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AOL is 25 Years Old?

by ListenToLeon on 27. May, 2010 in 80's, Child, Computer, Game, internet, Techie

America Online is allegedly celebrating it’s 25th birthday. I can’t believe that AOL is really 25 years old. Who had the internet in 1985? The only thing I remember about computers from back then is “Oregon Trail” and printing stuff on paper that was attached to other pieces of paper. Making big-ass pixelated “HAPPY BIRTHDAY [...]

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National Day of Jheri Curl Remembrance

by ListenToLeon on 18. May, 2010 in 80's, Darryl Jenks, Hair, Haircut, Holiday, Jheri Curl, Youtube

Last night in a Burger King, I saw an actual, real-life jheri curl in the year 2010. A man came in there rocking a mean Eazy-E, Michael Cage, Dominican Relief pitcher curl for all the world to see. I even tweeted about it, as you can see above. Unfortunately, he got away before I could [...]

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A Nightmare On Elm Street Review

by ListenToLeon on 29. Apr, 2010 in 80's, Film, Movies, Review, Reviews

Last night, I got a chance to see A Nightmare On Elm Street for the price of $FREE ninety-nine. Since I paid absolutely nothing to see this film, it is my duty to write a review about it for the rest of you who will either pay to see it in the theater, or pay [...]

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How Many Of You Played With Your Balls As A Kid?

by ListenToLeon on 25. Feb, 2010 in 80's, Balls, Commercial

I did! This commercial brought back memories!!! Madballs were from the “Garbage Pail Kids” era of gross-out toys. Tweet

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Classic Photos: West Coast Jheri Curl Gangsta Edition

by ListenToLeon on 13. Nov, 2009 in 80's, Hip Hop, Music

I saw the NWA photo above on this blog, and it instantly made me laugh. Back in the day, you couldn’t tell me Jheri Curl Ice Cube wasn’t the hardest n*gga alive! Between the curls, sweatshirts, jeans with the creases, tacky jewelry and that old school Suzuki jeep, this qualifies as a modern-day classic picture! [...]

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The Dream and Teddy Ruxpin: Separated At Birth?

by ListenToLeon on 23. Jun, 2009 in 80's, Music

While cracking jokes on Twitter with the oh-so incredible fashion blogger Caress Lepore, she brought something quite interesting to my attention. R&B superstar The Dream really does favor Teddy Ruxpin! For the past couple of years, I have been trying to figure out who he reminds me of(other than the light beer version of R. [...]

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