Happy Arbor Day! While the celebration of Arbor Day varies from state to state, National Arbor Day is observed on the last Friday in April. Here at the ‘Disco, we’ll party it up for the trees by remembering the 1976 … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Our Daily 70s Spot (celebrity week) is an anti-drugs Public Service Announcement starring Roger Staubach of the Dallas Cowboys. Spot aired in January of 1972. In January ’72, Staubach was the MVP for Super Bowl VI, where the Cowboys beat … Continue reading
Turnabout originally ran Friday evenings on NBC from January through March, 1979. The sitcom starred John Schuck (Holmes & YoYo) as Sam and Sharon Gless (Cagney & Lacey) as Penny – a married couple who magically switch places. Sam’s spirit … Continue reading
“America is turnin’ 7-Up!” Daily 70s Spot (celebrity week) time. Here’s a sporty 7-Up commercial starring ‘Magic’ Johnson of the L.A. Lakers, Dave Kingman of the Chicago Cubs and Don Maloney of the N.Y. Rangers. Spot aired in October of … Continue reading
Mood Music time. Here’s Elton John performing “Tiny Dancer” live on the UK’s Old Grey Whistle Test in 1971. This performance likely dates from around September, 1971 and one of the first episodes of Whistle Test. “Tiny Dancer,” written by … Continue reading
“More than a mouthwash.” Our Daily 70s Spot (celebrity week) is for Listerine mouthwash and stars John Ritter of Three’s Company fame. The spot aired in July of 1976 (at the height of Bicentennial madness) before Ritter became a breakout … Continue reading