Kooky Revelation of the Day

Griff · 01-26-2011, 07:55 PM

Kooky Revelation of the Day:
I have not and will not watch Ghostbusters because of my initial push-back against the horrific marketing blitz way back when. So now there is this one little cultural reference point of my generation, which I'm only aware of in a derivative way.

Your turn!

Flint · 01-26-2011, 08:07 PM

You are not a person. You cannot be a person anymore.

Griff · 01-26-2011, 08:10 PM

Thanks!

skysidhe · 01-26-2011, 08:14 PM

I want it live in the 70's. I want to go buy a Rush album and I want all of my friends to come over and listened to it on my turn table.

lol

Griff · 01-26-2011, 08:16 PM

That would be a great theme party. Bring your favorite vinyl.

skysidhe · 01-26-2011, 08:17 PM

oh yay! and goats and wide open spaces! I'd be in heaven. Minus the goats.

monster · 01-26-2011, 08:43 PM

My friend has entirely redone her 1972 house in 1970s style. Down to the orange kitchen, pleated tupperware, goldenrod,and harvest bathroom suites, owl and mushroom themed ornamentation, huge wooly rug tapestry things on the wall (in shades of brown, natch)....and and entire 70s closet for the entire family, including roller sneaker things. All furniture, board games... everything.

TheMercenary · 01-27-2011, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

My friend has entirely redone her 1972 house in 1970s style. Down to the orange kitchen, pleated tupperware, goldenrod,and harvest bathroom suites, owl and mushroom themed ornamentation, huge wooly rug tapestry things on the wall (in shades of brown, natch)....and and entire 70s closet for the entire family, including roller sneaker things. All furniture, board games... everything.

That is freaking crazy. Next time you go over get some pictures.

Pico and ME · 01-26-2011, 09:54 PM

I'm still not nostalgic for that part of the 70's. Don't think I ever will be.

skysidhe · 01-26-2011, 10:22 PM

We had a farm house. It looked like any other farm house, with white walls and french door to the sun room.

When my dad sold half the property he bought a double wide. It had green bathrooms. One large and one small bathroom off the master bedroom.It a swanky stand up shower. All three bedrooms had wood paneling. The wood paneling is the only thing I can think of garishly 70's, As for the green sinks. I've seen worse colors these days.

The living room had leather furniture and a round wood table and a wood buffet. The kitchen sink was green. We had a normal carpet, no woolly rugs, but I did see one once.

I was in everyone of my neighbors houses for years and years and never saw weird colors, or wallpaper. Maybe country folk don't get the latest fashions.

oh wait, I might have seen rodeo themed wallpaper in someones attic once. I never saw tupperwear though. Living with a bachelor dad with three kids we ate most everything so no need for leftovers. We only shopped once a month since it was quite a drive we just didn't go get more.

Funny thing is I live a couple of miles from where I grew up. Civilization isn't quite that far, but it is almost here, where I am with a little tiny mall type thing just down the road.

skysidhe · 01-26-2011, 10:32 PM

oh I know why! Out west, it takes so long to get the latest fashion, we were probably into the 80s before we knew what we were missing and thankful for it.

In the upper northwest, there were only two cities that mattered. That was Portland and Seattle. 31 years later,maybe we can add Eugene and a couple other cites in Washington.

monster · 01-26-2011, 10:34 PM

yup, she has the wood panelling. they're tapestries more than rugs, but my british born-in-1970 self has not the correct vocab for these monstrosities... wall hangings with big wooly loops.

Colors are orange, brown, gold and avocado. She's the 1972 expert. Does nothing by half. Other friends who are old enough to remember verify it as authentic. But they are sane enough to want to forget it....

wolf · 01-27-2011, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

yup, she has the wood panelling. they're tapestries more than rugs, but my british born-in-1970 self has not the correct vocab for these monstrosities... wall hangings with big wooly loops.

