Retro Active Newsletter

November 2013

Issue No. XLIII

The "New" Black Friday

How Times Have Changed!

Super sales and "Black Friday" has turned into "rush through your family meal, forget football Indigestion Thursday!" Sales are beginning as early as 8pm on Thanksgiving Day! That's barely enough time to get the leftovers put away and eat some pie! If that's what you need to do to get the deal of the year, well, then go for it...then go home and get some sleep, and wake up to a new tradition! Shop at Retro Active. opening at 10am Friday after Thanksgiving, we'll be serving fresh, hot apple cider and hot cocoa, plus some baked goodies!!(while supplies last) You can shop at your leisure, without your boxing gloves and brass knuckles! EVERYTHING in the store is automatically 15% off the marked price. For that weekend only, even the Junk Food NFL design T-shirts will be 15% off the already marked down prices!! We have new items from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, including moose mugs (limited quantity), new koozies, glassware, stocking stuffer candy tins and holiday ornaments! New this year, the 20" glitter motion leg lamp from A Christmas Story. Throwing a holiday party? Why not have a life-sized Buddy-the Elf cardboard standee to great your guests at the door?!! Leave the crowds and bustle at the mall, and find more unique and hard to find gifts at Retro Active.

Keep an eye on your inbox...COMING SOON: Details about an auction for an exclusive Eddie Van Halen point of purchase advertisement poster for the EVH shoes will be coming in a separate email! All proceeds from the auction will be used to purchase toys for the Toys For Tots campaign!

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Amy & Amy
Retro Active

Holiday Specials TV Schedule
Don't Miss Holiday Traditions!

This list is not a complete, but at the bottom are links to more complete lists.
Wednesday, November 6
6:30am - Transformers Rescue Bots (HUB)
1:00pm - 8 Simple Rules (ABC Family)
1:00pm - Bones (TNT)
12:00am - Robot Chicken (Cartoon Network)
Thursday, November 7
9:00am - Supernatural (TNT)
10:30am - Frasier (Lifetime)
2:00pm - Gift of the Magi (2010) (Hallmark)
2:00pm - American Dad (TBS)
7:30pm - A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011) (Cinemax)
9:30pm - The Cleveland Show (Cartoon Network)
10:00pm - The Thanksgiving House (2013) (Hallmark)
12:00am - The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (2010) (Hallmark)
4:00am - Gift of the Magi (2010) (Hallmark)
Friday, November 8
12:30pm - The Hughleys (FXX)
4:00pm - The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (2010) (Hallmark)
5:10pm - A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011) (5MAX)
Saturday, November 9
9:30am - Digimon: Digital Monsters (NickToons)
Sunday, November 10
1:00pm - Animaniacs (HUB)
1:30pm - Band of Brothers (HBO Signature)
10:00pm - Eastbound & Down (HBO)
Monday, November 11
7:30am - Married...With Children (TBS)
6:30pm - Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) (HDNET Movies)
7:30pm - A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011) (5MAX)
9:15pm - Christmas With the Kranks (2004) (Encore Family)
10:45pm - Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) (HDNET Movies)
Tuesday, November 12
10:30am - Roseanne (WE)
3:00pm - A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004) (Hallmark Movie Channel)
3:30am - Kid vs Kat (DXD)
4:00am - Meet the Santas

(2005, Steve Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard) (Hallmark)

Wednesday, November 13
1:00pm - Home Improvement (Hallmark)
6:30pm - Animaniacs (HUB)
7:00pm - Will & Grace (WE)
12:00am - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (ABC Family)

Sunday, November 17
12:00pm - The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (Hallmark)
Monday, November 18
6:00am - The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (Hallmark)

Wednesday, November 20
6:00pm - Jingle All the Way (2011) (Hallmark)

