School Movies: Skateboard Sense (mid-1970s)

Here’s a great little discovery for you to enjoy today. A nine-minute film from the mid-1970s (I’d guess around ’75 or ’76) called Skateboard Sense. This gnarly and radical movie from Sid Davis Productions and the Pro/Am Skateboarding Racing Association … Continue reading

Rad Ads: LIFE magazine, Dec. 03,1971

A lazy Sunday is upon us and the time is right for some Rad Ads! Let’s blow 41 years of dust off the cover of the December 3rd, 1971 issue of LIFE magazine and take a peek inside. ‘Tis the … Continue reading

Rad Ads: Black Belt magazine (Nov. ’79)

In this edition of “Rad Ads” we execute a graceful crane-kick and leap back 33 years to the November, 1979 issue of Black Belt magazine. Peeking inside we find all sorts of goodies that warrant a second look; from “Kickin’ … Continue reading

Rad Ads: LIFE magazine, Nov. 03, 1972

40 years ago this week LIFE magazine published their November 03, 1972 edition featuring Joe Namath on the cover. With a hearty thanks to Google Books, let’s dip inside this issue and take a loving look at 10 “Rad Ads” … Continue reading

Time covers 1979

In posts past, we explored exceptional Time Magazine covers from 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978. Today, in our final installment, we turn our attention to the end-of-the-decade and 1979. Major events included China’s Teng Hsiao-ping … Continue reading

70s shots: Shazam! cast photos

Thanks to Warner Brothers, who are releasing SHAZAM! The Complete Live-Action Series (1974-76) this Tuesday, we have two freshly unearthed cast photos to enjoy. In the first we see Les Tremayne (Mentor) and Michael Gray (Billy) hangin’ by their RV … Continue reading