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My Parents and Retirement
Philippines | September 29th 2008 by gotblog
My parents are in their seventies are living in Southern California. Being retired, they live on a fixed income. They are seriously considering living in the Philippines for a part of the year. With the state of the economy these days, I think that i read more
Labrador - Instamatic Lovelife (2004)
Indie Pop Heaven | September 29th 2008
Labrador is a Danish band led by Flemming Borby. It was formed in 1998 after the break up of the very praised danish band GREENE. In 2000 the first demo was out, and became “demo of the month” in GAFFA (Dainsh no.1 independent music-magazine) Jan read more
Splitting Hairs - What Can You Do About Split Ends
Beautify Guide | September 29th 2008 by mooyong
Isn''t it a shame when you have to worry about covering split ends (or trichoptlosis)-the bane of every self- respecting woman''s life! They happen when the protective cuticle has been stripped away from the ends of hair fibers. Split ends are more l read more
Nanny 911
Revenimus | September 29th 2008 by Landers
"Nanny 911" is an American television programme shown on TV3 over here in the Emerald Isle. The opening has a typical big booming American voice giving an intro about the show... "Staffed by nannies from all over the world..." he says. Nanny O read more
Mesrine: L’Instinct Du Mort
Reel Suave | September 28th 2008 by Prem
The film was first screened at the recent Toronto Film Festival. The Jacques Mesrine true crime bio pic is surely one of the strongest gangster films that has come out in sometime. It stars Vincent Cassel who plays Mesrine a real life international g read more
CULT (TV) MOVIE REVIEW: The Last Dinosaur (1977)
John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Film/TV | September 28th 2008
Can a badly dated B movie about rampaging dinosaurs actually be more than just a badly-dated B movie about rampaging dinosaurs? That is the paramount question one must confront during an attentive viewing of the 1977 Rankin/Bass television movie, The read more
DECAMERON - Tomorrow's Pantomime (1976)
LAJSO SOUND LTD. | September 28th 2008 by zvonimir
Formed in Cheltenham, England 1968. Decameron played contemporary folk-rock music, much of which was written by key members Dave Bell and Johnny Coppin. The group recorded for a variety of British labels during the early seventies and later on also p read more
Two Peas in a Pod...
The 4th Avenue Blues | September 27th 2008 by Andrew
Thought of going camping tonight, but passed. Mom stayed much later than she usually does. We had a good time drinking diet Dr. Pepper, talking, and watching Forensic Files on Tru TV. I realized tonight how lonely us two souls are read more
Second Stellar Trailer For MESRINE: l’INSTINCT DU MORT!
Tiwtch | September 27th 2008
How upset am I that I missed this one at the Toronto International Film Festival? I’d be fuming if not for the fact that I saw forty or so other films and was rather fond of the large majority of them but it still stings more than a read more
R.I.P.
Straight from the Gibz | September 27th 2008 by Robert Gonzal
Holy crap, what shitty news to wake up to on a weekend! I don't normally do obits, but there's no way I could let this news go without acknowledgment and still call myself a film fan.I respected Paul Newman as an actor. Being a child of the seventi read more
Tribute: Paul Newman (1925-2008)
John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Film/TV | September 27th 2008
From Yahoo News: "WESTPORT, Conn. - Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money," has die read more
Saturday Classic Rock: Steely Dan, 'Babylon Sisters'
General McClellan's Headphones | September 27th 2008
Throughout the Seventies Walter Becker and Donald Fagen wove a elaborate fabric of jazz-inflected breezy rock with wry, and sometimes acidly cynical lyrics that had the tendency to illuminate dark corners not usually delved into by mainstream songwri read more
Dirty Attraction a.k.a Fatal Harry a.k.a A Fist Full of Crazy Bit…
The Lightning Bug | September 26th 2008 by The Lightning Bug
The seventies were Clint Eastwood's time. From the The Outlaw Josey Wales to Escape from Alcatraz, Clint was riding high. In 1971, Clint starred in his most ubiquitous role with his hard as nails cop in Dirty Harry, but '71 also got his first chance read more
A ZEST FOR LIFE
OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES | September 26th 2008 by SAY KENG LEE
Yesterday morning, my gym buddy & I came together again to have one of our usual tea-break indulgences in my neighbourhood coffee-shop.Our casual conversation somehow centred on man's constant need to seek novel experiences in life.We then touche read more
Two Women
Flippism Is The Key | September 26th 2008
Two icons of the "counter-culture" revolution that started in the sixties were both named Robert- the singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and the artist R. Crumb. Both have been the subject of cultish fandom, both have continued to be productive into what wo read more
An Alcoholics Story
