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  • Genesis

    One of the most overlooked groups ever; Genesis made progrock. Spin offs rank in the top 10 of art rock and world music (Peter Gabriel) to pop (Phil Collins) to one of the most talented and prolific guitarists in the world (Steve Hackett).I went to 2 concerts in Kalamazoo at Wing's Stadium; even at ...

    Genesis

    One of the most overlooked groups ever; Genesis made progrock. Spin offs rank in the top 10 of art rock and world music (Peter Gabriel) to pop (Phil Collins) to one of the most talented and prolific guitarists in the world (Steve Hackett).I went to 2 concerts in Kalamazoo at Wing's Stadium; even at ...

  • Gregory's Girl

    Starring John Gordon Sinclair (Gregory) and Clare Grogan from the band Altered Images as Susan. This teen romance has Gregory wanting to date a girl who plays in the same football team as him. She agrees to a date but fixes it so that Susan turns up instead as unbeknown to Gregory, Susan has fancied...

    Gregory's Girl

    Starring John Gordon Sinclair (Gregory) and Clare Grogan from the band Altered Images as Susan. This teen romance has Gregory wanting to date a girl who plays in the same football team as him. She agrees to a date but fixes it so that Susan turns up instead as unbeknown to Gregory, Susan has fancied...

  • Galactica 1980

    The battlestar has finally found earth and has to raise the technology levels, without being spotted before the Cylons invade. Lorne Greene's back and Dick Van Dyke's son's is there too.

    Galactica 1980

    The battlestar has finally found earth and has to raise the technology levels, without being spotted before the Cylons invade. Lorne Greene's back and Dick Van Dyke's son's is there too.

  • Take The High Road

    This series always reminded me of a scottish Emmerdale. Set in the Highlands this small village community had one little shop (Blair's Store) and most of the residents were either related to the owners of the 'Big House' or worked on the Glendarroch estate.

    Take The High Road

    This series always reminded me of a scottish Emmerdale. Set in the Highlands this small village community had one little shop (Blair's Store) and most of the residents were either related to the owners of the 'Big House' or worked on the Glendarroch estate.

  • John Belushi

    John Belushi was simply a great comedy actor. The Blues Brothers and Animal House made him a legend, and he could have become the greatest comedy performer of all time, had he lived.

    John Belushi

    John Belushi was simply a great comedy actor. The Blues Brothers and Animal House made him a legend, and he could have become the greatest comedy performer of all time, had he lived.

  • Hungry Hungry Hippos

    Boardgames used to made of tough stuff and there was one in particular that was really put through the wringer and came out the other end, mostly, bar a few snapped off black levers. This was Hungry Hungry Hippos, a game that involved some extreme lever punching and marble munching by the hippos, no...

    Hungry Hungry Hippos

    Boardgames used to made of tough stuff and there was one in particular that was really put through the wringer and came out the other end, mostly, bar a few snapped off black levers. This was Hungry Hungry Hippos, a game that involved some extreme lever punching and marble munching by the hippos, no...

  • Edison Lighthouse

    Edison Lighthouse were a studio band created for the song "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" which topped the charts in 1970. The lead singer was Tony Burrows. They had a minor hit in 1971, with "It's Up To You Petula" but with a different lead singer.

    Edison Lighthouse

    Edison Lighthouse were a studio band created for the song "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" which topped the charts in 1970. The lead singer was Tony Burrows. They had a minor hit in 1971, with "It's Up To You Petula" but with a different lead singer.

  • Bruce Lee

    Although Bruce Lee had been acting in films since he was an infant in 1941, it wasn't until the 1973 martial arts film "Enter The Dragon" that he made a name for himself in Hollywood. The film was so successful that it popularised an entire genre of films based on Kung-fu, Karate and other martial a...

    Bruce Lee

    Although Bruce Lee had been acting in films since he was an infant in 1941, it wasn't until the 1973 martial arts film "Enter The Dragon" that he made a name for himself in Hollywood. The film was so successful that it popularised an entire genre of films based on Kung-fu, Karate and other martial a...

  • The Gummi Bears

    The Gummi Bears was a Disney cartoon featuring the Gummi Bears, obviously. The Gummi Bears drank gummiberry juice to give them the ability to bounce very high. They lived in Gummi Glen and the 6 bears were called Gruffi, Cubbi, Zummi, Grammi, Tummi, Sunni and Gusto!

