Paul Jacobson

Tag: nostalgia

  • Rock nostalgia

    Rock nostalgia

    I’ve been listening to albums that I had on very heavy rotation about 20 years ago, this week. I’m not sure what this rock nostalgia indicates for me, although I still like many of these albums. The first band I revisited was Pearl Jam. I was really into them during my university years, and went…

  • Tempted by an older Monster Manual edition

    Tempted by an older Monster Manual edition

    I popped on to the Book Depository site to check out the availability of the D&D Monster Manual, and spotted a 12 year old edition: I don’t think I ever used that older edition, it’s not available, but I still felt a little tempted!  Even though I prefer digital formats when it comes to…

  • Into the Danger Zone

    This photo takes me right back to Iron Eagle, back in the day. I still think of this movie when I listen to Queen’s “One Vision”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfJVwGIvJdU

  • A little Firefox nostalgia

    My little trip down memory lane to the release of Firefox 3 and the robot artwork used to announce its emergence.

  • Organ music and roller skating at the Moonlight Rollerway

    I love stories like this one about the Moonlight Rollerway by Lisa Whiteman. Mostly I enjoy the photographs of what seems to be to be fragments of Americana/American nostalgia that speak to a very different time.

  • Nostalgia about writing on paper, something more tangible

    Nostalgia about writing on paper, something more tangible

    Jamie Todd Rubin’s post about writing on paper is nostalgia about writing in a different time and a more tangible writing experience.