Living Retro
This past Sunday Morning TV show featured a story on those who live their lives with a bit of retro flair. They showed Lindy hoppers and atomic ranch house owners and lovers of all things vintage. The story focused on this sort of lifestyle as an escape from the pods, cells but mostly, the sad economic state of things. Truth is this sort of living didn't just happen. Aspects to this particular subculture have been going on for decades, at least 35 beginning in the UK. Being reminded of a simpler way of life was the main message, I think. To live analog is definitely straying from the status quo but the lifestyle they showcased is not simple nor recession friendly.
It requires much time (collecting this stuff takes years) and money to furnish a retro-remodeled ranch like the one featured and dress in Shaheen (who passed away just last month). Do you know what a working and wicked classic car costs these days? And what it costs to feed a V8? I found the whole piece a bit ironic though enjoyable. This group was having fun and didn't seem to care that The Sharper Image went under. Back to basics: staying close to home, dancing, collecting?
The amount of blogs focused on all possible aspects of living vintage and retro lives are on the rise and provide those who are interested with valuable resources and news. Yay for me! What is amazing is how many items once thought obsolete or endangered are making a comeback or have been manufactured all this time just in smaller quantities and sold through specialty stores.
I suspect more and more spotlights will be hitting this subculture because in times of crisis, the focus turns to those who don't seem as emotionally affected, the ones who have been digging a different beat all along. I guess to see what they do and how they do it to evaluate if what they do and how they do it is better than what everyone else is doing. Back when the Dot-com bubble began to deflate, the whole retro-style subculture popped up in magazines and was featured in closing news pieces. I remember they said Martinis were making a comeback.
Speaking of those who live retro-style lives, I admire those who can stick to one decade. That is something I've never been able to do. I'm all over from 1920-1980. I also tend to stop collecting once my home starts looking like a display in a vintage store.
It requires much time (collecting this stuff takes years) and money to furnish a retro-remodeled ranch like the one featured and dress in Shaheen (who passed away just last month). Do you know what a working and wicked classic car costs these days? And what it costs to feed a V8? I found the whole piece a bit ironic though enjoyable. This group was having fun and didn't seem to care that The Sharper Image went under. Back to basics: staying close to home, dancing, collecting?
The amount of blogs focused on all possible aspects of living vintage and retro lives are on the rise and provide those who are interested with valuable resources and news. Yay for me! What is amazing is how many items once thought obsolete or endangered are making a comeback or have been manufactured all this time just in smaller quantities and sold through specialty stores.
I suspect more and more spotlights will be hitting this subculture because in times of crisis, the focus turns to those who don't seem as emotionally affected, the ones who have been digging a different beat all along. I guess to see what they do and how they do it to evaluate if what they do and how they do it is better than what everyone else is doing. Back when the Dot-com bubble began to deflate, the whole retro-style subculture popped up in magazines and was featured in closing news pieces. I remember they said Martinis were making a comeback.
Speaking of those who live retro-style lives, I admire those who can stick to one decade. That is something I've never been able to do. I'm all over from 1920-1980. I also tend to stop collecting once my home starts looking like a display in a vintage store.
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