Retro References in Modern Media (Movies, Music, & More!)

[Candy O]

What have you heard, read, or watched that references anything retro lately!? :) Share it with us!

[BeatleBob]

Hey Sadie! I'm Glad you got my email over at Bar!! :-)

Yesterday when I Logged in HERE I went to "General Discussion" about "Give My Regards To Broadstreet" etc! I typed in my comments and it wouldn't let me Post the comments??? I tried a few times and it wouldn't let me Post the comments!! I copied and pasted my comments into MS Notepad to save it! I then went to THIS Discussion and the same thing happened??? I copied and pasted the comments for this discussion too!! Then I logged out. And it took forever before it let me log out!! I tried going back to Retro Sugar a few times after that, and it wouldn't even let me Log In?? When I tried logging in, it kept coming up with "500: Unexpected Error Please try reloading the page or hitting the browser's Back button to return to where you came from."

Which I did. Same problem again? Then I even used "CCleaner" and cleaned out all of my browser caches etc. I tried Two different browsers and it still wouldn't let me log in? Same error messages!! So, I gave up. I went over to BAR and I logged in and sent you the private email there and just pasted in the comments, that I see you posted HERE as a public comment.

It was So Frustrating with all the problems that kept occurring on THIS site Yesterday!! A few days ago when I came to This site, the format was all messed up. The things on the site were in a long column on the left side of the page instead of the way the site always looks?? I Guess "Ning" has been doing maintenance work on their servers on and off?? That's the only thing I could think of?

The same thing just happened again?!?!???? Then I tried going to other sites and everything worked Okay there!! I went over to Bar and came back here and tried logging in again, and it Worked! LOL!!

The site seems to be working Okay "Right Now"!! :-) I Hope that doesn't happen again!!! LOL! Very Frustrating!!

You're Welcome for the private message I sent you on BAR!!! I just wanted to answer your comments!! :-)

I Hope you have a FAB Week My Friend!!! Hope to catch up soon!!  :-)

[BeatleBob]

Sadie! I just noticed what you posted on the Front Page Here! LOL! I see you were having the Same Problems!!! :-( I thought it was my computer too. That's why I used "CCleaner" and the other things I tried!! But, it's Not our computers!! Like I said, I Guess "Ning" has been doing maintenance work on their servers on and off?? That's the only thing I could think of? But then again, why is BAR working Alright?? LOL!! :-( Just in case when You log in HERE again today and the Problems Occur Again. I'll send you this message over at BAR again!!! I Hope this gets Straightened Out Soon!!!

Have a FAB Day and a FAB Week!! :-)

[60s Fan]

Beatlebob, I got your private message on our Beatles site! Eventhough it's basically the same exact thing you said here... Thanks! :-) 

Yes, that "500 Error" page kept showing up for me here on Retro Sugar too!

And even over at BAR, the format showed up strange looking sometimes and I had to keep on re-loading the page a few times for everything to go back to normal! Has that ever happened to you, or is it just me? Weird because when that happened, I was on the computer, but it looked like the mobile version of the site you'd see on a phone or tablet. Wtf! Blame everything on that Bruno bot??? LOL!!!

Anyways, I'm SO glad everything appears to be working fine again!
Ning was doing maintenance for a few days and they're finally done now! Yay!!! :-)

You have a FAB week too, my friend! :-D

[BeatleBob]

Sadie, Thanks for letting me know you got my private message on BAR. Yeah, it was the Same Exact thing I said here. LOL! The only reason I sent it to you over at BAR, was just in case you had problems logging into This Site. ;-) You're Welcome for sending the private message!  :-)

I see you kept getting that same "500 Error" Here too!!! :-(

re: "And even over at BAR, the format showed up strange looking sometimes and I had to keep on re-loading the page a few times for everything to go back to normal! Has that ever happened to you, or is it just me? "

Yes, the Very Same thing happened to Me over at BAR and HERE too a few times since last week, on and off!!! Very Annoying and Strange!! :-( But, Everything was Alright over at BAR yesterday for me. I can imagine it was Weird when that happened for you since you were on your computer too!! And the sites looked like the mobile version of the site you'd see on a phone or tablet. WTF is Right?!? Very Strange!!!! I Only have a Desktop Computer. I don't have a smartphone or a tablet. So, that is what the site looks like on a Mobile Version? I Didn't know since I only have a computer. Thanks for letting me know!! Very Strange what was Happening Indeed!!!