    The Gummi Bears

    The Gummi Bears was a Disney cartoon featuring the Gummi Bears, obviously. The Gummi Bears drank gummiberry juice to give them the ability to bounce very high. They lived in Gummi Glen and the 6 bears were called Gruffi, Cubbi, Zummi, Grammi, Tummi, Sunni and Gusto!

  • Bone Shakers

    Bone Shakers were pieces of swizzle-type skeleton sweets in a plastic coffin. You could put the pieces together like a jigsaw and they cost about 6p in 1984(ish).

    Bone Shakers

    Bone Shakers were pieces of swizzle-type skeleton sweets in a plastic coffin. You could put the pieces together like a jigsaw and they cost about 6p in 1984(ish).

  • Nestle Croquettes

    Nestle Croquettes were in a tube wrapped in silver foil. Proper Nestle chocolate! Only got them at Christmas though. I found some in Spain back in 1987 and saved them to share with the family!

    Nestle Croquettes

    Nestle Croquettes were in a tube wrapped in silver foil. Proper Nestle chocolate! Only got them at Christmas though. I found some in Spain back in 1987 and saved them to share with the family!

  • Novelty Men's Forma Shirts (Dress Shirts)

    Anyone remember the shirts guys wore under their DJs or tuxes, which looked pretty normal when the DJ was on, but when they took it off, the sleeves and back of the shirt were patterned, or covered with a cartoon character? Sometimes they were matched with a cummerbund/bow tie. Hideous. A quick sear...

    Novelty Men's Forma Shirts (Dress Shirts)

    Anyone remember the shirts guys wore under their DJs or tuxes, which looked pretty normal when the DJ was on, but when they took it off, the sleeves and back of the shirt were patterned, or covered with a cartoon character? Sometimes they were matched with a cummerbund/bow tie. Hideous. A quick sear...

  • Steve Davis Sports Quiz

    Back in 1983, Channel 4 aired a sports quiz show called the Steve Davis Sports Quiz. I remember it being very difficult and it didn't seem to last very long, so can anyone else remember it and why it was axed so quickly?

    Steve Davis Sports Quiz

    Back in 1983, Channel 4 aired a sports quiz show called the Steve Davis Sports Quiz. I remember it being very difficult and it didn't seem to last very long, so can anyone else remember it and why it was axed so quickly?

  • Warlord

    The Warlord comics first came out in 1975 and contained a mix of sword and sorcery tales. I remember two characters from the Warlord comics more clearly than the rest - D-Day Dawson and Peter Flint. There was a huge poster given away in one edition which had D-Day Dawson charging out of it at you ba...

    Warlord

    The Warlord comics first came out in 1975 and contained a mix of sword and sorcery tales. I remember two characters from the Warlord comics more clearly than the rest - D-Day Dawson and Peter Flint. There was a huge poster given away in one edition which had D-Day Dawson charging out of it at you ba...

  • French Knitting Doll

    The French Knitting doll has always been a girls' favourite. They are also known as Knitting Nancys, Bizzy Lizzys, knitting mushrooms, knitting spools, corkers, peg knitters, knitting nobbys (or knitting noddys) or knitting knobbys. There were so many different names for these depending on the make...

    French Knitting Doll

    The French Knitting doll has always been a girls' favourite. They are also known as Knitting Nancys, Bizzy Lizzys, knitting mushrooms, knitting spools, corkers, peg knitters, knitting nobbys (or knitting noddys) or knitting knobbys. There were so many different names for these depending on the make...

  • The Magic Helter Skelter

    This was a short story I read at school in the early 60s and it had a great impact on me I havenet been able to trace the author or book since- would love someone to find out for me.

    The Magic Helter Skelter

    This was a short story I read at school in the early 60s and it had a great impact on me I havenet been able to trace the author or book since- would love someone to find out for me.

  • Freewheelers

    Action programme for children / teenagers . 8 series from 1968 to 1973.

    Freewheelers

    Action programme for children / teenagers . 8 series from 1968 to 1973.

  • Betta Bilda

    I remember having Betta Bilda when I was about 6 years old,1961. It was the favourite of all my toys. I used to build farm houses and was given the accessories like ponds, animals, fences, swings etc and I spent half my life making different houses, cottages, farm buildings etc. What I wouldn't...

    Betta Bilda

    I remember having Betta Bilda when I was about 6 years old,1961. It was the favourite of all my toys. I used to build farm houses and was given the accessories like ponds, animals, fences, swings etc and I spent half my life making different houses, cottages, farm buildings etc. What I wouldn't...

