October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

I have been to the Coney Island Nathans, and had a meal of traditional Coney Island dogs with a girl I was dating. While we were there, I treated a homeless woman to a meal as well. She didn't want company, though, so I didn't bother her.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

Yes. These are as fun as they look.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

The Commodore PET was the first computer system I ever learned. Always enjoyed the setup of the Commodore systems.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

The whole concept of Share Ware was awesome, but Scorched Earth (while an old game concept) was an obsession.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

My uncle Bill Courtney wasn't a professional, but had some skill as a painter. He painted me at 3 years old, from a photograph.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

A "movie set" style Western ghost town. On the East coat. With stage coast rides. Yes, it is weird. That's it's best feature.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

I had gotten something similar to #11 at Disney back in the 70's. Sat on my bedroom wall as decoration for many years.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

Top-down adventure gaming at it's most classic.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

I frikkin' love these things.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

I love #WFMU and I've been a listener since they were at Upsala college. Just an incredible station with beautiful people.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

The Big Trak was not a remote control toy, but a rudimentary programmable robot. It didn't do well in sales because playing with it required planning and intelligence.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

A whole wall of my local hobby shop looked like this. My favorite were aircraft or boat models. In retrospect I wish I'd got more of the Aurora monster models.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

Far from my first OS, it's interesting to note the 5 1/4 floppy had storage for 360kb. So yes, it was a complete operating system for under a megabyte. Windows 11 currently requires a minimum 26gb for installation.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

As a teen, I'd take the train into NYC, and each time this place was practically mandatory for a visit. For a geek kid in a small town, when Amazon was still a decade away, this was soul food.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

Here's my take on the debate: They are both amazing. But Rutts Hut has the better dogs, while Johnny's is a much lovelier location.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

This building and rail car used to be a restaurant. Not a diner, but a upscale eatery. Had a date there, once. She and I were both extremely desperate, but for very different reasons.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

Just water and air pressure, but I loved playing with these things.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

The Land of Make Believe. A tiny fairy-tale themed park for little kids. So kitschy it was actually kind of amusing to re-visit as a teen or adult.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

Dick's Diner won awards for having the best cheesecake in New Jersey.

I would concur.

October is my birth month, so I'm posting #RetroGregory

Subaru Brat. My friend had one of these. Fun as we'd sit in the jump-seats and she'd drive us around rural NJ late at night.