Yeah, that Bruno Bot seems to be messing with both sites. That Bastard!!!  LOL!!!!!!!! ;-)

I seen the message you left on the Front Page here too! I'm Also SO Glad everything appears to be working fine again!!!! :-) Yeah, I guess Ning was doing maintenance for a few days and they're finally done now!!! GREAT!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!  :-)

I see Ann is back, over at BAR!! :-) I posted "Regular" Beatles Abbey Road Banners over at BAR yesterday that I made a while ago. I was Hoping Ann would see them and put one of them up on the site instead of the Beatles HELP! banner that has been there too long! And I see she Did!!! GREAT!!  :-) I Hope she will start participating on Both Sites again!!!!

I also seen that Anthony Cappucci posted the TV Movie "Two Of Us" on his new site!! GREAT!! He posted a discussion about it on BAR! I seen that movie when it was on TV and also rented it from Netflix on DVD when I had Netflix! I Really Liked it!! :-)

Have a FAB Day My Friend!!! :-)

[60s Fan]

Hey Beatlebob! :-)

I see you're too retro for a smartphone or tablet. Good! The Internet is best on a computer anyway. ;-P

Ann is back? That's great news! Even if all she did for now was change the picture on the front page of the Beatle site.

I saw "Two Of Us" on TV a long time ago too. I didn't even know it was on DVD! Cool!

Glad Anthony shared it on his new site for us to see again! 

I had Netflix's disc rental plan for a little while too. It sure was fun getting all those little red envelopes in the mail! 

Unfortunately I spoke too soon! I'm still having some problems with this site and the Beatles one!! 
BUT at least it's working better than before. No more "Error" pages!

Right now on Retro Sugar I had to click on the comment button like 5 times for it to finally post this reply and over there it loaded weird and I had to refresh the front page a few times for everything to look normal. Ning is so annoying lately! They need to stop with all the damn maintenance! (Oops, hope they won't read this somehow! LOL!!!) 

So what have you been up to lately? I've just been staying at home and watching "Gilligan's Island" all day.

LOL I have The Complete Series on DVD! Wish I had "Leave It To Beaver" like you! Hopefully I can catch it on sale sometime too! I'm usually broke on Black Friday though! Boo!!

Have a fab week too!!!  :-)

[BeatleBob]

Hey Sadie!  :-)

Yes, I'm Too Retro and also can't afford to have a smartphone or tablet!!! LOL! ;-)  I agree though, the Internet is best on a computer anyway!! :-)

Yes, it's Great that Ann is Back!! Yeah, even if all she did for now was change the picture on the front page on BAR! I just took a quick look on BAR and haven't seen her post anything else? But, at least she's looking after the site!! I Hope she participates again soon!!!

I figured you saw "Two Of Us" before, and I see you saw it on TV too a long time ago!! Yeah, it's on DVD!! :-) I'm also glad Anthony shared it on his new site for us to be able to see it again!!! :-)

Yeah, I had the Netflix's disc rental plan for many years up until I upgraded the Cable TV package I share with my Mother. I used to get 3 at a time for each week. But, a few months before I left NetFlix, I kept getting cracked Discs and ones that were so worn out they wouldn't play good. So, I got fed up with them and went for the upgraded Cable TV plan. HBO, Showtime, etc. So, I couldn't afford to keep paying for Netflix anyway. I Agree though, it Was Fun getting all those little red envelopes in the mail!!! :-)

OH!! I'm Sorry you're still having some problems with This Site and BAR as well!!!! :-( But, I'm glad at least it's working better that before!!!! I see, No More Error Messages for me too!!!

