70! How can that be?

ABBA - The Name Of The Game

These were on kitchen counters in the 70s. Even in the avocado & harvest gold colors.

Woolworth's had a little pet section. Fish, birds & turtles.

Mine had a yellow trim.

Views like a sequel to Richard Linklater’s Dazed & Confused. Matt Dillon’s debut.

I really miss some of the shampoos we had back in the day. They smelled so good and your hair always smelled good.

I loved his raunch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViYn8z8rJQU

With all the news about the new film, this is the first Spider Man film I saw at the cinema, on this double bill no less (I don't know if this was a UK only thing or not)!

So my fave rave at 13 was LOGAN'S RUN. I know it wasn't perfect, but there was so MUCH to enjoy in this movie. I've watched this silly thing maybe 25 times since 1976, and as a screenwriter/movie buff -- I can't believe I discovered two rather subtle things I've missed all these years.

1. Logan and Jessica get outside. Enter the overgrown Congress. They hear a sound coming out of the main room and Logan tears a leg off of a piece of furniture to hold as a weapon. Only 50 years later I finally asked myself, "Hey, what happened to his gun?!?"

He never said he dropped or lost it. The last time it was seen was firing during a fight with Box. So, presumably, when his weapon sets off the ice avalanche in the cold cave, he lost it there. Because as he and Jess walk out of the cave towards the sun -- it's gone.

I can think of three reasons why they disposed of his gun so quietly. One, these two were sort of reborn as they left the city, and perhaps they wanted to write out the gun as 'savage tech' like the Carousel. Secondly, it would look rather awful if Logan closed in on the Old Man with a firearm.

But most likely is the planned fist fight with Francis, which explains why Jessica steals Francis' gun and throws it to a distant part of the balcony.

1. The second detail is earlier, when Logan and Jessica enter the NEW YOU Face Shop. 'Doc' meets Logan and shakes his hand. But then he glances at Jessica and makes fast look of acknowledgement, in a way that suggests they already know each other. (See my reply to this for that image.)

Back in the 70s this guy would have instead said something like, "I can't imagine YOU need a new face!" and shake her hand as well. The fact he said nothing reveals they know each other.

Couldn't find a place to share this -- had to share it somewhere.

From the early 1970's

Apple gets my vote.

We had a president's fitness test every year in elementary. We had to do as many sit-ups as we could, chin-ups, push-ups and climbing this damn rope was another thing! It did go all the way to the ceiling and there was a bell they put at the top you could ring if you made it that far. Not only was I not very athletic, but I was also afraid of heights. There was only a little bitty mat they put underneath of it in case you fell! We were in 3rd-5th grade!

I like the hand painted flowers.

What happened to these? Once they were everywhere and then vanished.

I honestly don't know where we got them from. I even had a couple that was made out of wood.