The Dry Look. (‘Popular Mechanics,’ July, 1979)
“Get The Dry Look…and don’t be a stiff.”
Nope. He doesn’t look like a stiff. Not at all. Daily 70s Ad #180: The Dry Look originally appeared in the July, 1979 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine.
(Source: Popular Mechanics)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Ford Gran Torino Duo (1972)
Ford Gran Torino in green. (‘LIFE’ magazine, April 28, 1972)
Ford Gran Torino in blue. (‘LIFE’ magazine, June 09, 1972)
“We’ve been calling it the ‘Easy Handler.'”
A special Ford Gran Torino double shot today. Two “of nine all-new Torinos for 1972.” Daily 70s Ad #179: Ford Gran Torino Duo originally appeared in April 28 and June 09, 1972 issues of LIFE magazine.
(Source: LIFE)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Cherokee Rainbow Sandals (1978)
Cherokee Rainbow Sandals. (‘Orange Coast’ magazine, August, 1978)
“Super Rainbow Stripes with Wood and the New Flexible ‘Beep Beep’ bottom. Lots of Earthy Colors.”
Far out! Daily 70s Ad #178: Cherokee Rainbow Sandals originally appeared in the August, 1978 issue of Orange Coast magazine.
(Source: Orange Coast)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Pogue’s Polyester Dress & Suede Coat (1971)
“Gonna ride me a Southbound…” (Toy Caldwell and The Marshall Tucker Band, 1973)
The long holiday weekend is over. Let’s console ourselves with some Southern-Fried Rock. Here’s The Marshall Tucker Band performing “Can’t You See” live in 1973.
“Can’t You See” (written and sung by Toy Caldwell) first appeared on The Marshall Tucker Band’s eponymous debut L.P. in ’73. The song was re-released in 1977 and charted at #75 on Billboard’s US “Hot 100” chart. Ride on.
Previously on Music for Monday: Scorpions, ‘Speedy’s Coming’ (1974)
Pogue’s Polyester Dress & Suede Coat. (‘Cincinnati’ magazine, August, 1971)
“Brown or raspberry. 140.00 in Better Dresses.”
That is certainly some “butter-soft” suede. Daily 70s Ad #177: Pogue’s Polyester Dress & Suede Coat originally appeared in the August, 1971 issue of Cincinnati magazine.
(Source: Cincinnati)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Phyllis Diller For Aluminum Jelly (1974)
“Butter?!” (Parkay margarine commercial, 1974)
“The flavor says, ‘Butter.'”
Hello, TV pals. Welcome back. Sunday’s commercial theme is Kraft Foods. Firstly, a fun spot in the long-running series of Parkay margarine “Butter!” commercials. The actress in the spot is pretty wonderful. If anyone can tell me her name, chime in with the comments. I can tell you that the voice of the Parkay tub is Michael Bell. I studied voice acting with the man and have an old demo reel of his with a Parkay spot on it.
After that, we have a Kraft Spaghetti and Meat Sauce dinner commercial. Both spots aired in January of 1974 and would have been created in 1973. “Parkaaay!”
Previously on 70s Spots: ‘Bugs Bunny Meets The Super-Heroes’ & ‘The Gong Show’ (1978)