  • Rubik's Cube

    Cheap, small and liable to keep kids (and big kids) occupied for hours, days, months, on end. It sounds like every parent's dream, doesn't it? Well, in reality, there was nothing more frustrating - or rewarding - in the world of toys than a Rubik's Cube. The genius behind possibly the most iconic...

    Rubik's Cube

    Cheap, small and liable to keep kids (and big kids) occupied for hours, days, months, on end. It sounds like every parent's dream, doesn't it? Well, in reality, there was nothing more frustrating - or rewarding - in the world of toys than a Rubik's Cube. The genius behind possibly the most iconic...

  • Guns n Roses

    Guns 'n' Roses were a product of the LA Trash Metal scene and hit the ground in the UK back in 1987 with some shows at The Marquee in London and made an immediate impact culminating in the release of Appetite for Destruction in August 1987. It wasn't until 1998 that things started to happen in the U...

    Guns n Roses

    Guns 'n' Roses were a product of the LA Trash Metal scene and hit the ground in the UK back in 1987 with some shows at The Marquee in London and made an immediate impact culminating in the release of Appetite for Destruction in August 1987. It wasn't until 1998 that things started to happen in the U...

  • Gremlins

    "Whatever you do, don't feed them after midnight...". So, of course, the cute little Mogwai ends up eating after midnight and spawns thousands of evil green Gremlins that run riot across town.

    Gremlins

    "Whatever you do, don't feed them after midnight...". So, of course, the cute little Mogwai ends up eating after midnight and spawns thousands of evil green Gremlins that run riot across town.

  • Game For A Laugh

    One of Not the Nine OâClock News' parody sketches featured a man who comes home from work to find his wife has had her head cut off. He starts screaming and wailing with grief until he is approached by a presenter with a microphone who proclaims that he is â˜Game for a Laugh!â upon which he rea...

    Game For A Laugh

    One of Not the Nine OâClock News' parody sketches featured a man who comes home from work to find his wife has had her head cut off. He starts screaming and wailing with grief until he is approached by a presenter with a microphone who proclaims that he is â˜Game for a Laugh!â upon which he rea...

  • My Two Dads

    My Two Dads was a TV show about a girl whose mother died leaving her in the care of the two men who had competed for the mother's affections before her daughter Nicole was born. Somehow they were awarded joint custody and the show told the story of the two single straight men raising a teenage daugh...

    My Two Dads

    My Two Dads was a TV show about a girl whose mother died leaving her in the care of the two men who had competed for the mother's affections before her daughter Nicole was born. Somehow they were awarded joint custody and the show told the story of the two single straight men raising a teenage daugh...

  • Take Three Girls

    Television series from the late 60' to the early 70's. This show was based around three single girls (Liza Goddard, Susan Jameson and Angela Down) living and sharing a flat in London in the swinging sixties and glam seventies.Series 2 of the show brought two replacement actresses (Carolyn Seymour &...

    Take Three Girls

    Television series from the late 60' to the early 70's. This show was based around three single girls (Liza Goddard, Susan Jameson and Angela Down) living and sharing a flat in London in the swinging sixties and glam seventies.Series 2 of the show brought two replacement actresses (Carolyn Seymour &...

  • Timeslip

    I remember a girl and a boy in a field trying to find a hole in mid-air to pass through to a different time. The one where they went through to the future and saw people cryogenically frozen was sooooo scary. At the time I was very frightened in case it happened to me. I'd love to watch it again now...

    Timeslip

    I remember a girl and a boy in a field trying to find a hole in mid-air to pass through to a different time. The one where they went through to the future and saw people cryogenically frozen was sooooo scary. At the time I was very frightened in case it happened to me. I'd love to watch it again now...

  • I Took a Lickin' From a Chicken

    I Took A Lickin' From A Chicken was a computerised game from back in the late 70s. It had 3 different modes - Tic-Tac-Toe, Simon, and Addition - but the Tic-Tac-Toe game was the best.You would compete against this little motorized plastic chicken that was housed under a clear plastic dome. When it ...

    I Took a Lickin' From a Chicken

    I Took A Lickin' From A Chicken was a computerised game from back in the late 70s. It had 3 different modes - Tic-Tac-Toe, Simon, and Addition - but the Tic-Tac-Toe game was the best.You would compete against this little motorized plastic chicken that was housed under a clear plastic dome. When it ...

