The creator, executive producer and long-time host of TV’s Soul Train, Don Cornelius, has ended his own life at the age of 75. In tribute to the man who brought us such great music we present a clip of Soul … Continue reading
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Good morning and happy Funshine Friday! As per usual, at the start of the weekend, it’s time for a cartoon from the 1970s. Today, we have the intro for Help!…It’s the Hair Bear Bunch!, a Hanna-Barbera production, which originally ran … Continue reading
As I’ve mentioned before, saving the environment, stopping pollution and other ecology-minded issues really caught steam and gained attention in the 1970s. The public service announcement below was typical of the era. The “Pitch In” campaign was sponsored by the … Continue reading
Happy Monday, good people. Let’s get right to the music. Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” was recorded in 1971 and released in 1972. It is, to date, Young’s only #1 single on the Billboard charts. Enjoy an excellent live performance, … Continue reading
Happy Funshine Friday, folks! It’s time to take a well-earned break and watch an episode of DePatie-Freleng’s Pink Panther. The cartoon on tap today is Psst Pink from 1971 (that’d be MCMLXXI). Throughout the 70s Pink Panther cartoons could be … Continue reading
My favorite TV show of the 1970s, by a wide-margin, is The Brady Bunch. I watched the show when it originally ran from 1969-1974, though I was so young I barely remember those first few years. It was when the … Continue reading