Good Morning

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 07/24/2017 at 10:09 • Filed to: None

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Greetings from 1974.

I was 8 years old in 1974, and had a Matchbox of the JPS. It was always one of my favorites. As I sit and drink coffee and read the day’s news, I grow nostalgic for the 1970s.

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 07/24/2017 at 10:17

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ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 07/24/2017 at 10:35

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Here’s Kiki Dee in 1974, with her biggest hit.

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 07/24/2017 at 10:38

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I started scrolling and thinking “Evacuation of Saigon?” until I saw the car. When I was a teenage smoker, I tried to get my hands on JPS cigarettes whenever I could. I’m no sucker for advertising, but Nigel Mansell’s mustache made me do it.

FWIW, a car very much like that one is here in the Barber Museum in Birmingham, which is the largest Lotus collection....in the WUUUHRLD.

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 07/24/2017 at 10:44

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My 70s soundtrack is mostly defined by what the lifeguards had on the radio at the pool in summer.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 07/24/2017 at 10:45

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The JPS livery is one of my all time favorites.

ttyymmnn > Ash78, voting early and often 07/24/2017 at 10:45

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You know who else had a mustache? I find it interesting that this ad was scanned from Omni magazine. It provides terrific provenance.

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 07/24/2017 at 10:46

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OMNI cover story: The Lungs of the Future are Here.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 07/24/2017 at 10:48

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Mine is defined by the little red AM transistor radio I carried around. The one that was powered by a single 9V battery and came with a single earphone. Which, interestingly, was white, and everybody gave Steve Jobs shit for making white earbuds.

I had the chance to play for Glen Campbell a few years ago with the orchestra. It was fantastic, and it sounded like my AM radio had come to life. The guy sitting next to me, who is perhaps 10 years younger, had never heard a single Glen Campbell song. I think that’s tragic.

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 07/24/2017 at 12:19

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That is tragic. Glen Campbell, John Denver, The Beatles are all part of my life because of my parents and their old vinyl.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 07/24/2017 at 12:21

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Even as a 10-year-old, I cried when I listened to Annie’s Song .

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 07/24/2017 at 12:23

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Understandable