Tag Archives: Seventies

RIP Hugh Hefner

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Steve

Almost caught up on the obituaries, hopefully the famous people who had an impact on my life would stay alive for a few weeks to keep the morbidity down. As for ‘Hef,’ lets face it, he affected many males from … Continue reading →

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RIP: Len Wein

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Steve

Man, I need to catch up on all the other things I have in queue to write about, otherwise my site will just be a Nerdy Obituary blog. However, I can’t let the passing of comic book writer, editor and … Continue reading →

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RIP: Jerry Pournelle

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Steve

Science Fiction writer Jerry Pournelle passed away Friday from a long series of health incidents. For those who read a lot of the genre may recognize his name, Jerry often collaborated with Larry Niven on several books, especially The Mote in … Continue reading →

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RIP Richard Anderson

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Steve

His name doesn’t ring many bells but if you were kid like me growing up in the Seventies, he was the indispensable Oscar Goldman, Jamie Summers and Steve Austin’s boss at the OSI on The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic … Continue reading →

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RIP Glen Campbell

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Steve

It was sad to see him pass away earlier this week but I knew it was inevitable from Alzheimer’s. Before he died, Glen did manage a couple more records I scored. Ghost on the Canvas was the most heartfelt finale in 2011 … Continue reading →

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Watership Down on DVD

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Steve

Another oddity from my childhood I scored at Waterloo Records. My immediate memory of Watership Down was it being the movie my parents ditched Brian and me to see while they went to Animal House. Who saw the better flick? I would … Continue reading →

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Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Steve

Caught this before it dropped out of Netflix (I need to seriously trim my queue). I vaguely recall the title when I was a kid too. It’s mostly a Heist/Car Chase movie which was based upon a novel. With how … Continue reading →

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Forever War reprinted

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Steve

Joe Haldeman’s masterpiece has returned as a six-part comic book series. I vaguely remember seeing the graphic novel version in the early Nineties. Titan Comics found a good way to separate the story into logical chapters. I also know that … Continue reading →

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Happy 40th Birthday Star Wars

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Steve

What else can I say? The movie changed so much and I don’t have much time today, maybe later this weekend.

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RIP Roger Moore

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Steve

For me, he was James Bond whenever these movies came out. Roger wasn’t my favorite but he did star in several of the best movies in the franchise: Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who … Continue reading →

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Steely Dan and other fun in Las Vegas

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Steve

With Ethan staying at our timeshare with us, I got him a late birthday present of tickets to see Steely Dan, his favorite band. We got dressed up as per the great opening from Swingers but we’re also in agreement that … Continue reading →

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An actual Computer Space game at PHoF!

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Steve

This really cool, future-retro looking contraption was the first arcade-based video game ever made/released circa 1971. Created by Syzygy Engineering, Computer Space was Atari’s initial entry (before they were called Atari) via Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. I read out this … Continue reading →

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I saved the Earth for 500 tickets!

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Steve

If you’ve been to Pinballz and possibly a Dave & Busters, there’s a redemption (aka ticket) game based upon the original Space Invaders from the late Seventies. Besides being rewarded tickets, the game has a few extra twists. I usually do … Continue reading →

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John Oates

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Steve

The conclusion to my Brush with Greatness, Eighties Edition, wrapped up with John Oates of the legendary duo. John was in Austin to promote his new book Change of Season, which is also the title his band’s 1990 release. Tired jokes … Continue reading →

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RIP: J Geils

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Steve

He was the lead guitarist and not the singer as most people thought when The J Geils Band hit the charts with their all killer, no filler album Freeze Frame. I still love all the tracks. Back before FM radio was hijacked … Continue reading →

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