Buc-Wheats Cereal, 1975. Just right when you're hankerin' for a "rich, brawny" breakfast.
Commercial break time. Are you ready for a cereal with “the only maple-flavored cereal flakes?” Grab a look at this 30-second spot for Buc-Wheats from General Mills. The commercial dates from 1975 or thereabouts. Buc-Wheats disappeared from store shelves in the 1980s. Maple-flavor lovers have been crying ever since.
The Warriors, 1979. 'Warriors...come out to..plaaaay!'
Walter Hill’s The Warriors was released in February of 1979 and made a deep impression on teens and pre-teens across the nation. We all felt the undeniable urge to slather our faces with paint, put on uniforms, and swirl our bats menacingly like the Baseball Furies gang. (Whaddya mean the Furies weren’t the stars of the movie? They were to me and my buddies!)
Seriously though, The Warriors has gained cult classic status for good reason. I love this flick and feel it still offers up a hearty evening’s entertainment. I pop in the DVD from time to time for a refresher. Watch the trailer, from late ’78, below.
For more on the film hit The Warriors Wiki, The Warriors IMDb and The Warriors Movie Site.
The Carpenters, Karen Carpenter, 1970. The sweetest female voice of the 70s.
The Carpenters released “We’ve Only Just Begun” (written by Paul Williams & Roger Nichols) in August of 1970. The song rose to #2 on the Billborad Hot 100 and spent seven weeks at the top of the Billboard Adult Contemporary singles charts.
Get mellow, have a happy Monday and enjoy. *Please note the drummer’s especially fantastic checkered polyester outfit. He wore it just for you.
Booksteve in the early 70s - presumably writing a journal entry
Some time ago I told you about Booksteve and his wonderful site, A Geek’s Journal – 1976. Booksteve presented his daily journal, written in 1976, as a modern day blog.
Well, the year has come and gone and Booksteve has gone further back in time and is now presenting his first journal from 1974. Hop on over to 1974 – A Geek’s First Journal and begin visiting daily. It’s a lot of fun and will bring back many memories and forgotten feelings of the coming-of-age years.
1974 – A Geek’s First Journal Quote:
“Tuesday, January 15th, 1974
I answered my pen-pal letter this evening.Earlier in the day, I started Health class at school, the first day of the second semester.
Today seemed like early Spring to me and that got me thinking about Debbie, again.
I read THE SANDY DUNCAN STORY today for my English book report.
NOTES: My pen-pal was relatively recent at this point, a Japanese girl my age named Yoshiko. We would correspond for about 5 years.
Sandy Duncan is sadly pretty much a trivia question, today, but she was a fun actress/comedienne in the early seventies whose rising star was shot down by surgery that left her blind in one eye and caused her hit sitcom, FUNNY FACE, to be put on hold. When it returned, it was completely revamped but never quite as popular. She stayed in the public eye for the remainder of the decade, her most notable role being as PETER PAN onstage. The book I read was found on the shelf in English class and was by Rochelle Reed. Seen above, should you be interested, copies can be had for a penny via Amazon.”
Shazam!, 1974. Les Tremayne (left), Michael Gray (right).
“Oh, Elders, fleet and strong and wise, appear before my seeking eyes!”
It’s Friday, Bionic friends, and that means it’s time to bring a little Funshine into our day. Today, we take a gander at the intro for Shazam! from 1974.
Shazam! ran on CBS for a total of 28 episodes from 1974 to 1977. The series, produced by Filmation, began as a solo enterprise but from ’75-’77 appeared as part of The Shazam!/Isis Hour. Michael Gray starred as Billy Batson, Les Tremayne played Mentor and both Jackson Bostwick and later, John Davey played the part of Captain Marvel. Watch the ’74 intro below.
Universal Pictures' Earthquake, 1974
Better late than never, it’s Trailer Tuesday – so let’s get down to it. Take a gander at one of the big “Disaster” films of the 70s – Earthquake. Earthquake was chock full o’ screen stars and released in November of 1974. The long list of famed actors appearing in the film included Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, Lorne Greene and Geneviève Bujold.
We went through a real life massive rumbler in L.A. in 1971 so the topic was a still a scary and fresh one. Shake it!