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Our Top #truffleshufflecom Instagrams…
Here at Truffle Towers, we really love a good scroll through our instagram feeds any chance we get. Waiting for a train, boiling the kettle for a fresh round, or even as the first thing we do in the morning to kick-start our day...we can't be the only ones right?!
Well! To just show off some of the amazing things we've spotted and to show off some of our fans rocking our retro clothes, he's another little look at some of our favourite #truffleshufflecom or @truffleshufflecom tagged instagrams that have caught our eye over the last few days and weeks.....
Enjoy!
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 83!
Eye of Thundera itâs only the Weekend
Many miles into the desert, deep into parts unknown. Riding head held high on top a camel fastened with water bottles and blankets. Let us be your intrepid explorer as we bravely seek out new lands of retro movie greatness, weâll meet savage tribes and trade with them for cinematic awesomeness before we discover their secrets and marvel at the celluloid wonder.
Have a happy retro Weekend!
SATURDAY 18th JANUARY
Bugsy Malone (1976) Film4 4:35pm-6:25pm (1 hour 50 minutes)
Alan Parker's slapstick musical comedy, featuring a cast composed entirely of children and following a war between rival gangsters in 1920s New York - fought with custard pies and cream-firing Tommy guns. When a slick mobster acquires devastating new weapons, his arch rival enlists the aid of a small-time chancer to steal them. Starring Scott Baio, Florrie Dugger and John Cassisi, with Jodie Foster in an early appearance.
Our Top Tees For Under £15!
We all love a bargain and January is always the best time to find ourselves a little treat for less. I'm here with a handpicked selection of Cool T-Shirts all for under £15, these favourites can be a great start to the new year and won't break the bank either! Don't forget we have an even bigger sale section filled with loads more fabulous Cheap T-shirts, perfect for banishing those Winter blues!
Guest Post: 80s Movies Filming Locations in L.A.
You could say I'm a bit of an eighties nerd. I run the world's largest retro websites doyouremember.co.uk, I've written a book all about the 80s and I spend way too much time listening to 80s music and watching 80s movies. So you can probably imagine my excitement when I got the opportunity to jet off to L.A. on a mission to track down the filming locations of some of the very best movies of the eighties.
A business meeting in California gave me the opportunity to stay with some friends in San Diego for the weekend and these good and very patient friends of mine kindly agreed to spend a long day driving me hundreds of miles around L.A. hunting down cool photo opportunities.
When the good people at retro t-shirt store TruffleShuffle.co.uk heard about my forthcoming mission, they kindly agreed to give me the matching movie t-shirts to wear in each location. They have the coolest t-shirts in the world - seriously!
So at the weekend, after all the business meetings were concluded, I threw on my first 80s t-shirt and headed off in search of the first stop on our circular tour - Doc Emmet Brown's house from Back to the Future.
Next up was Elliott's house from E.T. (the Extra-Terrestrial)
10 Things You [Probably] Didn't Know About Top Gun!
As soon as you here the opening chords of Kenny Logginsâ "Danger Zone," you are transported back to a time when the coolest men in the universe were flying F-14 Tomcats for the Navy and had silly names like Maverick, Goose and Ice Man. "Top Gun" made Tom Cruise a household name and gave Meg Ryan one of her first movie gigs. But even though itâs one of the most frequently quoted guy movies, how well do you really know it? Here are some facts about "Top Gun" that might surprise you.
10 - The bar in which a boozy rendition of "Great Balls of Fire" was performed is real, and still exists. Itâs called Kansas City BBQ, and itâs in San Diego, California. Although a 2008 fire destroyed a lot of its memorabilia, the piano is still there and they still sell Top Gun t-shirts.
Our Cuppa Tea! New Mugs!
As you can imagine working at Truffle Towers is never dull however sometimes, all we really want is a tea break and "teatime" gets better every day with our ever increasing collection of retro mugs.
Check out our latest additions including Big Bang Theory Mugs:
Which one are you? Little Miss Mugs:
