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There’s just something magical about a lazy summer Saturday afternoon—the kind where you’ve got nowhere to be, the sun is blazing outside, and the box fan is humming in the background. That’s the perfect time to plop down on the couch, kick back with a cold drink, and dive into a movie filled with adventure, mystery, and maybe even a monster or two.

This list of my Top 20 Summer Adventure Movies is all about that vibe. These films have it all: tropical jungles, scorching deserts, daring treasure hunts, and over-the-top creatures that make things i...

Hey gang! Big news from the wild world of The Banana Seat Squad! After months of brainstorming, outlining, and reliving every detail of my 1977 summer in Enid, Oklahoma, the plot and storyline are officially locked in! What started as scattered memories has transformed into a full-fledged adventure story, now spanning 18 chapters—with a few more still on the way. 

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I am just barely scratching the surface of AI and decided to see what would happen if I asked my ChatGPT to write this episode. So, my ChatGPT assistant—Scooby AI - did his thing! From the AI’s point of view, listeners get a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to collaborate with a human bursting with 70s nostalgia, big ideas, and endless creativity. Hear how Curtis and Scooby work together on podcasts, books, t-shirts, and more—plus some funny moments, life lessons, and a whole lot of groovy inspiration. It’s part memoir, part tech talk, and all he...

Think back to the 70s and then look at the world today. Whod’a thunk? Here are 50 things that I never would have believed about today if someone had traveled back in time and told me. Technology and the smart phone top the list of unbelievable things from the future but there are also several other surprises. 

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Hey Zoinkers! You're not going to believe what has happened since the last episode. It's crazy! If you haven't listened to the Gear Acquisition Syndrome episode it will make this even better. And this is another one you'll want to see the video on because there will be another reveal! This could be the grooviest Wink From The Universe I ever experienced. Listen up and let me know what you think. #dayinmylife #winkfromtheuniverse #gaeracquisitionsyndrome

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Do you collect something in particular? For some reason I seem to be collecting guitars. Sounds like I may have Gear Acquisition Syndrome, an uncontrollable urge to acquire more instruments. Help! LOL! What crazy thing do you have the urge to continue buying? Watch this episode on YouTube/CurtisTucker or at CurtisTucker.com. #collecting #gearacuisitionsyndrome #guitarcollection

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One of our faithful podcast listeners made a trip to Enid and hung out for a week! Check out the adventures we took Gretchen on and see just a few of the fun things to do in Enid, and in Oklahoma. There is a video version you need to watch coming to CurtisTucker.com and YouTube.com/CurtisTucker.

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Hey Zoinkers! It’s time to reveal my new brand! If you hadn’t already noticed the new branding is Zoinkies! and it’s actually not new, it’s old! Learn more about the brand in this episode.

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What make TikTok more popular than the other social media apps? What make it more addicting than older more popular apps? Here's my explanation and analogy as to why I think TikTok will suck you in. Let me know what you think. Are you a TikTok fan?

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I turned 62 in December of 2024. So what’s it like to be over 60? I’m going to give you my assessment of being 62 and why life is different over 60. I have several things that have changed in my life and even more that have not changed since hitting the big 6-0. #lifeover60 #over60 

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Hey Shaggheads! I'm awaiting my book with clues to five treasure chests hidden around the United States. If you have not heard about the treasure hunt you'll want to listen. This is an intro into what's going on and the status of trying to get a book. Over 2 million dollars worth of loot is out there to be found! Go on the adventure with me. #therestreasureinside #treasurehunt #adventureawaits 

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This episode is about three events that were just weird timing. Were they just manifestations, synchronicities or just good old fashioned coincidences? Part one is about manifesting something, part two is about a crazy coincidence and part three is just bad timing (getting hit by a deer). #manifesting #synchronicity #timing

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Over the years I feel like I’ve been doing certain things for a reason, I’ve just never known what those reasons were. Now I’m beginning to put my own interpretation to all of those events that have been happening around me.

I truly think I’ve been preparing myself for the past 61 years to play the game of Survivor. Read my 22 “signs” below and let me know what you think. They are in no particular order. #survivor #playsurvivor #survivor49

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Are you just not feeling Halloween yet? Maybe you are but would live a few tips on how to get even more into the spirit. Here's my list of 22 different ways I can quickly get into the mood for Halloween. Let me know what gets you in the spirit.

