Tag Archives: Seventies

RIP Carl Weathers

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Steve

What a pisser! Right before Black History Month and more episodes of The Mandalorian! Carl was a great presence on Twitter too. He didn’t shit talk, always pushed for peace and understanding. I read other obits about him and didn’t know … Continue reading →

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1974: D&D released

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Steve

Now to cover the last picture in January’s set of anniversaries going down this 2024 since D&D is the biggie at 50 this year. Around this time, the first set of rules were published. TSR printed a thousand copies, full … Continue reading →

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RIP Keith Giffen & Gary Graham

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Steve

The first obit I felt like a complete moron about! I missed all the tributes on Twitter for the passing of Keith Giffen last October! He was one of the funniest writers in the Eighties as he revamped Justice League into … Continue reading →

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1974: The Six Million Dollar Man

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Steve

Before Battlestar Galactica pushed it out of the Sunday-evening spot, I think this was the show most kids loved to watch to discuss on the playground the next Monday morning. It was also blamed (or responsible) for numerous kids doing really … Continue reading →

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RIP Ruth Carter & David Soul

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Steve

First up is Ruth Carter, a lady who only has decent name recognition in Austin songwriting circles. She and her husband co-wrote a song for the Fabulous Thunderbirds but wrote two larger hits for Stevie Ray Vaughn: “Willie the Wimp” … Continue reading →

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The Last King of Scotland

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Steve

I’m glad before seeing this incredibly inaccurate movie I caught the podcast Real Dictators and a similar show on Netflix. All three sources were spot on about how fucking disastrous Idi Amin was. The movie’s major sins were: Messing with … Continue reading →

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RIP Denny Laine and Norma Lear

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Steve

Two mainstays of the Seventies when I was growing up are sadly gone. First up would be Denny who I didn’t know was a member of Wings until I was in college. I never gave much thought like a dummy, … Continue reading →

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Welcome December 2023!

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Steve

Damn, the current year is almost over and it has been a pretty solid one too. In many ways I hate to see it end. This month’s header is a nod back to the Seventies when I really, really wanted … Continue reading →

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Rot in Hell Henry Kissinger!

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Steve

My counter the hagiography and/or massive mainstream corporate media ass-kissing of America’s biggest war criminal for the 20th Century. Kissinger easily defeated some heavy hitters before and after him: Teddy Roosevelt & Randolph Hearst for Moros Uprisings in the Philippines. … Continue reading →

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RIP Marty Krofft

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Steve

Marty and his brother Sid were a huge part of Generation X’ Saturday mornings! This duo shook up the Hanna-Barbera-dominated landscape in the late Sixties to the late Seventies with their live-action shows. Many often starred SitCom stars such as … Continue reading →

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Dang! The El Camino of Pacers?

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Steve

It’s designs like these which makes me miss American Motors Corporation! My parents used to have an AMC Hornet Sportabout (station wagon). In addition to its rather weird colors, it was an easy to spot car alongside their legacy from … Continue reading →

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RIP Rosalynn Carter

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Steve

If there was a First Lady in my lifetime who wasn’t an opportunist asshole, Rosalynn was the first. Time will only tell when it comes to Laura Bush and Michelle Obama. The verdict has been already determined for Nancy “Blow … Continue reading →

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RIP Richard Roundtree

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Steve

Sad to see Richard go. Obviously, most people will always remember him for starring in Shaft, the Blaxpoitation movie that got the genre really going in the Seventies. Its success even spilled over into other genres, namely in the co-lead … Continue reading →

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RIP Dwight Twilley

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Steve

Dwight wasn’t exactly a huge name in music, probably a contemporary of other names I could list right now in the singer/songwriter vein: Marshall Crenshaw, Graham Parker and Paula Cole. Maybe you recall his biggest hit with the general public, … Continue reading →

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RIP Suzanne Somers

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Steve

Quite a bummer to see Suzanne pass. She was definitely one of the pretty women I first noticed as I was morphing into a Tweener! Many will mock her passing as being the spokesperson for the Thighmaster via numerous late-night … Continue reading →

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