I have collected my share of music over the ears. For 26 years old, I have a reasonably open mind as far as the different types of music I like to listen to. I have my reasons, methods, and favorites. But let me tell you how it all started. If you stay up late watching […]
Tag Archives: 1970’s
The 1970s was a superlative decade, especially when it came to inventions. For the first time, Americans were able to buy their first home computer. It wasn’t the only big discovery that surfaced either. Here’s a rundown on the other five: SPRING For today’s youth, it may be easy to believe that there was a […]
There can’t be a list of founding actors from the 1970s without Ali MacGraw. As we celebrate Women’s History Month and women’s history in general, we must remember that Ali MacGraw stole America’s hearts in Love Story as it began in 1970 and cemented her place in cinematic history. Black hair, big wide eyes and […]
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Bohemian Style Bohemian-style dresses, sometimes referred to as “hippie chic,” are loose, collarless and flowing and can range in the length from the mid-thigh to near the ankle. While modern Bohemian-style dresses borrow their look of the 1970’s hippie style and are often brightly colored with bold stripes or patterns, one major difference between the […]
Top 20 Chicago Hits Originally called Big Thing, in 1967, Chicago was also known as the Chicago Transit Authority, before adopting the name Chicago in 1979. Remaining original members Robert Lamm, James Pankow, Lee Loughnane, Terry Kath, Walt Parazaider, Peter Ketera and Danny. Seraphine, this eastern vocal rock group moved to Los Angeles in the […]
Many of the fashions of the 1970’s are now making a comeback. How do I know this? Simple, almost every time some new fashion craze is advertised in our local department store ads my mother will say “we use to wear that when I was a teenager. The tie dye t-shirt craze is one I […]
The 1970s were an active decade in women’s history. Title IX, the ERA, the National Women’s Political Caucus and “Ms.” it became a magazine. Roe v. Wade agreed, Bea Arthur tackled the abortion issue and the girls could finally join the League. The decade also brought with it many legendary women who made headlines. Here […]
I really like seeing Major League Baseball teams wear throwback uniforms. The throwbacks remind me of seasons past that I have seen personally or learned about through baseball history. With some exceptions, the most unique and colorful designs occurred in the 1970s and ’80s. Some looked great, and others were just plain ugly, but each […]
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Shorthand for the 1970s for Hollywood tends to mean little more than disco, platform shoes, sideburns and the dry look. In fact, the 1970s underwent substantial changes in pop culture minutiae and creating shorthand for narratives taking place in the Me-Decade means more than disco attire which, though you wouldn’t know it from movies set […]
When did the leisure suit come into being? If you said the 1970s when disco both ruled and sucked (depending on whether you did not or did have taste in music), you are wrong, camel-breath. The precursor of the notoriously unattractive 1970s leisure suit actually dates all the way back to the England of the […]
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