That 70's thread

[pharro]

My first board was made out of wood. Very limited handling capacities that one. No doubt some Sk8ter Boi would probably give me a squillion for it now.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

You just reminded me of the worst thing I ever did in the 70s - my hippy cousin gave me his skateboard... made of wood, about 3 ft long and with chalky wheels. Of course all my friends had flexible plastic Condor boards that were less than 2 ft long and with red polyurethane wheels. So I sawed the timber deck and one by one replaced all the chalk wheels with the red rubber crap. Imagine what one of those original late 60s boards would be worth.

 

[sherrinorburley]

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All great show's and cartoons TOD.

Probably made in the late 60's, we got Land Of The Giants in Australia mid-seventies, as well as Time Tunnel. Nearly as much fun as Scooby-Doo.

 

[The Other Dean]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

You just reminded me of the worst thing I ever did in the 70s - my hippy cousin gave me his skateboard... made of wood, about 3 ft long and with chalky wheels. Of course all my friends had flexible plastic Condor boards that were less than 2 ft long and with red polyurethane wheels. So I sawed the timber deck and one by one replaced all the chalk wheels with the red rubber crap. Imagine what one of those original late 60s boards would be worth.

Those chalk-ified wheels weren't exactly the slickest, smoothest ride. What the hell were they thinking ?

And.....Condor !! Thank you for remembering the name of those little plastic demons.

*unconsciously grabs forearm that I broke as a 7-year old*

 

[The Other Dean]

All great show's and cartoons TOD.

Probably made in the late 60's, we got Land Of The Giants in Australia mid-seventies, as well as Time Tunnel. Nearly as much fun as Scooby-Doo.

Yeah, I remember Time Tunnel (and their oh-so-high-tech portrayal of time travel).

Big Land Of The Giants fan........safety pins as grappling hooks !! Awesome !!

 

[Kangalicious]

OMG - Bob Santamaria - yep unfortunately. All the parents lurved him so as a kid i had to suffer listening to him rabbit on.

Went to Uni with his grandson. Nice bloke. Slightly scary . . .

 

[pharro]

Went to Uni with his grandson. Nice bloke. Slightly scary . . .

We called the old bloke Noddy. Amazing to meet this funny little man with hsi absurd views and then learn that he almost single handedly kept Menzies in power and the ALP in the crapper with his commie-bashing DLP shenanigans.

 

[Kangalicious]

We called the old bloke Noddy. Amazing to meet this funny little man with hsi absurd views and then learn that he almost single handedly kept Menzies in power and the ALP in the crapper with his commie-bashing DLP shenanigans.

Yep - there's something else that disappeared with the 70s - ALP national conferences with BIFF.

 

[pharro]

Those chalk-ified wheels weren't exactly the slickest, smoothest ride. What the hell were they thinking ?

And.....Condor !! Thank you for remembering the name of those little plastic demons.

*unconsciously grabs forearm that I broke as a 7-year old*

Yes the chalkies could be scary especially when you were being towed by a mate on a bike and the open bearings let go all over the road, throwing a wheel. Of course we didn't have helmets or knee or elbow pads. And it's not like I learnt my lesson after the first stack. Had to crash 3 or 4 times to give up that towing caper. Sometimes I wonder how I made it out of Noble Park alive.

 

[pharro]

I'll bet pharro doesn't have one of these (The suit, not the kid)

Sadly, that's a bet you would lose my friend. Pictures in the late bulletin.

 

[Woodson]

Was into T-Rex, Ramones etc in the seventies, wasn't until years later found the Stooges & the New York Dolls. Love em as much as the Stones....

New York Dolls - Looking For A Kiss...73'

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I'll raise you Vincent Damon Furnier who is still going strong and
the legacy of his 70's dominance is reflected in his set list night after night.

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Due to release his first double CD this year.

 

[sherrinorburley]

I'll raise you Vincent Damon Furnier who is still going strong and
the legacy of his 70's dominance is reflected in his set list night after night.

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Due to release his first double CD this year.

Good call, love early Alice.

Like to reraise the revamped New York Dolls of 2 years ago, albiet with only 2 original members remaining.....and slightly off the seventies (Nearly their age) theme with the Dolls reminiscing 10,000 years ago, 70's spirit intact.

New York Dolls-Dance Like A Monkey...

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[sherrinorburley]

One of my all time favourite bands is the Flamin Groovies...
Like so many from different times/eras found them mid-80's

Flamin Groovies-Teenage Head...71

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Flamin Groovies-Slow Death...73

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[The Other Dean]

One of my all time favourite bands is the Flamin Groovies...
Like so many from different times/eras found them mid-80's

Flamin Groovies-Teenage Head...71

Flamin Groovies-Slow Death...73

Brilliant call.

They actually formed in the 60's but, man, what a band.

Awesome, sob.

 

[Woodson]

One of my Fav. cop shows of the 70's was dis one..

