‘Typical Female’ motorcycle rider contest, 1975

A few days back we took a look-see at some nifty 70s ads from American Motorcyclist magazine. While perusing those dusty back-issues I also came across a contest held in December, 1975 for the “Typical Female Rider”. Don’t forget to … Continue reading

Continental Airlines Flies Into Oblivion

On Friday, March 2nd, 2012 the last Continental Airlines flight occurred. The airline has been phased out and taken over by United Airlines. Continental began its service in 1934 and, of course, flew throughout the 1970s. In order to keep … Continue reading

Star Wars Concept Artist, Ralph McQuarrie has died

Sad news alert: Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie, the man behind the designs for Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C-3PO, died March 3rd at the age of 82. McQuarrie was a true talent and created many iconic sci fi … Continue reading

Time Covers 1973

In posts past, we took a look at exceptional Time Magazine covers from 1970, 1971 and 1972. Today, let’s turn our gaze to the year 1973. The Watergate scandal exploded into the news in ’73 and many Time covers featured … Continue reading

70s Sites: Retrospace

Another excellent 1970s-related Web Site has come to my attention and I’d like to point you in its direction. Retrospace is run by a fellow who answers to the nickname “Gilligan”. The site features a ton of cool 70s magazine … Continue reading

LIFE Magazine, 1971: Rock Stars and their parents

The September 24, 1971 issue, of LIFE Magazine ran a photo story featuring rock stars posing with their parents. Time.com has put a collection of shots online and I invite you to explore it. The images, taken by John Olson, … Continue reading