Pop Culture Archive
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Air Guitar Fans Unite!
Posted on June 3, 2009 | No CommentsWhat is it about 70’s music that evokes seemingly mature men to spontaneously adopt a Fender air guitar stance amidst normally civil (yet like-minded) individuals – and women to shun... -
Who’s Your Favourite Character From The Future?
Posted on May 28, 2009 | No CommentsMeet George Jetson! His son Elroy . . . The celluloid and cartoon world is filled with characters from the future. Marvin The Martian, George Jetson, Luke Skywalker, James T.Kirk,... -
70′s fads
Posted on May 26, 2009 | 1 CommentFor some of us it was Mood Rings and Pukka Shell necklaces, others Pet Rocks or Sea Monkeys – but whatever your crime – the 70’s certainly had its fair... -
The Drive-In – whatever happened to . . .
Posted on May 25, 2009 | No CommentsStranded at the Drive-In . . . “Branded a Fool . . . “What will they say . . . “Monday at School . . . “ Ahhhhh – the... -
What’s your favourite board game?
Posted on May 24, 2009 | 4 CommentsAs kids – and when all other avenues were exhausted – we generally occupied ourselves by pulling out either Scrabble or Monopoly. OK, so we had a few other board games tucked... -
The Monkees
Posted on May 21, 2009 | 2 CommentsThe Monkees were the quinessential ‘manufacturerd’ pop quartet, assembled in LA during the mid 60’s – purportedly to combat the scourge of the British invasion by bands such as The... -
Seinfeld
Posted on May 12, 2009 | 4 CommentsWhat do the following have in common? “Just remember it’s not a lie if you believe it.” “He’s a male bimbo, he’s a mimbo!” “I’m disturbed, I’m depressed, I’m inadequate,... -
Pay Peanuts – Get Snoopy . . .
Posted on May 10, 2009 | 2 CommentsWith no offence to his owner – Charlie Brown – it’s a fair bet that amidst the multitude of Peanuts characters created by Charles Schultz – Snoopy is probably the... -
What’s Your Embarrassing Musical Secret?
Posted on April 30, 2009 | 8 CommentsWe all have em’ Tunes we secretly love – but are too embarrassed to admit to in mixed company. Hidden amongst the shelves of our album or CD collections they... -
Calling All Trekkies!
Posted on April 23, 2009 | 6 Comments“Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations — to... -
TV’s Favourite Dads
Posted on April 23, 2009 | 3 CommentsLast night, while getting my daily dose the Simpson’s – I found my mind wandering at right angles to the rest of the family – before proudly announcing that... -
80′s Kids TV
Posted on April 22, 2009 | 4 CommentsGo on – face it – the 80s was a scary place to be, especially as far as kids TV was concerned. It probably didn’t occur to you then –... -
Things I Have Learned From Movies
Posted on April 20, 2009 | No CommentsWhile in earnest discussion with a near and dear friend the subject of movies came to the fore. From Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to The Good, the Bad and the... -
Bald Guys We Love!
Posted on April 10, 2009 | 2 CommentsBehind every guy with hair is a bald man screaming to be let out! OK – perhaps not – but lets take a look at just a few of... -
70′s sitcoms
Posted on April 9, 2009 | 1 CommentWhile the 50′s and 60′s saw the birth of sitcoms such as I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners and Mr Ed – the 70′s certainly took television comedy to new highs... -
TV’s Sexiest Women
Posted on March 24, 2009 | 2 CommentsSelecting the sexiest women in TV history isn’t easy – it’s a job requiring a huge amount of dedication, research and frankly a fair bit of ‘eyeballing’. But someone’s gotta... -
70′s Album Art – Just for the Record!
Posted on March 23, 2009 | 2 CommentsBefore vinyl became fodder for the retro revolution- album covers were justifyable coming into their own as ‘art’. The 70′s in particular were a dynamic era in rock art where...