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Met Jason's dad in the Birdcage @ MCup 2000.. same day Jimoen was high as a kite and Jack 'pigs Arse' Elliott called me a 'road scoller'

 

[mark73]

Some of the best from the late 70's;

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[The Filth Wizard]

Met Jason's dad in the Birdcage @ MCup 2000.. same day Jimoen was high as a kite and Jack 'pigs Arse' Elliott called me a 'road scoller'

Rhodes Scholar?

It means he thought you were a dumb shit

 

[mark73]

Not a well known supergroup per se, but this outfit had some of the best talent around in the latter 70's and included probably the greatest drummer ever in Steve Gadd and a Hendrix like innovator of effects in the pianist the late Richard Tee. Not to mention some great sessionists like the late Eric Gale and Chris Parker Very bluesy/jazzy, so not everyone's personal taste. The group was called Stuff.

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[mark73]

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[mark73]

They kinda reformed in the late 80's under the name of The Gadd Gang (not to be confused with the Carlton Crew). A bit like a jazzier version of Toto. They were a group of some of the better session players at the time who decided to form a band.

Well, thats my take on it anyway.

 

[The Teflon Dean]

Those chalk-ified wheels weren't exactly the slickest, smoothest ride. What the hell were they thinking ?

And.....Condor !! Thank you for remembering the name of those little plastic demons.

I actually graduated to a fibreglass Golden Breed board with poly wheels and Chicago trucks and I used to run with Melbournes version of The Lords of Dogtown for a while there.

*unconsciously grabs forearm that I broke as a 7-year old*

WOW, uncanny, smashing my left forearm to pieces actually put paid to my skateboarding days, well that, peer group pressure (little sharpies don't skate) and my first serious introduction to beer.

As for the break, I managed to make the letter V between my left elbow and wrist. It has never really healed properly.

 

[The Teflon Dean]

Some really great stuff in this thread people.

I'll raise you Vincent Damon Furnier who is still going strong and
the legacy of his 70's dominance is reflected in his set list night after night.

[youtube]wIlj9DVpvD8&hl[/youtube]

Due to release his first double CD this year.

Welcome to my Nightmare is an unappreciated classic, IMO.

In 1973 Stevie Wonder releases Innervisions.

Higher Ground.

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Living for the City.

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[The Other Dean]

....little sharpies don't skate.....

If you mean this literally - as in, you were a Sharp - then I'll be sending you a PM. I'm half-way through writing a book on the Thomastown Sharps (and Sharp gangs in general). Over the last 6 or so months I've managed to track down and interview most of the core members of the gang. They've given me full acess to all their photos, too. Just writing up their stories now. I'm happy to count the famous "Bowie" as a good friend these days.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Some really great stuff in this thread people.

Welcome to my Nightmare is an unappreciated classic, IMO.

Couldn't agree more, Teflon - what an album!

This is one track I always liked, although at the same time was always a bit disturbed by it. I suppose it's lines like "I'll put some pennies on my eyes, and it will go away ...". Anyway, here's Steven (live version, couldn't find an official clip; in fact don't think I ever saw one):

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[The Teflon Dean]

If you mean this literally - as in, you were a Sharp - then I'll be sending you a PM. I'm half-way through writing a book on the Thomastown Sharps (and Sharp gangs in general).

I was a tacker that knew a few of the MSM, West Road Sharps, Olsen Place lads in Broady, but I was a lot younger than most of these guys and would have been considered a mascot.

You should get some intense stories from these people as they would make any of the modern day street gangs shit their pants. I can only imagine what the modern day media would make of them.

Heidelberg Sharps were probably the most notorious, with The Melbourne and Thomastown Sharps forming the largest gangs.

Very. Violent. Individuals.

I was at the 1980 AC-DC Back in Black concert with a whole crew of people when a whole swarm of Thomastown Sharps came over the rise and surrounded us. I mean, there must have been 300 of them. Anyway, one bloke walks up to a well known "street" person that was with us, opens up an ankle length duffel coat concealing two sawn down shot guns and tells us that they don't want any problems tonight.

They didn't have a problem.

Over the last 6 or so months I've managed to track down and interview most of the core members of the gang. They've given me full acess to all their photos, too. Just writing up their stories now. I'm happy to count the famous "Bowie" as a good friend these days.

Shane(sic) Bowie? He was leader of the Oak Park Boot Boys. A very flambouyant individual.

I believe Greg Mcainish (Skyhooks) did a doco on quite a few of the Sharp sets and there is a brilliant doco you can pick up at JB on photographer Carol Jerrems who had a fascination with the Sharpie gangs and photodocumented heaps of stuff on them. Check her out.

http://www.abc.net.au/programsales/s1455311.htm

Hope this helps.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Alice Cooper.

Awesome.

'The Beast of...' is what I refer to as my 'going through puberty album'.

Circa 1994.