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Post by Guest Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:31 pm

I was 10 years old then.

Star Wars first came out, Everything was good... My Real family was alive.

Christmas was a event, I was happy.

The music was good, TV was good, People were different (they cared about each other).... Times really have changed SUX!!!

Technology has changed, now I can listen to my music on my computer instead of records or tapes...OR have my whole Movie collection on my computer also.

To me that is the ONLY good thing about these times, really nothing else is good.

What is your fond memories of 1977?

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Post by gettheminNOVEMBER Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:39 pm

I was only 3 but I do remember watching "land of the lost" and being scared. The T-Rex and the sleez-stax scared the crap out of me. Very Happy
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Post by Jobless_in_Ma Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:41 pm

I was also only 3 and honestly don't remember anything being that young really.

Yeah I know, dang youngins. Very Happy
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Post by mistermunster Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:13 pm

I was in Junior High, collecting comic books, listing to Rock music, No WORRIES, and NO money....but back then I WAS invincible, HAD all the time in the world, WITH ALL those BIG dreams. I'm still wondering what happened to all those. Guess it's that more behind than ahead now. Now I understand what all the OLDtimers back then were complaining about.
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Post by Guest Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:46 pm

Things were a lot more simple back then. I was only five in 1977. I remember Star Wars and Grease and the tv shows were the best! the brady bunch and in later years I remember watching Dallas and Falcon Crest with my Grammy. OH and the Smurfs! LOL

I also remember we were friendly with all our neighbors, never had to lock the doors. Didnt have to worry about having the latest technology like kids now a days. Boy do i feel old Crying or Very sad

Great idea for a thread by the way! Thanks!

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Post by Guest Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:50 pm

Oh and I think solid gold was in the 70's wasnt it?

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Post by mistermunster Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:33 am

Sick & Tired wrote:Oh and I think solid gold was in the 70's wasnt it?

yes
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Post by Guest Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:56 am

I was 21 and married in 1977! But as I remember, things weren't so great back then. I was finished with college and there were no jobs. I later retrained for clerical and bookkeeping through CETA. That was a very successful move on my part. IMO, that kind of program is what we need today!

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Post by 503Depressed Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:39 am

I was in 7th grade. Remember going to see the first Star Wars, and having to get home after it had iced down. There were 4 really big multi-screen movie houses in those days, and Star Wars premiered with those big searchlights and the line for the movie went around the theater despite the cold.
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Post by Guest Sun Apr 03, 2011 2:55 pm

503Depressed wrote:I was in 7th grade. Remember going to see the first Star Wars, and having to get home after it had iced down. There were 4 really big multi-screen movie houses in those days, and Star Wars premiered with those big searchlights and the line for the movie went around the theater despite the cold.

OMG, When my parents brought me to go see Star Wars back in 1977 the line was around the theater.... That was a event...

Even on Xmas I used to get really cool toys... Tobor the robot, that was a black robot with a clicker the you made it move...

Or I got a bright orange portable 8 track player and a tape of the star Wars music (I'm still into the Star Wars & Star Trek soundtracks to this day).

The toys were cooler back then, as was alot of things from that time was.

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Post by RookieCAF Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:25 pm

If I knew then, what I know now, *sigh*
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Post by Guest Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:27 pm

RookieCAF wrote:If I knew then, what I know now, *sigh*


That goes without saying..... pouty

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Post by gettheminNOVEMBER Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:34 pm

DesperateInRI wrote:
RookieCAF wrote:If I knew then, what I know now, *sigh*


That goes without saying..... pouty

I am inventing a time machine just give me a few more weeks. 121 Giga Watts. Where we are going we don't need roads. Ok this is from 1985 but a great movie! cheers
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Post by troycomic Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:07 pm

I was 5, and I knew then if I ate my veggies, kept honest, and worked hard I could have a fantastic future.

Never listen to a 5 year old.
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Post by Guest Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:34 pm

troycomic wrote:I was 5, and I knew then if I ate my veggies, kept honest, and worked hard I could have a fantastic future.

Never listen to a 5 year old.

lol! Sad, but funny!

Like Rookiecaf said, if we only knew then what we know now... Crying or Very sad

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Post by Jobless_in_Ma Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:42 pm

I think I remember having an Evil knievel jump set.
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Post by mistermunster Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:50 pm

Whats sad, is there was a world, BEFORE Star Wars that most have forgotten about. I'll suspect that in a distant time in the future, history will be written that the world was created in 1977 because of this. Mark my words.......I'm not kidding affraid Dates will read June 23 1975 BSW and Apr 3. 2011 ASW.......I'm not kidding, people take this series of films WAY too serious.
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Post by mistermunster Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:54 pm

Jobless_in_Ma wrote:I think I remember having an Evil knievel jump set.

yup, The Evil Knievel jump cycle by Ideal toys. You rev the handle on the power crank too hard and you strip the gears. All that crappy plastic was coming out of China even then.
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Post by Guest Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:03 pm

when did Atari come out? I remember getting it for xmas one year and merlin too. lol

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Post by mistermunster Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:09 pm

Sick & Tired wrote:when did Atari come out? I remember getting it for xmas one year and merlin too. lol

Well Atari Pong for home came out in 1976, Merlin was a 1978 game. Ah yes the world before PONG, Mostly Pinball Machines then. Good Old Pinball Wizards!!!!


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Post by Jobless_in_Ma Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:10 pm

mistermunster wrote:
Jobless_in_Ma wrote:I think I remember having an Evil knievel jump set.

yup, The Evil Knievel jump cycle by Ideal toys. You rev the handle on the power crank too hard and you strip the gears. All that crappy plastic was coming out of China even then.

Thats exactly what it was too!!
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Post by mistermunster Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:18 pm

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Jobless_in_Ma wrote:I think I remember having an Evil knievel jump set.

yup, The Evil Knievel jump cycle by Ideal toys. You rev the handle on the power crank too hard and you strip the gears. All that crappy plastic was coming out of China even then.

Thats exactly what it was too!!

at the time all that stuff in the 70's was stamped made in Hong Kong, some Taiwan. In the 60's all toys were stamped made in Japan...and to say thats was the TOUGH stuff. Good quality compared to the 70's toys. All that stuff is brittle and over time melts. Lots of early 70's toys developed melt marks....you can see this in stuff from Mattel and Hasbro for sure.
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Post by nfpexec Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:22 pm

I graduated high school and started at a college I despised. I was moody and angry and a typical teenager. I ran up my first phone bill at college and got bawled out by my father. I spent money as quickly as I received it and couldnt imagine life at 30 much less 50. I was all bell bottoms and platforms.
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Post by gettheminNOVEMBER Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:28 pm

Jobless_in_Ma wrote:1977 for Atari 2600!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600

Hell ya, I had one of those. cheers
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