Funshine Friday (Holiday Repeat): ‘The Paul Lynde Halloween Special’ (1976)

Happy Halloween, Bionic pals! It’s time for a tasty holiday repeat. Enjoy heartily! On October 29, 1976 a comedic monster known as The Paul Lynde Halloween Special ate up television screens across America. Here now, in its entirety, you can … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: ‘Paul Lynde Halloween Special’ ABC Promo (1976)

Time to carve up our Daily 70s Spot and set it on the porch. Here’s a rare ABC promo for The Paul Lynde Halloween Special and Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby. Guest stars on the Lynde special include Tim … Continue reading

Music for Monday: KISS, ‘ABC’s In Concert’ (1974)

Happy Hairy Hesher day! We’ve got an extended Music for Monday on deck as the following mini-concert was too good to split apart. Here’s KISS with their first national television appearance. The nascent band performed “Nothin’ to Lose,” “Firehouse” and … Continue reading

Celebrating 12-12-12: December 12th in the 1970s

Today is December 12, 2012 or 12-12-12. We won’t see triple dates all the same like this in our lifetimes (unless you live to see 01.01.2101). I thought it might be fun to celebrate the event by looking back at … Continue reading

Music for Monday: Angel, ‘The Winter Song’ (A Hard Rock Holiday Classic, 1978)

Androgynous glam rock band Angel were discovered by Gene Simmons of Kiss and signed to the Casablanca label in 1975. Angel dressed in white, featured a keyboard-laden sound and weren’t afraid to look pretty while rocking out. The group never … Continue reading