Sunday, December 1
ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas begins
7:00am - Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (ABC Family)
8:30am - Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (ABC Family)
10:00am - Santa Buddies (ABC Family)
12:00pm - The Family Man (Nicholas Cage) (ABC Family)
3:00pm - Disney's A Christmas Carol (Jim Carrey) (ABC Family)
5:00pm - The Polar Express (Tom Hanks) (ABC Family)
7:00pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, Jim Carrey) (ABC Family)
8:00pm - Boys Town (1938, Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney) (TCM)
10:00pm - Men of Boys Town (1941, Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney) (TCM)
Monday, December 2
6:00pm - Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (ABC Family)
6:30pm - Mickey's Christmas Carol (ABC Family)
7:00pm - Jack Frost (1979, Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
8:00pm - The Santa Clause (ABC Family)
10:00pm - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (ABC Family)
Tuesday, December 3
6:00pm - The Santa Clause (ABC Family)

8:00pm - Scrooged (1988, Bill Murray) (ABC Family)

10:00pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) (ABC Family)

12:00am - Three Days (ABC Family)
Wednesday, December 4

6:00pm - Scrooged (1988) (ABC Family)

8:00pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) (ABC Family)

10:00pm - Deck the Halls (ABC Family)
12:00am - A Very Brady Christmas (ABC Family)
Thursday, December 5
6:00pm - Rudolph's Shiny New Year (ABC Family)
7:00pm - The Polar Express (ABC Family)
9:00pm - The Muppet Christmas Carol (ABC Family)
Friday, December 6
6:00pm - Frosty's Winter Wonderland (ABC Family)
6:30pm - The Muppet Christmas Carol (ABC Family)
8:30pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (ABC Family)
12:00am - Prancer (ABC Family)
2:00am - Auntie Mame (1958) (TCM)
Saturday, December 7
7:00am - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (ABC Family)
8:30am - Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (ABC Family)
10:30am - Prancer (ABC Family)
12:30pm - All I Want For Christmas (ABC Family)

2:30pm - Disney's A Christmas Carol (ABC Family)

4:30pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (ABC Family)

7:00pm - The Santa Clause (ABC Family)

8:00pm - It's A Wonderful Life (1946) (NBC)

9:00pm - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (ABC Family)
11:00pm - Deck the Halls

(ABC Family)

Sunday, December 8
7:00am - Jack Frost (1979, Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
10:00am - In The Good Old Summertime (1949) (TCM)
12:00pm - It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) (TCM)
2:00pm - Scrooge (1970) (TCM)
8:00pm - Susan Slept Here (1954) (TCM)
10:00pm - Bundle of Joy (1956) (TCM)

12:00am - The King of Kings (1927) (TCM)

Monday, December 9
8:00pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (ABC Family)
10:30pm - Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (ABC Family)
Tuesday, December 10
6:00pm - A Chipmunk Christmas (ABC Family)
6:30pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (ABC Family)
9:00pm - The Year Without a Santa Claus (ABC Family)
10:00pm - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970) (ABC Family)
Wednesday, December 11
8:00pm - Melissa & Joey (ABC Family)
8:30pm - Baby Daddy (ABC Family)

9:00pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) (ABC Family)

Thursday, December 12
6:00pm - Baby Daddy (ABC Family)
6:30pm - Melissa & Joey (ABC Family)

7:00pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) (ABC Family)

9:00pm - Scrooged (1988) (ABC Family)

12:00am - All I Want For Christmas (ABC Family)
Friday, December 13
4:00pm - Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (ABC Family)
Saturday, December 14
7:00am - Winnie the Pooh & the Blustery Day (ABC Family)
9:30am - Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (ABC Family)
10:00am - Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (ABC Family)
11:30am - Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (ABC Family)
1:00pm - Mickey's Christmas Carol (ABC Family)
11:30pm - The Muppet Christmas Carol

(ABC Family)

