blairmatthews Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Hi all - just wanted to drop the board a line and let you know that our 80's magazine (with Atari articles and memories) is now finished and ready for purchase. All the details about the magazine can be found here: http://www.80smagazine.com. Thanks, Blair Matthews Editor, Everything 80s Magazine http://www.80smagazine.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcrowe Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Stand back, folks...I'm a Canuck, I can handle this The Pop Shoppe was something I remember from the 70s. There was one up the street from where I'm typing this. You'd go there and there was DOZENS of different kinds of soft drinks in small bottles, which were short and fat. You'd walk around and fill a case with whatever you wanted. So you got a custom case every time and the price was reasonable since you came to them and you got money back on the empties. Its spokesperson was Maple Leafs hockey star Eddie Shack. The magazine might be fun, but I'm too po' to get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 I just ordered mine, I'm looking forward to it. Besides Atari articles there seems to be enough stuff in there to jumpstart some memories of my teenage years. Besides, Blair mentioned that some comments I made about the VCS were used so I HAD to get one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 I just ordered mine, I'm looking forward to it. Besides Atari articles there seems to be enough stuff in there to jumpstart some memories of my teenage years. I look forward to hearing your impressions about this once you receive it. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Stand back, folks...I'm a Canuck, I can handle this The Pop Shoppe was something I remember from the 70s. There was one up the street from where I'm typing this. You'd go there and there was DOZENS of different kinds of soft drinks in small bottles, which were short and fat. You'd walk around and fill a case with whatever you wanted. So you got a custom case every time and the price was reasonable since you came to them and you got money back on the empties. Its spokesperson was Maple Leafs hockey star Eddie Shack. The magazine might be fun, but I'm too po' to get it Gawd, I haven't thought about the Pop Shoppe for years. There used to be one just down the street from me in Thornhill, Ontario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 I got my copy of the mag today. I sat down to just read the beginning but wound up devouring it and reading straight thru Some good articles on toys and candy from the 80's and of course a nice piece on the 2600. I especially enjoyed the sidebars about gamers memories. I have a little spot in those sidebars too but the others are much more entertaining than my crappy story. It's especially interesting to me because this is written from a Canadian perspective and I grew up on Long Island in NY. It's funny to see how much stuff was the same but just a little bit different over there. For example I have never seen the Pop Shoppe place that there is a big article on. I'm not sure they even had this in the US. It seems like a great idea though and something I would have loved as a sugar hungry kid. All things considered I really enjoyed the little trek down memory lane, I would say you'll definitely find something in here that makes you say, "Holy @!#@$! I remember that now! I forgot all about ____" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Gray Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Stand back, folks...I'm a Canuck, I can handle this The Pop Shoppe was something I remember from the 70s. There was one up the street from where I'm typing this. You'd go there and there was DOZENS of different kinds of soft drinks in small bottles, which were short and fat. You'd walk around and fill a case with whatever you wanted. So you got a custom case every time and the price was reasonable since you came to them and you got money back on the empties. Its spokesperson was Maple Leafs hockey star Eddie Shack. The magazine might be fun, but I'm too po' to get it Holy Moly! I had no idea how big the Pop Shoppe was (or that it was Canadian.) I've lived in the Richmond, Virginia area all of my life and always thought it was a local thing. Shoot, they even had competition: Lollipop. Lollipop was another shop just like the Pop Shoppe. I don't remember the color of the cases, though. I think they were blue. Wow. I had'nt thought of them in years. A quick Google for them returned this site: http://www.pww.on.ca/shoppe.htm A nice little history lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 WOW! I know of these 'pop shoppe' places! In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada we had places like that and they were called Pic-A-Pop. Orange cases and you could buy 12 750ml bottles or a 24 case of 300ml bottles. When I first worked at a video store (my first real job in the early 90's) they were a Pic-A-Pop shop and there were some awesome flavours! (Lime!! YUMMY!) Ahh memories of doing the Pic-A-Pop run with my Dad... usually followed by a trip to Woolco or Zellers (Canadian stores) for an Atari Game! Good times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Wow... I must have missed this one... guess I need to place an order! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 I guess that this 80's mag is more slanted at the US/North Am. market, don't forget that Atari's were also being both in the UK, as far back as 1977/78, the VCS and all that (Cherry leisure and sillica shop/mapplins respectively) How about doing a version with a slant on the UK/EU market BTW... Didn't you (clint thompson) used to contribute to Antic or Analog (as i definately remember the name 'clint' and 'thompson' and one or both of the above atari mag's mentioned in the same breath... or am i thinking of someone else Here's a few of my recallections of the 1980's Falklands War (1982) Thatcher Landslide election victory (1983) Toxteth/Brixton riots (1981) The 1 Pound coin (circa 1982/3) Charles and Di (chuck and Di's) Wedding 1981 Kevin Moran, the first player to get sent of in an FA cup final (1985) My first Atari (may 1986) My first Atari 1050 (working) disk drive 1987/8 My first Atari St 1988 Arsenal win the league championchip by the narrowest margin (by 1 goal scored in the last 5 minutes or normal time) playing away to Liverpool (1989) The Young ones (a comedy serioes on BBC with Ade edmondson, Rik Mayal and Alexsi Sayle) V.early 80's The original showing of the tv version of hitch hickers guide to the galaxy (BBC) I'm sure theres more... my brain's fried at the mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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