Timeline Epilogue: '70s People Recall The Polyester Decade BONUS CONTENT
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Its fantastic to mature enough to be able APPRECIATE the magic of those eras now, especially since modern music is mostly so lame.
I now find myself digging Artists I never would have dreamed of enjoying when I was a 15yo Metalhead, like ABBA or George Benson.
Really glad I grew up in the 70s & 80s!
Date: 2022-12-29
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Grey
Such a great video!
Very much looking forward to the 80s version.
I remember so much detail.
One thing I loved was the excitement built by MTV. I remember the week the video for Thriller premiered.
What the DJs would do is get the audience excited for the next time it would play. Before the end of the hour we will play the exclusive video, Thriller by MJ. Stay with us. I particularly recall the first Saturday it had been out. Waiting in anticipation for the video, then the excitement when it actually aired.
Sitting feet from the screen, letting the magic permeate through every pore.
The 80s were pure magic. Not all was great of course, but it was the last decade before families started to become isolated (it was rare to have more than one tv in the house - especially in the early 80s. If one wished to watch tv, it had to be with the rest of the family.
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Such a great video!
Very much looking forward to the 80s version.
I remember so much detail.
One thing I loved was the excitement built by MTV. I remember the week the video for Thriller premiered.
What the DJs would do is get the audience excited for the next time it would play. Before the end of the hour we will play the exclusive video, Thriller by MJ. Stay with us. I particularly recall the first Saturday it had been out. Waiting in anticipation for the video, then the excitement when it actually aired.
Sitting feet from the screen, letting the magic permeate through every pore.
The 80s were pure magic. Not all was great of course, but it was the last decade before families started to become isolated (it was rare to have more than one tv in the house - especially in the early 80s. If one wished to watch tv, it had to be with the rest of the family.
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scott
Anybody who says things were better back in ______ is either lying, or they forgot how much it sucked. I'm 53. I remember what it was like not having a cell phone. It SUCKED! It wasn't some magical time when we all gathered 'round the hearth and told stories and cared about each other. We just found other things to do so we didn't have to interact with our family. I remember how I rejoiced at the advent of cable TV. When video games were invented, I was ecstatic. And my parents were so glad I had something to do besides drive them nuts. No matter what you can think of, it's better now than it was way back when. That includes the younger generations.
I hear people my age say, We weren't on our phones all day, like that's a big accomplishment. It's just because we didn't have cell phones.
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Anybody who says things were better back in ______ is either lying, or they forgot how much it sucked. I'm 53. I remember what it was like not having a cell phone. It SUCKED! It wasn't some magical time when we all gathered 'round the hearth and told stories and cared about each other. We just found other things to do so we didn't have to interact with our family. I remember how I rejoiced at the advent of cable TV. When video games were invented, I was ecstatic. And my parents were so glad I had something to do besides drive them nuts. No matter what you can think of, it's better now than it was way back when. That includes the younger generations.
I hear people my age say, We weren't on our phones all day, like that's a big accomplishment. It's just because we didn't have cell phones.
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cindy
I was born in 72' so I remember the late seventies. I remember some people still went in the store barefoot with cut off blue jean shorts. People still smoked way too much around kids. People were much more friendly and it wasn't near as crowded. You had to be around other people and the culture was much more cohesive because everyone all watched and listened to the same things. There is a lot we have lost but we have gained a lot of breakthroughs in medicine, tech, etc.
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I was born in 72' so I remember the late seventies. I remember some people still went in the store barefoot with cut off blue jean shorts. People still smoked way too much around kids. People were much more friendly and it wasn't near as crowded. You had to be around other people and the culture was much more cohesive because everyone all watched and listened to the same things. There is a lot we have lost but we have gained a lot of breakthroughs in medicine, tech, etc.
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Ed
I was a kid in the 1970s. I did all of my coming of age in the 1980s. I do still remember the 1970s very well. Not perfect but so many things better in so many places. Failing. But still some kind of a real self sustaining nation in those days. So many true to life freedoms as well. None of those things since those days really. Like that guy says. So much more easy for people to live. So many people just really good and better people.
