The 70s

Started by Shamrock Shore, November 24, 2007, 12:03:27 AM

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Orior

Raleigh Choppers
Long hot summers
Holidays in Bray
LPs
Bank holiday trips to Warrenpoint
Chokes and flooded engines
Roller skate discos
Cover me in chocolate and feed me to the lesbians

Windmill abu

Quote from: theskull1 on November 24, 2007, 12:24:45 AM
Hand me down clothes (Trousers had to be 6 inches up your leg before you moved them on)
Fashion didn't exist until you were 13
Teachers sending kids to the shop for staff room bickies
Space invaders

When I was in P3, I went home for my lunch every day. The teacher got me to bring her back 20 Embassy Regal cigarettes from the local shop. 26 pence a packet.
Never underestimate the power of complaining

AZOffaly

I used to be sent over the road to the newsagent across from our National School, for an Old Holburn tobacco pouch. Our teacher used to roll his own. He'd give me a penny change and tell me not to spend it all in the one shop.

rosnarun

Quote from: cville on November 25, 2007, 06:43:06 PM
This is like that Billy Joel song when he lists everything as he grew up... we didn't light the fire.!

Now then..

Tomahawk and Chopper Bikes..
Cadet Cola adverts on Tv
Wearing Sunday Best to Mass - ie shirt and elasticated tie
Cartoons on RTE from Poland and Czechslovakia
Cap guns
Everybody smoking..
Priests visiting the house
Rusty cars
The Brady Bunch
The Beverley HillbilliES
Knitting


PS - Grifters and all forms of video games were all 1980s

I used to love the magic Pencil
RTE not coming on until 5 and then having one hour of childerns programs so if you didnt like that one . no TV that day  i still remeber the disappointment when youd hear Seame street was over for the summer and the 'Electric Company ' was replacing it or when disney was coming on and you hope for a cartoon but instead you get a program about a stupid bear hibernating for the winter , Ive hated Wildlife ever since
If you make yourself understood, you're always speaking well. Moliere

Main Street

After I got home back from school, watching Star Trek reruns on RTE.
Halls Pictorial Weekly.
Adjusting the tv aerial in the hope of a better reception.

And nordies had it tough




Orior

Cover me in chocolate and feed me to the lesbians

ONeill

I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames.

PW Nally


ONeill

I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames.

armaghniac

Angel Delight
Ford Capri
Press Button A
Flares
Saturday afternoon gun battles.
If at first you don't succeed, then goto Plan B

BennyCake

Quote from: Orior on December 08, 2017, 12:28:43 AM
Raleigh Choppers
Long hot summers
Holidays in Bray
LPs
Bank holiday trips to Warrenpoint
Chokes and flooded engines
Roller skate discos

I feel for you. Spend a couple of hours there in summer. What a shithole. Can't imagine what it was like back in the 70's!

Orior

Gloves tied with string which passed through your coat sleeves.
Cover me in chocolate and feed me to the lesbians

North Man


8 track tapes
fibre glass car aeriels
club carnivals
swing boats

ONeill

Boxing at sports days
I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames.

Orior

Fighting with siblings to get the turkey wishbone. Cannot remember what I wished for.
Cover me in chocolate and feed me to the lesbians