Music for Monday: Mungo Jerry, ‘In The Summertime’

Happy Monday, Bionic people. Alright, so it’s spring, not summer, but I couldn’t resist dropping this tap-a-long tune on you. Summer will be along soon enough. Here’s Mungo Jerry performing “In The Summertime” from 1970. The song was released in … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: Harlem Globetrotters Cartoons

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 … Continue reading

70s Spots: King Vitaman breakfast cereal

Quaker Oat’s King Vitaman breakfast cereal first hit the market in 1970 and featured excellent animated commercials created by Jay Ward Productions. You’ll know Jay Ward from their brilliant work on shows such as Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right and … Continue reading

Mood Music: Free, ‘All Right Now’

It’s all right now, baby. Can you dig it? Let me lay a heavy song on you sweet people of the earth. Free, live in concert, playing their top 5 smash “All Right Now” in 1970. “Let’s move before they … Continue reading

Music for Monday: The Kinks, ‘Apeman’

The Kinks released “Apeman” in November, 1970 in the UK and December ’70 in the US. The tune was a follow up to the smash-hit “Lola” but didn’t fare quite as well in the States. It did, however, hit #5 … Continue reading

Academy Award Winners Of The 1970s

Welcome to Academy Award Sunday. Before you watch the 2012 event this evening, why not peruse this list of Oscar winners from 1970-1979. How does the ol’ memory serve? Did you find it surprising that Coppola didn’t win for The … Continue reading