On Friday, March 2nd, 2012 the last Continental Airlines flight occurred. The airline has been phased out and taken over by United Airlines. Continental began its service in 1934 and, of course, flew throughout the 1970s. In order to keep … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets made its theatrical debut in October of 1973. The film stars Harvey Keitel as Mafia debt collector, Charlie and Robert De Niro as his troublesome buddy, Johnny Boy. Scorsese went on to make Alice Doesn’t Live … Continue reading
Happy Monday, lil’ boppers. You’re going to want to get into character for this one. Strap on your glam boots, frazzle your hair and start stomping along with The Sweet as they play their 1975 worldwide top ten hit, “Fox … Continue reading
Sad news alert: Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie, the man behind the designs for Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C-3PO, died March 3rd at the age of 82. McQuarrie was a true talent and created many iconic sci fi … Continue reading
Gather round the TV, it’s time for a commercial break. Here’s a quick spot from 1978 featuring Dick Van Dyke touting Kodak’s “least-expensive instant camera” The Handle. The Handle was an attempt by Kodak to compete with Polaroid for the … Continue reading
Happy Funshine Friday, frisky friends! It’s happy wacky cartoontime here in Bionicland. Hanna-Barbera’s Josie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space, a re-imagining of the original Josie and the Pussycats, originally ran on CBS from 1972-73. Interesting factoids: The original … Continue reading