Cheers & Happy Holiday Break 2013!

Where did 2013 go?

Many thanks to any and all for dropping into Hung Up On Retro this year, and a big
thanks to my kind blogging friends, new and old, that have dropped me a line or comment.

It's time to crack open the bottle and enjoy the festive season.

I'll probably be loitering around on Instagram and Facebook over
the Summer Holidays, so I will keep in touch with a few of you there.

Cheers and have a Holly Jolly Christmas!


Stay Freaky.



Image used with permission by Barry Cross on Flickr,
and you can also find his work at Barry Cross Photography.
(Thanks Barry!)

Guest Post - My Sister and James Spader

I'm was excited to see an email in my Inbox with the title 'Guest Spot' 

from my beautiful, older and wiser sister Jenny.

She has been having a 'moment' with James Spader for the last few months, and has put it 

into words for me to share with you. Hopefully, by penning this post, she'll be able to 

move on from James, and I won't have to hear about it every phone call.

It's been ages since I had a guest post, so without further ado, I'll pass it over to Jen!

MY JAMES SPADER RETRO ROMANCE

Ever since James Spader returned to our small screens this year in The Blacklist, I have been having myself a little retro romance. The romance is completely one sided and involves me re-watching his movies from the 80’s and 90’s and falling in love with him all over again. Who can forget his nasty portrayal of Steff in Pretty in Pink?  I also loved his subdued, disturbed portrait of Graham in Sex, Lies and Videotape. However my favourite would have to be White Palace. White Palace is a romantic drama released in 1990 starring James Spader and Susan Sarandon. The film also stars Kathy Bates and Jason Alexander in supporting roles. The plot revolves around a 27 year old widower who begins an affair with a 40 something waitress. The script was written by Glenn Savan and he also wrote the book.  If you are after a romantic read, or a nostalgic night in, I would definitely recommend this book or film to rekindle your own retro romance. 

- Jenny

Freaky Friday - Creepy Christmas & more!

Bit of Creepy Christmas Freak for Friday 13th!

As promised throughout the year, I have put together abit of a 2014 Freaky Friday Calendar.

Some of my favourite Freaky Fridays from the past year are featured, and a few old favourites too (The Man In Grey!!).

It's not pretty, shiny or well put together, and I won't give up my day job for a career in Graphic Design, but it's free for you and perfectly suitable for the back of the toilet door or a dark (very dark) corner in your home.

I'm still putting the finishing touches on a few months, so if there is a favourite Freaky Friday friend from the past that you would like on your calendar, please let me know and consider it done.

If you would like to peruse the back editions of Freaky Friday to refresh your memory, please click here !

Please email me your address to hunguponretro@gmail.com if you would like a calendar,

 and I'll get one off to you for the New Year!! I'm happy to post to anywhere.

Happy Friday!!

 

Freaky Friday - Straight Talkers

 Er, alrighty then...

Take your cheating outta town - preferably over state borders.

 Every now and then we get the chance to see the back of one of these albums.

Ricky's makes the wait worthwhile. Look at that curvature!

Back atcha buddy, right back atcha.

So we've heard Bobbi.

Dude, she's already made the bed and taken off. It's over.

Interesting album title.

Check out that Skullet! I'd shine the top and brush the back for him.

Happy Friday!



Images via Rate your music and Bizarre Records

Top 5 Retro Tunes for Singing in the Car

Image - Pay No Mind

There is nothing better than one of your favourite tunes coming on in the car when you are on your own. Not just a song you like, or tap along with, I'm talking your favourite songs for singing along to.

These are the kind of songs you unleash to and the car becomes your very own Karaoke Carriage.
Lyrics that aren't known are made up or hummed over as you sing along, and it's just you,
the tune and the open road.

These are my current Top 5.
The Top 4 have been staples for years, but number 5 varies depending on what I'm into at the time. Thankfully, all five of these songs get frequent airplay on my fave radio station.


(Links to the video clip on the song title)


Number 5: Fading like a Flower - Roxette
(this recently bumped Rain by Dragon out of the Top 5 as I am big into Roxette at present.)
 Fading like a Flower starts slow then kicks in and I love the key change toward the end of the song. I do like a key change.

Number 4: Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn
A classic. "Put on my blue suede shoes, and I boarded the plane,
touched down in the land of the Delta Blues, in the middle of the pouring rain..."

Number 3: Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
There are quite a few lyrics in this song are make up as I roll - but I do Michael's signature
"Ooh!" like no ones business.

