1970s
Tragedy or Hope?
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 06, 2010 -
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Category: Government, Politics, PSA’s, Rants, Warnings, Jeremiads, Prophecies and Cassandra-like Figures, Riots, Protests and Civil Disobedience, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1970s, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
Shrunken Head Kit
Spotted by Regina Orio.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 05, 2010 -
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Category: Body Modifications, Celebrities, Horror, Toys, Reader Recommendation, 1960s, 1970s
Tales of the Riverbank
No hamsters were harmed in the making of TALES OF THE RIVERBANK--or were they?!?
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 09, 2010 -
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Category: Animals, Television, 1970s, Europe
Soft Machine
Soft Machine was certainly one of the weirder bands of a weird era.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 19, 2009 -
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Category: Music, Surrealism, 1960s, 1970s, Europe
Safety Woman
A school crossing guard is contacted by aliens and given a magic ring and wand in order to save children. Shades of Green Lantern!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 06, 2009 -
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Category: Aliens, PSA’s, Children, 1970s
Lena Horne, Rock Star
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 09, 2009 -
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Category: Music, 1970s
Ethel Merman Disco Album
The actual Tonight Show singing occurs in part 2.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 05, 2009 -
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Category: Music, 1970s
They Had That Back Then? #3
Today's lesson: Flat Screen TV (this is a long one to make up for not posting anything in a while).
From the February 1972 issue of Popular Science.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Salamander Sam - Sat Oct 31, 2009 -
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Category: Technology, Television, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Eurovision Winner: 1976
Time to make fun of Europop again! Here's the Brotherhood of Man, winners in 1976.
Don't be disconcerted when the video doesn't begin to move for a second or two after clicking PLAY. In just a while, you'll be experiencing all their funky dance moves.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 08, 2009 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Music, 1970s, Europe
Vintage Canadian Anti-tobacco Ad
One of the more creative anti-smoking ads....
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 06, 2009 -
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Category: Addictions, Death, Tobacco and Smoking, Advertising, Fantasy, 1970s, North America
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