Does anyone remember a website a few years back that would post scans of crafts and recipe books from the 50's-70's for the sole purpose of making fun of them for being horrible? I think it had "Lavender" in the name somewhere? It might be still going. It was a huge site with a lot of different sections of content and all of it was really funny. [more inside]
posted by amethysts on Nov 2, 2009 - 9 answers

Was there a measured increase in drug addiction due to the hippie movement? What were the drug addiction rates like in the 1950's compared to the 60's and 70's. Are there any resources that have historical data on addiction rates and the particular substances popular at the time? [more inside]
posted by TheJoven on Oct 25, 2009 - 14 answers

What is a good book to read about late 60s early 70s England? Non-fiction preferred but well-researched fiction is fine too. [more inside]
posted by AbsoluteDestiny on Oct 10, 2009 - 14 answers

I am looking for music that evokes the spirit of nostalgic, 70s-80s-era, variety show, Saturday morning cartoon, vintage game show-style aesthetics, like The Go! Team or...umm -- well, anything that sounds like TG!T really, then.
posted by Christ, what an asshole on Sep 15, 2009 - 9 answers

Help identify a music video I recently saw on MTV Europe...70s style video with a female lead singer and a banjo? [more inside]
posted by ciocarlia on Aug 25, 2009 - 5 answers

Were you a Jewish kid in the 70s/80s? Remember those t-shirts with the drawing of the sabra cactus wearing that funny Israeli hat? [more inside]
posted by AnyGuelmann on Aug 17, 2009 - 5 answers

Trying to remember the name of a TV show from my adolescence (1974 - 1981). It was an office drama in which sex roles were reversed. Women had all the power; women were the bosses, made the money, etc. Men were in support positions and were sex objects. The show was syndicated, and, in Boston, at least, was on a UHF station. Any ideas?
posted by hworth on Aug 17, 2009 - 4 answers

70s style character intro freeze-framey thingie? [more inside]
posted by drjimmy11 on May 16, 2009 - 7 answers

In which you help me to compile the greatest Sunny 70s AM Radio Playlist The World Has Ever Known. [more inside]
posted by Senor Cardgage on May 12, 2009 - 55 answers

Does anyone remember Hoffy papers? Obscure elementary-school learning machine memory (pre-1980 edition) ... [more inside]
posted by rikschell on Apr 30, 2009 - 2 answers

Im sort of a 70's nostalgia head, and as such would love to find some audio (format not important) of 70s radio broadcasts, commericals and all. [more inside]
posted by Senor Cardgage on Apr 25, 2009 - 6 answers

Where can I find out what life was like in the 1960s and 1970s? [more inside]
posted by gadha on Mar 26, 2009 - 19 answers

Why does Uncle Tom say: Only YOU Can Prevent Ghetto Fires? [more inside]
posted by ezekieldas on Jan 19, 2009 - 10 answers

When I was a kid (in the early 70s), this baffling "riddle" was all the rage in the schoolyard: A: "Guess what?" B: "What?" A: "THAT'S what!" I thought this was a quirky but of Southern Indiana nonsense, but my wife -- who hails from Alabama -- also remembers it from her youth. What does it mean? What's its origin? [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Sep 9, 2008 - 53 answers

Help me find a movie - It might have been a made-for-TV movie, probably in the early 70s. [more inside]
posted by An Infinity Of Monkeys on Aug 18, 2008 - 6 answers

What are some good 70's and 80's songs suitable for playing in a pharmacy? My father owns a family pharmacy and we have an iPod with nice 70's and 80's songs set to play for the customers. Can you tell me some that I can add to the playlist? Remember nice calm easy listening ones are best, and no dirty or bad songs about dying etc.. To get an idea of some of the songs I have here's a link to the playlist so far. Specific songs are great, but I will also take artists. Try not to give duplicates. If 10 people give 10 songs that's 100 new songs! Thanks!
posted by ptsampras14 on Aug 18, 2008 - 34 answers

What is the font used by Pylon on all their records and singles and everything else? You know, this one. [more inside]
posted by activitystory on Jun 8, 2008 - 5 answers

What is this machine glimpsed in the 1978 movie "Up in Smoke"? [more inside]
posted by Mitheral on Apr 16, 2008 - 13 answers

How do I set the memory on a 70's mechanical tuner car radio? [more inside]
posted by yetanother on Apr 6, 2008 - 5 answers

I am trying to find the title of this film I remember scantily from my childhood. I do remember belly-laughing at this film when I was a kid, but can't remember for the life of me more than just a few details. Here's what I know (or think I remember)... [more inside]
posted by jspierre on Mar 22, 2008 - 5 answers

If I was a teenager in the 70s, what style of martial art would have seemed the most badass to me? And why?
posted by Astro Zombie on Feb 9, 2008 - 28 answers

Why are films from the 70s so grainy? [more inside]
posted by eschatfische on Jan 5, 2008 - 7 answers

Trying to remember an animated film from late 70s, early 80s. I saw it in 5th grade classroom 1983. All I can remember is a musical song sequence where kids are in a forest (or bog) and are being chased/haunted by the spirits of the forest (or maybe one particular spirit?) the song is catchy and I think the chorus has the word "Who?" sung as if it was the sound a ghost makes. I think the movie might have had a slight pro-environment message as well.
posted by robotdog on Dec 29, 2007 - 2 answers

