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re: What was life like in the 1970s as an adult

Posted on 8/26/18 at 7:27 pm to
Posted by Purina
Member since Sep 2017
408 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 7:27 pm to
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Was it because they crashed


I don't think so. That was later, on their way to BR, I believe.
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
22344 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 7:36 pm to
In 95 if you were over 18 there was a smoking section for students. Teachers smoked their arse off in the teachers lounge.
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
40888 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 7:53 pm to
We had a female teacher that rode a motorcycle to school. She was considered to be quite a rebel. She had a jacket with a bunch of patches. She was sent home one day because one of the patches was a weed leaf patch. She came back with no weed patch, but there were two snaps so she could snap it on when she was away from school.

I remember buying gas in 1977 or 1978 for $.39-.42 per gallon. I cut grass in the early 70's for $4-6 per yard.
Posted by starsandstripes
Georgia
Member since Nov 2017
11897 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:46 pm to
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I’m still waiting for the day where it’s going to be common for cars to hit the 500,000 mile mark.


That's been common for diesel powered cars for over 25 years.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
76524 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:50 pm to
Not the diesels that I’ve owned



Posted by Gold Tiger
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2008
788 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:50 pm to
Four door cars were not cool.
Posted by dcbl
Good guys wear white hats.
Member since Sep 2013
29955 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:52 pm to
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At my high school there was a smoking area.
Crazy

had that at my HS, graduated in 87

You had to be 16 and have a note from your parents to go there
Posted by OldTigahFot
Drinkin' with the rocket scientists
Member since Jan 2012
10504 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:52 pm to
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Four door cars were not cool.


They still aren't in my eyes.

Posted by northshorebamaman
Cochise County AZ
Member since Jul 2009
35828 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:55 pm to
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had that at my HS, graduated in 87

Class of 97 and we had a smoking area. You could also get a "smoke pass" during class. Private school though.
Posted by AA77
Member since Jan 2016
3805 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:56 pm to
I just imagine that everywhere smelled like cigarettes
Posted by Tall Tiger
Dixie
Member since Sep 2007
3609 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 9:03 pm to
It was before my time but the music was amazing. As a hard rock guy, I think of all the bands in peak form. Stones, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, KISS, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ted Nugent, Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and the list goes on. Wow. Compare that to today's offerings.
Posted by MrLarson
Member since Oct 2014
34984 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 9:04 pm to
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just imagine that everywhere smelled like cigarettes


I'm sure it did but no one noticed because everyone smelled like it.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
76524 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 9:04 pm to
Saw everyone of those in their prime

ETA: don’t forget Grand Funk, one of the most underrated bands of all time, BOA not shabby either
This post was edited on 8/26/18 at 9:06 pm
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
36624 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 9:52 pm to
Movie seats were crammed together with no reclining. If you were a tall man you’d sit on the aisle so that you could stick your legs out into the aisle. The floor only had a slight incline. Short people couldn’t see the entire screen.

Drinking at business lunches was extremely common.

When we say smoking everywhere we mean everywhere. Ashtrays were everywhere.

The highways were strewn with garbage in the early 70’s. Littering was a major problem. People threw fast food garbage out of their car windows.

Movies were special. If you missed one in the theater you’d never have the chance to see it uncut again.

When you left home no one could find you. If your adult friends went out drinking you’d have to hit every bar until you found them. If you were a kid you’d ride around and look for your friends’ bikes outside of the neighborhood houses or outside of convenience stores.

Porn was a valuable commodity. If your dad had an 8mm porno film and a projector you were the Hugh Heffner of your school.

Seeing a music act perform on TV was a huge deal. American Bandstand, Soul Train, Midnight Special, and In Concert had huge followings.

Kids rarely had allergies. They didn’t run around with epi pens. You might have one kid in class with asthma. If a kid got sick or hurt at a slumber party, his parent would apologize, they wouldn’t blame the host for having peanuts in the house.

Deodorants didn’t work that well. A lot more perfume and cologne back then.
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
31155 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 10:02 pm to
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the music was amazing. As a hard rock guy, I think of all the bands in peak form. Stones, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, KISS, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ted Nugent, Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and the list goes on. Wow. Compare that to today's offerings.


The best part was LSU having nearly all of those, and more. Once the PMAC opened, Baton Rouge was a stop on all of the major tours.

Looking at my 1978 Gumbo, we saw Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris, Chicago, Average White Band, Styx, Crystal Gayle, Foghat, Rod Stewart, John Denver, Emmerson, Lake, and Palmer, Frank Zappa, Heart, Harry Chapin, Boz Scaggs, Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, Gino Vanelli, and David Bowie all that year. I was lucky enough to see nearly all of them. The Skynyrd plane crashed coming to BR that year too.

ETA: Missed some pages. We also had The Grateful Dead, I guess in the PMAC, and Richie Havens at the Union Theater. The Riverside Centroplex opened in 1977. The concert I remember there was Jackson Brown.


This post was edited on 8/26/18 at 10:15 pm
Posted by EA6B
TX
Member since Dec 2012
14754 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 10:03 pm to
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ETA: don’t forget Grand Funk, one of the most underrated bands of all time, BOA not shabby either


I think it was 1973, my girlfriend at the time had a cousin that was a roadie for Black Oak, let us watch the show from on stage behind the stacks of PA speakers, our ears rang for days, but Grand Funk the same year was still the loudest concert I ever endured.
Posted by HighAnkleSprain
Pierre Part
Member since Sep 2017
149 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 10:15 pm to
Zero chest pounding. Only mouthy athlete was Clay. Kids knew what sportsmanship was. They have no clue today.
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
31155 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 10:16 pm to
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Black Oak


May seem smooth at first, but the truck won't never last!
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
31155 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 10:20 pm to
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Only mouthy athlete was Clay.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wasn't mouthy, but old white men hated him too.
Posted by northshorebamaman
Cochise County AZ
Member since Jul 2009
35828 posts
Posted on 8/26/18 at 10:29 pm to
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wasn't mouthy, but old white men hated him too.
My dad said he didn't work hard enough on defense.

And he said that lots of times, he didn't even run down court. And that he didn't really try except during the playoffs.
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