70s Shots: Searching For The Seventies – The Documerica Photography Project

David Rosenberg from the Behold photo blog at Slate.com has written up an excellent story entitled, “Searching for the ’70s and Finding America.” The article highlights a number of wonderful images taken by various photographers for the Documerica Project in … Continue reading

A Johnny Carson Moment: Burt Reynolds’ whipped cream incident (1974)

You’ll enjoy hitting play on this installment of A Johnny Carson Moment. Watch a minute and 30 seconds of whipped cream frivolity with Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Ed McMahon and Johnny. The original Tonight Show airdate was September 26, 1974. … Continue reading

Music for Monday: Donny & Marie Osmond, ‘I’m Leaving It (All) Up To You’ (1974)

Donny and Marie Osmond’s “I’m Leaving It (All) Up To You,” from the L.P. of the same name, hit the airwaves in the summer of 1974. The tune made it to #4 on Billboard’s US “Hot 100” chart. You’ll remember … Continue reading

70s Moments: Roddy McDowall’s ‘Planet of the Apes’ home movies (1974)

And now we pause for this 70s Moment – Roddy McDowall presenting a brief, behind-the scenes look at his makeup process for Battle for the Planet of the Apes. The scene come to us courtesy of McDowall’s 1974 appearance on … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Michelob beer, ‘unexpected pleasure’ (1974)

“It’s an unexpected pleasure.” Time to serve up another beer-based Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a Michelob beer commercial with a camping and fishing theme. Spot aired in November of 1974. Daily 70s Spot #152: Michelob Beer, ‘Unexpected Pleasure’ … Continue reading

Music for Monday: Leo Sayer, ‘Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)’ (1974)

Happy Monday, Bionic people. Are we ready for a toe-tappin’ top tune? Here’s Leo Sayer performing “Long Tall Glasses” on TV in 1974. “Long Tall Glasses” (which you may remember better by its chorus of ‘I can dance’) hit #9 … Continue reading