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Today's world is full of safety lids, seat belt laws, restrictions and many other things that have been created and forced upon us for safety's sake. When I look back at some of the things we did as kids in the 70s I often wonder how we made it to adulthood.

This episode has a list of things that my friends and I did but probably should not have done. We made it through every one of these events without major injury.

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A flashbulb memory is a vivid memory about an emotionally significant event, usually a historic or other notable event. People often experience these memories in photographic detail, and can recall aspects like what they were doing when the event occurred or how they learned about what happened.

I have several flashbulb memories that have occurred over the last few decades. Many of them are well known but a few are more personal. Here is my list of flashbulb memories.

#shaggylife #flashbulbmemories #irememberwhereiwas 

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Todd and I got lucky enough to interview Gene Simmons in 2017 but missed out on the Paul Stanley interview. Fast forward seven years and we got to complete our interviews of the founders of the rock group KISS. Gene and Paul are partners in Rock & Brews restaurants and they built one in Braman, OK. They aslo started their first Rock & Brews Casino in Braman. Here are the interviews seven years apart. #shaggylife #kiss #genesimmons #paulstanley 

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Stayton and I have been best friends for 50 years now! He moved into the neighborhood on W. Broadway and we became instant companions. One of the places we spent hours and hours was his house. 

Stayton had his own room upstairs, a trampoline in the backyard and the garage in which we built our haunted mazes. Therefore we spent much of our time hanging around his place.

His home at 1523 W. Broadway is currently for sale and they had an open house this weekend. I decided to pop in and take a stroll down memory l...

Here's a fun story of finding out who Dane Peddigrew is and what the heck he is famous for. His quotes are all over the Internet but where'd they come from? Listen to this episode and you'll know more!

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On this episode I get a little cosmic and full on hippie with the subject of synchronicities and manifesting. These are signs or winks from the universe. Listen to all of my stories about things I've manifested and what the results were. I also have had lots of synchronicities happen throughout my life. Many things that have happened are beyond coincidence and make you wonder. #manifesting #synchronicities #winksfromtheuniverse 

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Every now and then I’ll be surfing the channels and I’ll spot a movie that I just can’t not watch. These are my favorites of the favorites. These are the movies that I can watch over and over again. Each of these films has something about them that lures me back every time.

Here’s my list of 35 movies that I get can’t stop watching once I get started. 

#movies #movieswatchedoverandover

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Hey Shaggheads! Here’s an update or Part 2 of my Million Step Challenge. I didn’t get my million steps in 30 days. But! I did get them all in 29 days! How, why, what, when and where you might be asking. This blog post/podcast episode is a recap of my million step adventure.

I call this an adventure because that’s what I turned it into. It was something I didn’t know if I could do at age 61 and every day I wasn’t sure how I was going to squeeze in all of my steps.

This...

While doing a Walk This May Challenge I got the bright idea to see if I could get a million steps within one month? How'd that even happen? Can it be done? Listen up!

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Hey Shaggheads! I’ve got a doozy of a blog post and podcast episode for you today! In the span of a few hours on April 21, 2024 I went from being a Dance Dad of two collegiate pom girls to being a Dance Dad of none. Almost two decades and it was over in a flash.

Ever wonder what it’s like to live the dance life and be a Dance Dad? Here’s a snapshot of life with a dancer. I will admit that this description is not typical. We were blessed with not one but two dancer...

Hey 70s Shaggyheads! Here's a really fun episode that mixes the podcast with a visual of my old neighborhood om Google Maps! This is most likely one episode you are going to want to watch rather than just listen to.

Go to YouTube.com/@curtistucker or CurtisTucker.com and you will be able to watch this episode.

I basically take you on a ride down W. Broadway and point out all of the fun places we hung out in the 70s. There were five of us living on W. Broadway and we'd go from one...

BONUS EPISODE! Hey Shaggheads! I just realized that I had never done a podcast episode about my first eclipse and what it was like to be at totality. Todd and I had done an episode on BuzzHead Radio talking about our experience as eclipse virgins. If you had not heard that episode here it is. We also talk about looking forward to the 2024 eclipse which is a little funny. I am embedding this file on CurtisTucker.com with the blog post about our trip. #eclipse #eclipsechasers #eclipsevirgins

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Whelp, I guess once you go chasing two different eclipses seven years apart you could be considered an eclipse chaser. A person who chases eclipses is known as a umbraphile, meaning shadow lover. Umbraphiles often travel for eclipses and use various tools to help view the sun including solar viewers also known as eclipse glasses, as well as telescopes.