Sunday, December 15
7:30am - Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (ABC Family)
9:00am - Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (ABC Family)
10:00am - A Christmas Carol (1938) (TCM)
10:30am - Disney's Prep & Landing (ABC Family)
11:00am - Disney's Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (ABC Family)
11:30am - Mickey's Christmas Carol (ABC Family)
12:00pm - I'll Be Home For Christmas (ABC Family)
12:15pm - Holiday Affair (1949) (TCM)
2:00pm - All I Want For Christmas (ABC Family)
2:00pm - The Bishop's Wife (1947) (TCM)
4:00pm - Deck the Halls (ABC Family)
6:00pm - The Muppet Christmas Carol (ABC Family)

8:00pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) (ABC Family)

8:00pm - The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941) (TCM)
10:00pm - Scrooged (1988) (ABC Family)
10:00pm - The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) (TCM)

12:00am - Unholy Three (1925) (TCM)

Monday, December 16
7:00pm - The Santa Clause (ABC Family)
8:00pm - O. Henry's Full House (1952) (TCM)
9:00pm - The Santa Clause 2 (ABC Family)
11:00pm - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (ABC Family)
1:00am - Disney's Prep & Landing (ABC Family)
1:30am - Disney's Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (ABC Family)
Tuesday, December 17
1:00pm - Prancer (ABC Family)
5:00pm - The Santa Clause (Tim Allen) (ABC Family)
7:00pm - The Santa Clause 2 (Tim Allen) (ABC Family)
9:00pm - The Polar Express (Tom Hanks) (ABC Family)
11:30pm - The Holiday (2006) (TCM)
Wednesday, December 18
1:00pm - Santa Baby (ABC Family)
3:00pm - Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (ABC Family)
5:00pm - The Polar Express (ABC Family)
7:00pm - Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (ABC Family)
7:30pm - Mickey's Christmas Carol (ABC Family)
Thursday, December 19
4:00pm - The Family Man (ABC Family)
7:00pm - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (ABC Family)
8:00pm - Scrooge (1970) (TCM)
8:30pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (ABC Family)
10:00pm - A Christmas Carol (1951) (TCM)
11:30pm - Scrooge (1935) (TCM)
12:00am - Deck the Halls (ABC Family)
1:00am - A Christmas Carol (1938) (TCM)
Friday, December 20
1:00pm - The Family Man (ABC Family)
4:00pm - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (ABC Family)
5:30pm - Frosty's Winter Wonderland (ABC Family)
6:00pm - A Chipmunk Christmas (ABC Family)

6:30pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (ABC Family)

9:00pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) (ABC Family)
Saturday, December 21
7:00am - Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
7:30am - The Little Drummer Boy (Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
8:00am - Pinocchio's Christmas (Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
9:00am - The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
10:00am - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Rankin-Bass cartoon) (ABC Family)
10:30am - Rudolph's Shiny New Year (Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
11:30am - Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July (Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
1:30pm - The Year Without a Santa Claus (Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
2:30pm - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
3:30pm - A Chipmunk Christmas (ABC Family)

4:00pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) (ABC Family)

6:00pm - The Santa Clause (ABC Family)
8:00pm - The Santa Clause 2 (Tim Allen) (ABC Family)
8:00pm - Auntie Mame (1958) (TCM)
10:00pm - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (ABC Family)

Sunday, December 22
7:00am - The Year Without a Santa Claus (Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
8:00am - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
9:00am - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (ABC Family)
11:00am - Unaccompanied Minors (ABC Family)
1:00pm - The Santa Clause (ABC Family)
2:00pm - Christmas in Connecticut (1945) (TCM)
3:00pm - The Santa Clause 2 (ABC Family)
5:00pm - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (ABC Family)
7:00pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (ABC Family)
Monday, December 23
7:00am - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (ABC Family)
8:00am - Little Women (1933) (TCM)
9:00am - A Dennis the Menace Christmas (ABC Family)
11:00am - Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (ABC Family)
1:00pm - Deck the Halls (ABC Family)
3:00pm - Disney's A Christmas Carol (ABC Family)
5:00pm - Jack Frost (1979, Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
6:00pm - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
7:00pm - The Year Without a Santa Claus (Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)
8:00pm - The Muppet Christmas Carol (ABC Family)
8:00pm - Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) (TCM)
10:00pm - The Polar Express (ABC Family)
10:00pm - The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) (TCM)
12:00am - Scrooged (1988) (ABC Family)
2:15am - Little Women (1949) (TCM)
Tuesday, December 24
Christmas Eve!
7:00am - A Very Brady Christmas (ABC Family)
9:00am - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Rankin-Bass cartoon) (ABC Family)
9:15am - Meet Me in St. Louis (1944, Judy Garland) (TCM)
11:00am - Scrooged (1988) (ABC Family)
1:00pm - The Polar Express (ABC Family)
1:15pm - A Christmas Carol (1938, Reginald Owen) (TCM)
3:00pm - The Muppet Christmas Carol (ABC Family)
4:15pm - Holiday Affair (1949) (TCM)
5:00pm - The Santa Clause (ABC Family)
6:00pm - It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) (TCM)
7:00pm - The Santa Clause 2 (ABC Family)

