tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post3413928877493260071..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: The 70s, my thoughts and a book reviewsagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-82846414520626148802009-09-05T10:53:10.054-04:002009-09-05T10:53:10.054-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-47533918159931858932009-06-23T16:02:55.692-04:002009-06-23T16:02:55.692-04:00nice overview of the 70s overview.nice overview of the 70s overview.Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251168248457758117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-35973732196689878432009-06-01T11:14:07.655-04:002009-06-01T11:14:07.655-04:00Well the 70's started without my presence so I don...Well the 70's started without my presence so I don't have much to say about that. When the 70's ended, I was just one of two kids living with a newly divorced mom trying to get by on little of nothing. My few memories of the 70's aren't popular ones in my mind.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-77602567435187988092009-06-01T09:26:02.073-04:002009-06-01T09:26:02.073-04:00I hated that "Morning After" song with a white hot...I hated that "Morning After" song with a white hot intensity.<br /><br />As for all the Seventies, as far as I'm concerned it was a real kidney stone of a decade, even though I did graduate from high school. God, I hated disco.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-40489454508184455562009-06-01T07:17:14.931-04:002009-06-01T07:17:14.931-04:00Beau, the 70s were an interesting decade and I gue...Beau, the 70s were an interesting decade and I guess helped shape many of those who read my blog.<br /><br />Pia, interesting history of you working in the Boston area. I sure that the reason I was shocked at the emphasis on bussing in Boston was that I was involved in cross-town bussing three years earlier. And I agree with you about disco!<br /><br />Cyclops, it is interesting how we draw strenght and meaning from the past.<br /><br />Stephanie, Wow, good for you working in the political process at 12. The gas lines were really something, but they only lasted a few months, from what I remember<br /><br />Diane, that vacation sounds like it would have been fun, through some of my favorite parts of this planet! Welcome back, I assumed your rested and tanned and hope we'll soon hear of your recent trip.<br /><br />Gautami, I like good non-fiction, especially creative non-fiction (this didn't fall into the later category, it was more academic)sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-2456571535915226582009-06-01T04:16:05.058-04:002009-06-01T04:16:05.058-04:00I am amazed by the way you can read so much of non...I am amazed by the way you can read so much of non-fiction!gautami tripathyhttp://firmlyrooted.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-36312166835956859052009-05-31T22:31:18.228-04:002009-05-31T22:31:18.228-04:00I'm with Dan - the original Poseidon Adventure was...I'm with Dan - the original Poseidon Adventure was the classic disaster movie - often copied, but rarely bested.<br /><br />1972 we took our only real family vacation - driving from so cal through Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. The Olympics were on tv, and our neighbor was medaling in swimming. And the Isreali athletes were taken prisoner.<br /><br />It was a different time.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-2876455813125971292009-05-31T22:15:57.440-04:002009-05-31T22:15:57.440-04:00Ah, yes, The Poseidon Adventure matched only by Th...Ah, yes, <I>The Poseidon Adventure</I> matched only by <I>The Towering Inferno</I> as a cinematic masterpiece.<br /><br />I remember waiting in line at the gas station with my mom in the 70s, and I remember volunteered in one of the south Florida campaign offices of Jimmy Carter. I was 12 at the time. I didn't fully grasp all of the issues, but my gut told me he was a good person and that sufficed for a 12 year old.<br /><br />I hate that there is still such segregation. I'm ashamed of it.<br /><br />Excellent post, Sage. I really enjoyed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-42801148570462261502009-05-31T21:19:59.206-04:002009-05-31T21:19:59.206-04:00You strolled through life so casually, Sage. It is...You strolled through life so casually, Sage. It is always interesting to read about life in the 60's, 70's, 80's, especially when we were there once, but not now. Life is expressively historical at times. We tend to revert back to old memories just to get a boost to live the present. Thank you for sharing.cyclopsevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440123931878867581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-60388752100824570822009-05-31T20:08:07.031-04:002009-05-31T20:08:07.031-04:00Great post Sage. I would like to explain why I bel...Great post Sage. I would like to explain why I believe Berkowitz talked so much about Boston<br /><br />Boston was supposed to be the "cradle of civilization." It was one of the largest cities in the country with the most amount of colleges in and around it<br /><br />Boston was more segregated than the South. I know people could fight me on that but I moved to Cambridge (an oasis) from NY. I "learned" to fear running into Black people and some White people in Boston. It was damn scary<br /><br />Idid my Urban Studies internship in "White Dorchester." The org I worked for was supposed to be a housing org and in 19 other cities it was<br /><br />In Boston it was an anti-busing front. Have your kid drop out of high school. What is he learning anyway?