Those of you who've
visited here before know that I have been accused of being "Stuck in the '70s."
OK, so what? Now, here is the site to prove it!
If you too, between 1970-1981, were glued to the TV watching
"The Brady Bunch," "All in the Family," (may Carroll O'Connor rest in
everlasting peace) and "American Bandstand ," and
you were reading "Tiger Beat," "16," and "Creem," while you
were wearing bell bottom Levi's, Lees and Wranglers, pull up a bean bag on the shag rug
and stick around. Click on the links at the left to bring back some memories NOW!
Every day or two, I add a bit to the
site, including your suggestions and ideas. So, catch boogie fever by visiting all of the
pages! And, as always, my diary just never
ends. Look for more monthly updates for '70s-style teen angst!!
If you have any comments, suggestions or ideas drop me a line at julie@stuckinthe70s.com, and
I'll add them to the site as soon as those darn '00s quit getting in the way.
So, get in the
wayback machine, turn on the black light, drop your arse into the beanbag chair, grab a
can o'Pringles, a chocolate space stick and a 7-Up or TAB and dig what's goin' down, man!
Check out the "Truckin'
On" Department for news about what's going on NOW in the '70s!
The whole world's bloggin', so why not I? It's
almost as good as keeping a diary! To check it out, click on "Check the Blog,
man!" It'll be a good place to reminisce collectively.
When I'm online, you can find me on Yahoo! messenger as
"StuckInThe70s." And, I'm often on AOL as "Stuckinthe70s63." Go ahead
and holler, and I'd be glad to chat about the site or go back to the '70s with ya. Far
out!
Me, upon opening the door: "Awww man! I got
the dud! .... Hey, wait! He's kinda cute!"
Listen to Pop Goes the '70s on
Live 365 while you surf the site!
Winner of Live365's 'Best Oldies Station'
"YOUR '70s music is back!"
Radio in the '70s!
To hear what radio used to be and what it should be
now, listen to a composite of classic WLS
broadcasts from 1976 at Reel Radio!
This Month in the '70s:
August coming soon!
July 20, 1970: U.S. Justice Department files
first sexual discrimiation suit
July 1, 1971: "Hot pants" are the
fashion rage of the summer
July 3, 1971: Jim Morrison dies -- though for
years many believe that here mrely "dropped out"
July 14, 1972: The U.S. State Department
censures Jane Fonda for broadcasting antiwar sentiments from Hanoi.
July 27, 1974: The first of three Articles of
Impeachment is approved against President Nixon by the House Judiciary Committee
July 31, 1975: Former Teamster president Jimmy
Hoffa is reported missing
July 3, 1976: Israel launches a raid on Uganda's
Entebbe airport -- 270 Air France passengers are held hostage
July 4, 1976: America celebrates its
Bicentennial
July 21, 1978: Megaflop movie Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band is released; the film's soundtrack goes platinum
July 11, 1979: Abandoned space station Skylab
crashes to Earth, scattering debris over Australia and the Indian Ocean
July 12, 1979: DJ Steve Dahl incites a crowd to
riot at Chicago's Comiskey Park when he blows up a huge pile of disco records
July 23, 1979: The Ayatollah outlaws
secular music in Iran
(Source: Rhino Records' "Have a Nice Decade: The '70s Pop
Culture Box")
We Need Your Help!
Stuck in the '70s is a personally owned Web
site and makes no profit. In other words, the site is brought to you by me, yours truly,
the Web master just for the fun of it because it's something I enjoy doing bigtime. I pay
a monthly fee to Yahoo! Web hosting services and Cox Internet to keep it going. Once in
awhile, I'm unable to make these payments, and the site goes down for several days. If you
love this site and want to keep it going, any donation in any amount would be deeply
appreciated. You can make a secure donation through PayPal by clicking
the button below. Thanks so much, and stay cool!! -- Jules
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Thanks to everyone who is coming back to visit our site. I hope you'll
stay tuned for frequent updates! Visit the blog often for "what's new."
Welcome Back to the
'70s!
Summer Sucked
Foot surgery. Sister died. Bronchitis. Dad's heart
bypass surgery. Check the blog.
More Classic Photos Found!!!
Now, we've got something. Mike ran across his photo albums of all
the cars he's ever owned. 99.9% don't include a human in the photo, but in some there's
some background to give away the time and place. I'll be scanning Mike's "car o' the
month" collection and sharing that on our "Cars" page.
But, in the meanwhile, enjoy this scan of a Polaroid taken in July 1977. Mike was either
coming from or going to his job at the Texaco station at the time, and he was very proud
(and rightly so) of his 1972 Ford Torino. We wouldn't have dreamed of calling anything
"pimped", and in fact, I'm sure we wouldn't have known what a "pimp"
was. But, Mike had (and still has) it going on as far as automotive transportation goes.
He could tell you from the way it sounded in the dark while you're trying to go to sleep
to identifying a vehicle from the shape of its headlights or taillights, which car it was
and who in the neighborhood was driving it.
Stay tuned ... because I'm scanning, and Mike's describing. Good
stuff!
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