84: The Wayback #84 | Mick Betancourt

SPONSOR:Quince.comVisit https://www.quince.com/wayback for FREE SHIPPING and 365-day returns.Mick Betancourt jumps into The Wayback as we cruise through 1980s Chicago. (Check out his writing on Substack and his work on "Reacher" on Amazon Prime).  We get nostalgic about being a latchkey kid, skitching, snowball fights, neighborhood baseball games, and bottle rocket wars.  Mick also reminisces about some of his early jobs and hustles like boosting baseball cards, delivering newspapers, and caddying.  We also get into the joys of early arcade games and other childhood toys like Voltron and He-Man, and how that all came to screeching halt with the release of the 1980s music video "Nasty Girl".SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube & turn notifications ON!https://youtube.com/@rsicklerSUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON - The HoneyDew with Y’all, where I Highlight the Lowlights with Y’all! Get audio and video of The HoneyDew a day early, ad-free at no additional cost! It’s only $5/month! AND we just added a second tier. For a total of $8/month, you get everything from the first tier, PLUS The Wayback a day early, ad-free AND censor free AND extra bonus content you won't see anywhere else!https://www.patreon.com/RyanSicklerIf you or someone you know has a story that has to be heard, please submit it [email protected] YOUR MERCH!https://shop.ryansickler.com/http://ryansickler.com/https://thehoneydewpodcast.com/SUBSCRIBE TO THE CRABFEAST PODCASThttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices