What I miss most about the 70s was. We had more freedoms. We didn’t have government watching every word we said. You could send your children to school and not have to worry what they were being taught. Men were men and women were women. Where people got jobs because they were the right person for the job. Women definitely took more interest in there appearance and weren’t so over weight. Universities produced people ready for the real world. On and on it goes. I truly think people were happier back then.
Everything you say is true. I was 11 in 1971. We had true freedom. People were happy because they weren't living under repression. We had less medical technology, yet doctors worked to save lives. People lived longer. Not only that, they had active, positive lives. People retired with more and couples married and built solid lives. There were a lot more opportunities and choices unlike now.
LOL! “More freedom” for people to be who YOU want them to be and not who THEY want to be. 😂 You are remembering the 70s as a time when your prejudices weren’t a social taboo, not the crime-ridden, war-torn, economic disaster they actually were. Now hoist your lazy, old, broke ass off the sofa and get some exercise. 🙄🤣
I grew up in the 70s! I completely forgot about Buc Wheats. The commercials were always on, particularly on Saturday. Grape Nuts was another cereal that had memorable commercials because it had a guy named Euell Gibbons as a spokesman (I know the cereal is still around, but I can't forget the old guy!). Does anyone remember the Chuck Wagon dog food commercials? I was always rooting for the dog to catch the chuck wagon! And what about the Calgon commercials? One of the 70s fads that is often forgotten is the big, oversized combs that everyone kept sticking out of their back pockets. The shampoos I remember the most from the 70s were Prell, Head and Shoulders, and No More Tears. It was especially fun to be around for all the Bicentennial festivities in 1976!
I was fascinated by the Chuck Wagon dog food commercial as a kid too! I was always hoping that poor dog would catch it just once and couldn't figure out how it went through the cabinet door! LOL
I enjoyed my Swedish rotary dial Ericofon telephone. I also enjoyed playing Pong at the local L.A. Zody's. I also miss riding my bike or taking the bus and hanging out in the terminals at LAX.
One thing nobody ever seems to mention with those pong consoles...screen burn in. I got my first TV because my dad was pissed at seeing a large white line in the center of the TV when he was watching his cop shows so he got us a new set and the old one went to my room as a dedicated game TV.
My high school candy striper advisor owned a yellow thing! We used it as a vehicle in our homecoming parades (one year we played against the local team - the yellow jackets!) So we decorated the the thing as injured (broken bandaged wing, bent stinger, bandages all over the vehicle,...) I was one of 4 who was flapping the wings. Oh, the memories 😊
I really miss the walkmans. Sure we have subscription music now that we can carry with us in our phones, but with the walkman, we didn't have to spend monthly for our music. Everything is pay recurrently for just about everything now days. I do not know that the convenience is worth it.
Honestly what l miss the most is how the ladies looked back then . They were more feminine. No tattoos or body piercing. Just girls with short and sassy hairdos like Dorothy Hamilton or long locks like Farrah. If you want to know what I mean just look at today's granny's when they were dancing at the disco text, roller skating , or just loitering around wondering what to do next the 50 60 and 70 year old ladies of today were lean lovely ladies in their youth. This 59 year old fella salutes all you ladies of that era. I have not forgotten!
You got that right!.. Back then the girls and women would actually care what they looked like,.. Now they wear big ugly glasses because they can’t be bothered with contact lenses, Pull their hair back in pony tails because it’s easy, put rings in their noses, tattoos on their faces and wear pajamas everywhere , Are fat and out of shape because eating good and exercising is just too hard, And then whine about not being able to find a good man!??
I LOVED Buc Wheat Flakes with "a snap of maple flavor!" I used to go through the box to find those shiny coated flakes and snack on them! I don't at all remember those Gerber Singles, but I can't imagine any adult liking feeling like they're eating baby food for grown ups! Haha! My brother used to get both MAD Magazine and National Lampoon and one joke he was always talking about from the latter was some excerpt about a guy's nightmare describing certain things and ending up with "....then I woke up and my girlfriend was fat..!"
On going out for fast-food: The menu boards were much more basic. A burger, fries & a milkshake. That was it. Now you've got a butt-load of numbers to choose from0n any given restaurant menu, which slows down the wait time.
I used to have a Walkman but I don't know what happened to it, now as for audio-tapes they're still around and have had a bit of a resurgence recently.
The 1970’s were far from perfect and by no means always a walk in the park. Primitive and archaic as the 1950’s in a way but they were fun and last easy carefree decade!
Humanity has really taken a huge tumble since the 1970's. We live in a fallen, evil, messed up, broken world. It's only going to get much worse. Let chaos reign.
I wouldn't be so sure. Humanity has always taken tumbles, but it has also risen up from the ashes and triumphed in victory. Even back then, the world was fallen, evil, messed up, and broken throughout history. But in those troublesome moments are moments of hope, joy, good, freedom, and solutions.
70s had more crime, poverty, war, global chaos, social unrest, and economic instability than today…by far! You’re remembering your youth when you weren’t aware of global events and comparing that with your adulthood.
BucWheats may have been made from buckwheat AND oats, but there's no such thing as buckwheat oats. They're two entirely different things. In. fact, buckwheat is biologically more closely related to rhubarb than it is to grains like oats
