tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70403875614374190942024-03-05T13:51:19.089-05:00RetrovilleYour Link to the PastBillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833357672653250112noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040387561437419094.post-71820708726739076842010-07-23T19:17:00.001-04:002010-07-23T19:17:35.064-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ITEjLwLmfnIF4oRicjVEQZ-t0LDGM4Xgfk9giZlvzCeWNxj4lfiFzZTXhBMilLr7cuiNTyf73wtKIxjrx2ZGrmsk51ZBTohRJlkxJCSgzUovvp5Vp2op0Z3vl2HgZ-9vAatakRSwCLs/s1600/WIN7.bmp"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ITEjLwLmfnIF4oRicjVEQZ-t0LDGM4Xgfk9giZlvzCeWNxj4lfiFzZTXhBMilLr7cuiNTyf73wtKIxjrx2ZGrmsk51ZBTohRJlkxJCSgzUovvp5Vp2op0Z3vl2HgZ-9vAatakRSwCLs/s320/WIN7.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497244811066814546" border="0" /></a>Billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833357672653250112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040387561437419094.post-21052689077039957112009-08-27T16:09:00.004-04:002009-08-27T16:12:00.219-04:00Hot-Air Balloon Landing in My Yard (1990)<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:d69d1ab0-815f-4933-a1e8-2d7b8820350a" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="0d3ccd27-61e1-4889-9c47-0f66a022f8f9" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtTdpdqHbzE" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMwQKwEJf6NkKduUrJQ651gkbq7LcYcGbgRa4KWbYWox2dWDbivm-kCpIqOirrVEsLH_hMObzUGX7CA3Oh4yOQeYwTItt7d-4p4N8ScPlMxyscQFJvL6a2gWwqRNeMPWXIopPqfRsqXU/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none;" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('0d3ccd27-61e1-4889-9c47-0f66a022f8f9'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/dtTdpdqHbzE&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/dtTdpdqHbzE&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt="" /></a></div></div></div> <p>On the morning of Sunday, December 2, 1990, a Remax hot-air balloon landed in my own backyard!</p> <p><br />My dad immediately grabbed our RCA VHS camcorder and began filming the event. Almost 19 years later, I finally got around to uploading the video to YouTube (mainly because there was no such thing as YouTube in 1990).</p> <p><br />The video shows the actual landing and the balloon deflating. You will also get to see me as a 1 year old. I had just turned one a few days prior to this.</p> <p><br />By the way, I still live at this house, except those pine trees beside the road are MUCH bigger in 2009.</p>Billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833357672653250112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040387561437419094.post-20396980222747522272009-07-23T17:30:00.002-04:002009-07-23T17:30:55.281-04:00Toys ‘R Us Ad November 27, 1994<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXgxBgLSnsXDbGIm9E4zkje47_tHzVSOoEAjaa7O1AJfRP4PvEg7Yyse4ZGsygy8yJGhVrqs_LbZCgEpO_OrIwNtcrvZW5pj8BL2nRerirVj3NpK8c0ygx6xLHCTYYeuUggFqj9HhSd8/s1600-h/Toys%20'R%20Us%20November%2027,%201994%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="Toys 'R Us November 27, 1994" style="border: 0px none ; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" alt="Toys 'R Us November 27, 1994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oCqb5Ito966SlJzuwkUrfN7DtbZCvJ4r-2nZ_8lfRyUzM_2kozw9Q-bEC-_IcYrr6x9igJ7kemERrtmo88e5BlZ1M4NxenlvY8I0yHdQrFPfKuCuK24iFkjvEZKaprPT7nhx2FaJ73U/?imgmax=800" border="0" height="362" width="217" /></a> <p>This is from the November 27, 1994 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.</p>Billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833357672653250112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040387561437419094.post-82660508127401078982009-07-23T17:28:00.001-04:002009-07-23T17:28:46.366-04:00WFMY-TV Ad November 1994<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fIjPqPXUwR6dM3deKVEgIl3lHgYouze8-jYncWsh5DZu_zN3stXC7UUCmroAy7Dg0XcKqXoREqCnMcg63e3AmQMZkDVe8KUSIejB7RrKLrs3-7hyphenhyphenwtT24jnCbFB8Gu2ToxineOvooFo/s1600-h/WFMY%20Ad%20November%201994%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="WFMY Ad November 1994" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="323" alt="WFMY Ad November 1994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BI1bMhcurXiSEKyE5Nso1kb6GNJmPEDOmNK0o2qQ3hq_ZCIjfdgfLsT7eCBpjUTO2fsND97kjlHHLetJ099te1XAWU1T9v4sJ_YjplIKx_bfmrUr2HDZc1IbD-wU6jTYYT_D2bDfImA/?imgmax=800" width="209" border="0" /></a> <p></p> <p>This is from a November 1994 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.