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I was a kid in the 1970s. I did all of my coming of age in the 1980s. I do still remember the 1970s very well. Not perfect but so many things better in so many places. Failing. But still some kind of a real self sustaining nation in those days. So many true to life freedoms as well. None of those things since those days really. Like that guy says. So much more easy for people to live. So many people just really good and better people.
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Malryth
I'm only at the beginning of this video but wow. the story about that Teenage car. he called it a beater. That's what I refer to as the crap work delivery van I drive now. I miss the prices from the 70's that blead into the 80's and 90's when I finally moved out. Rent and Affordability was Key to being a Young Adult up here in Canada. Great video Weird History! I'll watch it to the end!
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I'm only at the beginning of this video but wow. the story about that Teenage car. he called it a beater. That's what I refer to as the crap work delivery van I drive now. I miss the prices from the 70's that blead into the 80's and 90's when I finally moved out. Rent and Affordability was Key to being a Young Adult up here in Canada. Great video Weird History! I'll watch it to the end!
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WVR
I got some of those KTel albums when I was a kid. We also had 8 tracks. I grew up with what is now classic rock.
I also had bell bottoms god help me.
I remember a lot of reruns & you were out of luck if you missed a new episode of your favorite show. Late nights you had Johnny Carson & the original SNL but that was about it around the time I was old enough to watch it.
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I got some of those KTel albums when I was a kid. We also had 8 tracks. I grew up with what is now classic rock.
I also had bell bottoms god help me.
I remember a lot of reruns & you were out of luck if you missed a new episode of your favorite show. Late nights you had Johnny Carson & the original SNL but that was about it around the time I was old enough to watch it.
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Maria
As far as television it's amazing to me when I remember that to see a show you had to catch it when it aired or see a movie when it was in the theater. When VCR's came along they really freed up time by allowing you to watch things when it was convenient to you. I also remember calling radio stations to request a song and even sitting by the radio with a tape recorder.
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As far as television it's amazing to me when I remember that to see a show you had to catch it when it aired or see a movie when it was in the theater. When VCR's came along they really freed up time by allowing you to watch things when it was convenient to you. I also remember calling radio stations to request a song and even sitting by the radio with a tape recorder.
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Weird
Hi everyone - thank you for watching. We wanted to make this video based on how many comments we saw where parents and kids watched these together. This is a pilot, but we will be making more of these, covering both different decades, and themes, as well as talking with a wider array of people. Oh, and we will have a Timeline announcement. coming soon.
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Hi everyone - thank you for watching. We wanted to make this video based on how many comments we saw where parents and kids watched these together. This is a pilot, but we will be making more of these, covering both different decades, and themes, as well as talking with a wider array of people. Oh, and we will have a Timeline announcement. coming soon.
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John
I really liked this. I remember moving to Tennessee in the late 90s, and being able to buy alcohol at 19 years old. The law was changed around 2 years later. Although it was not the 70s, I knew it was a law from back in the day. I had moved back to my home state of AR, just in time for my 21st birthday. It was anticlimactic because of that.
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I really liked this. I remember moving to Tennessee in the late 90s, and being able to buy alcohol at 19 years old. The law was changed around 2 years later. Although it was not the 70s, I knew it was a law from back in the day. I had moved back to my home state of AR, just in time for my 21st birthday. It was anticlimactic because of that.
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Matchbox
As being a kid in the 70s, I think alot of things were better then. Technology has changed things. Alot of it not for the better. Like the smart phone. People think its like the American Express card. dont leave home without it. Mine is a house phone. It sits on my desk and never leaves it. Hate taking the thing with me.
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As being a kid in the 70s, I think alot of things were better then. Technology has changed things. Alot of it not for the better. Like the smart phone. People think its like the American Express card. dont leave home without it. Mine is a house phone. It sits on my desk and never leaves it. Hate taking the thing with me.
