Dawn Boyle
Yesterday we celebrated Mother's Day at my brother and sister-in-laws house. I really enjoyed myself and it was beautiful out. We were talking about the prices of gas and how much our mortgage payments were. Then went on to locking or unlocking doors at night and how we don't let our children play alone in the front the house. We talked about all the things that have changed since the 70's. I tried to explain things to my kids, they didn't get it so I went visual and googled stuff for them to actually look at - I explained about Atari and phones on cords. How I would walk out the front door and all the way down the driveway on the CORDED phone. I showed them Simon and mastermind. They were about done with me and my trip down memory lane, but I kept digging. I have some stuff listed below to jog your memory and have some fun flashbacks!
Music 70's
- Progressive rock created a new generation of bands including Genesis, Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Pink Floyd. Many other singers and bands also started or strengthened their fan base including The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Queen, Black Sabbath .
- In Europe, the music was not as progressive from bands like T Rex, Gary Glitter and David Bowie, and bands like Slade and the Sweet. and possibly the most successful in the 70's being ABBA
Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Clint Eastwood
John Wayne
Burt Reynolds
Al Pacino
Woody Allen
Barbra Streisand
My Top 10 Movies of the 70's
- 10. Smokey & the Bandits
- 9. Jaws
- 8. Rocky
- 7. Slap Shot
- 6. StarWars
- 5. Superman
- 4. Tommy: the Movie
- 3. Grease
- 2. The GodFather II
- 1. The GodFather
Ants in the Pants
Down the Drain
Don't Break the Ice
Perfection
Mastermind
Knock em Sock em Robots
Hungry Hungry Hippos
Monopoly
Weebles Wobble But They Don't Fall Down
Popular Culture 1970's
The Waterbed The 70's produced many icons , one of those being the modern waterbed created by Charles Hall in 1968, This was fueled by the sexual revolution of the 70's encompassing the Waterbed .
What are you fondest 70's memories that I didn't get on here?
One thing that has certainly changed since the 70's is my memory....I lost that, my mother says that happens when you have kids - THANK GOD we have google now to find it!