8:00pm - It's A Wonderful Life (1946) (NBC)

8:00pm - A Christmas Story (1983) (TBS) 24 Hours

9:00pm - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (Tim Allen) (ABC Family)

12:00am - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) (ABC Family)

1:15am - The Bishop's Wife (1947) (TCM)

3:15am - Holiday (1938) (TCM)

Wednesday, December 25

Merry Christmas!

5:00am - Star in the Night (1945, short) (TCM)

6:00am - A Christmas Story (1983) (TBS) Cont. 24 Hours

7:00am - Frosty's Winter Wonderland (ABC Family)

7:30am - The Year Without a Santa Claus (Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)

8:30am - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin-Bass) (ABC Family)

11:00am - The Muppet Christmas Carol (ABC Family)

1:00pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) (ABC Family)

3:00pm - The Santa Clause (ABC Family)

5:00pm - The Santa Clause 2 (Tim Allen) (ABC Family)

7:00pm - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (Tim Allen) (ABC Family)

9:00pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) (ABC Family)

For a more complete list CLICK HERE.

For ABC Family 25 Days if Christmas CLICK HERE.

In This Issue

2013 Holiday Specials TV Schedule

Quick Links

Carmike Cinemas Broadway 17

The Weekly Surge
M3 Rock Festival
Legends In Concert
Broadway at the Beach

Carolina Comedy Club

Upcoming Events:

New fall shopping hours: Mon-Sat 10a-9p
Sun 10a-6p

November 7-December 31: Festival of Trees at Ripley's Aquarium

November 14-16: St. Nicholas BBQFest in Downtown Conway

November 15:Wave 104.1's 21st Birthday Celebration presents American Pink Floyd - A Tribute to Pink Floyd at House of Blues

November 16: House of Blues 20th Anniversary Presents Third Eye Blind with special guests Gentlemen Hall at House of Blues

November 22: Departure - A Tribute to Journey at House of Blues

November 29: Fresh baked goods, hot chocolate and hot apple cider at Retro Active while supplies last

November 29-December 1: Holiday deals and 15% off all merchandise (in store only) all weekend!

CLICK HERE for upcoming events at Broadway at the Beach

New This Month

These items are going fast!!! 18oz Grinch and Rudolph mugs are already sold out!!!!

For sipping hot cocoa and hot cider:

For carrying all your treasures:

And for trimming your tree:

We've also added Elf Christmas Vacation moose can koozies, Sheldon, Leonard and Penny The Party Game! Shop early before all the good stuff is gone!!

Throw Backs
Retro Active Fantasy Football

1.Nice Snatch        8-1-0
2.Men of Steel    6-3-0
3.Red Beard's Red. 6-3-0
4.Roanoke Roaches 6-3-0
5.Metalheads      5-4-0
6.Unmask. Dest.      5-4-0
7.Radicals 4-5-0
8.Just 1 Amy         4-5-0
9.GS Gators 4-5-0
10.MB Jets         3-6-0
11.Hattiebumbs       3-6-0
12.The GFY's         0-9-0

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