James
@retrojames.bsky.social
Designer, author, retro video producer.
Book out in 2026: Gear Down & Growing Up: From a Boy to Something Like a Man in 90s Hong Kong.
Dislike coriander and right wing
Book out in 2026: Gear Down & Growing Up: From a Boy to Something Like a Man in 90s Hong Kong.
Dislike coriander and right wing
What a plane
What a photo
What an incredible airport Kai Tak was.
What a photo
What an incredible airport Kai Tak was.
January 18, 2026 at 12:06 AM
What a plane
What a photo
What an incredible airport Kai Tak was.
What a photo
What an incredible airport Kai Tak was.
Welcome to 1984 101 - a 101 second trip back to 42 years ago!
No lyrics, seems to work better without them - imo.
No lyrics, seems to work better without them - imo.
January 17, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Welcome to 1984 101 - a 101 second trip back to 42 years ago!
No lyrics, seems to work better without them - imo.
No lyrics, seems to work better without them - imo.
Trying to get my 80s groove back. Tonight I will attempt something fun - just a little riddle....
January 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Trying to get my 80s groove back. Tonight I will attempt something fun - just a little riddle....
If anyone knows of a spare puppy, I will happily provide my address and pretend it's a surprise when there's a knock at the door and I see a bundle of fluff in a box...
Funny - I lost my Golden in 2003, but I still dream about him.
Funny - I lost my Golden in 2003, but I still dream about him.
January 17, 2026 at 1:50 PM
If anyone knows of a spare puppy, I will happily provide my address and pretend it's a surprise when there's a knock at the door and I see a bundle of fluff in a box...
Funny - I lost my Golden in 2003, but I still dream about him.
Funny - I lost my Golden in 2003, but I still dream about him.
I've made around 300 videos in 5 years, and I could make another 300, but I think this will always be my favourite, just because I couldn't believe how the lyrics matched some of the adverts - and it's a hell of a tune.
If you watch it, you might see what I meanz.....
If you watch it, you might see what I meanz.....
January 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I've made around 300 videos in 5 years, and I could make another 300, but I think this will always be my favourite, just because I couldn't believe how the lyrics matched some of the adverts - and it's a hell of a tune.
If you watch it, you might see what I meanz.....
If you watch it, you might see what I meanz.....
Where are we going?
The danger zone!
Ready?
Lights
Camera
Action figures!
The danger zone!
Ready?
Lights
Camera
Action figures!
January 16, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Where are we going?
The danger zone!
Ready?
Lights
Camera
Action figures!
The danger zone!
Ready?
Lights
Camera
Action figures!
Hello, love....
Welcome to the seductive side of 80s advertising. Nothing too raunchy otherwise Mary Whitehouse might have something to say from the afterlife...
Here's what I made
Welcome to the seductive side of 80s advertising. Nothing too raunchy otherwise Mary Whitehouse might have something to say from the afterlife...
Here's what I made
January 16, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Hello, love....
Welcome to the seductive side of 80s advertising. Nothing too raunchy otherwise Mary Whitehouse might have something to say from the afterlife...
Here's what I made
Welcome to the seductive side of 80s advertising. Nothing too raunchy otherwise Mary Whitehouse might have something to say from the afterlife...
Here's what I made
It's time to get fresh for the weekend!
Here's a little video I made about Saturday telly for kids back in the 80s.
Here's a little video I made about Saturday telly for kids back in the 80s.
January 16, 2026 at 7:18 PM
It's time to get fresh for the weekend!
Here's a little video I made about Saturday telly for kids back in the 80s.
Here's a little video I made about Saturday telly for kids back in the 80s.
Are we there yet?
It's 80s road trip time.
We're driving....
It's 80s road trip time.
We're driving....
January 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Are we there yet?
It's 80s road trip time.
We're driving....
It's 80s road trip time.
We're driving....
When it came to 80s and 90s advertising, this lot were big in Japan.
Here’s a little some I made…
Here’s a little some I made…
January 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
When it came to 80s and 90s advertising, this lot were big in Japan.
Here’s a little some I made…
Here’s a little some I made…
"healing the inner child" - if I'd have heard this 10 years ago, I'd have said, "That was me then, but it's not me now."
How wrong could I be?
I don't blame my present situation totally on childhood, but as an oversharer (this post proves it!) & constant apologising, it all stems from childhood.
How wrong could I be?
I don't blame my present situation totally on childhood, but as an oversharer (this post proves it!) & constant apologising, it all stems from childhood.
January 16, 2026 at 10:28 AM
"healing the inner child" - if I'd have heard this 10 years ago, I'd have said, "That was me then, but it's not me now."
How wrong could I be?
I don't blame my present situation totally on childhood, but as an oversharer (this post proves it!) & constant apologising, it all stems from childhood.
How wrong could I be?
I don't blame my present situation totally on childhood, but as an oversharer (this post proves it!) & constant apologising, it all stems from childhood.
Some days I don't know how to do this.
In the space of 8 weeks, my whole world has been flipped upside down. One minute - cosy family life, then boom...no family life, no wife, therapy, anti-depressants, waking up alone in a cold sweat, a feeling of dread. I'm just trying to get through each day.