</p> Billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833357672653250112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040387561437419094.post-58518781082318451742009-07-23T17:26:00.001-04:002009-07-23T17:26:38.194-04:00Kmart Ad March 4, 1992<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXP4wN9GiT41G20_yvzPAWqwJK-5-WI9Y9hyphenhyphenvWSDDdK28XLHtMy99jBKI9U7BSBIpiRYuDC5gROxssqPXn4iYikI7l62VeRR-uDLHJN7aGtzFCFQfxTueWZkrIwLBqZnEv5STH8Nj_08/s1600-h/Kmart%20Ad%20March%204,%201992%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="Kmart Ad March 4, 1992" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="353" alt="Kmart Ad March 4, 1992" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMD79DyYwjBXtdyaJprtgViIclCZMJr7Grewbj2Z9hjVF-BbFbeh2UBpaCqih6P48CutAZmosXM3K5eBW-sSwQTNceQVJ6Ss6xmFuh4TDOSTQ_GjgwMTPjKyTYf8c5xrO1z7WH8Mc2dSY/?imgmax=800" width="226" border="0" /></a>This is from the March 4, 1992 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.  Billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833357672653250112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040387561437419094.post-55404365319824634782009-07-23T17:24:00.001-04:002009-07-23T17:24:41.269-04:00Golden Corral Ad January 1992<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLH_YLFJddlWCzR5W6uFWhJsqvvOb55BbNlokrW8vJI5yhJBi__wt6gcT-FH_dL53rYelI4RX8nkN3rGTIdukB7HGQvaaMMQM4_ImLAN7cc1tMgUmAEy0fOyAwFmJ0xgbPyf9_cDGmyEg/s1600-h/Golden%20Corral%20January%201992%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="Golden Corral January 1992" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="219" alt="Golden Corral January 1992" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWs9ZQiO8KkyNDZF268PwsS8ZAr1qfiCXIX_TnHSctMlhdmUIq8zVJNMls1u0mzXpZefC0HSjx1TxM3kWaU1-N_jbUYoDSMM1XkCzl2RQuIQr3pjJgloCPaMx-FWh9Xc5UTgtBCThdFns/?imgmax=800" width="332" border="0" /></a> <p></p> <p>This is from a January 1992 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.</p> Billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833357672653250112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040387561437419094.post-30354822299553809022009-07-23T17:22:00.001-04:002009-07-23T17:22:47.963-04:00Kentucky Fried Chicken Ad November 1989<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgdMh-5qvuVuFv38ffAhySkiXbSecXTVFxWxTf-FkuLnZwpfYhoYY2p_iQuonu0L9DZYAkIhi-oKUEJscBg2Nx-Hpp55J78HPDELsGqQ57EO6oONrabvz6SBRDcdH3pukQDFdtdBh598/s1600-h/Kentucky%20Fried%20Chicken%20November%201989%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="Kentucky Fried Chicken November 1989" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="355" alt="Kentucky Fried Chicken November 1989" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SOd8HjxmoTv9UZX3DXLL7kv7grY8pPpaBHqsfeDZVljj5t-IQ-qy24XEND2oEyzcLn8zidrB92MAYWfiBT1aOjHEphzZJ-SbRTpgwxwlvRTzMGDpw-1jLplhBeAGDgkoEB4yLY6UeaQ/?imgmax=800" width="216" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>This is from a November 1989 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.</p> Billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833357672653250112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040387561437419094.post-3713098317940309612009-07-23T17:19:00.001-04:002009-07-23T17:19:57.201-04:00Toys ‘R Us Ad November 26, 1989<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfLfinMQqb_lVh5P9wELcy7XcpAMPbabZyOpD3l7JfRE747Tt0KoIGpG4ifx4dMPvO6653dEUWE84Zl43eAgdHZ80jmwcthItAr1uHLTbPdY8SAi7tGfLoI2UQKBeLgjrphWCg-xODQ4/s1600-h/Toys%20'R%20Us%20November%2026,%201989%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="Toys 'R Us November 26, 1989" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="353" alt="Toys 'R Us November 26, 1989" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbjRDVywJabXyy6gEIsxLuNYBciIt7YoQHJZt84vn8W_D7RBaiFCrZY3m72uqWi7xwlCJ5vMVuPzSVMU6iCaqGqDd4Npvvz0Plh4fV99XLJc6uDS48gUF892EJ_uLeksjGPYo8en22iA/?imgmax=800" width="260" border="0" /></a></p> <p>This is from the November 26, 1989 edition of the Greensboro News & Record, only one day before I was born.