Tag Archives: 1984

Mr Mambo Week

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Tina Garceau

It’s always when you’re looking for something else when you unearth a treasure you forgot you had. Truth be told, with The University of the Arts (formerly Philadelphia College of Art) closing it’s doors, I’ve been feeling a little sentimental … Continue reading →

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What I Miss About Comics — Boss Battles

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Joe

This panel reminds me of when extreme boredom would drive a few grade schoolers to play war on a sheet of loose-leaf paper. Essentially two or more boys would start carefully drawing out soldiers, jeeps and tanks on that sheet … Continue reading →

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Na – Na – Na – Gonna have a good time!

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Joe

Back in 1984 Philadelphia’s own Bill Cosby was a giant in the field of entertainment. He was the star of both the television and silver screen, filled arenas with his stand-up comedy act and sold tons of vinyl records recording … Continue reading →

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Don’t Feed Them After Midnight

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Joe_Williams

It’s always the way: I am tearing the place apart looking for something which I never find but I uncover something which I had completely forgotten about. In this case I found a couple 0f pages of stickers promoting Joe … Continue reading →

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Oceania is the place to be…

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Joe_Williams

While rooting around the Internet Archive channel on my Roku box, I found this curiosity from 1953 – Westinghouse’s Studio One presentation of George Orwell’s 1984 starring Eddie Albert!

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Geek Cred Across the 8th Dimension

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Joe_Williams

It was 1984 and the Star Wars saga had finished up. I couldn’t get too worked up about the Star Trek films which were hit-or-miss. Indiana Jones was doused pretty quickly with the overstuffed second film. What else was there?

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