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JUKEBOX
A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that will play a patron's selection from self-contained media. The classic jukebox has buttons with letters and numbers on them that, when entered in combination, are used to play a specific selection.
TURNTABLES - RECORD PLAYER
PICTURE JOKES
Humour or humor (see spelling differences) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks, which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body, known as humors (Latin: humor, "body fluid"), control human health and emotion.
FAMOUS TOYS OF THE 70'S
Lite-Bright actually traces it’s origins back to the times of the caveman. However, instead of using a plastic board they used rocks with holes, and instead of lights, they used feces, dye, and squashed bugs to create a variety of colors when held up in the sunlight. Adapted by Hasbro in the early 70’s, Lite-Brite allows the artist to create a "glowing" picture by placing multi-colored translucent plastic pegs through opaque black paper. Lite-Brite has gone on to sell millions of units, and modern versions even use LCD technology to create the mesmerizing effects.
Tracing it’s roots back to 1946, the Magic 8 Ball was invented by a man named Abe Bookman. The casing was primitive, and the fortune telling powers where not properly harnessed, however, the ball bounced around store shelves for almost 30 years before Mattel picked it up in the early 70's and began mass producing them for the American market.
GIRLS IN MINISKIRTS
A miniskirt, sometimes hyphenated as mini-skirt, is a skirt with a hemline well above the knees – generally no longer than 10 cm (4 in) below the buttocks;[1] and a minidress is a dress with a similar meaning. A micro-miniskirt or microskirt is a further abbreviation of the miniskirt and short shorts are the shortened versions of the shorts.
The popularity of miniskirts peaked in the "Swinging London" of the 1960s, but its popularity is since still commonplace among many women, mostly teenagers, preteens, and young adults. Before that time, short skirts were only seen in sport clothing, such as skirts worn by female tennis players.
1970s
A stretch miniskirt with visible thong, c. 1985
During the mid-1970s, the fashion industry largely returned to longer skirts such as the midi and the maxi. Journalist Christopher Booker gave two reasons for this reaction: firstly, that "there was almost nowhere else to go ... the mini-skirts could go no higher"; and secondly, in his view, "dressed up in mini-skirts and shiny PVC macs, given such impersonal names as 'dolly birds', girls had been transformed into throwaway plastic objects".[9] Certainly this lengthening of hemlines coincided with the growth of the feminist movement. However, in the 1960s the mini had been regarded as a symbol of liberation, and it was worn by some, such as Germaine Greer and, in the following decade, Gloria Steinem,[10] who became known for their promotion of women's issues.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Marijuana is another name for the drug cannabis. It is usally rolled up with tobacco into a "spliff" or "joint" and smoked. It has pshyco-active effect and produces a relaxed, mellow state with the user sometimes feeling creative or talkactive. People that use cannabis are often referd to as "stoners" and the effects of smoking it is refferd to as being "stoned". Cannabis, along with LSD was very popular in the '70s and is sometimes acsociated with hippy culture. When caught with cannabis the gang sometimes use the excuse that it is not marijuana, it is the herb oregano. It is still popular in modern culture.
WOODSTOCK - WHERE IT ALL STARTED.
Woodstock Music & Art Fair (informally, Woodstock or The Woodstock Festival) was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music". It was held at Max Yasgur's 600-acre (2.4 km²; 240 ha, 0.94 mi²) dairy farm in the Catskills near the hamlet of White Lake in the town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to August 18, 1969. Bethel, in Sullivan County, is 43 miles (69 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, in adjoining Ulster County.
THE PHILIPPINE JEEPNEY
Jeepneys are the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines.[1] They were originally made from US military jeeps left over from World War II[2] and are known for their flamboyant decoration and crowded seating. They have become a symbol of Philippine culture.History
When American troops began to leave the Philippines at the end of WWII, hundreds of surplus jeeps were sold or given to local Filipinos. The Filipinos stripped down and altered the jeeps to accommodate more passengers, added metal roofs for shade, and decorated the vehicles with vibrant colors and bright chrome hood ornaments.
The jeepney rapidly emerged as a popular and creative way to re-establish inexpensive public transportation, which had been virtually destroyed during WWII. Recognizing the widespread use of these vehicles, the Philippine government began to regulate their use. Drivers now must have specialized licenses, regular routes, and reasonably fixed fares.
DISCOMANIA DANCE CRAZE
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s and the genres popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Disco also was a reaction by New York City's gay, as well as black and Latino communities against both the domination of rock music and the stigmatization of dance music by the counterculture during this period. Women embraced disco as well, and the music eventually expanded to several other popular groups of the time.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] In what is considered a forerunner to disco style clubs, in February 1970, the New York City DJ David Mancuso opened The Loft, a members-only private dance club set in his own home.[18][19] Allmusic claims some have argued that Isaac Hayes and Barry White were playing what would be called disco music as early as 1971. According to the music guide there is disagreement as to what the first disco song was. Claims have been made for Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa" (1972), Jerry Butler's "One Night Affair" (1972), the Hues Corporation's "Rock the Boat" (1974), George McCrae's "Rock Your Baby" (1974).[6][20] and "Kung Fu Fighting" (1974) by Biddu and Carl Douglas.[21] The first article about disco was written in September 1973 by Vince Aletti for Rolling Stone Magazine.[22][23] In 1974 New York City's WPIX-FM premiered the first disco radio show.[19]
THE HIPPIES-70'S
The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s, swiftly spreading to other countries around the world. The hippie subculture still exists across the United States and remains relevant today. The etymology of the term 'hippie' is from hipster, and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into New York City's Greenwich Village, San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, and similar urban areas. Both the words "hip" and "hep" came from black American culture and denote awareness. To say "I'm hip to the situation" means "I am aware of the situation." Thus the word "hippie" means "one who is aware," and expanded awareness was a goal of the movement. The early hippie ideology included the countercultural values of the Beat Generation. Some created their own social groups and communities, listened to psychedelic rock, opposed the Vietnam War, embraced the sexual revolution, and used drugs such as marijuana, LSD and "magic" mushrooms to explore alternative states of consciousness.
OLD MANILA
Old Manila :: circa 1970's
Back at a time when the streets were lick-worthy clean, people crossed on pedestrian lanes, politics were still run by humans - and you can see from one end of the street to the other. These old hotrods are now scattered, sleeping in a forgotten garage rotting away in peace. Would've been a dream to hold bullet runs then. Ahh..
PEACE MAN PEACE ! ! !
THE PEACE SYMBOL
the anti-nuclear emblem or the peace sign is one of the
most widely known symbols in the world.
it was invented on the request of lord bertrand russel,
head of the british ‘campaign for nuclear disarmament’
or CDN and sponsor of mass marches and sit-downs
in london. the graphic symbol was designed by
gerald holtom, a member of the CND movement,
as the badge of the ’direct action committee against
nuclear war’, for the first demonstration against
aldermaston (a british research center for the development
of nuclear weapons) in 1958. holtom, a professional designer
and a graduate of the london royal college of arts, had
originally considered using the christian cross symbol
within a circle as the motif for the march, but various priests
he had approached with the suggestion were not happy
at the idea of using the cross on a protest march.