In the space of 8 weeks, my whole world has been flipped upside down. One minute - cosy family life, then boom...no family life, no wife, therapy, anti-depressants, waking up alone in a cold sweat, a feeling of dread. I'm just trying to get through each day.
January 15, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Some days I don't know how to do this.
In the space of 8 weeks, my whole world has been flipped upside down. One minute - cosy family life, then boom...no family life, no wife, therapy, anti-depressants, waking up alone in a cold sweat, a feeling of dread. I'm just trying to get through each day.
In the space of 8 weeks, my whole world has been flipped upside down. One minute - cosy family life, then boom...no family life, no wife, therapy, anti-depressants, waking up alone in a cold sweat, a feeling of dread. I'm just trying to get through each day.
Any retro computer/game fans out there? Well, don’t go - watch what I’ve made to bring back some memories…
January 14, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Any retro computer/game fans out there? Well, don’t go - watch what I’ve made to bring back some memories…
Good Morning (to) Britain - sort of - from Graz.
January 13, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Good Morning (to) Britain - sort of - from Graz.
It's Atari time...
Here's a little fantastic voyage I made for you...
Here's a little fantastic voyage I made for you...
January 12, 2026 at 11:06 PM
It's Atari time...
Here's a little fantastic voyage I made for you...
Here's a little fantastic voyage I made for you...
Just another 80s vibe I put together....
January 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Just another 80s vibe I put together....
It’s cold out there, but life’s a beach.
See if what I’ve made warms you up.
See if what I’ve made warms you up.
January 10, 2026 at 11:35 PM
It’s cold out there, but life’s a beach.
See if what I’ve made warms you up.
See if what I’ve made warms you up.
Planes are planes & sky is sky
But back in the 80s it was different up high...
Here's my take on a higher love of aviation from back in the day.
But back in the 80s it was different up high...
Here's my take on a higher love of aviation from back in the day.
January 8, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Planes are planes & sky is sky
But back in the 80s it was different up high...
Here's my take on a higher love of aviation from back in the day.
But back in the 80s it was different up high...
Here's my take on a higher love of aviation from back in the day.
One of the best 80s tracks that never made the charts.
Fun fact: Jeff Wayne wrote the music, who is also well known for the War of the Worlds music.
Here’s what I made:
Fun fact: Jeff Wayne wrote the music, who is also well known for the War of the Worlds music.
Here’s what I made:
January 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
One of the best 80s tracks that never made the charts.
Fun fact: Jeff Wayne wrote the music, who is also well known for the War of the Worlds music.
Here’s what I made:
Fun fact: Jeff Wayne wrote the music, who is also well known for the War of the Worlds music.
Here’s what I made:
So this is grief.
No death, but the death of a relationship. A hollow and painful feeling in my heart and stomach. A churning sensation - the mornings are particularly brutal. Trying so hard with new routines. Everyone says it gets better - I have no doubt, but this flight is so turbulent right now.
No death, but the death of a relationship. A hollow and painful feeling in my heart and stomach. A churning sensation - the mornings are particularly brutal. Trying so hard with new routines. Everyone says it gets better - I have no doubt, but this flight is so turbulent right now.
January 7, 2026 at 7:39 AM
So this is grief.
No death, but the death of a relationship. A hollow and painful feeling in my heart and stomach. A churning sensation - the mornings are particularly brutal. Trying so hard with new routines. Everyone says it gets better - I have no doubt, but this flight is so turbulent right now.
No death, but the death of a relationship. A hollow and painful feeling in my heart and stomach. A churning sensation - the mornings are particularly brutal. Trying so hard with new routines. Everyone says it gets better - I have no doubt, but this flight is so turbulent right now.
I’m not religious
I don’t know why I’m here but I am
I don’t know why I’m here but I am
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I’m not religious
I don’t know why I’m here but I am
I don’t know why I’m here but I am
America....remember that place before it lost its mind?
Well, here's my tribute to some of the great TV shows from the 80s - and a Canadian one...
Well, here's my tribute to some of the great TV shows from the 80s - and a Canadian one...
December 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
America....remember that place before it lost its mind?
Well, here's my tribute to some of the great TV shows from the 80s - and a Canadian one...
Well, here's my tribute to some of the great TV shows from the 80s - and a Canadian one...
What came first, the chicken or the egg?
Or with this video - what came first, the song, or the theme?
I can't remember, I knew the song anyway, so there was only ONE thing to do...
Or with this video - what came first, the song, or the theme?
I can't remember, I knew the song anyway, so there was only ONE thing to do...
December 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
What came first, the chicken or the egg?
Or with this video - what came first, the song, or the theme?
I can't remember, I knew the song anyway, so there was only ONE thing to do...
Or with this video - what came first, the song, or the theme?
I can't remember, I knew the song anyway, so there was only ONE thing to do...
I love London
I love the 80s
I love London in the 80s
I made a video about....yep, you guessed it....
I love the 80s
I love London in the 80s
I made a video about....yep, you guessed it....
December 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I love London
I love the 80s
I love London in the 80s
I made a video about....yep, you guessed it....
I love the 80s
I love London in the 80s
I made a video about....yep, you guessed it....