Rad Ads: Cincinnati Magazine (spring, 1971)

A very good, lazy Sunday to you. Let’s flip through a few back issues of Cincinnati Magazine and rip out some Rad Ads. These fun, fashion-forward print ads can be found in the March through May, 1971 issues. Click any … Continue reading

Music for Monday: Neil Young, ‘Old Man’ (live, ’71)

Welcome to Monday. Here’s the amazing Neil Young performing “Old Man” live for British TV in early 1971. “Old Man” appeared on Young’s February, 1972 L.P., Harvest. Released as single, the tune rose to #31 on the US Billboard “Hot … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Don Adams & Penny Marshall for Hertz Rent-a-Car (1971)

Here’s a nifty spot with an unexpected pairing of celebrities. Don Adams (Get Smart) and Penny Marshall (Laverne & Shirley) for Hertz Rent-a-Car. Adams was already well-known to TV viewers but Marshall was still in the process of becoming popular. … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Indy ’70 Sears DieHard Battery commercial (1971)

Our Daily 70s Spot shows off the 1970 Indianapolis race and informs us that Sears DieHard batteries were used in 25 out of the 33 cars. There’s some classic, albeit brief and backwards, racing footage in this one. Commercial aired … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Harlem Globetrotters For Vitalis (1971)

Happy Monday, funtastic friends and nerdy neighbors. Here’s your Daily 70s spot; Meadowlark Lemon and the Harlem Globetrotters for Vitalis hair tonic. Commercial aired in April of 1971. If you were a kid in the 70s you loved the Harlem … Continue reading

Music for Monday: George Harrison, ‘My Sweet Lord’ (live,’71)

Here’s George Harrison (along with Ringo Starr) performing “My Sweet Lord” at The Concert For Bangladesh. The benefit concert was held at Madison Square Garden on August 1st, 1971. In addition to Harrison and Starr, performers included Bob Dylan, Eric … Continue reading