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William Shatner Main Discussion - Were you cool in the 70's

britstarfan - Apr 14, 2008 - 09:39 PM
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Did you have things like this in your home,or wear clothes like this?

Look back and have a good laugh, at the cutting edge from the JC Penney catalogue of 1977

It was hard for those of us that were young in the 1970's ,just look at what we thought was cool,...Just look at the size of those belt loops Wink

This guy needs to give David Soul his "threads" back Laughing

And look at the suits guys were wearing,

That suit came with a matching bathroom set Wink

just check out the width of those lapels

And look at what was hip for the home in 1977, we call it " upholstery to old barrels"

Then maybe time for a round of golf, in this snazzy suit?

Ladies don't think that you escaped the fashion disasters Wink

And then it was time for bed... Laughing

so do you still think were you "cool" in the 70's...? Laughing

Johnny_Turbo - Apr 14, 2008 - 10:03 PM
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I don't know about cool, but I was a heck of a lot shorter in the 70's. Thanks to T.M.I., no one can call me half-pint anymore. Well, they can but it wouldn't be accurate.

We still have a left-over from the 70's around here. A store called, "Just Clogs".

windslipper - Apr 15, 2008 - 12:07 AM
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I remember wearing flannel shirts, my Bellbottoms, construction boots....and lots of Hair.....

D
Twisted Evil

Jami - Apr 15, 2008 - 12:08 AM
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I don't know, what did the cool babies wear in the years of 76, 77, 78, and 79?

And for the record, I've actually been looking at some of the women's fashion of the 70s - and while I don't like the patterns, a lot of the ways the clothing was cut is better then now. At least women's clothing - most of the time - actually looked like clothing for women.

TLor - Apr 15, 2008 - 03:44 AM
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I remember mini-skirts, granny dresses and hot pants.

T'Lor

littlestar - Apr 15, 2008 - 05:29 AM
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I was so cool...I didn't wear anything that resembled the catalogue wear...
and I was bopping around NottingHill Gate in '72...before it was Gentrified

angel - Apr 15, 2008 - 06:02 AM
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I had some powder-blue polester bell bottoms when I was a tyke. I did my best to ruin them by scooting around the tarmack of the playground on my knees. Wink

Never got any of those again!

AquinasWI - Apr 15, 2008 - 10:47 AM
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I was only around for half the 70s....but I'm pretty sure as a young'un I wore some swank attire.

Jami - Apr 15, 2008 - 12:01 PM
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I don't see what's so "uncool" about the 70s anyway. One of the world's greatest singers/songwriters came into fame in the 70s.

Though personally I think he's even better looking now then he was then. And an even better singer. His voice has really matured.

Cat - Apr 15, 2008 - 07:37 PM
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Oh my, it's been a while.....

I remember mini's, midi's and maxi's as far as dresses were concerned. Couldn't make it out of the house in a mini, but we gals use to wear belts we could roll part of the dress up in once we were out of our parents watchful eyes........ Wink

CaptLogan - Apr 15, 2008 - 08:33 PM
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UGH.... Just plain disgusting... Shocked

Claudia - Apr 16, 2008 - 12:18 AM
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Nope, just very unsecure like most teenagers and young adults!

morgram - Apr 16, 2008 - 01:26 PM
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I wasn`t anything in the 70s but a couch potato.....boy, did I hate the 70s.

Tina - Apr 16, 2008 - 07:02 PM
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I shiver when I look at those clothes. What were we thinking??? Chalk me down to the kid's clothes.

Cat - Apr 16, 2008 - 09:03 PM
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CaptLogan wrote:

UGH.... Just plain disgusting... Shocked

Nah, while most gals wore mini's up to their undies almost, my mom and dad (as well as a few of my friend's parents) wanted us to wear our skirts down to our knees. So, when possible, you wore a belt, so you could inch up the skirt an inch or two. Still longer than most of the gals by a long shot.

