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That’s so 1970’s …

Born in 1973 and having to suffer through more than half of this decade, I have earned the right to say not-so-nice things about it. No other decade, in my opinion, was the epitome of “designers on crack” as this one was. I mean, come on, does anyone really think shag carpetting was that great of an idea?

Looking at family photos, I have to believe that I was adopted because it’s certainly hard for me to believe that any family of mine would thing HUGE ASS sideburns were cool. Other photos have entire family units wearing plaid pants. Erm. Plaid pants are SO NOT cool. I don’t care who you are. If you are wearing plaid pants, you deserve to have people point and make fun of you right to your face. I’m STILL bearing the scars from that one.

Another thing I remember from my past, was dark faux wood panelling on the walls of more than one room. Oh yeah, there’s a decorators dream come true. If you want wood on your walls, why not just put REAL wood on your walls, rather than some particle board, wanna be, pretend wood product. That stuff is just nasty. And on the whole fake wood subject, why did people think cars with wood panelling on the sides were so cool. Wood on the outside of cars is just NOT cool.

Other seventies honorable mentions include: bellbottoms, large pointy collars, and lots of orange, mustard and limegreen — as wall colors and kitchen appliances. Ugh.

I have yet to see anything Seventies that doesn’t scare the shit out of me. More for fear that it’s going to come back. I mean, bellbottoms came back and I actually thought of all things THAT wouldn’t. I just know that someday I’ll have some bratty kids walking around looking like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. My nightmare come true.

Of course, the Eighties weren’t that hot either, you know …

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