I'm also having problems with getting the comment button to work right!!! Very Frustrating!!! :-( I had the same problems you did!!! :-( YES!!! Ning is so annoying lately!!!! :-( They sure Do need to stop with all the damn maintenance!!!! I Hope they Do Read This!!! LOL!!! Maybe they'll get the hint!!! ;-)

I see you've been staying at home and watching "Gilligan's Island" all day. LOL!! ;-) It's Cool that you have The Complete Series on DVD!!! :-) I Hope someday you'll catch the "Leave It To Beaver" series on sale!!! I think when I got it, it was on sale too!! Hopefully it will be Before Black Friday!!!!!! I hear Ya!!!

You asked what have I been up to lately? Well, nothing too good at all!! :-( Sorry for the long Gross information!! But here goes:

Tuesday evening I started having pain in my lower abdomen and had pain in my rectum. And I kept feeling like I had to move my bowels, but, couldn't. I was up most of the night with a splitting headache. Yesterday "Wednesday", when I woke up my Head was Killing Me, I had some coffee and moved my bowels a Little bit like I usually do with my DAMN IBS that I have. I still was having the pain in my lower abdomen and my rectum, only it was Worse!!! And I felt like I had to move my bowels more. So, I took a Glycerine Suppository to help me. About 2 hours later I moved my bowels, but it was a tiny bit!! And that made me feel worse too!!! My Head was hurting So Bad I took Two Aleves!!! I felt so weak and in so much pain!! I was almost ready to go to the ER!!! But, I didn't because That ER is a Total Nightmare there!!! So, I just laid in bed most of the day Hoping I would feel better. I asked my Mother to call my Gastroenterologist and they said he's on Vacation. The soonest I can see him is October 8th. So, she made that appointment for me!! I took my temperature and had a low grade fever of 98.8, that's not too bad but it was a low grade fever. I Felt Horrible All day yesterday!! I took one more Aleve before I went to bed. I still have the pain in my lower abdomen and when I sit down and get up it feels like someone is sticking something up my ass!!! WTF??

I don't know what the hell is going on?? Maybe I have Diverticulitis or maybe something else is wrong??? So far Today my head isn't hurting but, I still have the same pains in my lower abdomen and in my ass. I'm just taking it easy and taking one day at a time. I hope I don't feel any worse till I can get to see My Gastroenterologist on the 8th of October!! I imagine I'll have to go for a Colonoscopy!! IF I start feeling like I did yesterday again before then, I might have to go to the DAMN ER??? Will see??? Whatever is going on with me I just hope I won't need any kind of Surgery!!!! So, for now I'm taking only my One Senekot in the evening for the IBS and will take Aleve If I need too. Just going to take it easy and Hope I don't get any worse till I can see my Gastroenterologist!!! I'll just have to wait it out till then!! And live with the pain, Unless it gets Worse!!! FUN!!!! I have to see my Shrink in NYC next Thursday. I'll Certainly have to Cancel and try to get a phone visit! And IF my Dentist calls with the approval report from Medicaid, I'll have to put that off too, till I see my Gastro Doc and see WTF is going on with me!!!! This SUCKS!!!!!!!!!! Just wanted to let you know why I wasn't online yesterday and with the way I'm feeling I don't know each day IF I'll be online or not, depending on how I feel? But, will get back to you as soon as I can if I'm not online!!! Always some kind of FUN going on with me! LOL!  :-( Sorry for rambling on!!!

Thanks My Friend!!!! You have a FAB week too!!! :-)

[60s Fan]

Hey Beatlebob! :-)

Scary!!! I see why you didn't go to the Emergency Room though! They can keep you waiting for hours!

