One of the ultimate toys of the late 70s. Got one hiding in your attic? Send it over!
*Note: I know this spot has a 1977 copyright but the Falcon wasn’t released until 1979 and is more likely from that year. Enjoy.
The Runaways - Saturday Night Special - 1979
Alright folks, I may have just missed a ‘Music for Mondays’ post (I was out of town at San Diego Comic-Con) but here are The Runaways performing ‘Saturday Night Special‘ in 1979. This awesome tune appeared on the ‘And now…The Runaways‘ L.P. released on Cherry Red in the U.K. in 1979 (it didn’t make it to the States until ’81.) Rock on!
Peter Fonda is 'Easy Rifle'. Ouch. Sorry 'bout that one.
Movie trailer time, Bionic ones. On tap today we have a thriller from 1975. Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit and Lara Parker in Race With the Devil. I caught this film on TV one night as a kid and found it enjoyably creepy. Normally, this wasn’t my type of thing but the chase aspect may have kept me watching. Fire it up.
“When you race with the devil
You’d better be faster than hell.”
A while back we took a look at a choice selection of Time Magazine covers from the year 1970. Let us now have a look at a gathering of eye-catching covers from 1971. Of particular interest is a cover featuring Governor Jimmy Carter five years before he became president. It’s a fascinating collection and we’ll be sure to check in with ’72-’79 in future posts.
Bee Gees perform 'Nights on Broadway' 1975.
It’s time to watch the Bee Gees perform “Nights on Broadway” in 1975. The tune hit #7 on the Billboard singles chart when it was released in August as a follow up to the #1 hit “Jive Talkin’.” Both tunes came from the Bee Gees first real disco-flavored L.P. “Main Course.”
Yeah, I’d say the disco thing kinda worked out well for these guys.
“Here we are. In a room full of strangers. Standing in the dark. Where your eyes could not see me”
Bee Gees Main Course Wiki
Levi's 'Old Trademark" out for a walk in 1977.
Levi’s Jeans had a surprisingly good (and psychedelic) series of TV commercials in the 1970s. The one you are about to enjoy below was directed by Robert Abel for the ad agency Foote, Cone & Belding and appeared on televisions across America in 1977.
The real question? – Who’s gonna clean up the denim droppings after that thing’s walk? Aww, lil’ Trademark. He’s so cute we don’t mind!