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Tag Archives: Seventies
Just for you Helen from the Big Dummy!
My Redd Foxx/Fred Sanford shirt was finally pulled out of a storage bin in the living room! I bought this from a TV-driven Web store because it had the Star Wars tee I wanted for my co-worker Kathy and as expected, something Cheers related … Continue reading
RIP David Brenner
One of the great comedians I used to see on Johnny Carson when the adults let stay up late. I remember his jokes about Thanksgiving, the cool side of the pillow and how only mosquitos make noise. David was definitely the … Continue reading
Captain and Tennille are divorcing
Such a pisser. After 39 years and they’re in their early seventies, it seems to be a rather dumb and tragic decision. However, it’s their lives but I will always remember them fondly as a kid. I religiously watched their … Continue reading
Argo: Worth Seeing
Two years ago I saw what was actually Affleck’s sophomore attempt, The Town, I made the mistake of thinking it was his directing debut. Regardless, I said I would give his next movie a try because the cliche-ridden bank-robbery movie demonstrated … Continue reading
Summer of 1982 extra: The Wall
The Summer of 1982 may be over (give or take Blade Runner being shown) but Alamo Drafthouse threw in an additional 12 movies which also made their debut 30 years ago. Not all are particularly good (Class of 1984, The … Continue reading
Hopscotch
Movie number four in the Sick Day run is one that reminds me of why I miss Walter Matthau. This was obviously built around him; nobody else could be such a wiseass like Walter. I found Hopscotch a bit prescient … Continue reading
1970: Nixon meets the King
Contrary to the power of Photoshop and the imagination of The Onion, this picture is real. Nowadays the infamous photo has made the rounds for so long it loses the humorous punch it once had in the Eighties; there was … Continue reading
Shock Waves
British actor Peter Cushing had a pretty eventful year in 1977. He was one of the only two big names in some little movie called Star Wars and he had top billing in this grindhouse/drive-in appropriate piece. Maybe it provided … Continue reading
Better late than never on college homework
All these years I always thought Brian May of Queen had his Ph.D. in astronomy. I wonder if his dissertation has anything to do with the relativistic effects on the astronauts from his song ’39.
Blast from the Past (car memory)
Someone at Apple is driving a car that is pretty similar to what my parents had in the Seventies. Theirs was one of the original AMC Hornets, this one is the Eagle (renamed after Dodge bought out AMC). The parents’ … Continue reading
Vegas Day Three: Brush with Greatness & the World
Herman’s dad was generous again to treat us to a breakfast buffet, this one over at Bellagio. The upside of arriving late paid off too. We arrived during the last 15 minutes of breakfast so the lunch goodies were put … Continue reading
Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgandy
I have an automatic prejudice against any movie starring an ex-member of SNL because let’s face it, 90% of them suck and even the ones that were allegedly good, I still found to be unfunny and annoying. But I think we’ve been … Continue reading
RIP Robert Moog
Robert Moog died Sunday. His most famous invention being the Moog organ which could be really awesome in the right hands. Last year, there was a documentary about him. I didn’t get to see it (hopefully, I can rent it) … Continue reading
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