What a pain in the ass! (Pun intended) LOL!!! Sorry! I'm just trying to cheer you up! :-D

Hopefully it's just your Irritable Bowel Syndrome and not Diverticulitis or something!

I suffer from upset stomach too! I've had X-Rays, blood tests, and urine samples done but they never find anything wrong with me! Weird! They say it's probably just my anxiety always giving me stomach aches! Well that's a relief! At least I don't have something seriously life threatening like colon cancer! Lately I've been having sharp side pains.

Omg I hope I don't have Kidney or Gall stones! I'm terrified of surgical operations! I'm even procrastinating getting a small dental procedure done because it uses Anesthesia which I fear I might never wake up from! And because I can't afford it right now! Ahh, I really do worry too much! See? LOL!!!! 

So I'm trying to take it easy lately. Yes, I've been staying at home and watching TV alot. Mostly Gilligan's Island. I'm annoying my mom by watching that all day. She wants me to go to an island and watch it over there instead! Lmao!

And I've been watching "Car 54, Where Are You?" too because you recently reminded me of it.

Omg I forgot how funny that show was!  Glad you found it on YouTube!  

That "Boom Boom Boom" one is the funniest episode I've seen so far! Lmfao!!!!! 

Good luck with all your upcoming appointments! Best wishes, my friend! Hope you start feeling better soon!!!

Eventhough I know you probably won't, I still gotta say... TRY to have a fab day!!! :-)

[BeatleBob]

Hey Sadie! :-)

Yeah it is Scary!! :-( I see you understand why I didn't want to go to the Emergency Room!! They sure can keep you waiting for Hours!! That ER in the Bronx is Unreal!! The last time my Mother had to go there was a nightmare! They had her on a gurney in the hallway leading to the Emergency Room for many hours! They finally moved her into the ER! Then she stayed on that gurney there amongst a ton of other patients all night long. They took a couple of tests that she had to wait a long time for. And told her she should she Her Specialist to see if she needed further tests. And finally she was released! We were there from 12 noon or so till around 10:30 AM the following morning!!! That place is Always that way!! I won't go through that unless I feel like I'm dying!!

Yes, what a pain in the ass!!! LOL!!! ;-) I know you were just trying to cheer me up!!! :-)

I'm Hoping that it just has something to do with my Irritable Bowel Syndrome!! I had Diverticulitis once around 10 years ago! That's why I'm wondering if it Could be that again? It may be that I have an enlarged prostate? Or, I might have a blockage in my intestinal tract? At my age I'm worried it might even be colon cancer?? I have no idea what's going on? Will just have to wait it out, till my appointment with my Gastroenterologist!!! I wish he wasn't on vacation!! It Figures!! I'm just Hoping it won't get any worse before I finally get to see him!! Will see?

I'm Sorry you suffer from upset stomach too!!! :-( The very same thing happened to me when I was in my twenties!!! I went through a whole bunch of tests like you did and they couldn't find anything wrong with me either!! They also said it's probably just my anxiety always giving me stomach aches!!! And at that time they were Right about that!! Anxiety and Stress can cause a lot of physical reactions in your body!!! Especially causing stomach problems!! I'm Sure after they said that to you, it was Such A Relief!! At least you don't have something seriously life threatening like colon cancer!!!!!

I see lately you've been having sharp side pains!! :-( It may be just a build up of Gas? That happens to me and also my Mother every once in a while, and it goes away!! I Hope it isn't Kidney or Gall Stones!!! Wait a while and see if it subsides. If not, you should look into it!!

I can imagine you're Terrified of surgical operations!! Everybody Is!! I'm Always terrified too about that! Since that last surgical operation I had on my stomach in 1993. It was a Very Scary and Very Painful month I went through before, and throughout the healing process of that operation!! I'll be Terrified IF I need some kind of surgery done with the problems I'm having now!!! I Sure Hope I won't need any kind of surgery!! So, I Understand why you're Terrified of surgical operations!!! Who Isn't??

