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Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)
Songs in Haiku | 5 hours ago by Songs in Haiku
It is really hard!Trying hard and getting strong.It won’t be long now.Rocky -- Original Motion Picture Score (1976)Bill Conti read more
P is for…
The H is for Home Harbinger | 11 hours ago by H is for Home
Poole Pottery is a vast topic with well over 100 years of production, so we’ll narrow it down a bit- concentrating on one of our favourite ranges. The arrival of Robert Jefferson as resident designer in the late 1950s took Poole in new directio read more
Happy Birthday to Wonder Woman
The RollerBlog | July 26th 2008 by rollerkaty
Lynda Carter, better known for her role as Wonder Woman in the seventies television series, turned 57 yesterday. Many Happy Returns! read more
I'd Love to Change the World
Songs in Haiku | July 25th 2008 by Songs in Haiku
I cannot do it,but lots of things need fixing.I leave it to you.A Space in Time (1971)Ten Years After read more
Macrame Heels
Piece of Clothing | July 25th 2008 by hasan
Measuring in at a towering five-feet tall, I'm a girl who likes my heels! I tend to wear mostly mid-heels (2.5-3.5 inches high) but I've been known to pull out the high heels on occasion.Like today's VPOD.These 1970s macrame sandals have sexy 4.5-inc read more
Donnie B is Bored: Parliament’s “Mothership Connection”
Bizzle Bros | July 23rd 2008 by Bizzle Bros
When I heard the first couple of lines into the song “P. Funk (Wants to get Funked Up) I immediately thought of ToeJam and Earl 3: Mission to Earth. For those of you who aren’t familiar ToeJam & Earl, they are aliens from Planet Fun read more
Album covers from the merchant of grooves
grain edit: inspiration from vintage kids books and modern g… | July 23rd 2008 by grain edit
grain edit is proud to announce for your viewing pleasure the second installment in our ongoing record gallery series. ——– One of the first people I met when I moved to California was Chris Veltri. Chris aka “Cool Chris” read more
space invaders quilt lands on planet earth
technabob - latest tech news gadgets home theater hdtv video… | July 22nd 2008
While the daytime is warm and summery around these parts, it doesn’t stop me from catching the occasional chill at bedtime. So what better way to keep warm but with a Space Invaders quilt?.. read more
Umbrella Power
Piece of Clothing | July 21st 2008 by hasan
I must admit I thought umbrellas were just a convenience of modern living but I've discovered that they are quite an ancient invention. They've been found sculpted on ancient monuments in Egypt and are shown on ancient Greek vases. In fact, the colla read more
Hunting Bottles in an Old Barn
Dumpdiggers | July 19th 2008 by robert hugh campbell
On Thursday July 17th The Glove mustered skilled workers to help him repair a weather beaten structure that stands alone on some property he recently purchased, just west of Warkworth Ontario. Dumpdiggers answered the call - but only so we could rumm read more
The Micro Millennium (1979)
Paleo-Future | July 17th 2008 by Matt
The 1979 book The Micro Millennium heralded the arrival of the microprocessor as a revolution that would forever change our lives. From the back cover of the 1981 paperback edition:By the year 2,000 - 17 years from now - you will live in a world tran read more
Bob Dylan Or Not? After Reading The Story You Decide.
Growing Up In The 70s | July 17th 2008 by Donald B. Dousharm
I posted this story in another blog a while back but had problems with the layout. I think re-posting in this blog will do some justice. Anyway, the story starts with this video.This was filmed somewhere around 1975 but he had the basic song down in read more
saturday night speakers do disco stu proud
technabob - latest tech news gadgets home theater hdtv video… | July 17th 2008
I was researching a different story altogether, when I came across these awesome desktop speakers which look like little disco dancers. At first glance, I actually thought they looked like South Park’s Eric Cartman dressed up like fat Elvis wi read more
Oh Joy!
