Nostalgia-packed podcast & digital home for Gen X stories, media and lost pop culture gems.

[The Retro Network @trnsocial]

How the Super Bowl Shuffle Turned the 1985 Bears Into Pop Culture Legends
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[ʀᴇᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʜᴇ80s.ᴄᴏᴍ @RD80s]

40 years later, this month on history... our latest article

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[retroist @retroist]

The Video Store Podcast is back with an all new episode and @TheNerdyBlogger is behind the counter with some great Valentine's Day themed stuff for you to watch.

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[The Retro Resurgence @RetroResurgence]

Did you miss our last Episode (#33) of the #RRPod?

We traveled back to #1996 in our #TimeCapsule episode. Here are the items we’re stuffing inside the capsule.

Give us your picks!

https://t.co/G4C1wQolyC

#90s

[The Retro Network @trnsocial]

The Most Memorable Super Bowl Commercials of the ’80s and ’90s
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[Gen X Archives @GenX_Archives]

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[Gen X Archives @GenX_Archives]

The 𝘞𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘦 𝘗𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳 blends ’80s heavy metal with Cold War intrigue.

Whyte Python never dies!🤘

#80s #80sMusic

[ʀᴇᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʜᴇ80s.ᴄᴏᴍ @RD80s]

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[retroist @retroist]

On an all new Video Store Podcast, @PitfallGary is recommending four football-themed movies for you to watch when you need even more football on your screens during the NFL playoffs.

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[Gen X Archives @GenX_Archives]

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[retroist @retroist]

Tis the season. On an all new Video Store Podcast this week, @PitfallGary is spotlighting four Christmas movies that trade twinkling lights for trouble.

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[Gen X Archives @GenX_Archives]

Like some horror with your #Christmas? Check out these movies.
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[Gen X Archives @GenX_Archives]

#OTD in 1965 A Charlie Brown Christmas debuts on CBS and a #Christmas classic is born. 🎄

Brought to you by Coca-Cola...

#GenX #christmastime #charliebrownchristmas #cbs

[Gen X Archives @GenX_Archives]

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[Gen X Archives @GenX_Archives]

#OTD in 1980 John Lennon was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman.

Lennon was a visionary whose music and spirit continue to inspire the world.

His death was tragic, but his legacy remains timeless.

#JohnLennon

[Gen X Archives @GenX_Archives]

🖖🚀 Star Trek VI launched #OTD in 1991, giving the original crew their final mission

It was the end of an era that shaped our childhoods. Their optimism helped us make sense of an ever changing world

It's the perfect sendoff for the heroes of the USS Enterprise

#90s #GenX

[Gen X Archives @GenX_Archives]

🛰️🎖️ We’re Americans! This is what we do!

Spies Like Us debuted #OTD in 1985 and became an instant classic.

Chase and Aykroyd played two guys who were barely qualified to run a copier, let alone save the world!

Peak Cold War comedy

#80s #ColdWar #80sMovies

[Gen X Archives @GenX_Archives]

💪 Popeye sailed into theaters #OTD in 1980

Robert Altman’s quirky live-action take wasn’t the blockbuster many expected, but it was unforgettable with Robin Williams’ uncanny ability to turn a cartoon legend into something human.

#80s #80sMovies #GenX

[Gen X Archives @GenX_Archives]

"We wish it to be known that the loss of our dear friend, and the deep sense of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, have led us to decide that we could not continue as we were."
~Led Zeppelin

[Gen X Archives @GenX_Archives]

The Day the Music stopped...

#OTD in 1980, following the death of drummer John Bonham, legendary British rock band Led Zeppelin announced their breakup

#80s #70s #70smusic