I also see you're even procrastinating getting a small dental procedure done, because it uses Anesthesia which you fear you might never wake up from!! And also because you can't afford it right now!! You Shouldn't worry about that!!! So Many people have dental procedures done that uses Anesthesia!!! And they all come out of it Fine!!! Yeah, I see you really do worry too much!!!! LOL!!!!! ;-) I worry too much about a lot of things too!! LOL!!! But, we Shouldn't, that causes stomach aches!!! LOL!! ;-) But, I do Understand why you're terrified of surgical operations!!! Everybody worries about that!!

I see why you're trying to take it easy lately, as I am too! I see you are doing the same thing I've been doing, staying at home and watching TV a lot. I either watch the news or watch some of the DVD's I have. And you have been mostly watching Gilligan's Island! LOL! ;-) I see you're annoying your Mom by watching that all day!! LOL! ;-)

re: "She wants me to go to an island and watch it over there instead! Lmao!"
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

I'm Glad you have been Enjoying watching "Car 54, Where Are You?"!!! I'm Glad that I recently reminded you of that show!!! I Love that show too!! :-) I Wish I had the complete series on DVD!! Someone is selling it on amazon for $44.95 - I wish I could afford it!! :-( I can't even afford it now even at that price!!! :-( WOW!! I just looked at the "Leave It To Beaver: The Complete Series on DVD new. And the cheapest one I could find is $117.25
I paid much less than that!! But it was on some kind of sale at the time!!

YES!!! I'm Glad I found that episode on Youtube!!! :-) LMAO!!!! Great One!!! I see that "Boom Boom Boom" one is the funniest episode you've seen so far!! LMFAO!!! ;-) I'm sure you'll find more that you'll Enjoy!!  :-) It's a Real Funny Show!!!! :-)

Thanks So Much for wishing me Good Luck and Best Wishes with my upcoming appointments!!!! :-)

I Hope You start Feeling Better Soon too My Friend!!!!!

Aww....... Thanks!!!! I Hope you have a FAB Day Too!!!! Will try to catch up soon!!! Hope you have a FAB Weekend!! And Feel Better My Friend!!!

[60s Fan]

Hey Beatlebob! Glad you were feeling well enough to come online today! :-)

Omg you had stomach surgery in 1993? Why? What happened or went wrong? Must have been so scary! :-O

Wow, what a horrible emergency room experience you & your mother had!!

I see why you don't ever wanna go through all that again unless you're practically croakin'! 

I'd love to have The Complete Series of "Car 54" and "Beaver" on DVD too! But at those prices, I'll pass!

My birthday and Christmas are both in December. I'm gonna hint at The Complete Series of Dobie Gillis!

Then I can torture my mom even more! Maybe she'll even move out! YAY! LOL!!!

Yes I'm gonna try not to worry so much, so my stomach aches will stop or at least tone down.

Now that I'm almost in my thirties my health is cracking down. I'm becoming an old lady already in my late twenties? Wtf! Pretty soon I'll need a cane! Lmao!

Talk to you later, my friend! Feel better soon!! :-)

[BeatleBob]

Hey Sadie! Thanks!!! Just taking it one day at a time. ;-)

Yeah, I had to have major emergency stomach surgery in 1993!! I was on Prescription Prilosec for a long time from my doctor. It was helping me get through stomach cramps etc I had. But, after a while it was also Masking some problems I didn't know I had. All of a sudden I started vomiting on and off and was having very bad cramps and couldn't eat much. This went on for days. I felt so ill!! I went to a Gastroenterologist and he sent me for tests. When the results came in I found out that I had Multiple Ulcers at the top of my stomach near the esophagus and there was food there that was turning gangrenous and that became Toxic and Very Dangerous for me!! He referred me to a Specialist for the surgery to be done Right Away!! I had to have a Gastrectomy done. They removed about 60 percent of my stomach and re-routed my intestines!! Was Major Surgery!!! Before the surgery could be done they hooked me up to a pump that pumped the gangrenous food etc out of me through a tube. When that was finished I had the surgery. I was in the hospital for 3 weeks. I still have a long scar that goes from my left side of my stomach to my right side. It took around another 3 weeks of rest and I had to take short walks everyday for the healing process before I could return to my job at the time!! Yeah, that was Very Scary!!!! :-( But, I got through it.

