June 8, 2009 | Life in General,Movie Queue,Music Queue,Random Thoughts,The 4-1-1 on Me
My birthday was last Friday and today I received a gift in the mail from my parents–who live here locally, by the way. Anyhoo, it’s a little booklet titled 1971 Remember when…A Nostalgic Look Back in Time. So, now that you all know my real age, here’s a few interesting facts about the year 1971…
~ March – Chatrooms make their debut on the Internet
~ June – Ed Sullivan’s final TV show airs
~ October – Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, FL
~ England’s BBC bars “Sesame Street” because of the show’s authoritarian aims (say what?)
~ The Beatles’ “Helter Skelter” is played at the Charles Manson trial.
~ Soft contact lenses receive the FDA’s approval.
~ Television Favorites – All in the Family (CBS), Sanford and Son (NBC…I watched this show), and Mannix (CBS).
~ Life Expectancy – 71.1 Yrs
THE COST OF LIVING
~ New House: $25,200
~ Average Income: $10,622/yr
~ New Car: $3560 (can you imagine? Today, that’s considered to be a downpayment!)
~ Average Rent: $150/mo (I wish it was still like this)
~ Tuition to Harvard University: $2600/yr (диваниI about fell out of my chair when I read this. Today, of course, it costs two legs, an arm, and a friggin’ kidney!)
~ Movie Ticket: $1.50/ea (I remember when it was $2.50. And have the stubs to prove it)
~ Gasoline: $.40/gallon
~ US Postage Stamp: $.08/ea
FOOD
~ Granulated Sugar: $.62/for 5 lbs
~ Vitamin D Milk: $1.17/gallon
~ Ground Coffee: $.98/per lb
~ Bacon: $.80/per lb
~ Eggs: $.45/per dozen
~ Fresh Ground Hamburger: $.62/per lb
~ Fresh Baked Bread: $.25/per loaf
FAMOUS BIRTH NOTICES
~ Mark Wahlberg (Jun 7)
~ Winona Ryder (Oct 29)
~ Sean Astin (Feb 25)
~ Mary J Blige (Jan 11)
~ Minnie Driver (Jan 31)
~ Corey Feldman (Jul 16)
~ Alfonso Ribeiro (y’know, Carlton from “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air“? Sept 21)
MUSIC FAVORITES
Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
I Feel the Earth Move - Carole King
Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
Knock Three Times - Tony Orlando & Dawn
Maggie Mae - Rod Stewart
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
You’ve Got a Friend - James Taylor
MOVIES FAVORITES
The French Connection
A Clockwork Orange
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Dirty Harry
Fiddler on the Roof
Diamonds Are Forever (yay James Bond)
I thought this was pretty interesting. Thanks Mom and Dad.
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