</p> Billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833357672653250112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040387561437419094.post-35897000200309403792009-07-22T23:59:00.001-04:002009-07-22T23:59:19.330-04:00Tab Cola 1982<div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:1d75ffc8-2b9b-47d6-9906-7dae13a79f2a" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="0562b171-c8db-4914-a6c7-ecf002b4e8f2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJL4yQn_7qQ" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejEng18vdyyGTyvFbW7Fi5xzX_oTs_uapotAdyeHrubcO8YN2f4aT7a8aBbgsPGCucyuuE_E5IuOwj3Z1wqglOk4WjmCqlRfSx9ojk3qAOSvUayqlJVXeFw8K9t8PJQu8E_pICEH_Zng/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('0562b171-c8db-4914-a6c7-ecf002b4e8f2'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/DJL4yQn_7qQ&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/DJL4yQn_7qQ&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> Billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833357672653250112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040387561437419094.post-234095609880906492009-07-22T23:43:00.001-04:002009-07-22T23:43:04.633-04:001995 Windows 95 “Start Me Up” Commercial<div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:be7e9237-6b6d-4866-80be-43b422adc13c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="34fd7f53-9815-42da-9981-d92edca3003c" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VPFKnBYOSI" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5e-SOV1EpvU21iiBl-9hRIdfG5QXZlbawLfuMqFrrqvuW6IDL4hKxG7mvXwWXNRwQbpxfejKEFxA671IZXzSR2GIRjd78Ist3ty1-cCHTOoc0gcSrBTPKlKU4JQ_IQ2HuckUI6ipIQY/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('34fd7f53-9815-42da-9981-d92edca3003c'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/5VPFKnBYOSI&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/5VPFKnBYOSI&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> Billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833357672653250112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040387561437419094.post-68284999777025783052009-07-22T23:40:00.001-04:002009-07-22T23:40:19.499-04:001996 Packard Bell Computer Commercial<div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:e2de7247-e823-4399-ad15-1acdfd0f728c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="f947e435-6970-4cc0-818c-0f29d66105c1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpcjt0F-frQ&hl=en&fs=1&" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9tshmYBZUcPpXMbMDnYRo5HPPLdZOUUcqp0CAr4885x_9HSgf9UCjNTvEp_QXJDjfRgHdahWh20uqB2Glg9kw0SXk2fiSApycCx3FOBko9M84wTMOmW2fNs9h_3aAoDS2w_GkWgKOxU/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('f947e435-6970-4cc0-818c-0f29d66105c1'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/xpcjt0F-frQ&hl=en&fs=1&&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/xpcjt0F-frQ&hl=en&fs=1&&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p> <p></p> Brings back fond memories of my first computer. Gotta love that Windows 95. </p> Billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833357672653250112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040387561437419094.post-44217402593324601512009-07-05T22:58:00.001-04:002009-07-05T23:00:08.224-04:00WelcomeHello, this is Billy Coore from Home of Carolina Circle Mall, Carolina Circle City, and Billy's Retail History Emporium.<br /><br />I have created this blog as a way to help you relive your past, no matter what decade.<br /><br />I will regularly be posting retro videos, commercials, old newspaper ads, old TV intros/outros, retro pictures, and a look back at my own past.<br /><br />Let's see what happens here.Billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833357672653250112noreply@blogger.com0