Claudia - Apr 17, 2008 - 04:32 AM
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And I was getting my heart broken......But then I found Prince Charming.......And he is still charming...to me anyway. Laughing

Johnny_Turbo - Apr 17, 2008 - 05:07 AM
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morgram wrote:

I wasn`t anything in the 70s but a couch potato.....boy, did I hate the 70s.

I don't believe that! A couch potato? In the 70's, you were probably running the 440 yard dash at 47 seconds flat! You can't hate a whole decade! Something cool must've happened to you!

Susie - Apr 17, 2008 - 01:16 PM
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I thought the seventies were pretty cool, but I was just a young teenager with no worries except homework. Does anyone remember leg-warmers, or were they from the eighties?

Tina - Apr 17, 2008 - 06:43 PM
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Susie wrote:

I thought the seventies were pretty cool, but I was just a young teenager with no worries except homework. Does anyone remember leg-warmers, or were they from the eighties?

They were from the 80s! I remember those!!

britstarfan - Apr 17, 2008 - 08:29 PM
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Not forgetting the 1970's bare chested, "Medallion men", as well Wink

Cat - Apr 17, 2008 - 08:32 PM
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britstarfan wrote:

Not forgetting the 1970's bare chested, "Medallion men", as well Wink

Aack! How I hated those gold chains.......... Wink

Spock1 - Apr 17, 2008 - 09:02 PM
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I had friends who totally lost that decade. Laughing

Johnny_Turbo - Apr 18, 2008 - 12:05 AM
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In the 70's in PA, everyone was into Lord Sutch. Lord Sutch this, Lord Sutch that, Hands of Jack the Ripper, Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends.

It was a Lord Sutch world for many of us. I think that's why we were all happy to see the Austin Powers movies. He stole his look and his Union Jack car from Lord Sutch!

morgram - Apr 21, 2008 - 09:49 AM
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Johnny_Turbo wrote:

morgram wrote:

I wasn`t anything in the 70s but a couch potato.....boy, did I hate the 70s.

I don't believe that! A couch potato? In the 70's, you were probably running the 440 yard dash at 47 seconds flat! You can't hate a whole decade! Something cool must've happened to you!

Well yes, after first being apolitical and actually rooting for Jimmy Carter in 1976 for no other reason than Ford was unpopular, I ultimately discovered conservatism and cast my first vote for Ronald Reagan in 1980.

angel - Apr 21, 2008 - 10:06 AM
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I could have sworn that you were a cradle conservative! My dad pressured me to being conservative and then about 10yrs ago HE switched to liberalism. Me and my siblings are still conservative. Funny how that worked out. Laughing

Mirizor - Apr 21, 2008 - 11:50 AM
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Me? Cool in the seventies? Laughing

I do remember this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmo3OP_V ... re=related

Was also into listening to Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, Steely Dan to name a few. That was a cool era for songs.

britstarfan - Apr 21, 2008 - 09:32 PM
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i think there were only a few cool people in the 1970's.One being,

check out that suit Wink

Mirizor - Apr 21, 2008 - 09:50 PM
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britstarfan wrote:

i think there were only a few cool people in the 1970's.One being,

check out that suit Wink

And didn't ya dig his shoes? Laughing

angel - Apr 22, 2008 - 12:09 AM
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Of course Brit would! Why wouldn't he? It's in accordance to the prophecy! Very Happy

morgram - Apr 22, 2008 - 11:52 AM
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angel wrote:

Logic and reason will eventually lead all fundamentally rational human beings to conservatism except dorks (like the guy in the picture) who lack the intellectual courage to ever question their own hastily drawn conclusions.

Mirizor - Apr 22, 2008 - 12:07 PM
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morgram wrote:

angel wrote:

Huh? Say what?

angel - Apr 22, 2008 - 06:55 PM
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I can understand that. But Michael J. Fox isn't his character. Just another parody of conservatism. Cool

He's the same age as my husband and just as short. I do feel pity for his Parkinson's condition. My great-aunt died from that. Sad