I was totally oblivious to chasing an eclipse and what the zone of totality was until 2017. After I started reading about the stories people were having at totality I figured it would be a great adventure to experience...

Seeing a good movie in the 70s had a pretty long lasting impression on me as a young buckaroo. This is my Top 20 list of those movies that left really great memories. These are not the best movies from the 1970s, but these are my favorites and the ones that were released at memorable moments in my life. I actually saw these first 10 films at a movie theater in the 70s so all of these were before college.

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This is the story about the yellow rent house we lived in from about 1974 to 1978. That would have been from sixth grade through ninth grade covering my entire junior high years. I created dozens of great childhood memories while living in this two story home. It’s where I was living when I met my best friend Stayton. It made me one of the five Broadway boys which all lived on W. Broadway.

1902 W. Broadway wasn’t that special as far as a rental house was concerned but it sure has a million memories that were created with...

Hey Shaggheads! Ever thought about how long you want to live? I've decided I have enough things going on I'm going to live to be 102 years old! How am I going to do it? I have a plan! Check out these 15 healthy habits that are key to longevity.

When you hit 60 years old and lose your parents you start thinking about weird things like this. Listen to this episode and start early! I promise you won't regret it!

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Hey Shaggheads! I recently took part in the filming of another movie. This was my fifth movie and by far the biggest. Twisters will be a $200 million blockbuster film to be released on July 12, 2024. Learn what it’s like to be an extra in huge film and what happens behind the scenes. I filmed with Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos and Glen Powell. We filmed a tornado destruction scene in Chickasha, Oklahoma. It was a three block set and filming lasted an entire day. Enjoy! #movieextra #twisters #extras #twistersmovie

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Hey Shaggheads! Listen to my tale of losing my iPhone and wallet in the river and then how they ended up being stolen. Learn safety tips for going on vacation, what to do if everything is stolen and how to get on an airplane with no identity. #stoleniphone #saltriverfloating #cautionarytale 

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My wife and I went on a spur of the moment adventure to Los Angeles over the weekend to see our daughter pom at the women's March Madness. We decided to go on the adventure less than 12 hours before we had to leave for the airport. No plans, no idea what we were going to do. It ended up being a fun adventure in LA getting to see Hollywood, Beverly Hills, UCLA and March Madness. But not all is gold in California! Listen to the tale that was spun just trying to get our Tesla recharged. OMG! Could it...

Change can be good! Making the right changes can also be a positive thing for most people. I ended this last year slowly getting some things ready for upcoming changes. Here is my list of 20 things I intend on changing this year.

This is not a list of goals or resolutions for 2023. This is a set of changes I will make for this year. Some of these I have already begun and some will not get done until I’m further into the year.

My hope is that these changes will improve the way I wo...

I’m writing this on the eve of my 60th birthday. At 60 years of age I figure I should have learned a thing or two about life.  Here’s my quick list of 20 bits of wisdom I have acquired over the last few decades. 

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Check out my 20 reasons why vintage vinyl music is so much cooler than modern digital music. Vinyl is making a comeback and reminds us of why we enjoyed it so much in the 1970s. Get out your old vinyl records, fire up the turntable and let's spin some great 70s memories.

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The seven or so years since I started my outdoor treks are equal to 2,648 days. I figure I’ve been out on the trail and witnessed around 2,500 sunrises. Out of those sunrises I figure I’ve photographed 2,000 of them. Each sunrise comes in several phases so I take a minimum of five photos for each sunrise. By September of 2022 I believe I have around 10,000 great Enid sunrise pics.

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Here's the tale of how I won the KATT Calendar Contest in 1989 and 1991. Rock 100.5 the KATT is the largest rock station in Oklahoma and they held an annual contest to find a design for their promotional poster each year. I came up with clues to the names of 100 rock bands on both designs that I won. Here's the story.

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I originally wrote this list in 2009 on my daddy 70s blog. It was my Top 10 Coming Of Age Movies. Since the blog post was written I've come across many more great films so the list is now at 26. Check out my quick rundown on the best coming of age movies.

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Hey Shaggheads! I'm back with a new episode to talk about getting a drone pilots license, hitting Tulsa for my 24th wedding anniversary, seeing the movie Maverick, drinking vodka and two kinds of Thunderbirds.

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