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YouTube - HEROES UNITE: The Ultimate 80's Tribute Craved some Cocoa puffs/ Fruity Pebbles while watching this!! They sure don't make 'em like they used to.

I was feeling a bit nostalgic this morning when I came across a Dino-Riders photo. I thought it might be cool to see what others remembered as their childhood toys. My short list: GI Joe's Transformers Dino-Riders LEGOs

I had a set of these... we called them "Clackers." (They had other names) Hottest toy on the planet in 1971 - until they started shattering and causing eye injuries... flying apart and causing concussions... even one report of a fire started as a result of the "magnifying glass" affect...

I was reading the Chicago paper today and ran across this article concerning the fight in Illinois concerning the smoking ban. They quoted a guy that I grew up with and thought ya'll might find it interesting: Some tavern owners say they are following the letter of the law while creatively...

Ever since I was young, I have dreamed of playing pro baseball. Well, I never did and I am sure I can thank my mother, she was the one who pulled me off of my league team and would not let me join another team. Needless to say, I still dreamed about playing and being able to wear a championship...

Just got word that my next door neighbor that I grew up playing baseball, football, paintball, and all other things that neighborhood kids do...was murdered a couple of days ago. Hadnt seen him in years...Appears a small drug deal gone bad. Never knew he went down that road but all that aside...

I thought a thread for stories like this might be fun. I'll start. When I was about 5, my 13 year old brother talked me into crossing myself in the Catholic fashion after the closing prayer at our church. This would be a rather unremarkable event in a Catholic church, but the congregation at...