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To Sir Henry, and to his children.
Yes, he was a great guy and a very important part of this site. I know he would want us to not stay sad. So I'm doing my best. The first 10 months were the hardest for me. Having a celebration of Greg/SirHenry in November helped me a lot. I hope it was helpful for others. I do feel his spirit lives on (somewhere, I don't know where specifically ...) and I keep him in my heart along with my one other dear friend who has passed away. I'm thinking of his children, too. A long healing process, but I do know they are with family members, so we can assume they are continuing to get the love and support they need.
I think he would want us to follow our passions in life and keep on keepin' on. But Greg, a true rocker all his life, would say (for sure): "Rock on!"
\m/
London Calling by The Clash
From wikipedia:
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, dub, funk, and rockabilly. For most of their recording career the Clash consisted of Joe Strummer (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Mick Jones (lead guitar, vocals), Paul Simonon (bass guitar, vocals) and Nicky "Topper" Headon (drums, percussion). Headon left the group in 1982, and internal friction led to Jones' departure the following year. The group continued with new members, but finally disbanded in early 1986.
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Critic Sean Egan summarised what made them exceptional by writing, "They were a group whose music was, and is, special to their audience because that music insisted on addressing the conditions of poverty, petty injustice, and mundane life experienced by the people who bought their records. Moreover, although their rebel stances were often no more than posturing, from The Clash’s stubborn principles came a fundamental change in the perception of what is possible in the music industry, from subject matter to authenticity to quality control to price ceilings."
Yes, we are moving on to the 80s in 2 more days.
I know, @chrisisall, it was very welcome to hear that song in DAD; I just wish it had been even longer.
I'll go see if I can find similar for the UK. (People from other countries, feel free to chime in, too). :)
And I'm also going list now some BOOKS FROM the 70's:
(info mostly from internet, with some of my own comments)
Roots – This 1976 book by Alex Haley, for which the subtitle was “The Saga of an American Family”, tells the story of Haley’s African-American family, with a young African man named Kunta Kinte, who was sold into slavery in the American South. It became the must-read of the decade.
Love Story – This story is a 1970 romance novel by American writer Erich Segal. The book's origins lay in a screenplay that Segal wrote for Paramount Pictures (the film came out in December 1970). Paramount requested that Segal adapt the story into novel form as a preview of sorts for the film. The novel was released on February 14, 1970, Valentine's Day. Both film and novel were very successful.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Released in 1972, Richard Bach’s book is best classified as a fable. The story is told through the eyes of a seagull that is learning about life in his quest to fly. Most proponents of the book touted its deep spiritual meaning and it was often found among the self-help books. It remained on the best seller list for 38 weeks and later became a feature film.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - This is a 1974 spy novel by British author John le Carré, featuring George Smiley. Smiley is a taciturn, middle-aged intelligence officer who has been forced into retirement. He is recalled to hunt down a Soviet mole in the "Circus", the highest echelon of the British Secret Intelligence Service.
Watership Down – This is one of many books of the decade that took on the subject of tyranny vs. freedom. An allegory, like Orwell’s Animal Farm, Watership Down was written by Englishman Richard Adams, who maintained that the book was based on simple stories he used to tell his daughters.
Carrie – This 1974 novel about a girl who uses her telekinetic powers to torture those who tease her would be the first major hit for horror genre genius, Stephen King.
The Shining - Published in 1977, it is King's third published novel and first hardback bestseller, and the success of the book firmly established King as a preeminent author in the horror genre. The setting and characters are influenced by King's personal experiences, including both his visit to The Stanley Hotel in 1974 and his recovery from alcoholism. The novel was followed by a sequel, Doctor Sleep, published in 2013.
Ragtime – E.L. Doctorow’s 1975 novel is a work of historic fiction set in turn-of-the-century New York City. It addresses several controversial subjects. Twenty years later, it became a notable Broadway musical.
All the President’s Men and The Final Days – These two non-fiction books by Washington Post writers Woodward and Bernstein documented the Watergate scandal and the downfall of President Richard Nixon, respectively. Both were huge hits.
The Right Stuff – is a 1979 book by Tom Wolfe about the pilots engaged in U.S. postwar experiments with experimental rocket-powered, high-speed aircraft as well as documenting the stories of the first Project Mercury astronauts selected for the NASA space program. The Right Stuff is based on extensive research by Wolfe, who interviewed test pilots, the astronauts and their wives, among others. The story contrasts the "Mercury Seven" and their families with test pilots such as Chuck Yeager, who was considered by many contemporaries as the best of them all, but who was never selected as an astronaut.
Shōgun - This is a 1975 novel by James Clavell. It is the first novel of the author's Asian Saga. A major bestseller, by 1990 the book had sold 15 million copies worldwide. Beginning in feudal Japan some months before the critical Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Shōgun gives an account of the rise of the daimyo "Toranaga" (based upon the actual Tokugawa Ieyasu). Toranaga's rise to the Shogunate is seen through the eyes of the English sailor John Blackthorne, called Anjin ("Pilot") by the Japanese, whose fictional heroics are loosely based on the historical exploits of William Adams. The highly successful miniseries was in 1980.
(note: I'm not including notable famous deaths)
70's Highlights:
Global -
~ Terrorism entered sports with the massacre of 11 Israel athletes (including coaches) by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
~ Greenpeace was established.
~ OPEC oil crisis affects many countries.
~ Smaller, more fuel efficient Japanese cars became more and more popular.
~ In South Africa, riots in Soweto marked the beginning of the end of apartheid.
~ Sweden is the first country in the world to recognize the effect of aerosol sprays on the Ozone Layer and bans the sale of them.
~ Created by Tomohiro Nishikado in Japan, Space Invaders arcade video game sweeps the world. (Atari makes a huge leap with those games, but that is in 1980.)