Colors are orange, brown, gold and avocado. She's the 1972 expert. Does nothing by half. Other friends who are old enough to remember verify it as authentic. But they are sane enough to want to forget it....

Wall hangings could be macrame, punch embroidery done with heavyweight rug yarn, or latch hook (although they would be merely shaggy, not loopy). Pictures would aid in identification. Are they just knotted bits of cord or is it loops coming out of some backing?

I'm surprised that there's no string art. The one of the owl was quite ubiquitous.

skysidhe · 01-26-2011, 10:52 PM

Someone paid good money to have wood paneling installed and not torn down.

monster · 01-26-2011, 10:55 PM

the 80s family before tried to cover it up, though...

01-26-2011, 07:55 PM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Kooky Revelation of the Day Kooky Revelation of the Day: I have not and will not watch Ghostbusters because of my initial push-back against the horrific marketing blitz way back when. So now there is this one little cultural reference point of my generation, which I'm only aware of in a derivative way. Your turn! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-26-2011, 08:07 PM	#2
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01-26-2011, 08:10 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Thanks! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-26-2011, 08:16 PM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	That would be a great theme party. Bring your favorite vinyl. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-26-2011, 08:43 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	My friend has entirely redone her 1972 house in 1970s style. Down to the orange kitchen, pleated tupperware, goldenrod,and harvest bathroom suites, owl and mushroom themed ornamentation, huge wooly rug tapestry things on the wall (in shades of brown, natch)....and and entire 70s closet for the entire family, including roller sneaker things. All furniture, board games... everything. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-26-2011, 08:14 PM	#4
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I want it live in the 70's. I want to go buy a Rush album and I want all of my friends to come over and listened to it on my turn table. lol

01-26-2011, 08:17 PM	#6
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	oh yay! and goats and wide open spaces! I'd be in heaven. Minus the goats.

01-26-2011, 09:54 PM	#9
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	I'm still not nostalgic for that part of the 70's. Don't think I ever will be.

01-26-2011, 10:22 PM	#10
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	We had a farm house. It looked like any other farm house, with white walls and french door to the sun room. When my dad sold half the property he bought a double wide. It had green bathrooms. One large and one small bathroom off the master bedroom.It a swanky stand up shower. All three bedrooms had wood paneling. The wood paneling is the only thing I can think of garishly 70's, As for the green sinks. I've seen worse colors these days. The living room had leather furniture and a round wood table and a wood buffet. The kitchen sink was green. We had a normal carpet, no woolly rugs, but I did see one once. I was in everyone of my neighbors houses for years and years and never saw weird colors, or wallpaper. Maybe country folk don't get the latest fashions. oh wait, I might have seen rodeo themed wallpaper in someones attic once. I never saw tupperwear though. Living with a bachelor dad with three kids we ate most everything so no need for leftovers. We only shopped once a month since it was quite a drive we just didn't go get more. Funny thing is I live a couple of miles from where I grew up. Civilization isn't quite that far, but it is almost here, where I am with a little tiny mall type thing just down the road.

01-26-2011, 10:32 PM	#11
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	oh I know why! Out west, it takes so long to get the latest fashion, we were probably into the 80s before we knew what we were missing and thankful for it. In the upper northwest, there were only two cities that mattered. That was Portland and Seattle. 31 years later,maybe we can add Eugene and a couple other cites in Washington.

01-26-2011, 10:34 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	yup, she has the wood panelling. they're tapestries more than rugs, but my british born-in-1970 self has not the correct vocab for these monstrosities... wall hangings with big wooly loops. Colors are orange, brown, gold and avocado. She's the 1972 expert. Does nothing by half. Other friends who are old enough to remember verify it as authentic. But they are sane enough to want to forget it.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-26-2011, 10:52 PM	#14
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Someone paid good money to have wood paneling installed and not torn down.

01-26-2011, 10:55 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	the 80s family before tried to cover it up, though... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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