Bob, Carol, Ted and Alice:

I'm not sure when this movie debuted, but it came out when my folks were still married. At the time, they were friends with a couple named Bob and Carol. Dad's name is Ted, and my mom's middle name is Alice. They used to joke about it all the time. I always wondered if there was a similarity other than just the name-sake (if you catch my drift), but I never asked because quite frankly, for obvious reasons, I really didn't want to know....

I love ghost towns. I found the above pics when I did an image search. I believe it's the town of Bodie, wherever that is...

The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson:

"No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone."

Three's company, four's a crowd:

I'm not sure what's going on in this scene, but it looks like Jack is losing some serious man-points here..

If there's one thing I hate...

... it's losing a bet...

I'd forgotten all about this one:

I think it came out just after the 1976 re-make of King Kong. It didn't last more than a couple of years.

Nerfuls:

I wish they'd had these when I was a kid. I must 'fess up: I bought one of these in '87. Please don't tell anyone..

Poor Ken:

Since I was raised by my mom (dad split when I was a kid), and since most my cousins were girls, and most my neighbors were girls, I saw alot of barbie collections. I did notice, however, none of those collections contained a Ken doll. Nobody wanted to play with that guy.

For my friend 'Film Father':

Gonna tell you a story that you won't believe, But I fell in love last Friday evenin' WIth a girl that I saw on a bar room T.V. screen. Well, I was gettin' ready to get my hat, When she caught my eye and I put it back, And I ordered myself a couple o'more shots and beers. The night you know that I fell in love with a roller derby queen. Round and round, oh round and round, The meanest hunk o' woman that Anybody ever seen. Down in the arena... She was five foot six and two fifteen A bleached-blonde mama With a streak of mean. She knew how to knuckle, And she knew how to tussle and fight. And the roller derby program said That she were built like a 'fridgerator with a head. Her fans called her "Tuffy", But all her buddies called her "Spike". The night you know that I fell in love with a roller derby queen.

And I'm gonna go there free:

Like a pine tree linin' a winding road, I got a name.

Like the whipoorwhil and a croakin' toad, I got a name

And I carry it with me like my daddy did.

But I'm living the dream that he kept hid.

Movin' me down the highway

Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by.

Robin Cook's "Coma":

This was a novel-turned-movie about a hospital that put people into comas, and in turn sold their body parts on the black market. There was a scene in the book where the story's hero female doctor (pictured above) bought a tuna fish sandwich from a vending machine. Is that nasty or what???
The author was a man, but until I did the image search for this post just now, I assumed the author was a woman.

Random:

One of my most favorite movie scenes was in National Lampoon's "Vacation", when aunt Edna died on the trip and they strapped her to the roof of the car. I laughed hysterically the first time I saw that..

The Evil Spellbinder:

This guy was from the cartoon: "The Adventures Of Letter Man", which was a segment of The Electric Company. I had a few nightmares about this guy, back then.

I don't think he ever did find that damn rabbit...

"Hey Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit out of this hat!"

Non-70's, no-picture post since I haven't been able to upload photos for the past week:

I love chili. Mom gave me this chili recipe over Christmas, and I've made it a few times since. It's incredibly easy:

Ingredients:
1 pound hamburg
1 can niblet corn
1 can red kidney beans (undrained)
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 package Mccormick chili seasoning

Brown hamburg and drain fat. Mix into hamburg mccormick chili seasoning.
Add corn, kidney beans, and stewed tomatoes.
Bring to a boil and simmer ten minutes.

Note: Do NOT drain the beans. The water from the beans is the stock for the chili. Also, at first it will seem there isn't enough liquid, but the more it simmers, the more liquid forms. I usually let it simmer for 20 minutes. I serve it over white boil-bag rice and top it with a sharp, grated cheese blend.

Ancient Chinese secret, eh??

MXC:

This was quality programming, people!! ... although, to be honest, I was always amazed nobody killed themselves on this show..

"Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends.


And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.


I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.""

Snow days:

I loved snow days as a kid, although I only ended up spending the whole day inside watching TV, but still, any day off from school was a good day.

And now a word from our sponsor (as if I really get paid for doing this)...

"My baloney has a first name:

It's O-s-c-a-r

My baloney has a second name:

It's M-a-y-e-r

Oh I love to eat it every day

And if you ask me why I'll say:

'Cause Oscar Mayer has a way

With b-o-l-o-g-n-a.

How's that???"

Nobody who was around back in the day didn't see this commercial. This ran for several years. I had the above play fishing set he's holding, btw. It was quite common.

I wouldn't want that thing on my hand:

I remember the old Florida orange juice commercials with Anita Bryant. In retrospect, I must say there's something a bit disturbing about a bird whose head you could squeeze to make juice. Just sayin'.

Good morning, America. How are you.

Savoir Faire was everywhere.

Btw, is it just me, or does he look alot like Prince in the black-and-white pic??

Gambler:

I had this game in '77. It got played alot. On another note, I had a '74 McDonald's calender and the graphics looked alot like the ones on the game. I'm wondering if the same artist did both.

Had it:

I was just thinking about this and thought I'd do an image search. I had it, and it was circa '75 / '76. As soon as I saw the above pic, I remembered the front of the box immediately. On a side-note, I never really used it much.. and why anyone would have any need for a glow in the dark pen escapes me..