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Here's a unique and forgotten game show: The Magnificent Marble Machine! Hosted by Art James, the show ran for 11 months on NBC starting on July 7, 1975. Designed to take advantage of the pinball craze, contestants were paired with celebrity partners to solve word puzzles, which, by some bizarre logic, entitled the winners to play an oversized pinball machine for cash and prizes! If the ball hit a bumper the contestant won a prize. Hey, I liked the show, but I was 11 years old at the time.
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Added: 17th December 2008
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In many eyes, we here at YRT find Gumby a mega-star.
Never forgotten, the original Gumby, he glided on one foot, throughout the late 1950s to the late 1960s and beyond.
This is the 1967 version of the memorable theme song.
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Television
1967
Hero
Added: 7th March 2009
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Here's a cute and creative little ditty that honors (sort of) some of the lesser lights who have inhabited the White House.
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presidents
Added: 18th January 2009
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Posted By: Lava1964 |
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Can you identify these obscure TV series from days gone by? Give it a try! See the commment section for descriptions of eight largely forgotten TV shows. See how many you can identify.
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TV
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Added: 7th June 2009
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Posted By: Lava1964 |
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In one of sports broadcasting's nearly forgotten comical moments, ABC's Howard Cosell had his toupee knocked from his head in a post-boxing match melee. In happened on February 13, 1977 in Annapolis, MD. The scuffle occurred after a horrendous decision went against Scott LeDoux in a heavyweight bout versus Johnny Boudreaux at the infamously corrupt United States Boxing Championship tournament. Watch Cosell lose his headset--and his rug--at about 1:22 of this video clip.
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Added: 13th July 2009
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Posted By: Lava1964 |
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Do you remember this top-selling song?
Hard to forget.
This on stage performance is from Burt Sugarman's Midnight Special. Most rock 'n' roll / pop bands of the day played on the late-night Friday show.
As you can hear, this song sounds different live than it does on the successful 45 single. Vocalist Bruce Blackman was known to be an expert in the studio, and with recording the song, Blackman tweaked his vocals masterfully in the studio.
"Moonlight Feels Right" came off as a definite memorable hit that would last for years after. Co-founder Bo Wagner is truly magic hitting the keys on that wild marimba instrument. Hard to imagine the song without the superb solo.
The recorded history behind "Moonlight Feels Right" goes something like this. Sometime during the summer of 1975, a New York based recording company agreed to release the one song upon hearing it. They believed it was a hit. "Moonlight Feels Right" was brought out September of that year, but it never got noticed by disc jockeys and was quickly forgotten about. Original band members went their seperated ways during this time, while guitarist Johnny Walker still accompanied himself with Bo and Bruce.
Then, something good finally happened for the remaining band members. A disc jockey in Birmingham, Alabama picked up the tune on his show, which got a lot of feedback from the stations listeners. Soon afterwards, the revived record got played nationwide and eventually went international. The summer of 1976, "Moonlight feels Right" could be heard almost anywhere a radio played. It was the right song at the time of its re-release.
With this success, Starbuck went on the road touring with newly added musicians. Starbuck opened for Hall & Oates, Boston, KC & the Sunshine Band, Seals & Croft, ELO, from the years 1976 to 1980. Starbuck also appeared on television programs, Merv Griffin, Solid Gold, Dinah Shore, American Bandstand, and The Peter Marshall Show. Another single was released in 1977, "Everybody Be Dancin'" which also went on the record charts.
However, Starbuck's subsequent singles that were released failed to capture the distinctive pop sound of "Moonlight Feels Right."
The band members have mostly remained in Atlanta to this day.
Song composer Blackman is now known for being associated with an on-line retail service, as well as having his own production and publishing corporation.
He has also worked on movie soundtracks, and his daughters career. "Moonlight Feels Right" has since become a staple of nostalgia radio stations.
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Live
70s
Cool
Music
Tee
Vee
Added: 29th July 2009
Views: 4199
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