  • Squarbles

    Squarbles were square plastic marbles that came in a colored sack with about 6 of one color and 6 of another color plus a black one for shooting. Along with the Squarbles themselves was a Squarbles Shooter with a little spring loader lever you would pull back and release to launch the shooter's head...

    Squarbles

    Squarbles were square plastic marbles that came in a colored sack with about 6 of one color and 6 of another color plus a black one for shooting. Along with the Squarbles themselves was a Squarbles Shooter with a little spring loader lever you would pull back and release to launch the shooter's head...

  • Eiffel 65

    Italian dance group from the 90's are best known for their number one hit single "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". Other hits by Eiffel 65 were "Move Your Body" & "Too Much of Heaven".

    Eiffel 65

    Italian dance group from the 90's are best known for their number one hit single "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". Other hits by Eiffel 65 were "Move Your Body" & "Too Much of Heaven".

  • Michael Douglas

    Michael Douglas has had a long and sucessful career. Most of us remember him early on with "The Streets of San Francisco" where he played Inspector Steve Keller for 5 years. From there, he has starred in films such as "Romancing the Stone", "Jewel of the Nile", "Fatal Attraction", "Basic Instinct" a...

    Michael Douglas

    Michael Douglas has had a long and sucessful career. Most of us remember him early on with "The Streets of San Francisco" where he played Inspector Steve Keller for 5 years. From there, he has starred in films such as "Romancing the Stone", "Jewel of the Nile", "Fatal Attraction", "Basic Instinct" a...

  • Scrooged

    Scrooged was an 80's film adaptation of the classic Dicken's novel, "A Christmas Carol". Bill Murray plays Scrooge in this comical Christmas film and is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, but with a very comical twist. One of my favorite movies to watch in December!

    Scrooged

    Scrooged was an 80's film adaptation of the classic Dicken's novel, "A Christmas Carol". Bill Murray plays Scrooge in this comical Christmas film and is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, but with a very comical twist. One of my favorite movies to watch in December!

  • Baby Bubbles

    Baby Bubbles : Baby Bubbles was a bubble blowing baby from 1989 made by Ideal Toy Co. Measuring around 16-inches Baby Bubbles was made of vinyl and cloth. She came with her bottle that you filled with soapy water and after giving it to her you sqeezed her to make bubbles. She blew the bubbles out o...

    Baby Bubbles

    Baby Bubbles : Baby Bubbles was a bubble blowing baby from 1989 made by Ideal Toy Co. Measuring around 16-inches Baby Bubbles was made of vinyl and cloth. She came with her bottle that you filled with soapy water and after giving it to her you sqeezed her to make bubbles. She blew the bubbles out o...

  • Calimero

    Calimero was a cartoon from 1972 that always came on Cartoon Cavalcade or it might have been on for 5mins about 5.20pm before Crossroads. It was about a little black duck, or at least I think it was a duck, and it may well have just been shown in Scotland as no one in England I have spoken to has he...

    Calimero

    Calimero was a cartoon from 1972 that always came on Cartoon Cavalcade or it might have been on for 5mins about 5.20pm before Crossroads. It was about a little black duck, or at least I think it was a duck, and it may well have just been shown in Scotland as no one in England I have spoken to has he...

  • Meri Mate Drinks

    Meri Mate Drinks came in plastic tubes with nipped closed ends and had a hole on the top for the straw. They came in orange and cola flavours I think. Great explosion if you jumped on them!

    Meri Mate Drinks

    Meri Mate Drinks came in plastic tubes with nipped closed ends and had a hole on the top for the straw. They came in orange and cola flavours I think. Great explosion if you jumped on them!

  • Timmy Mallett

    Presented Wacaday on TV-AM and played 'Mallett's Mallet 'also had a mallett named Pinky Punky.

    Timmy Mallett

    Presented Wacaday on TV-AM and played 'Mallett's Mallet 'also had a mallett named Pinky Punky.

  • Circo the Tumbling Circus Clown

    Circo the Tumbling Circus Clown was a figure about 18 inches tall. He had a yellow clown car with red wheels and a water-squirting button-hole flower. The clown's hips were articulated so he could sit in the car and his shoulder joints were operated from a battery-powered handset. Basically, Ci...

    Circo the Tumbling Circus Clown

    Circo the Tumbling Circus Clown was a figure about 18 inches tall. He had a yellow clown car with red wheels and a water-squirting button-hole flower. The clown's hips were articulated so he could sit in the car and his shoulder joints were operated from a battery-powered handset. Basically, Ci...

