Funshine Friday: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids

Hanna-Barbera’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids‘ 13 episodes originally ran on NBC, debuting in September of 1973. The usual HB formula was on tap here and the animated series featured a teenage pop group fighting crime along with their … Continue reading →

Happy New Year: Looking back 40 years to Jan. 1973

Happy New Year everyone!!! I hope 2013 finds you well and all of your hopes and dreams are fulfilled. At the very least, I hope you have a year free of parking tickets and “fiscal cliffs.” Many 40th anniversaries are … Continue reading →

Music for Monday: Slade, ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’ (1973)

English rockers Slade released “Merry Xmas Everybody” at the beginning of December, 1973 and it became the #1 song in the UK over the holiday. This stomp-a-long glitter rock classic remains a Christmas staple in Great Britain and has sold … Continue reading →

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (and appreciating our pop culture)

Happy Thanksgiving, fellow USA-dwellers! It’s time to butter the toast, pop the corn, pass out the jelly beans and get to feasting! And what better way to celebrate the day than to enjoy a few memorable moments from 1973’s A … Continue reading →

Funshine Friday: Jeannie

Hanna-Barbera’s Jeannie cartoon was an animated re-imagining of the live-action hit, I Dream of Jeannie. The series originally ran on CBS from September through December, 1973. Later, in 1977, the show was re-packaged and included in episodes of Fred Flintstone … Continue reading →

Mood Music: Bob Marley and the Wailers, ‘Concrete Jungle’

Enjoying your weekend? Well, why not enjoy it just a little bit more? Here’s Bob Marley and the Wailers with “Concrete Jungle.” “Concrete Jungle” originally appeared on Marley’s April, 1973 L.P., Catch a Fire. The version on display below comes … Continue reading →