In posts past, we took a look at sober and sexy Time Magazine covers from 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976. Today, we turn our gaze to the year 1977. Major events included Jimmy Carter’s first year as … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Revisionist Western, Dirty Little Billy, was released in November of 1972. The film was directed by Stan Dragoti (Love at First Bite) and stars Michael J. Pollard (Bonnie and Clyde) as Billy the Kid. This is a strange little Western … Continue reading
Released in June of 1977, David Bowie’s “Be My Wife” comes from the Low L.P. The single didn’t fare very well on the charts and seems to be forgotten by modern radio. Still, it’s an excellent tune and deserves a … Continue reading
All throughout the 1970s comedic actor Avery Schreiber, of the Burns and Schreiber comedy team, starred in a metric ton of commercials for Doritos. In fact, if I’m not mistaken, Schreiber’s work for Doritos actually ran from the late 60s … Continue reading
Earlier in the week, we took a look at the trailer for The Muppet Movie from the summer of 1979. While I enjoyed that, I thought we needed to hear more of the fantastic music that helped make the film … Continue reading
DePatie-Freleng produced 32 episodes of Bailey’s Comets and they originally aired on CBS, September, 1973 through 1974. The series ran again in re-runs through 1975. Bailey’s Comets is similar to the eternal competition of Wacky Races, only this time the … Continue reading