Tag: Nostalgia

1981-1986 My Lakeland Civic Center Arena Ticket Stubs

June 7, 2026

Ahhh, such fond memories of the Lakeland Civic Center Arena. They had some of the best shows in Florida during the 1970s-80s arena concert heyday. Back then Lakeland was in the middle of nowhere between Tampa and Orlando; it’s about 50 miles from where I live in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area. In those days you … More 1981-1986 My Lakeland Civic Center Arena Ticket Stubs

Nova Rex 80s photo

Nova Rex, Nostalgia, and Neurology

December 29, 2017

For some of you, I’m guessing that one of the emotions aroused by looking at 1980s-era Nova Rex is plain old nostalgia (we’ll get into the self-professed cheesiness later). The dictionary defines nostalgia as: “…a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to, of some past period, or irrecoverable condition; or the state of being homesick” … More Nova Rex, Nostalgia, and Neurology