That one is new to me. Still searching through some old PSA messages…

This commercial featured that as well. I cannot find an example of it online either.

King was among those arrested in Birmingham during a non-violent protest. Enduring the poor conditions of the jail, he wrote a letter in response to “A Call For Unity,” written by clergy members that day of his arrest.

Writing on the newspaper with the article, and on other scraps of paper given to him by trusted staff, he wrote his famous article, dated April 16, 1963. It was known as “Letter From The Birmingham (City) Jail.” That document was later polished and re-printed several times as well as being included in other publications. It is regarded as King’s classic argument for civil disobedience.

That would be interesting to view…wonder if it is online?

Late 60’s TV in the US ran public service commercials regularly about kids eating lead paint. One of the most memorable featured a soulful tune with the lyrics:

”….Paint chips peelin’ from the ceiling…and my baby’s dead…

…Eatin’ paint and plaster, I went and called the doctor…

“Convulsions, lead poisonin’… the ghetto malaria…Why, Lord, why?”

In our friends’ neighborhood, it is roughly 30-40% empty houses, some of which have been empty for years. The realtors stopped putting signs out front. Some houses got taken over by squatters that hook up the electrical system to generators.

He’s definitely trying to complete two passes at once…

Poor choice of location near the Civil War battlefield, but otherwise, not a bad thought…would’ve been popular otherwise.

You may be more familiar than most of the impact Disney has on the region. “The hidden side” was referring to the secretive 1960’s purchase of land, mentioned in the wiki article linked. It was later “revealed” to be part of the Disney project.

Not implying that Disney killed the Space Coast, either. That seems to be the result of changes in investment for the Space Program, and contractors who worked in engineering jobs related to the Space Program.

Related to “Smokes”?

Early planet influencer…

It goes without saying that these repeated brain injuries caused long-term effects…

Those who live in the area have experience with the “hidden” side of the manner that Disney operated then, and even in more recent years. One friend lives in the area near Cape Canaveral, usually called Cape Kennedy at that time. They heard of land being bought up, and figured it was related to the space program and speculated that it was driven by NASA expansion during that time. Later, when Walt Disney World opened, the area saw tremendous growth, which later dissipated with the shrinkage of the space program.

Sadly, when we last visited relatives in the Orlando and Space Coast area, (especially the Cape Canaveral area), there was widespread foreclosures and abandoned houses in some neighborhoods where contractors, engineers and technicians from NASA and companies like Hughes and Martin Marietta once lived.

Heee-haw!

Debbie Harry was a featured singer and instrumentalist in the seven-member group called Wind In The Willows. They released an album on Capitol Records in 1968, which pictured the group (including Debbie) on the front cover.

The album itself was produced by writer and producer Artie Kornfeld, who would leave Capitol the following year to develop a music festival in upstate New York called “Woodstock.” According to reports, the group recorded a second album, but it was not released.

Following the success of Debbie in Blondie in the 70’s, the original album was a collectible, but has since been re-released. The entire LP is also available online via youtube.

And how does YOUR Cherry Kool-Aid taste, Margaret?

The third season episode here (November 12, 1978) was the week that Ray Charles did double duty as host and musical guest. This sketch featured most of the cast dressed as “The Young Causcasians,” singing a tame whitebread version of what they call ” What Did I Say.”

Garrett Morris was playing the role of Ray Charles’ manager; he and Ray appear elsewhere in the skit and after the Caucasians sing, Ray sings the song himself. Garrett typically seems like he’s forgotten his lines. The clip is available in its’ entirety on archive.org. The Ray Charles version is quite good. Elsewhere online are outtake photos from a rehearsal and some in color.

This from a series of photos taken by Annie Leibowitz in 1976, many of which eventually were published for the December 2, 1976 edition of ‘Rolling Stone‘ magazine. Though giving approval for the shoot, Linda and her manager Peter Asher were reportedly unhappy with the results.

Namely, the cover showed Linda in a skimpy red negligee, while the interior shots depicted her ironing a garment and in another stretching across her bed on her stomach. Some commented this one made her “look like a piece of meat.”

Leibowitz did not back down, and ended up working several times with Linda for future magazine covers.

For reasons I don’t know, he referred to himself on releases as Colin James Hay during the mid-1980’s. He is familiarly known as Colin Hay.

This was in taken in 1968 by photographer and author Lawrence Schiller at the hotel where the stars staying in Mexico, during the filming of “Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid,” (1969).

Schiller was hired by director George Roy Hill to photograph many scenes of the actors throughout the filming. When the film was cut, many of Schiller’s shots were used in montage sequences.

The soundtrack album by Vangelis was a significant hit worldwide, with the album on the UK charts for almost two years. In the US, it reached number one for four weeks, and the single, called “Chariots of Fire—Titles,” reached #1 for one week in May, 1982, after more than four months on the charts.

That WOULD be a great idea for a film!

Looking lovely here!

I heard the original composer of ‘Kookaburra’ did not bring the lawsuit, but his estate or survivors did…

The lawsuit was based on the recurring flute lick, played by Greg Ham. The song’s writer, singer Colin James Hay stated he felt the stress of the lawsuit led to the early death of Ham around the time of the lawsuit.