Flushed Away From Memory
We go back to the ballpark this week with Ten Cent Beer Night! One of the wildest nights in baseball and sports history in general. What could go wrong giving thousands of heated baseball fans unlimited ten cent beers during a grudge match? Well, a riot for one. Also stick around for the end to hear a drunk Eddie Vedder sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame!”
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The swing revival movement of the 1990’s was one of the biggest alternative movements in pop culture history. Big bands, gin, dancing, fedoras, and pretentious older punk rockers, it had it all! We dive into what Swing was and what it became, get your truckin’ shoes on and get ready to go back in time to the 1940s, in the 1990s, we guess. This is also one of the most fan-requested dump topics.
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The Culture Dumps crew tackles our first book, Go Ask Alice. “Alice” is the supposedly real diary of a teenage girl lost in a downward spiral of drug addiction. The book was a huge success upon its release in the 1970’s; at a time when drug use and experimentation was peaking. The harrowing details from an “anonymous” author capitalized on the fear that these tragic circumstances could happen to any average American. The book remained popular among teenagers for many generations, as the controversial contents of the book guaranteed its “banned” book status. However, this was also at a time when people were more willing to take things at face value. Culture Dumps peaks behind the curtain of Alice, and finds that the whole story was a bunch of baloney!
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Ryan and Andy dissect one of the most notorious menu items in fast food history. The mad scientists of KFC pushed the limits of fast food excess, laughing in the face of anyone attempting to be conscientious of their health. The lesson to be learned from this? If you are met with opposition in your life, double down and do your own damn thing.
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