Monthly Archives: September 2011

Funshine Friday: The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Happy Funshine Friday, Bionic friends! Today, I’ve got a real blast from the past for you – The intro and and opening minute from an episode of The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show from 1974. Bill, Mark and Brett Hudson … Continue reading →

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Time Covers 1972

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

In posts past, we took a look at choice Time Magazine covers from 1970 and 1971. Today, we’ll turn our eyes toward the year 1972. (As you might have guessed. Isn’t chronology wonderful?) Time/Cover Source

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Florence Henderson: Mrs. Brady’s Book

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Florence Henderson, best known for portraying Carol Brady on The Brady Bunch (1969-1974,) published her autobiography last week entitled Life Is Not a Stage: From Broadway Baby to a Lovely Lady and Beyond. TV Guide has posted an article, “5 … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tuesday: John Wayne, ‘The Cowboys’

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

The week before last we featured a trailer for John Wayne in The Shootist. Today, we feature Wayne once again in Mark Rydell’s The Cowboys from January, 1972. I saw this one as a kid and really related to the … Continue reading →

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Music for Mondays: Led Zeppelin ‘Kashmir’ – Live, ’79

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Kick over your chairs, cats & kittens and crank up the sound for three minutes of glorious Led Zeppelin! This clip finds the band performing ‘Kashmir’ at the Knebworth Festival in England in August of 1979. It isn’t the entire … Continue reading →

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TV Time: Kenner’s Star Wars Lightsaber (’78)

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Let’s travel back in time to 1978 and take in this vintage Star Wars TV spot for Kenner’s inflatable “Light Saber” (note “lightsaber” as two words.) Look at those sabers wobble! Deadly stuff, kids. Be careful! “The Star Wars Light … Continue reading →

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