“Down from the glen – came the marching men. With their shields and their swords…” Here’s a hearty slice of exceptional rock ‘n’ roll from Thin Lizzy. “Emerald” appeared on Lizzy’s Jailbreak L.P. of March, 1976. The song features the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Welcome to the long, President’s Day weekend. Here’s your Daily 70s Spot for Saturday. A commercial for the ’73 Ford Torino featuring high-wire specialist, Bill Couch. Ford rigged a wire to the top of a Torino and forced Couch to … Continue reading
DePatie-Freleng’s animated version of The Fantastic Four originally ran on NBC from September to December, 1978. 13 episodes, featuring limited animation and over-the-top dialogue, were produced. This 70s-era re-imagining of the Fantastic Four is somewhat notorious for replacing Johnny “Human … Continue reading
“All my men wear English Leather…or they wear nothing at all.” Perhaps I should have posted this Daily 70s Spot yesterday, for Valentine’s. Oh well. Here’s a sexy spot featuring an attractive actress professing her love of English Leather Cologne. … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s one for all the lovers out there – ABBA and “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do.” “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” appears on ABBA’s self-titled (third) studio … Continue reading
“Simplest camera in the world.” Daily 70s spot alert. Today, we have a Polaroid ‘One Step’ commercial starring James Garner. If you were alive in the 1970s you or someone in your family owned a Polaroid camera. Here’s long-time Polaroid … Continue reading