Yeah!! That was a Horrible emergency room experience my mother and I had!!! I see you can understand why I don't ever want to go through all that again unless I'm practically croakin'!!!! LOL!

Yeah, I see what you mean about those Two Complete Series on DVD at those prices, you'll pass!!!

Yeah I know your Birthday is in December along with Christmas that month. I see you're gonna hint at The Complete Series of Dobie Gillis! LOL!! ;-) Hope you can get it!! :-)

re: "Then I can torture my mom even more! Maybe she'll even move out! YAY! LOL!!!"

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

GOOD!!! You got to TRY not to worry so much, so your stomach aches will stop, or at least calm down!!

It's Sad that in you're almost in your thirties and your health is cracking down!!! :-( And that you feel you're becoming an old lady already in your late twenties? WTF? Is Right!!! :-( You gotta Try to take better care of yourself my friend!!!

re: "Pretty soon I'll need a cane! Lmao!"

LMAO!!!! Yeah, I know how you feel!!!

Thanks My Friend!!!! I'm Hanging In There the best I can!! I Hope You Feel Better Too!!!!

Will catch up soon!! :-)

[60s Fan]

Hey Beatlebob! AWW! Sorry you had to go through that horrific experience! The recovery process sounded tedious too!

I actually had another "Ultrasound" test done about a month ago and they said there's nothing wrong with me which is a relief again, but WTF is up with that kicking feeling inside my stomach sometimes?! They said it could be "acid reflux" or "Phantom Pregnancy Syndrome" which is a mental disorder. LMAO!!! They think I'm nuts! They were hinting that I belong more at the psychiatrist's office instead of the doctor's office. LOL!!!! Thanks! I hope you are feeling at least a little bit better by now too? :-)

Have a fab day, my friend!!!!! :-D

[BeatleBob]

Hey Sadie! Thanks My Friend!! Yes, it was a Horrific experience!! I won't even tell you what Post -Op was like right after the Surgery! All I'll say, the pain was Endless and Unbearable for many days!!! I think being skinned alive would feel better than that part of my stay in the Hospital!! LOL!! Yeah, the recovery process when I went home was very tedious! But, was so much Better than when I was in the Hospital!!

I can imagine it was a Relief again, when you had that other "Ultrasound" test done about a month ago! When they told you there was nothing wrong with you!! But, what the hell is causing those "kicking feelings" inside your stomach sometimes?!?!? Really? They said it could be "acid reflux" or "Phantom Pregnancy Syndrome" which is a mental disorder. WTF??? LMAO!!!! WOW!! What an answer That Was!! Maybe "acid reflux"?? Or, Spasms from Gas?? That could be the reasons for those kicking pains? They Think You're Nuts?? It sounds like They're Nuts for saying that!!! LOL!!!

re: "They were hinting that I belong more at the psychiatrist's office instead of the doctor's office. LOL!!!!"

LOL!!!! I'm Sure they were kidding, when they said that!!! ;-)

And what is happening with those "sharp side pains" you've been having lately? Are you still having those?? I Hope Not!!

Thanks My Friend!! I am feeling a Little Bit better. Better than I was! I still have the same symptoms, but at least it isn't as bad all day long!! Knock On Wood!! Will know more when I finally see my Doctor.

I Hope you are feeling Better from those "kicking feelings" inside your stomach and those "sharp side pains" you've been having!!!! At least I Hope you are starting to Feel Better from that!!!!

I Hope we Both Start Feeling Better Soon!!!!

Thanks!! Have a FAB Day My Friend!!!!! :-)