A great blog has come to my attention and I wanted to point you all toward it. The site goes by the name of Diversions of the Groovy Kind and the diversions in question are comic books of the 1970s. … Continue reading
Tag Archives: 70s Culture
Ring, ring! Will somebody answer that damned phone?! You’ll have to pick it up as the thing is ringing throughout the whole house and there’s no answering machine. Here’s a great find (Thanks, emmapeel007!) – an AT&T ‘Design Line’ sales … Continue reading
Some time ago I told you about Booksteve and his wonderful site, A Geek’s Journal – 1976. Booksteve presented his daily journal, written in 1976, as a modern day blog. Well, the year has come and gone and Booksteve has … Continue reading
In the late 1970s and early 80s Polaroid Cameras were advertised by the charming team of actors, James Garner (Maverick, The Rockford Files) and Mariette Hartley (The Twilight Zone, Star Trek). They had real charisma together and we enjoyed each … 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
Frank Cifaldi, at video game industry Web Site Gamasutra, has published a fascinating look at the early years of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Jobs, who passed away last week at age 56, worked as a technician for Atari in Los … Continue reading