David Rosenberg from the Behold photo blog at Slate.com has written up an excellent story entitled, “Searching for the ’70s and Finding America.” The article highlights a number of wonderful images taken by various photographers for the Documerica Project in … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2013
“They really are masters at Dutch Masters.” Let’s light up the Daily 70s Spot. Here’s one for Dutch Masters cigars featuring the ‘President’ line and a behind-the-scenes look at a tobacco curator. Spot aired in November of 1978. Daily 70s … Continue reading
Melody originally released in the UK in 1971 as S.W.A.L.K. (Sealed With A Loving Kiss). The film, directed by Waris Hussein from a screenplay by Alan Parker, reunited the stars of Oliver!, Mark Lester and Jack Wild. In this tale … Continue reading
“From Aurora – where ‘fun’ is the name of the game.” Let’s knock over our Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a fun commercial for Aurora Skittle Baseball starring Don Adams (Get Smart) and Vincent Van Patten (Apple’s Way). Spot … Continue reading
Having a grand Monday? Whether the answer is “Yes” or “No,” this will make it better. It’s The Undertones with “Teenage Kicks.” “Teenage Kicks” was the debut single from Northern Ireland’s Undertones and originally released in the fall of 1978 … Continue reading
“When you’re out of Schlitz – you’re out of beer.” Time to sail out on an ocean of beer with our Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a Schlitz Beer commercial featuring hard-working tuna fishermen. Spot aired in April of … Continue reading