1970s
Odyssey Videogame Machine
I love the overlay that goes on the screen.
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 02, 2013 -
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Category: Technology, Television, 1970s, Videogames and Gamers
Wild at the Wheel
The filmmakers seem to have hired an Iron Butterfly cover band to do the soundtrack, which makes all the dangerous risk-taking seem alluring..
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 20, 2013 -
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Category: Accidents, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Death, PSA’s, 1970s, Cars
King Ding Dong
If only the psychedlic-era King Ding Dong had been allowed to rule the Hostess company, they might still be with us today.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 11, 2013 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Royalty, Advertising, Chocolate, Junk Food, 1970s
Mystery Gadget 17
I've had to obscure some clues, but maybe you can still guess the purpose of this hi-tech gizmo from 1972.
If not, the answer is here. Just scroll down a bit at the link.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 08, 2013 -
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Category: Technology, 1970s
Henri Gugelmann’s Rat Circus
In 1979, when Henri Gugelmann debuted his "rat circus" in downtown Bern, he claimed it was the first of its kind in the world. And maybe it was also the last, because I don't know where one would go today to see performing rats.His trained rats jumped over ropes, ran through burning rings, and crawled along in a "rat race" while Gugelmann, dressed as a clown, directed the show. That sounds like quality entertainment! [Google News: Victoria Advocate, Aug 9, 1979]
Posted By: Alex - Sat Mar 30, 2013 -
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Category: Animals, Clowns, 1970s
Keep On Trucking
It was back in 1970 that "trucking" became all the rage. The "Youthbeat" column in the Winnipeg Free Press (Oct 19, 1970) attempted to explain what the phenomenon was all about, and how it originated:The walk, which emphasizes a long forward step with the body tilted backward and the arms flapping in a Jackie Gleason and-away-we-go style, represent something similar to the Negro spirituals' "we shall overcome."
The walk says: "regardless how much we may be put down, we'll keep on trucking."
The expression originates in a blues song played by Duke Ellington in the 1930s. The lyrics say, "keep on trucking, truck your troubles away."
Kids say trucking around in school halls and outside makes you forget about frustrating classes.
The movement was popularized by the underground press. A cartoon strip which I believe originated in the Los Angeles Free Press and was printed locally about a year or so ago showed a grotesque person "trucking."
The cartoon the writer was referring to is, I believe, this one by R. Crumb:
And here's a page from a 1970 issue of The Student Life showing some young people trucking (via Pomona College's Photostream):
Posted By: Alex - Wed Feb 27, 2013 -
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Category: Fads, 1970s
Absolutely Lewis!
Pioneers of style!
Posted By: Alex - Sun Feb 24, 2013 -
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Category: Fashion, 1970s
International Times
IT was a London-based underground newspaper founded in 1966. (Wikipedia entry here.)
Their online archive provides lots of groovy browsing.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 10, 2013 -
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Category: Newspapers, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Hitchhiker Pickup Test
I think Ted Bundy looked like the guy on the left.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 08, 2013 -
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Category: Testing and Ranking, Travel, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1970s
Air Devils Toy
Kids today, with their ubiquitous sophisticated remote-control helicopters, don't know how lucky they have it, over previous generations with their more primitive toys.
But why did we have so much fun?
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 02, 2013 -
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Category: Toys, Advertising, 1970s
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