1970s
Medicine, Mind and Music
Player embedded below the Tracklist. Enjoy!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 06, 2022 -
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Category: Medicine, Music, 1970s, Brain
Sexy TV Showering
Surprised this passed the censorship of the times, as it's just one step away from having the (presumed, but never explicitly stated) husband and wife sharing the same shower stall.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 29, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Hygiene, Sexuality, Public Indecency, Husbands, Wives, 1970s
Failed Driving Test
There's flunking your driving test... and then there's really flunking the test.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Apr 26, 1978
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jul 17, 2022 -
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Category: 1970s, Cars
Chopin A La Moog
Fair Warning: You will not be able to unhear this, thus ruining Chopin forever for you.Player at bottom.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 16, 2022 -
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Category: Music, 1970s, Parody, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Paperboy who used his head
This would be an unusual thing to see in America, but not in Africa. When I visited Malawi (quite a few years ago) I remember seeing numerous women walking around balancing all kinds of heavy objects (firewood, water containers, etc.) on their heads.
Charlotte Observer - Jan 31, 1978
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jul 10, 2022 -
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Category: Human Marvels, 1970s
The Volkswagen Beatle
Dave Fambrough made headlines back in 1978 for turning cars into giant spiders. I'm not sure what's become of him since then.According to NV Racing News, as of 2015 one of Fambrough's spider cars could be seen on the roof of Scudder's Performance Racing garage in Sparks, Nevada.
San Bernardino County Sun - Mar 29, 1978
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jul 08, 2022 -
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Category: Art, 1970s, Cars
The Bay City Rollers Show
What happens when some one-hit wonders team up with the creators of H. R. Pufnstuf and The Banana Splits.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 27, 2022 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Music, Television, 1970s
Heart Attack Fells Winner
Mar 1972: Overwhelmed by the excitement of winning on a game show, housewife Maud Walker had a heart attack and died in front of the cameras. The studio didn't air that episode but offered to show it to her relatives so they could "see how happy she was."
Wilmington News Journal - Mar 8, 1972
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jun 23, 2022 -
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Category: Death, Television, 1970s
The Burial of Sandra Ilene West
May 1977: Per her request, oil heiress Sandra Ilene West was buried dressed in a lace night gown, seated in her 1964 blue Ferrari "with the seat slanted comfortably".More info: Retro Hollywood
Christie's Auction Catalogue 1979
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - May 20, 1977
Jet - July 7, 1977
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jun 20, 2022 -
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Category: Death, Inheritance and Wills, 1970s, Cars
The Gourmet Game
Here's a predecessor for all those competitive cooking shows and restaurant makeover shows.
Each player has his own board, which is in the form of a menu. Dishes include classic haute cuisine and are name in English and French (you'll soon learn the French words and their correct pronunciation). Six cards are dealt to each player, and as a player takes new cards from the deck or does discarded by his opponents he gradually puts together a gourmet meal. To win, however, he must order the right dishes and beverages, and must prevent other players from ordering.
Learn more here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 20, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Games, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1970s
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