Growing up in the 70's

[morethanpotatoprints]

I bet there's been one of these before but who remembers stuff about the 70's, looking back to me it was all a bit weird.

So some of my memories.

Mary Mungo and midge, the music in the lift. my orange space hopper, gridsy marbles and clackers.
Dehydrated potato, free milk you had to drink at school.
Playing out from after breakfast until dark or tea.

Just lost a post - grr.

Bobby Moore and George Best
Morethan thank you, yes Eric and Julia (eew)
Memories of the winning the World Cup
The Montreal Olympics
Virginia Wade
It's a Knock Out
Rockets to the Moon !

Buying fags ay the corner shop when you were hardly old enough to see over the counter!!!!

Been sent to the local pub to buy '20 Park Drive tipped' for my dad aged around 10

Bubble perms with a permed fringe which lifted like a flap

Afro combs

Brut!!! I loved the smell of Brut as a child. My dad used to wear it.

Cigarette vending machines
Tea cards and cigarette cards
Space Invaders

Anybody remember Crackerjack with that man with the huge teeth?

Ice lollies in a cardboard triangle with no stick. They were big, and messy. I loved them.

Pageboy haircuts

Do you mean Leslie Crowther?

I think this is a fantastic thread and should go into classics. I am remembering far too much. I was 10 in 1970 .

Synthetic leather sofas - at least now they tend to be real leather.
Black Ash furniture

And ScreenTest....
And Playaway with Brian Cant

Oh yes, and going round the shop to buy fags age 10 for my dad. It was a different world.

We called those jubblies Brian. Yum.

Was that their proper name? Glad someone else remembers them.

Thanks Mellow!

Tressy dolls. They were similar to Sindy or Barbie but had a key in the back which allowed you to wind her long hair in and out. Daisy dolls, like Sindy but smaller, and Sweet April baby dolls.

The occassional ripped up porn mags blowing around the park or street.

Just dont see that now days!

Seaside Special!
The Radio One Road show!

I remember having loads of freedom walking on the mountain behind the street and wandering off for hours but I also remember my DM bemoaningthe fact that we didn't have the freedoms that she had had when she was a child and they used to cycle to the seaside for the whole day with no adults. She was worried about the traffic when we were kids but when I look back at old photos, there were hardly any cars parked in the streets where today they're rammed in down both sides.

We called them jubblies too, Brian. Sorry, can't help with a proper name. They were huge like the Great Pyramid of Giza . I'm surprised we don't all have rotten teeth.

Anyone remember This from school?

Seeing the big girls choosing singles in WHSmith on a Saturday. They were probably 14 or 15.

Aqua Manda the height of glamour.

Best dresses from Marks and Spencer, winter ones of crimplene. Navy or brown with lace edged collars.

School milk being cut out for the 10 year olds, we really missed it and felt empty with hunger. We had a good breakfast but a long walk to school, no one ever took a snack for playtime. Funny there was no such thing.

My cousin had Sindy's bedroom furniture and horse. I was so jealous. The bedroom furniture was cream and gold, very ornate and very un 70's.

Dh, .has just come in and said white dog shit
You don't see it anymore.
Poor man works hard

Cherry B
Babycham
Snowball
Cheers