Growing up in the 70's

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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.

Does anyone remember a magazine called Fab 208? None of my friends do, perhaps I've made it up?

My nan's huge bloomer knickers and having to help her do her suspender clips.

Oxford bags/patch pockets.

Thinking Alvin Stardust was very creepy indeed.

Oh yes it was Lesley Crowtherwindmill and you always got to win a Crackerjack pencil and pen.
My schoolgirl crushes at the time were Kevin Keegan and Donny Osmond.

I loved a tv programme called The Clangers. I got The Bunty and my sister got The judy. We also used to get two ounces of cherry lips or sherbert pips as you got more sweets for your money. Mums cooker was bottled gas and during the three day weeks she spent her time heating bottles for neighbours babies and cooking dinners for people with children!

I remember Fab208 with the Osmonds and David Cassidy. I could only buy it if I went without sweets, oh the agony of decision!

Canned Top Deck lager and lime or shandy

shaky, I think that tv programme was a bit after my time, I don't remember it. But I do remember us all gathering round the tv that was on huge stilts to watch schools programmes.

Wimpy Bars
Queueing for my first MacDonalds circa 1978 at Marble Arch
Queueing for the Hard Rock Cafe
19 Mossop Street
The Admiral Codrington, Sloane Square

Oh we also had Ladybird readers in school with Peter and Jane they were numbered and lettered, for example 6b, 7c etc.

Thanks marci. I loved it and thought I was very grown up buying it.

Gin I worked 12 hours a week in Woolies when I was 18, filling up the pick & mix. It was a sacking offence to nick any. I was very tempted, lots of times

We had Janet and John. See John run.Run John run!

The Bay City Rollers
Captain Beaky double

Sugar rationing
Bread rationing
Powercuts
Sunday closing
Half day closing
The endless summer of '76
Abba
Discos with a weekly merry go round of gorgeous French boys
Flares and platforms

Happy days

Tropical fish
Afghan hounds

Shaky the pick & mix in my local Woolies was very close to the main doors at the front, too easy for some to grab a handful and make a run for it. I'd love to know how many Fruitellas and those lovely banana caramel sweets got nicked!

The Blue Peter 'Christmas Coathanger advent calendar'
Candles/Tinsel Remember?

Anyone remember Misty, the woo comic for kids?

Re, Avon catalogue the perfume i had from it was called Occur I had it in the perfumed cream as well that came in a little pot.

Also Little Blossom make up.

We had Janet and John.

I walked and walked and what did I see?
I saw John and he saw me.
Come on, he said, come play with me.
I walked and walked and what did I see?
I saw Mummy and she saw me.
Come home, she said, it's time for tea.
I walked and walked and what did I see?
I saw Puppy and he saw me....

And so on. Blimey. 1965 I read that.

Snoopy

I once had a Misty annual. I didnt realise there was a comic too.

The weekly comics i had were Mandy and sometimes Tracy.

Does anyone remember the super heroine Valda from the Mandy comic. And her Fire/Crystal of Life.

Return of the Saint with Ian Ogilvy.

Stylaphones
Bontempi organs

Lost track a bit but has anyone said Amanda Jane dolls and Amanda Jane Baby

I always coveted a Sasha doll but they were too expensive

Marci

I think 1976 was possibly the last time I was properly warm.

We had our water rationed and had to traipse back and forth to the stream at the end of the street with bucket after baucket of water for the garden. I remember my dad wearing a huge sombrero someone had brought back from somewhere as a joke. He made good use of it that year!