James

Thank you, Bella 😊

Thank you Anna - hope the sun is shining in your neck of the woods 🙂

YouTube video by True Meaning Don't Be Scared It's All A Show - Alan Watts

Alan has helped me many a time….

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It’ll (probably) always be my favourite video that I’ve made, and I’ve made a lot 🙂
It’s a bit longer, but I needed to edit as best I could to pay respects to this awesome song….which is
📼☠️ 📻⭐️
Enjoy - I hope 🙂

YouTube video by Retro James Late #1970s and #1980s #British #Advertising slogans, jingles, and one-liners.

If you’re British, grew up in the late 70s and 80s, and only recently started following me, you might enjoy this ad slogans, jingles, and one-liners video I put together:

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Thanks a lot, lovely GIF, I actually meant the stars in the video - I didn't explain it well!

You know what you need in your life?
A Ceefax emulator. Get your news, weather, sport, TV listings and more and pretend it's 1984 - which it is in an Orwellian way. Sadly, it's 2025 news, but it looks great:

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Smoked haddock - 90% of the meal spent removing tiny bones, bloody hated it

I’m not making much these days - taking a break from the retro side of life and waiting to get my 80s mojo back.
Until then, here’s a soulful adventure I put together. It’s a clear night - time to count some stars….

Summer 94, I was working at a camp in Massachusetts. There was one TV on camp in the infirmary and I really wanted to see the world cup final. Oh...cough cough...I'm not feeling too well.
Just before kick off, 5 Brazilian boys turned up, all complaining of stomach ache....must have been a bug....😆

Cheers Bella - hope you’re doing well 🙂

Thank you very much 🙂

Oh nice, thanks my Oman in the 80s pal!

This Wednesday - I’ve done one that helps - laying down, knees up, feet flat, then lifting my back up so level with knees, that’s really helped. And all fours - left arm straight out right leg straight out, then alternate. But you’re right, I’m waiting for proper instructions.

Christmas wish list - looking forward to this

You took the words out of my wife’s mouth. I have physio appointments over the next 8 weeks, plus massages with a specialist.

Thanks Paula - I’ll do these for sure, starting swimming tmrw too

Thanks Diane - it’s bloody horrible

I’ll check it out, thank you Paula

Cheers Craig

Thank you very much

Thanks for your kind words Liam - glad you enjoyed it

That’s true - they are pretty good. I think Walker’s is the same brand?

Exhilarating - part of me would like to have experienced it in the cockpit and another part of me would be terrified!

After a sharp turn over Checkerboard Hill, it’s a dive down to Kowloon as we race above rooftops and the teeming streets. Touchdown with very little grace as the engines roar us to a halt. Welcome to Kai Tak.

The cover for my upcoming book, Gear Down and Growing Up, will be similar to this:

I didn’t like the one upmanship - a lot of folk wanting to let you know how well they are doing. Keeping up appearances…

She did more than I realised. What a life.

Definitely a better version, but I went with this version because the video is about 1988 and this particular track was a big hit that year - you’re right though, much better.

I had one with a built in radio.
It was terrible….
And I loved it!

That’s the lucky charms!