AMF Harley-Davidson X-90 MiniBike. (‘Boy’s Life,’ Jan. 1974)
“The Great American Freedom Machine.”
40-yrs-ago, many a young man’s dreams were filled with Mom’s apple pie, the Liberty Bell and the Harley X-90 MiniBike. Daily 70s Ad #11: Harley-Davidson X-90 MiniBike originally appeared in the January, 1974 issue of Boy’s Life magazine.
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Cobra Baseball Shoes ‘Tom Seaver’ (1979)
‘All That Jazz’ trailer title, 1979.
All That Jazz chasséd into theaters in late December of 1979. This semi-autobiographical musical fantasy, directed by Bob Fosse and written by Fosse and Robert Alan Aurthur, follows a film and theater director and choreographer named Joe Gideon.
Gideon, played by Roy Scheider, is attempting to direct a Broadway play while also editing a film for Hollywood (see Fosse’s work on Chicago and Lenny for real life references). Stressed, over-stimulated and constantly overworked, Gideon feels his end approaching and begins having visions of an angel of death (played by Jessica Lange).
Roy Scheider as Joe Gideon in ‘All That Jazz,’ 1979
Here’s a brief trailer from late ’79 that I’m guessing was the teaser trailer before a second, full trailer was rolled out. It provides a good taste of this intense, epic film. Roll it.
All That Jazz Wiki, IMDb
All That Jazz review at Every70sMovie
Previously on Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Exorcist’ (1973)
Cobra Baseball Shoes ‘Tom Seaver.’ (‘Boy’s Life’ magazine, Aug. 1979)
“So strike with Cobra…and you’re in the action.”
The Cincinnati Reds’ Tom Seaver plays with the “feet of champions.” Daily 70s Ad #10: Cobra Baseball Shoes ‘Tom Seaver’ originally appeared in Boy’s Life magazine, August, 1979 issue.
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Heineken ‘Tremendous’ (1970)
Herb Alpert and his disco aura “Rise” to the occasion, 1979.
Herb Alpert released the smooth-grooving instrumental, “Rise” in the summer of 1979. On July 28 it debuted on the Billboard US “Hot 100.” After a slow climb and some promotion on TV’s General Hospital, “Rise” rose to #1 – spending two weeks at the top in October ’79.
Here we find Alpert miming to the song (written by Andy Armer and Randy Badazz) on a TV show with what appears to be some sort of disco harem. Turn the lights low and get groovy. If you’re not familiar with the song by name, you’ll have an “Oh, yeah” moment once the trumpet kicks in.
Previously on Music for Monday: The Cars, ‘Just What I Needed’ (1978)
Heineken ‘Tremendous’ (‘LIFE’ magazine, Nov. 13, 1970)
“Heineken tastes tremendous.”
A simple photo of a meal and glass of Heineken does most of the talking here. Daily 70s Ad #9: Heineken “Tremendous” originally appeared in the November 13, 1970 issue of LIFE magazine.
(Source: LIFE)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Sheraton Hotels ‘Revolution’ (1976)
Yes, there’s little quartz crystals in there keeping time. (Piaget watch commercial, 1979)
“Unfailingly accurate.”
Here’s your first Sunday 70s Spot: a Piaget commercial featuring the water-resistant, electronic, quartz watch. You’ll find an end tag for Texas-based department stores, Neiman-Marcus. Spot aired in November of 1979. *Apologies, there is some audio tweaking halfway through.
Previously on 70s Spots: Avis Rent-A-Car ‘We Try Harder’ (1978)