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To: WIMom
Going to the drive-in in pajamas to see the "Gnome Mobile".

Family vacations in the station wagon, also used for the drive-in.

Hippity-hops.

Chatty Cathy or Chrissie.

There were still drug stores with soda fountians.

Liquor and beer were bought at the beer depot.

Gas lines in the 70's.

2 posted on 10/02/2001 10:55:09 AM PDT by WIMom
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To: WIMom
Thing is, as a GenXer, I have memories of this too!!!

ARGH!!! I was born in 1967

3 posted on 10/02/2001 11:02:01 AM PDT by Alkhin
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To: WIMom
The Outer Limits - still the scariest show ever on TV.

Lost In Space

My Favorite Martian

Variety shows where people actually performed live - Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason, Smothers Brothers, Sonny & Cher

F Troop and Hogan's Heroes - most un-PC shows ever!

Monty Python - I have ordered the Time-Life videos of all the shows from the 70s and am enjoying them along with my kids. "The Spanish Inquisition" and "Ministry of Silly Walks" are total comedy classics. One of the first things my husband and I realized we had in common when we met in 1982 was the ability to recite the entire "Penguin on the TV Set" routine, sing all the words to "Spam" and "The Lumberjack Song," etc.

R & B music, radio stations, and dance clubs that both white and black people enjoyed - the O'Jays, the Spinners, the Isley Brothers, TSOP, etc. It's sad to see how segregated our culture has become; this is not "progress" at all in my opinion.

6 posted on 10/02/2001 11:14:26 AM PDT by Dems_R_Losers
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To: WIMom
The '70's were awful...malaise hung around for 10+ yrs, constant boom /busts, the Soviets lying about EVERYTHING, about the only good thing was sports.Football was fantastic, when the NFL had players with style and charisma;NHL had the HABS steamrolling to greatness, the NBA had the great Celtic teams, plus the Olympics seemed to matter.
7 posted on 10/02/2001 11:14:53 AM PDT by habs4ever
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To: WIMom
..Going to the drive-in in pajamas...

We did this too! About time somebody mentioned it.

..Chatty Cathy..

Another one I was ready to mention! My parents went all over town to find me a black one and they finally did. I was so glad because I just had to have that doll. Because I could only have black dolls I never played "Barbies" until her black friend, Francie, came out around 67-68.

37 posted on 10/02/2001 12:02:48 PM PDT by mafree
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