Number 2: Power of Love - Huey Lewis and the News
Love it!! How can you hear this song and not think of Marty and Doc?

Number 1: Flame Trees - Cold Chisel
 An Aussie classic, and in my opinion, a truly great song.


What are your Top 5 Retro Tunes for singing in the car?
And do you turn the song down when you pull up to a red light, or do you keep belting it out?
 

Freaky Friday - Sister to Sister

A rinse, set and a song with the Clark Sisters.
Feel the beat.

 You be Bluegrass, I'll be Country.

 Somethings missing here - eyebrows?

Coralie finally said - "Jackie, where are we?"

The Polly Sisters - still looking for the other 98 Luft Ballons.

Happy Friday!

Images via Rate Your Music

Freaky Friday - Tight Pants

Tighter the better.

 Marty - hotter than earth's core in this ensemble. 

Special mention for the belt.

 I don't normally dig leather and chains, but there are exceptions to every rule.

Billy (far right) couldn't find a bag, but he packed snacks for the band anyway.

Happy Friday!

pics via rate your music

1970s Photography - Flip Schulke Part 2

Photographer Flip Schulke documented everyday life in the Florida Keys and New Ulm, Minnesota during the 1970s for the Documerica project. While University teaching, Flip recruited several of his students to photograph New Elm and supplement his own photographs. Here are a few of my favourites with their original captions from Flip's set on Flickr. 

Youngsters at Izzy-Dorry's Roller Rink in New Ulm Minnesota.

People Looking over Bargains Among Merchandise Placed in Minnesota Street and on Side-Walks by Merchants in New Ulm Minnesota, During Their Annual Crazy Days Sale








Fourth of July Crowd Waits for Darkness and a Traditional Fireworks Display at Johnson Park in New Ulm, Minnesota.







Young People of New Ulm, Minnesota, Spending a Sunday Swimming and Boating at Clear Lake.



Youths Congregate Around the Front Steps of a Home in New Ulm, Minnesota, to Decide What to Do on a Summer Day.


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The last photograph is probably one of my favourite photos I have ever featured here on the blog.
Kids hanging out on a summers day with no where to be, just shooting the breeze.
 Reminds me of humid, summer afternoons and nights spent with friends out the front of my house as a kid, when the only things we had to worry about were the mosquitoes and heading home before dark.

Freaky Friday - Fitness Fun

Time for some fitness fun with Sneki and friends.

First up - Soccer!

"I vill play Goal Keeper and distract zem wiv my oversized man hands and long lunges"

Aerobics and Jazz hands!!

 Ron and the Dutch version of Lionel's exercise classic.
Straighten your legs Ron - gheesh!

 Carol giving it everything she's got, and then some...

Now that is a straight leg Ron!

Aerobics with a side of Polka.
Couldn't resist and youtubed Polkarobics and found a Polkacise clip. It's a comedy sketch
(I think - I hope!) but it's Polkacise all the same. Please click HERE if you fancy a viewing. : )

My kind of exercise - the kind where I don't really have to move.

Nah, scrap that. Too much going on here.

 Is that a real child?! Looks like a CPR training doll for First Aid courses.
Not coping with this one.

And to finish, a warm down and stretch with Debbie in front of the credenza.

I have been abit absent in the blogging world of late - both posting and visiting.
Aiming to recitfy that in the coming weeks before the year is over.

Happy Friday!



bizarrerecords.com and rateyourmusic

Freaky Friday - Vintage Ads Part 2

Following on from Part 1 a few weeks back, I give you a fresh selection of ads 

that had me leaning into the computer screen thinking - "Man, that can't be right!"

Could be handy with the festive season fast approaching.

This dude would be kicked out of bed long before he slipped those ear muffs on.

 Huh?

 Two ads in one. Don't cut off your corns!

(I want a monkey. Does he have a little top on???)

The Turtlesuit - sexy just got a new name.

Happy Friday!!

modernmechanix, lolriot and dailymail

Freaky Friday - Girls! Girls! Girls!

 "Waiter! There's a lady in my lamp!"

Poor Polly - we've all been there.

Kaye - Wrestling with the Dark Side of the force.

This album cover reminds me of the laughing/crying lady scene at the party
from Breakfast at Tiffany's. (You can watch the short clip here if you fancy!)

Carol Brady after a few wines.

Vera doesn't need her Walkman headphones - speakers are built into her sleeves.

Slip on the bubble kittens - it's time for some jazz!

Happy Friday!

Images via Rateyourmusic and Belgraded