The Temptations 'Masterpiece'. Yep.
Happy Monday, good people. Get out yer seats, turn up the volume and stomp all over your desk to the Temptations performing “Masterpiece” on Soul Train.
The full-length L.P. version of “Masterpiece” ran over 13 minutes and was released in February of 1973. Enjoy a 3-minute performance below and seek out the original to truly blow your mind.
The Clorox Lady: 'I'll give you $50 for those sneakers.'
Time for a commercial break. Let your memory do the walking through this set of TV spots from 1977 and 1978. Ford trucks, 3 Musketeers, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Cap’n Crunch and a rare preview for the short-lived sitcom The San Pedro Beach Bums are just a few of the glorious goods on display. Click it.
(Thanks YouTube poster Genius7277)
Harlem Globetrotters cartoon intro, 1970
Hanna-Barbera’s Harlem Globetrotters cartoon debuted in September, 1970 and ran for 22 episodes until September of 1972. Real-life Globetrotters such as “Meadowlark” Lemon and “Curly” Neal were featured along with a spunky manager called Granny and a dog mascot named Dribbles.
Super Globetrotters cartoon intro, 1979
Nine years later the team had acquired heroic powers and Hanna-Barbera launched The Super Globetrotters in September, 1979 to celebrate. Have a happy Funshine Friday!
Workin' at the Car Wash, yeah. Circa 1976.
Universal Pictures released the slice-of-life comedy Car Wash in October of 1976. The movie, featuring appearances by Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Antonio Fargas and The Pointer Sisters, was filmed at an actual car wash located on the corner of Rampart and 6th street in Los Angeles.
Unfortunately, that famed car wash has been torn down and replaced by a nondescript shopping mall. I’ve taken the liberty of grabbing a few screens from the film and providing you with Google Street Map shots of the location as it stands today. Shed a tear, my friends. Shed a soapy tear.
Car Wash Film Locale at 6th & Rampart, L.A., CA, 1976
Car Wash Locale, 6th & Rampart, L.A., CA., 2012
Al's Coffee Shop, 6th & Rampart, 1976
Al's and Big 6 Market, 6th & Rampart, 1976
Al's Coffee Shop and Big 6 Market, 6th & Rampart, 2012
Google street View: 6th and Rampart, Los Angeles, CA
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'Hold the pickle, hold the lettuce, special orders don't upset us.' Burger King, 1974
Commercial time, Bionic believers. For Burger King in the 70s the “Have it your way” advertising campaign was kind of a big deal.
Chew up a typical TV spot from 1974 or so. You’ll be singing along in spite of yourself.
“Extra ketchup” can actually be provided without fuss? Holy toasted buns!
Charles Bronson in 'Death Wish', 1974.
“Never make a Death Wish…because a Death Wish always comes true…”
Death Wish released to theaters in the summer of 1974. The film stars Charles Bronson as vengeful vigilante, Paul Kersey. The movie, directed by Michael Winner and based on a book by Brian Garfield, made Bronson a household name in the US.
A number of successful actors had early-career, bit parts in the movie such as Jeff Goldblum, Denzel Washington and Welcome Back Kotter‘s Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs. Enjoy the trailer below.
More info: Death Wish Wiki, IMDb
