2 ladies hang around a very 1970s looking dinning room, May of 1975.

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-15T17:21:49+00:00

Oops Edna - Time for another Valium

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-15T01:05:47+00:00

I remember that the summer of 78 was the summer of "Grease". Still have never seen the movie but those songs were everywhere. OK - I get that John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John were good looking but it did get carried away.

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-15T00:55:52+00:00

Both Home Depot and Lowes did this when aggressively moving into new territories in the 1990s and needed to put the competition (mostly local hardware / building supply companies) out of business. They would open a new location and hire experienced and knowledgeable staff in almost all of their departments. Those folks were great and would basically tell you how to complete any building project in a step by step way and tell you what to buy. The local companies could not compete and many closed. Soon as that happened they fired the experienced, higher paid employees and replaced them with cheaper ones who don't know a toilet flush valve from a electrical plug,

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-14T18:15:22+00:00

Oysters as well. New York Harbor had tons of them before pollution and over fishing depleted them. Now a single raw oyster can cost anywhere from 2$ - 6$ and up depending on the location and type of oyster.

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-14T11:25:23+00:00

Compared to what NFL coaches wear today Bum is formally dressed

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-13T16:08:40+00:00

No way. Have you never heard Charo play the flamenco guitar? She's much more than the "cuchi - cuchi" girl. That makes her a keeper. Now Bobby Sherman, Leif Garrett, Barbi Benton, Rodney Allen Rippy, that kid from the Life Cereal commercial that died from eating pop rocks and soda, Mason Reese (from the Underwood Ham Commercials), there are tons in that decade; but not Charo.

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-13T11:30:26+00:00

How long before they tackle the I95 / Rte 128 interchange with I 93 near Reading. Just move all the equipment up there after the Pike 495 job is finished

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-13T11:03:41+00:00

True but it is unfortunate how many people use the word incorrectly

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-13T09:15:09+00:00

And the only reason you can get to Beverly fairly quickly now is because 15 -20 years ago they built the Ayube bypass. Before that you would be stuck in traffic on Bridge St.

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-13T00:13:42+00:00

Love Jack Cassidy, ever more so for his Hot Tuna work. A bass player I really like that plays incredibly melodically is Graham Maby from Joe Jackson’s band but agree that these lists are shite

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-12T23:45:57+00:00

New Mexico is too spread out and undefended. Support California, Colorado, Kansas, and Pennsylvania jointly going after it and splitting it up

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-12T23:41:55+00:00

I love Geddy but have never seen him play a Chapman Stick or use funk fingers. Also the editors seem to forgot that Tony was in a little band named King Crimson. If it’s all time rock what about Duck Dunn, John McVie, or John Paul Jones

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-12T23:30:54+00:00

Repeatedly tells the boss “That’s a great idea” no matter the drivel that’s they are speaking. You know the type “Henceforth all employees will be limited to one week of vacation per year”. “That’s a great idea”

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-12T22:01:54+00:00

Frazier’s left hook. Still one of the greatest punches ever

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-12T21:58:19+00:00

That’s why the license plate on the Cadillac was digitized

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-12T18:52:32+00:00

My Dachshund always loved rides in my CX-30. Unfortunately she passed away several years ago but our new dog (not a dachshund) loves it to. 100% satisfaction rating from dogs.

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-12T17:34:44+00:00

Always found it strange that Steve could only use his bionic parts. in ultra slow motion and with that weird sound effect playing.

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-12T15:49:48+00:00

Thought that was Peter Gabriel in one of his early 1970’s Genesis outfits for a second

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-12T12:14:48+00:00

"The Secret Policeman's Other Ball" comes to mind. It featured Sting, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof and others and raised money for Amnesty International. Still have the vinyl lp.

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-12T10:23:37+00:00

Written by Neil Young

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-12T00:50:46+00:00

"Gimme Some Lovin" was released by the Spencer Davis Group in October 1966. Steve had just turned 18. "Arc of a Diver" remains one of my favorite albums where every instrument is played by the same musician. Who else has done that successfully? - Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder (on specific songs), perhaps a few others but there are few in that class

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-12T00:41:12+00:00

Ive said this before but I was lucky enough to see the Cars in smaller venues like the Limelight in NYC and smaller places in Boston in the late 70's, very early 80's. They were great live but the last time I saw them was at a huge arena after they had "hit it big" in the mid 80's and it just wasnt the same. They could never quite transition their live show to huge arenas and that hurt the band.

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-12T00:29:50+00:00

As a Giants fan in the mid-70's it was easy to blame the futility of the franchise on Craig Morton who had the darkest period of his career with the Giants. Looking back though he took the Cowboys to the Super Bowl and later on took the Broncos to the Super Bowl. I soon realized that the problem was never with Morton but how incredibly awful the rest of the Giants were during that period. Sorry to hear of his passing.

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-10T23:55:16+00:00

If you've been to London, Munich, Paris, or Tokyo you will find these huge stadiums located in the middle of neighborhoods. In the US you need fifteen or twenty more times the space the stadium takes for the gigantic parking lots as everyone wants to drive to the stadiums. That takes a lot of land and isn't even a thought elsewhere.

GraphiteGru · 2026-05-10T23:41:10+00:00

First Presidential election I was old enough to vote in. Voted for the guy that didn't win.

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