“In the hurdles, South Carolina’s Charles Foster – America’s top hope for gold.” Well, folks this marks the end of Bicentennial Week. I hope you enjoyed the flashback. To close out, here’s an ABC promo for the 1976 Summer Olympics … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2013
“The Summer Olympic Games. Up close and personal – the ABC way.” Our Bicentennial Week comes to a close on Sunday. Today and tomorrow I’ll post some Olympics promos for our Daily 70s Spot. Here’s an ABC promo for the … Continue reading
Happy Funshine Friday! To help you recover from yesterday’s wild & wonderful 4th of July celebrations we have a mellow, yet mind-expanding Bicentennial cartoon entitled 200. 200 is a three-minute, psychedelic eye-feast created by animator Vincent Collins in 1975 as … Continue reading
“Two of the best-hitting teams in baseball.” Time for a sports-flavored Daily 70s Spot for Bicentennial Week. Here’s an ABC Monday Night Baseball promo featuring the Philadelphia Phillies vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers. Spot aired on July 5th, 1976 – … Continue reading
I hope everyone in the US (and any concerned parties abroad) are enjoying this 4th of July holiday. I thought we’d take in some home movies from the 4th of July, filmed during the Bicentennial celebration of 1976. First up … Continue reading
“An American epic. The victory and the tragedy. The nightmare and the dream of The New Land.” Happy 4th of July! Our Daily 70s Spot aired exactly 37 years ago. Here’s an ABC promo for The New Land (Max von … Continue reading