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We couldn't wait another day without giving you a new episode of Ready 2 Retro, so here is a SURPRISE interview! We are joined by Tony Gambino (former vocalist of "Blessed By A Broken Heart") as he shares about his new project called "Stomping Grounds". Stomping Grounds is a new modern punk band with a lot of nostalgic vibes. In this episode Tony shares about his love and origin of punk rock music, how Stomping Grounds was formed and we get to hear a sample of the new single, "Once in a Lifetime"!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!

As we come to the end of our month of reviewing holiday movies, along with counting down the crazy year that is 2020, there is no better way to do both than by having "Ready 2 Retro's Christmas Party"!!! Join Max, Chelsea and Chris as they share about their favorite things about the holidays including movies, songs, family traditions and stories from the past. To end the episode, R2R participates in a holiday themed trivia challenge. Let us know how you did and if you had a higher score than our hosts!

We want to thank all of our listeners for joining us this past year on this amazing journey we've launched back in May. Looking forward to creating more with you in 2021!

"The Godfather of Ready 2 Retro" is back! That's right Joey from Ninja Toitles joins Max, Chelsea and Christ to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the beloved Christmas classic, Home Alone (1990) starring Macaulay Culkin! Join us for R2R's week 3 of holiday movie reviews, as we have done all this month with our guests, we put Joey in a special Yuletide HOT SEAT, hear about Joey's childhood during Christmas time in Chicago and hear why Home Alone is one of his favorite movies!

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Week 2 of our Holidays Movies is here! John and Adam from "Blast From Our Past Podcast" join Ready 2 Retro to review the 1988 "Scrooged" starring Bill Murray! In this episode we hear from John and Adam and what the holidays were like for them as kids, what they love about Scrooged and try to survive THE HOT SEAT.
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We kick off our holiday movies with our buddies Rudy and Mandy from "The Ghoulmates Podcast" as we review the 1993 classic, "The Nightmare Before Christmas". This is part 1 of the review where we discuss the behind the scenes and process that it took to make this film. We go into depth on Tim Burton's eccentric character, how more key creators of this movie should receive more credit and then we end the episode with a "Finish the Lyrics'' competition between R2R and TGM as we try to fill in the missing lines from our favorite Nightmare Before Christmas Songs.

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The conclusion of "Nineties November" is here! This week we have our buddy Joey from "Ninjatoitles" join Ready 2 Retro to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Billy Madison! This episode is filled with the most iconic Billy Madison lines, appreciation for Adam Sandler, and lots of laughs. But unfortunately not with the Mistress of Horror, Chelsea. Where is she? Find out on Episode 28! It's Quacktastic!

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It is week 3 of “Nineties November” and the orange fever continues as Prime and Leeboy TV from the “Prime Nostalgia Podcast” join Ready 2 Retro to give us their top 3 favorite “All That” skits and top 3 “Kenan & Kel” episodes. If you’re a fan of the 90’s Nickelodeon, be sure to not miss this episode!

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"Nineties November" continues as Ready 2 Retro is joined by the talented David Martel who played "Teddy" in Nickelodeon's "The Adventures of Pete and Pete". Journey back to early 1990's Wellsville as David shares about his time on Pete and Pete, his passion to collaborate and create and as usual for any R2R guest, sits in the Hot Seat.
You can count on one thing from this episode....It's Excellente!
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There is only one way to kickoff Nineties November, and that's with a deepdive into the story of Nickelodeon! Directors Scott Barber & Adam Sweeney join Ready 2 Retro as they share about their upcoming documentary that goes into the Nickelodeon story titled: "The Orange Years". In this episode you'll hear a bit why Scott and Adam decided to make the film, how the movie was made, the impact that the "golden years" of Nickelodeon had on a specific generation and along with R2R, Scott and Adam give their Top 5 favorite Nickelodeon characters. Be sure to pre-order "The Orange Years" that will be released on November 17th, 2020.

Details below:
Trailer- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5H02eoHJ6E&feature=emb_title

Pre-Order Physical Copy- https://www.amazon.com/Orange-Years-Nickelodeon-Story-Blu-ray/dp/B08GFPM7NM/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=orange+years&sr=8-1
Pre-Order Digital Copy- https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-orange-years-the-nickelodeon-story/id1533385127?ls=1

Happy Halloween!

To celebrate the best holiday of the year, @ready2retro’s gift to you is a conversation about “The Lost Boys” with Joe Ferrara, the owner of Atlantis Fantasyworld. Atlantis Fantasyworld is the comic book store that was the original film location for the Frog Brothers’ parents comic shop in 1987’s “The Lost Boys”.

In this special conversation Joe shares about his interactions with the cast, his onscreen cameo in the film and how he influenced an iconic line in the movie.
Joe is an incredibly genuine human who has a warm heart for people. If you are ever in the Northern California/ Bay Area you definitely want to give Joe and his awesome shop, Atlantis Fantasyworld, a visit!

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1020 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060