I’m fascinated with actual commercial breaks that aired during the 1970s as they really bring one back into the moment. Click below to enjoy a long collection of TV spots as they aired during NBC’s coverage of President Jimmy Carter’s … Continue reading
Tag Archives: 1977
Written by David Bowie and Brian Eno and recorded in Germany, “Heroes” was released as a single in September of 1977. While not a huge hit when it originally came out, “Heroes” has gone on to become one of Bowie’s … Continue reading
When Star Wars was released in May of 1977 it was such an unexpected smash that toys simply weren’t ready to hit stores in time to meet demand. As this ’77 TV spot shows, Kenner sold “Eary Bird Certificate Packages” … Continue reading
Following on from Lucille Ball’s 100th birthday last week we have actor and comedian Taylor Negron’s personal memories of getting to know Lucy back in 1977. Lucy taught a comedy class over the course of eight weeks at the Sherwood … Continue reading
Happy Monday, Bionic ones. It’s time for an injection of music to get our day started off right. Here now is the Ramones (who formed in 1974) performing “Judy is a Punk” on Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert on August 9th, … Continue reading
I’m not sure how to classify this amazing mixture of Elton John and The Muppets. It’s music, TV, comedy and 70s culture all rolled up into one fuzzy ball of awesomeness. Just press play and enjoy Elton singing “Goodbye Yellow … Continue reading