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
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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 … Continue reading
Groovie Goolies from Filmaton, was a spinoff of Sabrina the Teenage Witch and only ran for a paltry 22 episodes from September, 1970 to September, 1971. The show is well-remembered by kids who enjoyed a “groovy” pop song in every … Continue reading
Here at the ‘Disco, Friday will henceforth be known as “Funshine Friday” and we’ll feature 70s cartoons and kids stuff. We’ll get things rolling with Wacky Races. Hanna-Barbera’s Wacky Races cartoon originally ran from September, 1968 to September, 1970. The … Continue reading
Venerable news weekly Time Magazine provides us all with a “time” capsule of history stretching from 1923 to the present day. We here at Bionic Disco are concerned with all things 70s, so let’s take a look at a choice … Continue reading
Clerow Wilson, Jr., was born December 8, 1933 in Jersey City, New Jersey into a family of 18 children. After early years in foster homes and a reform school, 16-yr-old Wilson fibbed about his age and entered the US Air … Continue reading