Daily 70s Ad: Carnation Breakfast Bars (1975)

“Carnation Breakfast Bars look and taste just like candy.” Maybe not as good as Space Food Sticks, but not too shabby. Daily 70s Ad #287: Carnation Breakfast Bars originally appeared in the October 23, 1973 issue of Jet magazine. (Source: … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Echo Spring Whiskey ‘All Ways’ (1975)

“Echo. All Ways. Always.” Looks like a casting call for a 1970s sitcom dinner party. Daily 70s Ad #269: Echo Spring Whiskey ‘All Ways’ originally appeared in the October, 1975 issue of Cincinnati magazine. (Source: Cincinnati) Previously on Daily 70s … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Neil Sedaka, ‘Bad Blood’ (1975)

“A Smash Single from the forthcoming album ‘The Hungry Years.’” “Bad Blood” hit the #1 spot on the US singles chart and featured Elton John on backing vocals. Daily 70s Ad #253: Neil Sedaka, ‘Bad Blood’ originally appeared in the … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Steve Martin, ‘I’ve Done Terrible Things To My Dog With A Fork’ (1975)

“A debut comedy album.” I didn’t even know this album existed. Where can I get a copy? Daily 70s Ad #249: Steve Martin, ‘I’ve Done Terrible Things To My Dog With A Fork’ originally appeared in the September 13, 1975 … Continue reading

Music For Monday: Glen Campbell, ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ (1975)

Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy,” from the album of the same name, went to the very top of the Billboard “Hot 100” in September of 1975. The song was written by Larry Weiss and later inspired the 1984 movie, Rhinestone, starring … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: WXIX-TV ‘’Star Trek’ For Fall’ (1975)

(Click to enlarge) “Proud of our independence and yours.” Not a bad line-up of reruns. Daily 70s Ad #226: WXIX-TV ‘’Star Trek’ For Fall’ originally appeared in the September, 1975 issue of Cincinnati magazine. (Source: Cincinnati) Previously on Daily 70s … Continue reading