Tag Archives: Seventies

Goodfellas: 25th Anniversary Dinner Screening

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Steve

Goodfellas is the ultimate and best Mafia movie made in recent years. Primarily due to the film being based upon the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi which as we all know was about Henry Hill’s three decades in Paul Vario’s crew. Why Scorsese and … Continue reading →

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Kraftwerk in 3D!

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Steve

German synthesizer pioneers Kraftwerk came through Austin to perform their incredible 3-D show at UT’s Bass Hall. Three-D? As I joked, I’ve never seen a band in 2-D unless it was on my old, CRT-based TV. Seriously, the effects on … Continue reading →

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RIP: Dean Jones

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Steve

Dean was one of the few movie stars I recognized as a little kid since Disney flicks were usually what I saw until Star Wars. He disappeared as the Eighties dawned and I thought he had moved on to religious only … Continue reading →

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RIP David Noobs, creator of my favorite BritCom

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Steve

Those of us in certain Nerd and/or Snob Circles may often ask each other, “What’s your favorite BritCom?” I think the frequent answers are Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, Black Adder, Absolutely Fabulous, Coupling and Monty Python’s Flying Circus…the latter is more … Continue reading →

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Found my car for a Thundershift 500 rematch!

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Steve

Mattel got me again, first Jim Rockford’s Firebird from The Rockford Files, now Homer’s awesome card that unfortunately bankrupted his half-brother’s company. It’s even as a die cast toy. What’s most surprising is how much heft (or weight) it has. The wheels … Continue reading →

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RIP Chris Squire

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Steve

Yes was a key band of in my Classic Rock education when I lived in Houston. You could often hear “Roundabout,” “I’ve Seen All Good People” and “Starship Trooper” on a regular basis through KLOL. The material Chris performed on is … Continue reading →

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Rock/Pop Quiz

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Steve

Hey, I got 90% right, tell me what you got? Gotta’ love those links courtesy of website for Mental Floss magazine.

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RIP Geoffrey Lewis

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Steve

Another one of the great supporting actors who also had the misfortune of being that guy, you know, he was in insert film/TV show here. Geoffrey was often in Clint Eastwood movies as a sidekick (Every Which Way But Loose) or minor villain … Continue reading →

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Red Army: Worth Seeing*

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Steve

* – A quick warning since this rating is automatic for hockey fans. However, I think non-fans will be impressed about the story of the team that changed the game. It’s also a good “other-side” perspective to Miracle. Red Army is a compelling … Continue reading →

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RIP: Gary Dahl, inventor of the Pet Rock

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Steve

Not an April Fool’s joke! Hence, why I’m posting it today and according to the New York Times, Gary passed away over a week ago. I could’ve sworn seeing Pet Rocks later than 1975 but regardless, I was under 10 in those … Continue reading →

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What my brother got for his birthday

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Steve

His kids bought this to coincide with his recent hobby of fixing up an old VW bus nicknamed Westy. Not sure how Brian feels about Pink Floyd.

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Farewell Sam Simon

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Steve

He was most famous for being the silent member of The Simpsons triumvirate when the little-cartoon-that-could became its own show on Fox. However there was much more to Sam and his career. Originally he began in animation with Filmation working on Fat … Continue reading →

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RIP Gary Owens

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Steve

He will always be the voice of Space Ghost but when I was old enough to get up for Saturday-morning cartoons (never on school days!), he was also the voice of Blue Falcon, the Batman-knockoff for Scooby-Doo. My parents recognized him more … Continue reading →

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A rare time Rolling Stone and I agree

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Steve

Well, the list does entail the Seventies which was the last decade the ol’ Hippie rag knew anything about when it came to music. Given some turkeys, they should’ve trimmed it down to 30 or 40 because I’m not a fan … Continue reading →

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Michael Moorcock

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Steve

Friday evening at Book People was an awesome evening meeting my favorite Fantasy-Multiverse author, 20-year resident of Texas…Michael Moorcock! Outside of fans (both Fantasy and Metal) and D&D players, he probably isn’t well known so the easiest answer I can give … Continue reading →

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