by David Montgomery-Blake | Apr 21, 2026 | Articles
Nostalgia is a funny thing. When I started Nostalgia Drop, I was more obsessed with the idea of shared nostalgia, like how so many people love Back to the Future or love to hate New Kids on the Block while knowing the lyrics to every song and singing them under their...
by David Montgomery-Blake | Jan 5, 2024 | Articles, Movies
Well, I was born in 1974, so that officially makes me old. I’ll be turning 50 next year, so I thought I would look back at some of the movies, music, toys, and events that happened in 1974. Some of these things will have undoubtedly influenced my life, even if it was...
by David Montgomery-Blake | Sep 10, 2023 | Articles
Photo by Thomas Chiapel I was recently reading through a post on a 70s and 80s group on Facebook about McDonalds birthday parties. People were gushing about how amazing they used to be. About how the servers were smiling and they had such amazing cakes. Some of the...
by David Montgomery-Blake | Aug 16, 2023 | Articles
It may seem a bit strange to talk about a favorite issue of an adult magazine, especially one that people didn’t even claim to only have to “read the articles.” But most especially, it is strange because I do not have this issue of Penthouse nor do I plan on trying to...
by David Montgomery-Blake | Aug 15, 2023 | Articles
Photo by Thomas Chiapel It may seem a bit strange to talk about a favorite issue of an adult magazine, especially one that people didn’t even claim to only have to “read the articles.” But most especially, it is strange because I do not have this issue of Penthouse...
by David Montgomery-Blake | Jul 23, 2023 | Articles, Movies
An American Werewolf in London (1981) I don’t remember how old I was, but I was pretty young. Probably ten or so years old. We went to a family gathering, and the adults stayed upstairs doing whatever adults did in the early 80s when their kids were downstairs...