Tag Archives: 1970s

Slurpee Cups from the 1970s

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Joe_Williams

These collectible Slurpee cups come from the era of flared jeans, Earth Shoes and leaded gasoline. This is back before the internet, home video, video games and other fabulous electrified time-wasters. All that was available was three broadcast networks and … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Mom!

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Joe_Williams

My Mom with her first grandchild and a pumpkin I won in a sixth grade dance.

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Past Tense?

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Sorry, Parker Stevenson! The joke was too obvious to pass up!

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Inspiration for The Ghost Rider?

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Joe_Williams
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Don’t Spend It All In One Place!

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Joe_Williams
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Giant Kristy McNichol!!!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Joe_Williams

…or make that Giant McNichols!

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F.O.O.M. Friends Of Old Marvel

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Joe_Williams

When Doc Banner gets that funny look in his eye, RUN!

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38 Days ‘Til Christmas

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants

Get crackin’!

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Vampire Blood!

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Joe_Williams

This was sort of a forbidden fruit for kids growing up in the early 1970s.

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What I Miss About Comics Martial Arts Lessons on 12″ Long Playing Records

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Learning the martial arts and becoming a Master of Men was within your grasp thanks to a correspondence course and a long playing 12″ 33 1/3 RPM instructional record which could be had for unbelievable price of 16¢ a lesson! … Continue reading →

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From the Disco to the Outer Limits of Space!

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Joe_Williams

It’s an ad from an old Creepy magazine which was a Warren publication. Warren also published Famous Monsters and Eerie which, like spinning racks of comic books in drug stores, are in the dustbin of history.

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Dawn of the Home Video Revolution…Kingdom of the Spiders

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Joe_Williams

This one is for frequent visitor and commenter JT who mentioned this cinematic marvel in the comments section of my last Dawn of the Home Video Revolution post. As luck would have it, Kingdom of the Spiders is one of … Continue reading →

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Dawn of the Home Video Revolution or Ernest Borgnine Made Me Do It!

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Joe_Williams

The great Ernest Borgnine as the devil in The Devil’s Rain from 1975. This was one of those typical 70′s films that featured stalwart veterans like Mr Borgnine and Keenan Wynn, up-and-comers like John Travolta and down-and-outers like Ida Lupino … Continue reading →

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What I Miss About Comics – Hippie Posters

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Button, button, who’s got the button? This was the last thing Alice saw.

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