Trailer Tuesday: What’s Up, Doc?

What’s Up, Doc?, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, was the third highest-grossing film of 1972. This “Screwball” comedy, released in March ’72, stars Barbra Streisand as trouble-prone Judy Maxwell and Ryan O’Neal as musicologist Howard Bannister, Ph.D. When the two come … Continue reading

Music for Monday: Bruce Springsteen, ‘Born to Run’ (live, ’75)

In November of 1975, the year of his breakout success, Bruce Springsteen made his debut in London, England at the Hammersmith Odeon. The show was part of the European leg of the “Born to Run” tour which also included dates … Continue reading

Time covers 1978

In posts past, we explored tantalizing Time Magazine covers from 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977. Today, we turn our view finders to the year 1978. Major events included Egypt’s Anwar Sadat as ‘Man of the Year,’ … Continue reading

Mood Music: The Jackson 5, ‘I Want You Back’ (live ’71)

In September of 1971 the Jackson 5 starred in a TV special entitled Goin’ Back to Indiana. Soon after, an L.P. featuring songs from the special was released on Motown and it sold over two million copies. Here’s three minutes … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: I Am The Greatest: The Adventures Of Muhammad Ali

Hello, Funshine frolic’ers! Hope your Friday is going well. You’ve only got to hold out just a little bit longer for the weekend. I’ve got an especially obscure cartoon for you to attempt to remember today – I Am the … Continue reading

Show Toppers: Petrocelli

Petrocelli ran Wednesday nights at 10 PM on NBC from September, 1974 to March, 1976. The show starred Barry Newman as Boston defense lawyer, Tony Petrocelli who gives up big city life to move to the small town of San … Continue reading