<br /><br />I don't look particularly Jewish and besides hating Blacks they hated Jews. I'm half Irish by birth and Slavic so I kind of used that identity--my adviser wouldn't let me change internships as I had stumbled into the one that would teach the most<br /><br />I have never been scared in the South. I was never scared in NY--even during the years I was supposed to be. Boston was a place where I was constantly afraid<br /><br />When people talk about how segregated North Myrtle is and it is--and how racist the people, I agree with the first and disagree with the second. I talk about Boston--there are some excellent books written about school desegreg--one won a Pulitizer, I think I have it and will look for it for you<br /><br />Sorry for the length of this comment. The 70s were a pivotal decade and to fully understand the 70's in America Boston has to come into play<br /><br />Oh disco--I will always hate it and never long for it no matter how sentimental I getpiahttp://courtingdestiny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-86333265997505643332009-05-31T10:19:45.073-04:002009-05-31T10:19:45.073-04:00Oh man I wasn't ready to start thinking about the ...Oh man I wasn't ready to start thinking about the '70's this morning! I was a little younger, but one way or another that decade really shaped who I am. <br /><br />That's a soulful song, and I remember watching the movie. The song actually won an academy award and that movie was one of the most popular in '72. I'll never forget Ernest Borgnine and Shelley Winters as they have to figure out how to swim down around the ship to save themselves. Many times later on various ships I would think of that moview :)Beauhttp://www.foxhavenjournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-90263025473124482392009-05-31T07:50:36.489-04:002009-05-31T07:50:36.489-04:00Mistress, The song isn't too bad, except for when ...Mistress, The song isn't too bad, except for when it's played over and over like it was back then!<br /><br />Scarlet, I'm not sure what the "Hike for Hope" is about. I have six long posts of bakery memories and at least one post on Japan (it was flying there and along the way experiencing a riot in LA). I should write more about Japan.<br /><br />Michael, you're that much younger than me? <br /><br />Kenju, I like that saying! Thanks.<br /><br />Dan, good to see you back. I liked the Mad Magazine version of the Poseidon Adventure!<br /><br />Walking guy, he did talk about Carter completing the Watergate cycle but I don't remember him mentioning Reagan's underground work.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-87571758690304948722009-05-31T03:24:42.055-04:002009-05-31T03:24:42.055-04:00Did Berkowitz discuss how it was in the late 70's ...Did Berkowitz discuss how it was in the late 70's that American Politics changed forever. <br /><br />Another Reagan legacy began when he started negotiations with Ayatollah Khomeini while still a private citizen. Undercutting all of Carter's attempts in foreign policy in the Middle East.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-30783453455156962192009-05-31T00:10:38.429-04:002009-05-31T00:10:38.429-04:00I personally enjoyed the original version of the m...I personally enjoyed the original version of the movie, and thought it was better than the '05 re-make. My summer of '73 was one of the best I ever experienced - I was 11 and spent it in South Dakota on my aunt and uncle's farm. Quite a bit different from living in a Los Angeles suburb.D.O.M. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816675120931905505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-40414417446727740352009-05-30T23:46:33.800-04:002009-05-30T23:46:33.800-04:00About the song....there is a saying that when the ...About the song....there is a saying that when the pupil is ready, the teacher will appear. In the 70's, you weren't at the point where you could get the real meaning of the words, but now you are.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-59030329710905259172009-05-30T22:51:31.680-04:002009-05-30T22:51:31.680-04:00This was not my era, but you have a gift of summar...This was not my era, but you have a gift of summarizing it in a way that I feel as if I am so informed! Thanks so much for your supportive note about Trevor Tredaway, Sage. We are all pulling for him! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-82170651729124533602009-05-30T21:25:56.691-04:002009-05-30T21:25:56.691-04:00I love how you went through your life in the 70s i...I love how you went through your life in the 70s in only one paragraph, although I'd like to hear more about your job at the bakery and your trip to Japan.<br /><br />I remember sitting on my front steps in the summer of 1970 watching the "Hike for Hope," not knowing a word of English or what it was all about. <br /><br />The Berkowitz book would be an interesting one for the book club. I may suggest it.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560614073319109150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-91294402993623047032009-05-30T21:08:54.314-04:002009-05-30T21:08:54.314-04:00Oh they play that song on Pickle! BTW for going to...Oh they play that song on Pickle! BTW for going to a HM concert you deserve to be dad of the decade!!!The Mistress of the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923975714269274370noreply@blogger.com