~ Sony (also Japan) gives the world the Walkman (originally about $200).
~ Following the return of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Iran becomes an Islamic Republic, and 63 Americans are taken hostage in the American Embassy in Tehran in November 1979.
In the U.S.A. -
~ Vote is lowered to age 18.
~ Drinking age in many states lowered (Florida's was 18).
~ Viet Nam War ended.
~ Watergate developed, grew, and finally steamrolled over President Nixon, causing his resignation.
~ Jimmy Carter becomes president and Chevy Chase found a gag that lasted.
~ Bill Gates and Paul Allen create the company Microsoft.
~ Apple company is created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
~ Women's rights gain major grounds and fuel lots of arguments.
~ Video recorders became more widespread; the battle between Betamax and VHS rages.
~ The precursor to the GPS system in use today is started by US Department of defense
~The first cellular phone is developed in Illinois.
In the U.K. (please add to this ...)
~ Change to decimilisation in 1971
~ Britain and France together bring the world the uniquely shaped and glamorous supersonic Condorde, cutting transatlantic time to 3 1/2 hours.
~ George Best rocked the soccer world and was golden with Manchester United.
~ DNA "fingerprinting" invented in Britain by Alec John Jeffreys.
~ Glam rock/punk rock ... we'v already covered some of the very influential and popular music from the UK.
~ For the first time in history in 1979 a woman, Margaret Thatcher, is elected Prime minister in the UK.
Also just a note re: SirHenry. Can't believe it's a year since we had the awful news of his passing, but I'm sure he'd be happy with the way this thread is going and all the hard work put in by @4EverBonded, many thanks @4Ever, I think I speak for all of us who enjoy this thread. Long may it last.
I wish I had more of an idea of what is missing for the 70's from other countries, including the UK. Anyway, I found some UK TV commercials: :)
I need everybody's help when looking at timelines and highlights from decades.
Also, didn't Norway discover their oil reserves in the early 70's?
I saw they were having those concerts and I would have bet big money you were going, @Birdleson. Enjoy your time with them! :)>-
Discovered in the 60s, exploited from the 70s.
Well it would take just a couple of months into the eighties before I'd see the light of day, but I have read Jonathan Livingstone Seagull and it has had a profound effect on my life. I guess that's because there's somewhere this little aviator living in me. Watership Down as a cartoon movie gave me nightmares as a kid. They were so strong the film still scares me. Read Le Carré as well, but that's years later. Tinker Tailor made me think he was a fantastic writer. His later work however, I like less and less.
The seventies in The Netherlands were a very important period, as they found huge oil and gas reserves in the north of the country and out on the North Sea. That was also the start of our welfare state, which was so convenient we're just finding out we can't keep it up anymore as both oil and gas are running out and one northern province has earthquakes now because of the gas winnings.
So in the meantime, here is a sampling of music - just a bit, in maybe a couple of different posts from me - from the 70's, including a genre I was not personally too fond of. But here we go ... (trying to pick ones I did at least enjoy ...) ;)
:)>-
Different music a bit later. :D
Tiny Dancer
Brown Sugar
Born to Run
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheep
So much music, and such a wide variety of music this decade; but I'll just post only 2 more tonight (I promise).
Anyone else want to share music from the 70s, please go right ahead.
Cheers!
Bob Marley - Exodus
Marc Bolan/T Rex - Cosmic Dancer
:x
So back off Boogaloo, we'll be checking out the 80's in about 10 hours. ;;)
Any last comments, thoughts, or posting of 70's music - please feel free.
All righty then - here we dive into the 80's.
I won't have as much to add personally, so please join in those of you grew up in the 80's. :)
1980's gave us, among other things:
U.S.A.
- President Reagan (1980 till 1989)
- boycott of USSR Olympics
- the Space Shuttle
- the first woman Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor
- the Iran Contra scandal
- release of US hostages in Iran (were held 444 days)
- CNN began broadcasting
- Dallas and Dynasty (and oversized shoulder pad fashion)
- Flashdance (more on films later; this also gave us ripped workout clothes as a trend)
- Willie Nelson organized the first Farm Aid concert
- Windows program developed by Microsoft
- the Challenger space shuttle exploded
U.K.
- Margaret Thatcher's era
- Torvill and Dean's magnificent, for the ages, Olympic performances
- miners strike
- Prince Charles married Diana Spencer
- the Falkland War
- the Hillsborough soccer tragedy
- Blackadder
- Spitting Image
- Dr. Who (forever ... fits any decade)
- Adrian Mole (more on that when I list some books ...)
Global:
- the collapse of the Berlin Wall
- first Game Boy from Nintendo
- Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, etc.
- Tienanmen Square Massacre
- Prozac entered the prescription drug market
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- breakdancing
Music:
- I want my MTV!!!! (And I got it.) ;)
- Band Aid concert "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
- "We are the World" concert (USA for Africa)
- David Bowie, The Police, Van Halen, Dire Straits, Bruce Springsteen, The Clash, Heart, Pat Benatar, Motley Crue, Metallica, U2, Cyndi Lauper, Blondie, Phil Collins, Prince's Purple Rain, Michael Jackson's Thriller, INXS, Sade, Simple Minds, Wham!, Duran Duran, Culture Club, Depeche Mode, The Cure, The Pet Show Boys, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Kate Bush, Morrissey, AC/DC was Back in Black, Guns N Roses, Run DMC met Aerosmith, Talking Heads, Tone Loc, Whitney Houston, Bon Jovi, and yeah, Madonna.
Plus many more I cannot think of just now.
Films and books will be listed later by me, but please do join in with anything you'd like to mention or discuss about that colorful decade the 1980s.
Cheers!