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withouta3
Get some povs from som poor people because what I see is some boomers who parents could buy them cars and send them on their way. My dad would have been a good candidate. Born in 1950, his first car was paid for by the sell of the bull he raised for 4H and he worked ranches to put himself into college.
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Get some povs from som poor people because what I see is some boomers who parents could buy them cars and send them on their way. My dad would have been a good candidate. Born in 1950, his first car was paid for by the sell of the bull he raised for 4H and he worked ranches to put himself into college.
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John
There were definitely some upsides to the 70's that I miss but I absolutely do not miss the smoke and trash everywhere.
This nation has made a ton of progress on curbing both smoking and litter that I feel younger generations cannot appreciate without having to live through the alternative.
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There were definitely some upsides to the 70's that I miss but I absolutely do not miss the smoke and trash everywhere.
This nation has made a ton of progress on curbing both smoking and litter that I feel younger generations cannot appreciate without having to live through the alternative.
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Marlin-1895
Cops would make repeated visits to H. S. keg party, just ask the kids to keep it down, and leave. Not one person was of age. Get pulled over drinking, and the cops would just take the beer, and tell you to drive safely. You had to be really smashed, with a shitty attitude - to get a DWI
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Cops would make repeated visits to H. S. keg party, just ask the kids to keep it down, and leave. Not one person was of age. Get pulled over drinking, and the cops would just take the beer, and tell you to drive safely. You had to be really smashed, with a shitty attitude - to get a DWI
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education
Ohio History museum has a neat exhibit like this about the 1950s with interviews of people who grew up during or were adults in the 50s. Topics like family, dating, work, etc. are featured. My kiddo and I both really enjoyed. Would love to see something like that here too for each decade.
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Ohio History museum has a neat exhibit like this about the 1950s with interviews of people who grew up during or were adults in the 50s. Topics like family, dating, work, etc. are featured. My kiddo and I both really enjoyed. Would love to see something like that here too for each decade.
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Elizabeth
Our family car was a three on the tree Rambler station wagon that sometimes would pop out of gear And a few years later I bought a modified 1967 Mustang that guzzled gas like crazy. I got rid of it because couldnt afford paying 60 cents a gallon while making under $3. 00 an hour
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Our family car was a three on the tree Rambler station wagon that sometimes would pop out of gear And a few years later I bought a modified 1967 Mustang that guzzled gas like crazy. I got rid of it because couldnt afford paying 60 cents a gallon while making under $3. 00 an hour
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Larissa
very interesting video, i enjoyed listening. however i have a feeling if you interviewed anyone with a darker complexion, they would have a pretty different experience living through the 70s. would appreciate if you guys explored a more diverse pool of people in the future.
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very interesting video, i enjoyed listening. however i have a feeling if you interviewed anyone with a darker complexion, they would have a pretty different experience living through the 70s. would appreciate if you guys explored a more diverse pool of people in the future.
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YB
I was born in '75 so crossover decades for sure. I never appreciated the music of the 70's or the fashion until I got older. Now it's really my favorite. I miss simple times. I feel bad for my teenagers now where everything is so digital and impersonal.
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I was born in '75 so crossover decades for sure. I never appreciated the music of the 70's or the fashion until I got older. Now it's really my favorite. I miss simple times. I feel bad for my teenagers now where everything is so digital and impersonal.
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Greg
Because of the economic crisis that always comes up the best thing to be on every wise individuals mind or list is to invest in different streams of income thats not depending on the government to generate funds.
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Because of the economic crisis that always comes up the best thing to be on every wise individuals mind or list is to invest in different streams of income thats not depending on the government to generate funds.
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Gimhana
I'm from sri lanka. Here we experienced far less primitive life than you did in 70's. Fuel queue, constant power cuts and adverse public transportation systems have become parts of our lives
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I'm from sri lanka. Here we experienced far less primitive life than you did in 70's. Fuel queue, constant power cuts and adverse public transportation systems have become parts of our lives
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