Ireland Local | September 26th 2008 by Peter Slevin
By Ed Philips A little over 9 years I made the decision to become sober and it was the best thing I ever did in my life. When I was 12 years old I began drinking. I also started smoking pot that same year. What I recognized years later was that I was read more
The God of peace be with you all
Seeking God's Heart | September 26th 2008 by Bryan Shelley
Today’s Verse: Romans 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. NASB I had a 1949 delivery truck during my brief stint as a “hippie” in the early seventies. I got it for $150 and it was worth every penny. I painted the inter read more
Starting Next Week at Moon in the Gutter: A Month Long Celebrati…
Moon In The Gutter | September 26th 2008 by Jeremy Richey
This October marks the 30th anniversary of John Carpenter's incredibly influential Halloween, and I couldn't let the celebration go by without something special, so starting next week at Moon in the Gutter I will be offering up some sporadic visual a read more
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, a Fun Trip For All Ages
New England Mamma | September 26th 2008 by Wendy Wood
Finding a fun place to go with the “girls” in my family used to be a daunting task. My mom and my aunt are easy (ages withheld for my own protection), but finding something that my 22 year old sister, 12 year old cousin, 3 year old daught read more
Weekly Update
Irregular | September 26th 2008
The weather here lately has been unseasonably gorgeous. Cool, breezy and with incredibly low humidity. I've had the air conditioner off and all my glass doors open. It's been hard to stay inside. I'm finding myself ignoring the inside of the house an read more
NY Home Improvement Blog Patrol
cityhammer blog | September 26th 2008 by cityhammer
Is Swingtown Inspiring the 70's Design Wave? Is He Serious with that Mustache?Are the Seventies back? Based on the items and styles arriving this week at the Boston Design Center for the 2009 furniture design report, the Boston Globe sure thinks you read more
Debonair's Top 10 Best Dressed Ad Icons. Plus One More.
If It's Hip, It's Here | September 26th 2008 by laura sweet
John W. DeFeo wrote this humorous article for Debonair magazine. It highlights the top 10 Best Dressed Advertising Icons of all time. I thoroughly enjoyed it and bet you will too. But I did put in my personal choice for #1 at the end of this article read more
Davies Still Trying to Work the Kinks Out, Gordon Designs for Coo…
Vintage Vinyl News | September 26th 2008 by Roger Wink
Ray Davies is back to saying a Kinks reunion is possible with three-quarters of the group ready to go. His brother Dave, the other quarter, is still saying he's not interested. “It would be like a poor remake of Night of the Living Dead.”Ray sa read more
Funky Friday - Get Back and Get Down
Planet Mondo - Atomic Blog | September 25th 2008 by Planet Mondo
I've always had a thumbnail theory about the distinction and differences between The Beatles and the Stones songs (based on my own eye witness evidence from family parties during the seventies) - The Beatles make people sing, the Stones make people read more
What Time is it?
ADULLAMITE | September 25th 2008 by Graham
I ask because it says on my clock, well one of them, that it is eight o'clock.The rest give various readings as the batteries are dying or I set them wrong. Yet on BBC 2 the 8 pm programme has not started as the previous one is just finishing. On C read more
Vintage Ladybird
BrocanteHome | September 25th 2008
Have you seen the Vintage Ladybird site? A delicious romp through our seventies childhoods, where you can play vintage pairs, make a snake the Ladybird way, read the history of these oh so covetable books and finally hop over to... [[ This is a cont read more
The award reminded me of my journey through the years-Rajesh Khan…
Bollywood Actress | September 25th 2008
Yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna better known as Kaka has seen the golden era in the seventies and now has about eight films in his kitty. He is ready to set ablaze the silver screen with his seventies heroine Zeenat Aman. Last year he was bestowed read more
health: Mental Health And Transgression Victims.
All About Health, Health food, Health care, Health fitness e… | September 25th 2008 by mahasamut
According to the resurvey conducted by Ballast Cruelty and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Security of Eudaimonia and Cause Services, the rates of juvenile hardship are high. This examination has been conducted on the supposal of old 10 read more
Seals and Crofts Youtube
Acoustic Guitarist | September 25th 2008 by Guitar Player
The Early Seventies was a great period for acoustic music, both commercially and in smaller environments such as small concert halls, cafes and bars. Seals and Crofts were one of my favourite duos, along with Batdorf and Rodney; they had some beaut read more
Pantaloni larghi: stile seventies
News Glamour | September 24th 2008 by alessandro
Annunciati e tanto desiderati da quante disdegnano gli skinny, saranno un must have per la stagione A/I in corso: i flare pants! Burberry read more