So… 2020 eh?!!
I’m not even going to go into how much of a MARE this year has been but the fact that the blog hasn’t been updated since March when Covid-19 hit… speaks volumes! Finding inspiration and motivation was hard and novel ideas became as interesting as banana bread and Zoom quizzes!
Things have been fairly glum at Fresh Retro Juice HQ but alas… we gotta get back on it! PLUS I’ve missed our retro rambles on all things 80s and 90s pop culture!
Although Facebook continues to be the giant of social media since its inception in 2004, effortlessly suplexing cheap imitations into submission, many people are now seeking to quit Facebook in favour for alternative forms of online communities. Fresh Retro Juice has decided to take a sidestep away from the warm but restrictive embrace of Facebook!
As a kid I spent a lot of time in the school summer holidays watching VHS tapes of all kinds of ‘child appropriate’ films. However, with the wisdom of hindsight, there were many MANY films that were just not ok to be watching! This made me think… from the classic to the crazy, which characters from 80s movies definitely gave me unnecessary nightmares?! So, here’s my top 6 strange movie characters from the 1980s that left me with PTSD!
And as we 'grew up', my friends seemed to move past this phase like every functioning adult in society, yet I continued well into my thirties to dress (and act!) like an eighteen year old student. I was determined to run away from adulting and make a fort in my childhood. I just needed to figure out how to integrate my love for all things old skool with my everyday life, and then Fresh Retro Juice happened.
A little poem about growing up on a council estate. Living the urban dream of derelict buildings, dodgy playgrounds and bike rides in the summer holidays!
Playing video games that date back to the 1980s and 1990s is not just an aimless meander down memory lane for those who are hiding from the 21st Century. (well… ok… sometimes this is true!) It’s more about the nostalgic feels that makes us warm and fuzzy as we indulge in our whimsical childhood memories. Memories of button bashing the hell out of Street Fighter or advancing through levels of Sonic resonates with the adult version of you.
Music has the extraordinary ability to transport us all to a place usually in our childhood or a vivid nostalgic memory. It triggers a scene in your head where you can not only see the moving pictures, but you can feel the raw emotions that particular song has sparked especially if the memory is a sad one.
Remember those wistful hours spent playing your favourite video game? Well advertising companies are essentially punching children of the 80s in the feels, so we empty our wallets... and it's working! With releases of classic game consoles like the SNES Mini and other retro gaming emulators that offer you a gazillion video games, the strong stench of a yesteryear is here, and the world of advertising is cashing in.
Nostalgia can be anything from a smell, to a touch to an event in one’s past. It can also be stumbling into your parent’s garage and finding forgotten bottles of Archers peach schnapps and Malibu rum that instantly throws you back to being a teenager... sleeping in fields with vomit in your hair!