Happy Mother’s Day from Bionic Disco to you and yours! Hope you have a fine celebration of motherhood. Here’s to my mother, Stella, who moved back to her hometown of Texas from sunny L.A. some time ago. Have a great … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Ex-Spooky Tooth keyboard player, Gary Wright, released “Dreamweaver” in 1975. The song took its own sweet time weaving its way up the charts, reaching #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in March of 1976. Fun Facts: In 1954, child-actor Wright performed … Continue reading
Hana-Barbera’s Super Friends debuted in September, 1973 and ran until 1986 (if you count all of its mutant permutations.) The main heroes in action each week were Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman (vroom! vroom!), and, uh…Aquaman. And let’s not forget … Continue reading
It’s time for another memory-blasting “Brady Bunch Moment”. Today, we enjoy another wacky heartbreak sequence involving troubled middle-child, Jan. Yes, it’s the outrageous, wig-wearing “New Jan Brady!” The episode entitled “Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?” first aired … Continue reading
In posts past, we took a look at stand-out Time Magazine covers from 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973. Today, let’s turn our attention to the year 1974. Major events included Richard Nixon resigning the presidency before he could be impeached. … Continue reading
Directed by Robert Mulligan and based on the book by Tom Tryon, The Other was released 40 years ago in May of 1972. I saw this movie at a very young age, and although the film oozed with creepiness, I … Continue reading