Piece of Clothing | July 17th 2008 by hasan
In 1963, at the tender age of 17, Joy Stevens started designing for her dad's company, which had after all, been named after her. And not many people do jersey better than she does. Her jersey dresses from the 1970s were hip and sexy back then and ar read more
Sweet Adele Simpson
Piece of Clothing | July 17th 2008 by hasan
I'm not sure if Adele Simpson had an avante-garde cell in her body. No, she was the epitome of classic, conservative, feminine dress for women. But she demonstrated that you can be a conservative designer and also be creative. I'm still waiting for a read more
My Baby Loves Lovin'
Songs in Haiku | July 16th 2008 by Songs in Haiku
Baby has got itand she knows how to use it.Once lonely, now great!My Baby Loves Lovin' (single - 1970)White Plains read more
Hero or Mercenary?
The RollerBlog | July 16th 2008 by rollerkaty
For today’s Wordless Wednesday post, I have another Star Wars trading card featuring our favorite rogue Han Solo. Han Solo … Hero or Mercenary? Hmmm…. that’s a hard one. Going to have to think long and hard about this intrig read more
US Life on Mars’ Chris Skelton announced
Jack Yan on Vox | July 16th 2008 by Jack Yan
More casting announcements are emerging from Hollywood about the American re-remake of Life on Mars. Jonathan Murphy (formerly Ronnie of October Road) has been cast as Det Chris Skelton, which means David E. Kelley’s successors on the program... read more
For the automobiliacs: Car’s best from the ’60s and ’70s
Jack Yan on Vox | July 15th 2008 by Jack Yan
This was a great find at Take Note in Lower Hutt today. Take Note is a post office and gift shop run by my friend Mandeep but I have never bought a book from there before. I was surprised to find it displayed prominently and being an read more
Review: The Conversation (1974)
Matte Havoc | July 14th 2008 by DJ Heinlein
Take a very close listen and you may hear the sound of a murder being planned. You might consider that the pair of voices that you are listening to are the victims of a powerful man who is attempting to ensnare a helpless and innocent couple. You hav read more
Vanishing Point
Radiator Heaven | July 14th 2008 by J.D.
Vanishing Point (1971) is one of the great existential counter-culture films of the 1970s. Like the similar-minded films, most notably, Easy Rider (1969) and Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), this car chase movie features an anti-hero protagonist who equates read more
Keep Calm and Carry On
etherealwear | July 13th 2008 by thegildedbutterfly
Just got home from a brisk walk to the grocery store, in my "skinny jeans," mentioned in a previous post. I can actually WALK in them without endangering my reproductive organs. Amazing. You know, I am still so surprised to be the only one walking so read more
Telephone Line
Songs in Haiku | July 11th 2008 by Songs in Haiku
So much to tell you...if you would pick up the phone.Are you call screening?A New World Record (1976)Electric Light Orchestra read more
Lady Elaine Fairchilde: A Tribute
Remember That One Show? | July 10th 2008 by redhed311
Lady Elaine Fairchilde of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood fame is possibly one of the greatest characters to ever grace a children's show. Sure, she was a total bitch, appeared to have a drinking problem, and was quite possibly a drag queen, but that's w read more
Billy Beer
The RollerBlog | July 10th 2008 by rollerkaty
I am a woman who enjoys a fine brew. I’ve sampled many delectable beers in my day. But one beer that I have yet to try is the infamous Billy Beer. In all fairness Billy Beer is no longer manufactured so I haven’t exactly had an opportun read more
Gimme Three Steps
Songs in Haiku | July 9th 2008 by Songs in Haiku
The favor he asksof the jealous boyfriend isa running head start.(pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) (1973)Lynyrd Skynyrd read more
Wavy Woman
Piece of Clothing | July 9th 2008 by hasan
The first major Hawaiian clothing company was Kamehameha founded over 70 years ago in 1936. The company's trademark has always been brightly colored designs the vast majority of which are made of cotton. But not all of their pieces feature characteri read more
Clean Cut Kloss
Piece of Clothing | July 9th 2008 by hasan
John Kloss may be most well-known for his lingerie designs, but he also created free-flowing casual looks in the late 1960s and early 1970s that were simple and clean like today's VPOD.At first glance, this dress may look like nothing special but to read more
Review - “Omac”
Shuffleboil | July 7th 2008 by John
The 1970s was a great decade for weird science fiction — in fact, it was probably the last time that clunky pluck and scrappy strangeness combined with doom and gloom social satire in order to create some real oddities. By 1977, “Star Wars” had read more
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