Song goes something like "babbbyyy letsss groooveee" [more inside]
posted by aleahey on Nov 18, 2007 - 12 answers

What's the name of this late 70s/early 80s low budget scifi movie? [more inside]
posted by Tacodog on Aug 3, 2007 - 6 answers

Should I get Rhino's Have a Nice Decade: The '70s Pop Culture Box or the individual Have a Nice Day CDs? [more inside]
posted by kirkaracha on Jun 16, 2007 - 4 answers

So there's this movie that I saw when I was a kid, but don't know what it was called... [more inside]
posted by kisch mokusch on Apr 2, 2007 - 4 answers

SongIdentificationFilter: This song would be well suited to a slow motion lovers-into-each-others-arms scene. [more inside]
posted by phrontist on Mar 19, 2007 - 9 answers

Help me find yet another vaguely remembered horror movie from the 70s. [more inside]
posted by jbickers on Feb 26, 2007 - 13 answers

Neil nerds: does anyone know if there's a live performance of The Old Laughing Lady out there (and available on CD or MP3) with banjo rather than guitar, as in this clip?
posted by Mocata on Feb 10, 2007 - 1 answer

Please help me find dressy bessy's little brother. [more inside]
posted by dial-tone on Dec 27, 2006 - 7 answers

Okay, yet another guy looking for the name of a TV show from the 70s. It was kinda like the Muppets, had a laugh track and musical sequences, set in a woodsy town. There was an owl who brewed up potions, a teenage band of bees who fly in the title sequence, an antagonistic, aristocratic lady with a pointy nose, lots of psychedelic sequences, etc. [more inside]
posted by wavejumper on Sep 14, 2006 - 5 answers

In the late 70s or early 80s, I watched a movie, probably on network television, which was called something like, "The Last V8" or "The Last of the V8s". Help me find it! [more inside]
posted by tomierna on Aug 12, 2006 - 7 answers

I'm trying to help my brother remember the name of a late '70s or early '80s detective(?) TV show. [more inside]
posted by rjt on Jul 23, 2006 - 10 answers

Puzzle Filter: Looking for any information about a puzzle I saw in the late 70's (?). As a kid I saw an explanation of a jigsaw puzzle that was distributed in a velvet bag, on a TV show (That's Incredible! maybe, or 60 Minutes). The jigsaw pieces had a code written with numbers on both sides of the puzzle pieces (white numbers on black background?). [more inside]
posted by unceman on Jun 29, 2006 - 4 answers

How did "classic" arcade displays evolve? [more inside]
posted by Mr. Six on Jun 4, 2006 - 14 answers

Help a geek find a long-lost favorite childhood storybook/gadget. [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on May 27, 2006 - 4 answers

ScifiBookFilter: My uncle has been trying to figure out this novel he read around the 70s. [more inside]
posted by Lockeownzj00 on May 22, 2006 - 3 answers

My friends and I are throwing a large, time-travel themed dance party. I need recommendations for funk, soul, and R&B to play during the 50s, 60s, and 70s, as I'm deeply asea in this area. [more inside]
posted by deafmute on May 9, 2006 - 16 answers

I'm trying to remember the name of a trippy science fiction book from the 70s, I think. [more inside]
posted by Dag Maggot on Jan 26, 2006 - 16 answers

Did I dream this, or did there exist a Barbie-esque doll in the 70s whose breasts would grow when you windmilled her arm?
posted by tristeza on Aug 12, 2005 - 14 answers

On behalf of a coworker, I have another "help me remember" question. This one involves a film from the early seventies. [more inside]
posted by mmcg on Jul 12, 2005 - 4 answers

Please help me find a toy of sorts from the 70s. I think it was called CarTalk -- a handheld flip sign that provided hours of fun while driving the interstates on summer vacations. As I recall, it was an oval-shaped paddle with messages on a spiral binder like: "Hello" and "I think you're cute," as well as some other goofy inspirations for fellow highway travelers. Let me know if you have more information or if you know where to get one.
posted by swamperro on Jul 12, 2005 - 9 answers

What interesting things did people do with "big iron" computers in the late '70s and early '80s that is not generally well known, but could be useful to modern computer users? [more inside]
posted by b1tr0t on Jun 30, 2005 - 25 answers

Help Identify a Hip-Hop Sample. The artist is MF Doom, the album is MM...Food?, the track is "Kookies" (Amazon link; listen to track 15). I'm fairly sure it's from Sesame Street (or some other children's show, circa 1970s) -- if not the main theme, than an outro or something else. [more inside]
posted by kmel on Apr 30, 2005 - 12 answers

Favorite 70s/funk songs? Looking to shake up my MP3 collection.
posted by Aaorn on Jun 27, 2004 - 17 answers

Prog Rockers? It's safe to come out... even if only for a couple minutes. That's it, c'mon. I'm looking for people's opinions when it comes to "desert island" must-have progressive rock album classics from the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Can you recommend a few?
posted by Witty on Jun 22, 2004 - 35 answers