Paul Simon and friend rock ‘Sesame Street,’ 1978.
Happy Funshine Friday! Here’s Paul Simon (and a small friend) singing “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.” The clip is from Simon’s appearance on Sesame Street, episode 1187 which originally aired on November 28, 1978. Clap along “and dance.”
Previously on Funshine Friday: ‘The Electric Company’: The Short Circus Sings ‘An E On The End’ (1973)
John Deere Lawn Riders. (‘Popular Science’ magazine, Apr. 1973)
“Years of freedom from ‘lawn lost’ weekends.”
Sporting white slacks while sprucing the garden for spring ’73. Daily 70s Ad #69: John Deere Lawn Riders originally appeared in the April, 1973 issue of Popular Science magazine.
(Source: Popular Science)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Robinson’s ‘Perfection in Suede'(1976)
Robinson’s ‘Perfection in Suede.’ (‘Orange Coast’ magazine, Oct. 1978)
“The texture is everything.”
They should have coined a new word here and gone with “Suede-fection.” No? Daily 70s Ad #68: Robinson’s ‘Perfection In Suede’ originally appeared in the October, 1978 issue of Orange Coast magazine.
(Source: Orange Coast)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Dodge Colt ‘Camping’ (1976)
Dodge Colt ‘Camping.’ (‘New York’ magazine, Jan. 26, 1976)
“How did Dodge Colt put so much in such a little car?”
Is that real wood siding? It’s almost like a little log cabin. Daily 70s Ad #67: Dodge Colt ‘Camping’ originally appeared in the January 26, 1976 issue of New York magazine.
(Source: New York)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Yamaha ‘Little Folks’ Motorcycles (1972)
Yamaha ‘Little Folks’ Motorcycles. (‘American Motorcyclist’ magazine, Jan. 1972)
“Different strokes for different folks.”
I’ll take one of each. Daily 70s Ad #66: Yamaha ‘Little Folks’ Motorcycles originally appeared in the January, 1972 issue of American Motorcyclist magazine.
(Source: American Motorcyclist)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Broilmaster Grill (1972)
“Tonight there’s gonna be trouble…” (Thin Lizzy, 1976)
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Carrying on with tradition, here’s Irish rock band Thin Lizzy performing one of their most popular tunes.
“Jailbreak” comes from the 1976 L.P. of the same name and was written by lead singer & bass guitarist Phil Lynott. Below you’ll find Thin Lizzy on the UK’s Top of the Pops. The clip begins with a nice look at the top 30 UK artists for the week. And after some detective work I’ll pin the week at: July 31, 1976.
Previously on Music for Monday: Bonnie Tyler, ‘It’s A Heartache’ (1978)
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