Barrett Barrera Projects Art Gallery is located in St. Louis. I hope this will be the first in a series of looks at local artists. Sandra Payne died before her first exhibit could come to fruition.
Category: The 70s
Orange Juice with Vitamin C from The Florida Sunshine Tree
The Florida Sunshine Tree Commercial was song by Anita Bryant and I did not even know she was a singer. Orange Juice with vitamin C from The Florida Sunshine Tree.
Marie Antoinette The Rose of Versailles Doll by Asahi Toys
I have collected both types of The Rose of Versailles Doll by Asahi Toys by from the late 70s.
Dime Store Dolls
Dime Store Dolls vs. Dress Me Dolls how are they different? What are Souvenir Dolls? What about Pee Wees and Trolls?
Erin Moran Death Mystery
Erin Moran was a 70’s TV Star on the Show Happy Days which I watched as a child in afternoon reruns. But what was her cause of death?
Living In The Past
I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going: The Art Scene and Downtown New York in the 1980s Book Review
Ranger Rick Magazine
Ranger Rick is a talking Racoon who teaches children about the environment. And why I missed the Super Bowl on TV this year. Clearly I did not care that much about the Super Bowl or I would have tried harder to see it.
Time For Timer
Time For Timer PSAs. In the 70’s along with junk food commercials on TV there were also health food PSAs. Cheaper foods with low quality were passed off to children who were willing to eat them.
Hello Kitty Land
Discussion of the Hello Kitty Sanrio Brand and the corresponding theme park in Japan.
Triki Miki Dawn Clone
Triki Miki was a Dawn Clone Produced by Uneeda. Dinah Mite was a clone of Triki made by Mego. Both of these were jumpsuit dolls.
Candy Spelling Dolls Blog
Candy Spelling's collection of Madame Alexander Dolls was sold at Auction. What can we learn about these dolls?
Taxi Song 1972
“The Ballad of Harry and Sue” or “I’m Flying in my Taxi” was a popular song from 1972. Read about how an archive of 70s stories was created.
Lou Reed and Nico
I examine the career of Lou Reed in terms of his best songs. Nico is compared to Adrian in the Movie Liquid Sky.
The Exxon Cartoon Tiger
Tony the Tiger is not the only cartoon tiger, there is also the Exxon Tiger. We examine the use of the Tiger in vintage tv commercials.
Allison Katzman Deserves More Recognition
Allison Katzman invented the Blythe Doll About Collecting Blythe
Blind Owl Book Review
Blind Owl died from an overdose on September 3, 1970. He is a member of the 27 Club.
Looking for the Lost White Rabbit Letter
Who was the White Rabbit and what does this information mean?
Searching for Vanity
My search for egg cartoon art created by Vanity the singer.
The Think Pink Panther Show
The Think Pink Panther Show was another way they mixed the older cartoons around to make them seem like a new show. I was looking for the “Think Pink Panther Show” song and I could not find it Youtube. I thought I remembered the words, but I really don’t very well. Someone else posted other words online, but I don’t remember them that way.
Konocti Harbor Inn
Konocti Harbor was a resort and music venue in Kelseyville, California. They had Coconut Grove filled with Palm Trees and concerts.
True Hallucinations by Terence McKenna
Book Review with Spoilers
Plants That Poison Book Review
Plants That Poison : An Illustrated Guide to Plants Poisonous to Man by Ervin M. Schmutz Book Review of a 70s botany book. A time capsule look inside.
Springtime Family Dolls
The Springtime Family Dolls how to find the best possible set to purchase, and doll reviews. I don’t have the set, but I have looked them many times on Ebay.
Mary Queen of Scots a Real Life Soap Opera
We stop to consider the tragic life of Mary Queen of Scots and how it relates to 70s Music.
Farrah Fawcett and Susan Atkins have strangely coincidental similarities
Farrah Fawcett and Susan Atkins could not be more different, but are alike in life details.
To Cry You a Song
Jethro Tull broke up in 2012, but no one noticed
Twistable Tina Totsy Doll
Dawn Clone Doll called Tina by Totsy from the 70s has an issue with plastic decay.
Ketamine Early Pioneers
In the 70s two Pioneers in Ketamine were Marcia Moore and John Lilly.
Gram Parsons at Joshua Tree
Gram Parson is the most famous singer I never heard of because none of his songs were hits. None of them were played on the radio in the 70s. He died at The Joshua Tree Inn in 1973.
Love American Style
Love American Style the TV Show and the Theme Song
The Osmonds
The Osmonds and The World of Sid and Marty Krofft in the 70s
Dog Patch USA
I am taking a vacation to Dog Patch USA.
Savage Tan Tropical Blend Commercial
Savage Tan Tropical Blend Commercial lives again on You Tube
Chinook Campers
The Chinook Camper made by Ford or Toyota
Found Reno Photo
I took this photo in Downtown Reno on a vacation trip. Reno Circa 1974
The Hot Fudge Show
The Hot Fudge Show was a 70s children's program. I had an affinity for those spinning wheel graphics.
Lyrics for 70s commercials
Here I have listed lyrics for 70s commercials
The Most Important Person Song
The Most Important Person Song was on TV in the early 70s.
Why I love the 70s Disco Era
Disco Era time was a very short time period from 1976 to 1979
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