  • Root Beer

    The selling of root beer was restricted to a small number of McDonalds restaurants by 1992, due to poor sales, and stopped completely in 1993. I hated the taste of it, it tasted like medicine - YUCK !!!!! I only had it once and never again, so it's no wonder they dont sell it anymore.

    Root Beer

    The selling of root beer was restricted to a small number of McDonalds restaurants by 1992, due to poor sales, and stopped completely in 1993. I hated the taste of it, it tasted like medicine - YUCK !!!!! I only had it once and never again, so it's no wonder they dont sell it anymore.

  • Love's Lemon

    Love's Lemon was made in the 70s by the same company that made Love's Baby Soft. It smelled like lemon and was geared to the 'tween' set. It came in a rounded bottle with a lemon-like top. I have fond memories of my citrus years!

    Love's Lemon

    Love's Lemon was made in the 70s by the same company that made Love's Baby Soft. It smelled like lemon and was geared to the 'tween' set. It came in a rounded bottle with a lemon-like top. I have fond memories of my citrus years!

  • Toffee Crumble Ice Lolly

    I know you can get these again now as we've got a box in the freezer, but I remember them first in the 70s, I think. Toffee Crumble ice lollies were a favourite treat for me from the ice-cream van.

    Toffee Crumble Ice Lolly

    I know you can get these again now as we've got a box in the freezer, but I remember them first in the 70s, I think. Toffee Crumble ice lollies were a favourite treat for me from the ice-cream van.

  • Sweep

    In 1957, Harry H Corbett introduced Sweep the squeeky dog to the Sooty Show as Sooty's bestest friend. Sweep played the xylophone and sprinkled magic Oofle Dust everywhichway. Sooty & Sweep made a double-act to rival the very best of British Variety acts. (Oh no, they didn't! - Oh yes, they did!). ...

    Sweep

    In 1957, Harry H Corbett introduced Sweep the squeeky dog to the Sooty Show as Sooty's bestest friend. Sweep played the xylophone and sprinkled magic Oofle Dust everywhichway. Sooty & Sweep made a double-act to rival the very best of British Variety acts. (Oh no, they didn't! - Oh yes, they did!). ...

  • BSA Panther

    This bike was similar to the Raleigh Chopper but the handle bars were more swept back like a Harley Davidson. The gear change lever had a round knob on it rather than the wider cylindrical one on the chopper and the seat swept up the backrest further than the chopper. A great ride and a great l...

    BSA Panther

    This bike was similar to the Raleigh Chopper but the handle bars were more swept back like a Harley Davidson. The gear change lever had a round knob on it rather than the wider cylindrical one on the chopper and the seat swept up the backrest further than the chopper. A great ride and a great l...

  • Popswap magazine

    Mid seventies. This was the essential music mag purchase for all 9 to 13 year olds in the 1970's! You got full poster pages that you could cut out and plaster all over your bedroom! Slade, Sweet, Gary Glitter, Mudd, Bowie, it had 'em all. Not too much writing so it appealed to literate and illiterat...

    Popswap magazine

    Mid seventies. This was the essential music mag purchase for all 9 to 13 year olds in the 1970's! You got full poster pages that you could cut out and plaster all over your bedroom! Slade, Sweet, Gary Glitter, Mudd, Bowie, it had 'em all. Not too much writing so it appealed to literate and illiterat...

  • Findus French Bread Pizzas

    They came frozen in singles and the box was red. Shaped like boats and the end bit that curved always ended up like a brick, never got eaten!!! I think cheese and tomato and ham and pineapple were the only flavours they had?

    Findus French Bread Pizzas

    They came frozen in singles and the box was red. Shaped like boats and the end bit that curved always ended up like a brick, never got eaten!!! I think cheese and tomato and ham and pineapple were the only flavours they had?

  • BMW 325i

    For the yuppie who didn't fancy a Porsche or a Mercedes the car of choice was the BMW 325i. The MTech sport and convertibles were the cars of choice for the boys in red braces. A few went further still and bought the super exotic M3 and Alpina models - real collectors pieces today. In standard form ...

    BMW 325i

    For the yuppie who didn't fancy a Porsche or a Mercedes the car of choice was the BMW 325i. The MTech sport and convertibles were the cars of choice for the boys in red braces. A few went further still and bought the super exotic M3 and Alpina models - real collectors pieces today. In standard form ...