The 70's Were A Magic Decade

[Neil039]

Some of my favorite 70's movies: The Exorcist; JAWS; China Town; The Shining (1980, so sue me!); Animal House; The Jerk; The Force of One; Enter the Dragon; PATTON; True Grit (first one!); Dirty Harry; The Enforcer; The Poseidon Adventure; The French Connection; Star Wars; The Empire Strikes Back (1980 again!) Three Days of the Condor; Death Wish; The Mechanic; The Goodbye Girl (Yes! I like a chick movie); and more.

“These cans are defective, they are springing leaks”

 

[IowaRam]

View: https://youtu.be/4jOCzuuvmcs

 

[Loyal]

View: https://youtu.be/4jOCzuuvmcs

I thought I was pretty knowledgeable about pop and rock music in the 70's, but there was about 30-40% of the groups mentioned that I don't remember!

 

[Prime Time]

The 70's was my worst decade by far. My Dad died at age 43, I burned through two marriages due to chronic alcoholism and being an ass-hat,, and to top it off I almost died from cirrhosis of the liver. The music was great though.

Ask me about the 60's. Now that was fun.

 

[nighttrain]

The 70's was my worst decade by far. My Dad died at age 43, I burned through two marriages due to chronic alcoholism and being an ass-hat,, and to top it off I almost died from cirrhosis of the liver. The music was great though.

Ask me about the 60's. Now that was fun.

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I graduated from high school in '65, it was prime time to become a hippy, long haired MFer, I did my best!
train

 

[VegasRam]

"66 for me. Turned 21 in '69, took a year off ('71) from college (5 year program),
went to the Netherlands from 73-75, met my first wife in '77, married in '79...

Actually, thinking back, the 70's were a great decade.

 

[Loyal]

I graduated from high school in '65, it was prime time to become a hippy, long haired MFer, I did my best!
train

train loved him some Pettycoat Junction!

 

[nighttrain]

train loved him some Pettycoat Junction!

i grew up in Anaheim, beach party for days.
train

 

[Loyal]

i grew up in Anaheim, beach party for days.
train

I grew up in Whittier and my Grandparents had a house in Brea! We could see the Disney fireworks show at night from their backyard....

 

[Loyal]

I didn't know whether to post this comment here or in the Movie thread, but remember when double feature movies were a thing in the 70's? The escapism and cool air conditioning were a treat for kids. Even if you had already seen one of the movies, they still were not released for home viewing, unless your family was rich like @CGI_Ram 's family and paid for HBO.

 

[CGI_Ram]

unless your family was rich like @CGI_Ram 's family and paid for HBO.

We had HBO alright.

 

[Loyal]

70's era McDonalds vs Today's McDonalds....


View: https://twitter.com/InternetH0F/status/1673712655863803907?s=20

 

[IowaRam]

View: https://youtu.be/k0LGvo6M96E

 

[Loyal]

Being the tv remote control for me Dad. "Now go to channel 13, and fiddle with the rabbit ears a bit"


View: https://twitter.com/Alphafox78/status/1673864267143995394?s=20

 

[Tano]

Being the tv remote control for me Dad. "Now go to channel 13, and fiddle with the rabbit ears a bit"


View: https://twitter.com/Alphafox78/status/1673864267143995394?s=20

This lol

I figured yours would be going to the well with a bucket and bring up the water for the day

 

[Loyal]

This lol

I figured yours would be going to the well with a bucket and bring up the water for the day

I’hat goes without saying!

 

[Loyal]

So tell me, have you ever had your mouth washed out with soap.? Haven't thought about this effective parenting tool in quite a while. Any of my fellow oldsters use this for a kid with a dirty mouth? I haven't heard of this in decades!

 

[Loyal]

Very fun interview by Mike Douglas with The very young cast of Star Wars: Carrie Fischer, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford. It’s sad that very few remember the Mike Douglas Show or the Merv Griffin Show anymore.

View: https://youtu.be/7lyIH5IYibo

 

[Tano]

Very fun interview by Mike Douglas with The very young cast of Star Wars: Carrie Fischer, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford. It’s sad that very few remember the Mike Douglas Show or the Merv Griffin Show anymore.

View: https://youtu.be/7lyIH5IYibo

I never watched either one.

 

[Loyal]

I never watched either one.

I loved Phil Donahue and General Hospital...~ Tano